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01.05.2022 / 15:27

Hall of Fame coach C. Vivian Stringer retires after 50 years

PISCATAWAY, NJ - JANUARY 20: Head coach C. Vivian Stringer of the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Rutgers Athletic Center on January 20, 2020 in Piscataway, New Jersey.

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UConn routs Butler 103-35, Auriemma passes Summitt in wins

STORRS, Conn. – Olivia Nelson-Ododa led a balanced attack with 18 points and No. 3 UConn, playing for the first time in 10 days, routed Butler 103-35 on Tuesday night.The win was coach Geno Auriemma’s 1,099th at UConn, moving him past late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt, into second place on the all-time list just two days before the Huskies visit Knoxville to take on the Lady Vols.

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UConn beats Providence 87-50 as Auriemma reaches milestone

STORRS, Conn. – Freshman Paige Bueckers scored 23 points and No. 3 UConn overcame a sluggish start to rout Providence 87-50 on Saturday and give coach Geno Auriemma his 1,098th win, tying the late Tennessee coach Pat Summitt for the second most wins in Division I women’s basketball history.Aubrey Griffin added a season-high 18 points and pulled down nine rebounds off the bench for the Huskies (7-0, 6-0 Big East).Kyra Spiwak and Alyssa Geary each had 10 points to lead Providence (5-7, 3-4).

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Oregon State out of women's Top 25; Stanford still No. 1

NEW YORK – Oregon State's four-year run in the Top 25 ended Monday when the Beavers fell out of The Associated Press women's basketball poll for the first time since 2016.The Beavers had the seventh-longest active streak, being ranked for 76 consecutive weeks dating to Dec. 19, 2016.

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Tara VanDerveer becomes winningest women's basketball coach

STOCKTON, Calif. – Tara VanDerveer became the winningest women's college basketball coach Tuesday night, passing the late Pat Summitt with her 1,099th victory as No. 1 Stanford romped to a 104-61 victory over Pacific.Dressed casually in all black, VanDerveer received the game ball after the final buzzer.

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Stanford's VanDerveer poised to break wins record by Summitt

STANFORD, Calif. – Tara VanDerveer and Tennessee's Pat Summitt planned home-and-home series whenever their schedules allowed, two power programs in opposite regions of the country ready to test their teams against a fellow great. Ready to challenge themselves as coaches, too.Their mutual respect always showed, and it shined.

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Stanford stays atop AP Top 25 as top 11 unchanged in poll

Stanford remained atop The Associated Press women's basketball poll released Monday and picked up first-place votes, too.Coach Tara VanDerveer matched Pat Summitt's all-time win total of 1,098 with a victory on Sunday night over California that kept Stanford unbeaten. She can move into sole possession of the record on Tuesday when her team faces Pacific.“I just would like to say to everybody, basketball was invented as, always has been and always will be a great team sport," she said.

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No. 1 Stanford moves VanDerveer one victory from wins record

BERKELEY, Calif. – Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer tied the late Pat Summitt as winningest women’s coach in NCAA Division I basketball history with 1,098 on Sunday night as the top-ranked Cardinal beat rival California 83-38. Francesca Belibi finally dunked in a game as she typically does during every warmup and scored 14 points for Stanford, which played its first game since taking over the No.

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Kara Lawson excited for chance to coach at Duke

Kara Lawson has always wanted to coach at Duke — a fact the first-time college coach hadn't shared with many people.Once the job opened up earlier this month, the Boston Celtics assistant jumped at the opportunity.“I knew that if it ever came open I’d try and put my best foot forward and try to secure the position. That’s how highly I thought of the institution and the job," Lawson said on an introductory Zoom call Monday.

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Duke hires Celtics' Lawson to lead women's basketball team

wouldn’t return for a 14th season as she entered the final year of her contract. It is the first college head-coaching job for the 39-year-old Lawson, who played under Pat Summitt at Tennessee before a long WNBA career as well as work in broadcasting.Lawson played in the WNBA from 2003-15 and won the 2005 championship with Sacramento.

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