Congratulations Jayne and Nneka!
on being named to the 2010 National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I State Farm Coaches’ All-America Basketball Team.
Here is the full announcement from the WBCA and State Farm.
Here is an article from Palo Alto Online that reports all their accomplishments that earned them the honor.
As a reserve forward for the Stanford women's basketball team, Ashley Cimino knows a thing or two about being ready to go.
"I'm just always ready whenever they need me," said Cimino, a junior. "In a game or practice. Getting the team ready on the scout team. I'm not the focal point like in high school and I've had a few years to kind of adjust to that.
"The NCAA tournament is just such a completely different experience. It's really fun."
The San Antonio Express-News has this slide show of the Final Four arrival.
Journalists are keeping busy before the games begin writing stories about some of our favorite people.
Mechelle Voepel (ESPN) writes about Nneka's growth this season in Ogwumike learns to count on instincts.
Michelle Smith (Left Coast Hoops) writes about Ros' progress since the Cardinal last played Oklahoma five years ago ... and a bit about Jayne's fingernails in Gold-Onwude, Jayne’s nails…notebook clean-out.
Mark Whicker (Orange County Register) gives a historical perspective on Jeanette's 4.4 second dash in Pohlen blasted to past in 4.4 seconds.
All season, we've seen the Stanford women smiling, laughing, boogeying, having a grand old time as they rolled up 35 wins with just one loss.
For their Final Four experience, I'd rather see the No. 2-ranked Cardinal snarling, spitting blood, cursing at nothing in particular and tripping old ladies as they try to cross the streets of San Antonio. (Article is no longer available.)
The Pohlen family has both a tortoise and a hare. The tortoise is named Rocky. The hare is named Jeanette.
In Jeanette's ideal world, the Cardinal would give the Huskies a run for their money in Tuesday's final, and the Pohlens could celebrate a big upset just as Rocky comes out of hibernation. Read more...
Stanford hopes to make some noise in Final Four by Rick Eymer, Palo Alto Online by Tom Taylor, The Stanford Daily
Cardinal is two wins away from a national title by Tom Taylor, The Stanford Daily
And a thoughtful essay about UConn's dominance:
UConn's dominance is good for women's basketball -- and Stanford could benefit by Jake Curtis
JJ's grade point average is 3.49. Jayne's is 3.16. They've been named to the Academic All-Pac-10 Second Team.
Ros, Lindy and Kayla received Honorable Mention.
Congratulations to all!
The Final Four head coaches were on the annual pre-Final Four coaches' teleconference for a half-hour each today before heading for San Antonio.
Mechelle Voepel gives us a sampling of what they had to say. Read lots more...
In another ESPN article, Mechelle, Charlie Creme and Graham Hayes all pick Stanford and UConn as the semifinal winners. Here's why ...
It features photos, team videos and news releases.
The app was developed by David Gonzales, the former Director of Photography for Stanford athletics, who is now a digital media/freelance photographer for appmakr.com. He worked closely with Stanford assistant coach Kate Paye.
You can find it by searching for Stanford women’s basketball.
FBC member Dana Stewart reports:
I just downloaded the App. It is FREE! It is very good! Lots of content, pix, video etc. Even pix from the Rally today.Check it out!
Charlie Creme (ESPN) evaluates Oklahoma's and Stanford's strengths and predicts the outcome of Sunday's first semifinal game. He thinks that Kayla is the X factor — that Oklahoma has no answer for her versatility. Read more...
