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It's a pre-season to forget for Ohio Sate Buckeyes, who lost their third freshman after Kianna Holland (a Duke transfer eligible to play after the 1st semester) injured her knee undegoing surgery. Makayla Waterman and Chelsea Mitchell (twin sister of Kelsey Mitchell) previously tore their ACL and are lost for 2014-15 season as well.
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Tennessee Lady Vols' will miss next season center Mercedes Russell who will redshirt (foot surgery) and UNC transfer Diamond DeShields.Comment
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2014-15 Season started with fireworks.
Several top 25 teams scored over 100 pts, UConn, Notre Dame, UK, Maryland, Iowa and Baylor, while Tennessee and Stanford finished just short the 100-pt mark.
Remarkable debut of Irish freshman Brianna Turner with 29 pts + 9 reb, while sr Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis and soph Saniya Chong of UConn both scored all their 30 and 12 pts from the 3-pt lane, with an amazing 10/13 and 4/5 shooting, respectively.
Another freshman, Lady Vol Alexa Middleton, had a sparkling debut with 20 pts (8/11 shooting) and 11 assists. Mariya Moore led Louisville with 22 pts, as well.
Among Top-25 teams, only losers were UCLA (vs James Madison) and Dayton (upset by Washington State).Comment
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Jr Sydney Moss of Thomas More College was named Div III pre-season Player of the Year. The daughter of former NFL great Randy Moss, Sydney probably was an easy choice, after being named 2013-14 National Player of the Year. She transferred from DI University of Florida after her freshman season.
Another (former) DIII star Lauren Avant, a 2013-14 WBCA All-American and PoY finalist at Rhodes, ended her collegiate playing career but will continue as an assistant coach at Union University. She too was a DI transfer from University of Tennessee, enduring several injuries from HS through college.
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Duke's Rebecca Greenwell made the official NCAA debut after redshirting her 2013-14 freshman season and topped her team with 17 pts, same as Sr Elizabeth Williams, in an easy win over Alabama. Williams also added 12 reb and 6 blocks.
#5 ranked Texas A&M almost upset by UT Pan American, winning just 63-61 after trailing for long periods in the game.Comment
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UConn lost at Stanford 88-86 in OT, ending its 47-game winning streak. Top ranked Huskies were ahead +3 with 13" to go but decided not to foul on Cardinal's final action, just to be nailed by a 3-pointer shot by Amber Orrange with 1" left, that sent the game to OT and the eventual win from Stanford.
Guards Lili Thompson and Amber Orrange led Stanford with 24 and 17 points, Breanna Stewart scored 23 pts (+10 reb) and Saniya Chong 20 (her career-high) for UConn.
Fw Ronni Williams was perfect in shooting (8/8 FG , 3/3 FT for 98 pts) in Florida's easy win over Longwood.Comment
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A'ja Wilson had a fine game for South Carolina in yesterday's rout of Clemson 99-41, after struggling in the opener. She scored 18 pts, on 6/8 FG and 6/7 FT shooting. Positive contribution from other freshmen Jatarie White and Bianca Cuevas, as well.
If they keep winning over the weekend Gamecocks could go up to #1 ranking.Comment
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Newcomer Canadian center Adut Bulgak of Florida State continues to impress, as she scored 21 pts in yesterday's win, on 8/10 FG-shooting (incl. 1/1 3-pointer). Bulgak has two years eligibility remaining as she played two seasons at JuCo, where she was named PoY last season. She also has competed with Canada-B NT winning the 2014 William Jones Cup.Comment
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Awesome game from Breanna Stewart in UConn rout of Creighton. Stewie was simply perfect, scoring 25 pts on 10/10 FG (incl. 3xthree pointers), 2/2 FT and collected 10 reb. She also had the time of dishing out 4 assists and blocking 1 shot without committing a single turnover!
Freshman Kia Nurse (Can) was a starter for the Huskies and didn't disappoint, ending with 22 pts on 6/7 FG shooting.
Other freshmen fine performances by Rebecca Greenwell (22 pts and 12 reb for Duke, winner over Marquette), while teammate Azura Stevens finished with 18 pts on 8/9 FG and 10 reb.
Mariya Moore, another freshman, again topped Louisville in scoring with 22 pts in a win over Ball State.Comment
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Swedish freshman Regan Magarity (Virginia Tech) had another fine performance for Virginia Tech (winner over Providence) scoring 17 pts on 5/5 FG shooting and collecting 9 reb. She's the daughter of former pro player Bill Magarity.
Top 2014 recruit Kelsey Mitchell scored 29 pts in Ohio State yesterday's win vs VCU.Comment
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South Carolina ranked #1 for the first time in school's history.
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Canadian Fw Taryn Wicijowkski (1.90/6-3) is a sixth-year senior for Utah.
She lost her sophomore and senior seasons due to ACL injuries on both knees, while she leads her team in scoring and rebounding in the current season.
Wicijowski also played for the U19 Canadian NT at the 2009 WC, where she finished third in team's scoring (behind Kayla Alexander and Natalie Achonwa) and second in rebounding.
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Freshman guard Kelsey Mitchell scored a career-high 35 pts (14/14 FT) in 86-77 Ohio State win over Clemson. Kelsey netted 26 in the 2nd half.Comment
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Washington U's Soph guard Kelsey Plum leads the Div I scoring with 30 ppg after 5 games. She scored 45 in the official opener (a loss to Oklahoma).
Plum played with the US 2013 U19 NT winning the gold in Lithuania.
Sr guard Crystal Bradford of Central Michigan scored 35 pts (with 6 threes), collected 15 reb and dished 4 asts in yesterday's win over Oregon.
Bradford was a member of US 2013 WUG team that won the gold in Moscow (she finished fourth in scoring).Comment
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In its 91-52 rout of Vanderbilt, UConn shot yesterday 62% FG.
Huskies were led by Morgan Tuck (fine performing after last season injury trouble) and Kia Nurse (one of the current season's best freshmen), both in the starting five. Center Kiah Stokes scored 8 points (4/4 FG shooting) and contributed 7 reb and a career-high 7 blocks.Comment
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