December 13, 2008

Jeanette is the MIP

Michelle Smith (San Francisco Chonicle) writes:

The women's basketball season is just revving up and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer has already found her top candidate for Most Improved Player - sophomore guard Jeanette Pohlen.

Pohlen's strong, confident play to start the season has been a major factor in the Cardinal's 7-1 start against one of the toughest nonconference slates in program history. Read more...


On a different topic, Jeff David (Fresno Bee) writes of Fresno State's expectations and plans for their game today against the Cardinal:

Once upon a time Fresno State, believe it or not, held an iron upper hand on Stanford in their women's basketball series.

The Bulldogs, from November 1982 to December 1986, won six out of seven matchups - including five in a row.

Then along came an auburn-haired pixie coach Read more...

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