Busy roundup in buildup to 1-2 showdown
Monday was full of news about area basketball teams and players, plus we took an early look at the March Madness that will be coming our way - with an excellent comment relating to the initial speculation about teams headed this way.
Katelan Redmon of Gonzaga was the initial WCC player of the week, Montana State's Lyndi Seidensticker (Lewis and Clark) was the first Big Sky winner and Idaho added a third member to its recruiting class.
Senior Angie Bjorklund had six of the school-record 15 3-pointers as Tennessee romped. She now has 240 for her career, third on the school list, 26 from the record. ... Freshman Kate Loper (Post Falls) had 16 points and five rebounds as Hofstra wins its first game.
When you stop to read the blog from Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot, take an extra moment for the video entry, it's always interesting. This week you get to listen to the accent of Kelly Bowen. It's amazing to me that a senior that is likely to be a WNBA pick and with so much responsibility as an All-American candidate and point guard, would take the time to do all of that. ... Tickets are on sale for the WCC Tournament in Las Vegas.
There is a ton of stuff on the No. 2 Baylor at No. 1 UConn game, which is on ESPN2 at 3 p.m.