Elon WBB Falls to Samford in SoCon Tournament Quarterfinals

| March 3, 2012

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A barrage of three-pointers from the fourth-seeded Samford Bulldogs proved to be too much for the Elon women’s basketball team to overcome on Saturday, March 3 at Kimmel Arena, as the fifth-seeded Phoenix fell, 67-36, in the quarterfinals of the 2012 Southern Conference Championship. Elon ends the season with a 16-14 mark. …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball Final – Centre 59, Guilford 47 (NCAA Tournament 1st Round)

| March 3, 2012

DANVILLE, Ky. – Maggie Prewitt tallied a game-high 21 points, plus 12 rebounds and six assists in Centre College’s 59-47 win over Guilford College in a first-round NCAA Division III Basketball Tournament game Friday night. The win sends the Colonels (25-3) into a second-round home matchup Saturday (3/3) night against Washington University in St. Louis …Read the Rest…

HPU Women’s Basketball shuts down Gardner-Webb in 66-46 win

| March 2, 2012

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. – The High Point University women’s basketball team held Gardner-Webb without a point in the final six minutes of play to pull away for a 66-46 road win on Friday night in Boiling Springs, N.C. Junior

Elon Women’s Hoops SoCon Tournament Game Time Changed

| March 2, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Due to a win by the UNC Asheville men’s basketball team in the Big South Conference Championship that allows UNCA to host the tournament title game on Saturday, March 3 at noon, the Elon women’s basketball team’s Southern Conference Tournament game versus Samford originally scheduled for 2:30 p.m. will now be played …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball News – Guilford Opens NCAA Tournament Play Friday at Centre College

| March 1, 2012

Guilford College’s women’s basketball team begins its third NCAA Tournament appearance by traveling to Danville, Ky., to face Centre College at 7 p.m. (ET) on Friday. The Quakers enter the national tournament with a 22-6 record and will take on a Centre team that is 24-3. Ninth-ranked Washington University in St. Louis (20-5) makes its …Read the Rest…

Fifth-Seeded Elon Heads to Asheville for SoCon WBB Tournament

| March 1, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Winners of four straight, the Elon women’s basketball team is set for the 2012 Southern Conference Tournament in Asheville on Saturday, March 3, as the fifth-seeded Phoenix takes on fourth-seeded Samford. Tip is set for 2:30 p.m. inside Kimmel Arena. ELON VS. SAMFORD: Elon and Samford will meet for just the 10th …Read the Rest…

Area Girls College Scoring Performances Nationally

| February 29, 2012

Special to Greensborosports.com: 1. Anna Freeman: East Davison: Appalachian State: 15.4 ppg: leader of the team! 2. Cheyenne Parker: Southwest Guilford: Highpoint University: 13.6 ppg; Career single season block leader! 3. Tonisha Baker: Andrews: Campbell: 13.3 ppg: sets the pace! 4. Helen Terry: Dudley: Charleston Southern: 11.2 ppg: out with knee injury after 13 games! …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball News – Guilford Heads to Kentucky For NCAA Division III Tournament

| February 28, 2012

GUILFORD RECEIVES NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S BASKETBALL PLAYOFF BID Quakers open play this weekend at Centre College in Danville, Ky. GUILFORD’S INVITATION: By virtue of its Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament title, Guilford College’s women’s basketball team (22-6, 16-4 ODAC) has received the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III playoffs. Guilford will …Read the Rest…

NC A&T Women’s Coach Win’s Her 500th Game

| February 28, 2012

Congrats to Patricia Cage-Bibbs, who won her 500th game last night. Here’s the story from NC A&T Athletics.

Elon Tops Western Carolina on Senior Night

| February 28, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Four seniors completed their home careers with a storybook ending on Monday night, Feb. 27, in Alumni Gym, leading the Elon women’s basketball team to a 73-46 blowout victory over Western Carolina in the regular season finale for both squads. Tonight marked the final home game for seniors Aiesha Harper, Kallie Hovatter, …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball Final – Guilford 57, Va. Wesleyan 40 (ODAC Tournament Final)

| February 26, 2012

SALEM, Va. – Senior Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford (USC-Aiken)) scored a game-high 19 points in Guilford College’s 57-40 win over Virginia Wesleyan College in Sunday’s Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Women’s Basketball Tournament final. The Quakers’ seventh win in eight games captured their first conference crown since 2002 and secured the ODAC’s automatic NCAA …Read the Rest…

Elon WBB Hosts Western Carolina on Monday for Senior Night

| February 26, 2012

ELON, N.C. – The Elon women’s basketball team closes out the regular season at home on Monday night, Feb. 27, when the Phoenix welcomes Southern Conference foe Western Carolina to Alumni Gym for Senior Night. Tip is set for 7 p.m. Monday is the home finale for seniors Jermile’ Batten, Erica Keto, Kallie Hovatter and …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball Final – Guilford 62, Eastern Mennonite 59 (OT)

| February 25, 2012

SALEM, Va. – Gabby Oglesby (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mt. Tabor) and Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford USC-Aiken)) both scored 16 points in Guilford College’s 62-59 win over Eastern Mennonite University in the Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament semifinals Saturday. The third-seeded Quakers’ sixth win in seven games sends them to Sunday’s ODAC final against top-seeded Virginia …Read the Rest…

Kelsey Evans Ties Career High in Elon Win Over Wofford

| February 25, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Kelsey Evans tied a career-high with 24 points and the Elon women’s basketball team put four in double figures, as the Phoenix registered a 72-59 win over the Wofford Terriers on Saturday, Feb. 25, in Alumni Gym. With the win and a Furman loss to College of Charleston today, Elon (15-13, 11-8 …Read the Rest…

GC Women’s Basketball Conference Run Comes to End at CNU, 58-41

| February 24, 2012

The Captains of Christopher Newport handed the Greensboro College women’s basketball team a 58-41 grudge match defeat in the USA South tournament semi-finals on Saturday. The Pride struggled scoring early on and shot only 23% on the game in a very defensive contest. Christopher Newport advances to the championship to play Ferrum, while The Pride …Read the Rest…

Elon Looks to “White Out” Wofford on Saturday

| February 24, 2012

ELON, N.C. – Coming off two key road wins, the Elon women’s basketball team (14-13, 10-8) returns to Alumni Gym tomorrow afternoon, Feb. 25, for a Southern Conference tilt with the Wofford Terriers. Tip is set for 2 p.m. in Alumni Gym. The first 200 fans in attendance will receive a free Elon basketball t-shirt …Read the Rest…

College Women’s Basketball Final – Guilford 78, Bridgewater 63 (ODAC Tournament Quarterfinal)

| February 24, 2012

SALEM, Va. – Gabby Oglesby (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) and Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford (USC-Aiken)) both scored 20 points in Guilford College’s 78-63 victory over Bridgewater College in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Tournament quarterfinal Thursday night at the Salem Civic Center. The Quakers’ fifth win in six games sends Guilford (20-6) into Saturday’s …Read the Rest…

College Basketball News – Guilford’s Oglesby Named ODAC Women’s Hoops Player of the Year

| February 23, 2012

SALEM, Va. – Guilford College’s Gabby Oglesby (Winston-Salem, N.C./Mount Tabor) earned the Old Dominion Athletic Conference’s (ODAC) Women’s Basketball Player of the Year Award Wednesday at the league’s annual awards banquet. The sophomore center also garnered First Team All-ODAC recognition. Senior teammate Jazlyn Gibbs (Greensboro, N.C./Southeast Guilford (USC-Aiken)) won Second Team All-ODAC laurels for the …Read the Rest…

GC’s Danielle Duncan Highlights Five All-Conference Honorees

| February 22, 2012

Danielle Duncan highlighted five USA South honorees, claiming Player-of-the-Year Honors to go along with her first team All-USA South Selection. Duncan has been honored by the conference after each of her four years at Greensboro, earning second team All-Conference her freshman year and First Team All-Conference three times. Her 19.4 points per game and 54.2 …Read the Rest…

Richburg Eclipses 1,000 Point Mark as Greensboro WBB Advances to Semi-Finals

| February 22, 2012

Bianca Richburg eclisped the 1,000 point mark midway through the first half and five players reached double digits scoring in a 80-60 victory over Averett. The win is Greensboro’s second over Averett in under a week and advances them to Friday’s semi-final. Christopher Newport defeated Shenandoah with a late surge to claim the other semi-final …Read the Rest…