NCAA Women 2011

Coverage of the 2011 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament

Sports > Idaho basketball

‘This is potentially the best job in the Big Sky’: Arthur Moreira embraces promotion to new Idaho women’s basketball coach

UPDATED: Mon., July 1, 2024

MOSCOW, Idaho – Abrupt departures have been a recent and unfortunate characteristic of University of Idaho women’s basketball coaches.

Sports > NCAA basketball

South Carolina and Iowa prove if ‘given an opportunity, women’s sports just thrives’

UPDATED: Wed., April 10, 2024

Years from now, I will probably forget Clark’s career points total, how many games South Carolina won and which players were involved in the moving screen at the end of the UConn-Iowa national semifinal. But I will never forget the sense of satisfaction derived from seeing the sport come of age.

Sports > Area sports

Women’s basketball: Fortier on VanDerveer’s historic win, Cougs head to LA, Eags keep winning and Maisie Burnham soaring

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 25, 2024

Tara VanDerveer’s cellphone was flooded with texts after she became the winningest coach in college basketball last weekend. Gonzaga coach Lisa Fortier was among those to send VanDerveer a text.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Women’s Elite 8: Stanford-Texas rematch an emotional Spokane finale for Hull twins

UPDATED: Sat., March 26, 2022

If the Women's NCAA Sweet 16 games at the Spokane Arena on Friday were any indication, the regional championship on Sunday should be a heck of a game – and an emotional one for a couple of local stars.

Sports > NCAA

GU women top Pacific behind Jenn Wirth’s career-best 26 points

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 4, 2021

Even after a career scoring night Monday, there was no false modesty from Jenn Wirth.

Sports > NCAA

Women’s NCAA Tournament to played at one site, likely San Antonio

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 14, 2020

UConn coach Geno Auriemma wasn’t surprised that the NCAA women’s basketball tournament will be played in one geographical area. It just makes the most sense.

Sports > NCAA basketball

Top 25 roundup: Arizona State upsets another top 5 team in Oregon State

Sun., Jan. 12, 2020

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Sports > Gonzaga women

Guard Cierra Walker will transfer from Vanderbilt to Gonzaga

UPDATED: Mon., May 13, 2019

Gonzaga’s outside shooting game is going to get more help, though perhaps not until the fall of 2020. Former Vanderbilt guard Cierra Walker, one of the top perimeter shooters in the Southeastern Conference this year, announced via social media on Monday afternoon that she’s transferring to GU.

Sports > Area sports

Kat Tudor scores 27, No. 17 Oregon State women top Washington State 71-53

Sun., Dec. 31, 2017

Kat Tudor hit seven 3-pointers and scored 27 points, both career highs, Marie Gulich and Mikayla Pivec had double-doubles and No. 17 Oregon State pulled away for its eighth-straight win, 71-53 over Washington State on Sunday.