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Archive for November, 2008

Pairings Announced for the 2008 DI Women’s Volleyball Tournament

By nate.landas - Last updated: Friday, November 28, 2008

The NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Committee announced the 64-team field for the 2008 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship.  The teams tabbed as the top four seeds were:

#1 – Penn State (Coached by Russ Rose)
#2 – Stanford (Coached by John Dunning)
#3 – Texas
#4 – Nebraska (Coached by John Cook)

Other notable programs who made the field include:

Minnesota (Coached by Mike Hebert)
Hawaii (Coached by Dave Shoji)
Oregon (Coached by Jim Moore)
Florida (Coached by Mary Wise)
USC (Coached by Mick Haley)
Wichita State (Coached by Chris Lamb)
Iowa State (Coached by Christy Johnson)


Filed in Volleyball


CWPA Men’s National Water Polo Rankings

By nate.landas - Last updated: Wednesday, November 26, 2008

The Collegiate Water Polo Association released it’s Water Polo Rankings.  As of 11/26/2008, the rankings include:

1 – USC
2 – Stanford
3 – Cal – Berkeley (2006 & 2007 NCAA Champions  – coached by Kirk Everist)
4 – Pepperdine
5 – UCLA


Filed in Water Polo


Maryland Wins 2008 DI Field Hockey Championship

By nate.landas - Last updated: Monday, November 24, 2008

Missy Meharg and Marybeth Freeman guided the Maryland Terrapins to the 2008 DI Field Hockey National Championship, its third title in four years!  The #1 ranked Terrapins knocked off Albany, Duke (Coached by Beth Bozman), Iowa (Coached by Lisa Cellucci), and #2 ranked Wake Forest in tournament play.  Maryland completed the season with a 22-2 record and also won the ACC Championship!


Filed in Field Hockey


Don Meyer Returns to the Sideline after Accident!

By nate.landas - Last updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2008

 The #2 winningest men’s basketball coach, Don Meyer, returned to the sidelines to begin the 2008-09 basketball season at Northern State.  Meyer is still recovering from a serious car accident on September 5, 2008, and preparing to battle cancer which was discovered in the aftermath of his collision.  Meyer has guided his team to a 3-0 record this season, and is only 9 wins shy of matching Bob Knight for the most victories for any coach in NCAA men’s basketball history. 


Filed in Basketball


Basketball Coach, Pete Newell, Dies at 93

By nate.landas - Last updated: Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Pete Newell, one of the most influential coaches in the history of basketball, died at age 93 in Rancho Santa Fe, CA.  The basketball great won a national championship at the University of California in 1959, an Olympic Gold Medal in 1960, and hosted a basketball camp notorious for post players.  Coach Newell impacted the game of basketball significantly and will be missed by many.


Filed in Basketball


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