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UConn women’s 99-game home streak ends (AP)
February 18th, 2012 
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Kim Barnes Arico and her St. John’s Red Storm ended two incredible UConn streaks and years of frustration with one shocking victory. Shenneika Smith’s 3-pointer from the wing with 8 seconds left lifted St. John’s to a 57-56 win over No. 2 Connecticut on Saturday night, snapping the Huskies’ 99-game home court winning streak.
UConn women end Duke’s home streak at 34 (AP)
January 30th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
No. 3 Connecticut traveled to Cameron Indoor Stadium and made itself right at home inside No. 5 Duke’s famously noisy arena. Again. UConn, the last visiting team to win at Cameron, snapped the Blue Devils’ 34-game home winning streak with a 61-45 victory Monday night, forcing Duke to miss 19 consecutive shots during one stretch.
No. 3 Irish top No. 2 UConn women in OT (AP)
January 7th, 2012 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
Natalie Novosel sank six free throws in overtime and Skylar Diggins scored 22 points to help No. 3 Notre Dame rally to beat second-ranked Connecticut 74-67 on Saturday. Novosel finished with 20 points, including a 10-for-11 showing from the line for the Irish (15-1, 3-0 Big East), who won their 12th straight game.
Top-ranked Baylor knocks off No. 2 UConn (AP)
December 19th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
With a sense of relief and exhilaration, Odyssey Sims slung the ball high into the air as the final seconds ticked off the clock. Brittney Griner, Sims and top-ranked Baylor had swatted away another challenge to stay on top. This time, the Lady Bears overcame an 11-point deficit in the final 13 minutes for a 66-61 victory over Connecticut and their second win in a No.
Summitt forming Alzheimer’s foundation (AP)
November 27th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and her son, Tyler, have formed a foundation that will fund grants in support of Alzheimer’s research, treatment and education. The pair announced the creation of The Pat Summitt Foundation at halftime of the sixth-ranked Lady Volunteers’ game against No. 1 Baylor on Sunday.
Ok. St. women’s coach dies in jet crash (AP)
November 19th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
It had been 10 years and 10 months since the plane crash that killed 10 people associated with Oklahoma State’s men’s basketball program — long enough for the healing to begin but recent enough to rush old memories to the surface when news of another plane crash broke. This time, two coaches from the women’s basketball team had been killed.
Kentucky women force 48 TOs, win 100-25 (AP)
November 15th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
Kentucky forced 48 turnovers Tuesday, setting a women’s basketball school record in the Wildcats’ 100-25 win over Jacksonville State. The Wildcats’ (2-0) full-court pressure defense wore down Jacksonville State from the opening tip. After the Gamecocks scored the first game’s first basket, Kentucky fired off a 22-0 run that included 13 forced turnovers.
Baylor tops AP preseason women’s poll (AP)
October 29th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
Brittney Griner and Baylor are starting the season where they hope to end it — at No. 1. The Lady Bears are ranked at the top for the first time in the preseason women’s basketball poll by The Associated Press. Baylor started last year at No. 2 before ascending to No. 1 in early January for the first time in school history.
Auriemma blames Big East issues on Irish (AP)
October 20th, 2011 Yahoo! Sports - Top News ncaaw No Comments
UConn coach Geno Auriemma thinks that the Big East conference’s realignment issues could have been solved years ago with one simple move — Notre Dame’s football team joining the league. “They’ve been in our league 17 years, so how long are we going to date before we just decide this ain’t working.