heading down to Florida this fall for a three-day, eight-team tournament as part of its non-conference schedule.
From November 26 to 28, the Lady Lions will join UCLA, Iowa State, South Dakota State, UMass, Kent State, Charlotte, and St. John’s in the Gulf Coast Showcase. The entire event will take place at the Hertz Arena in Estero, Florida.
“Since its inception, the Gulf Coast Showcase has attracted the very best in women’s college basketball,” said tournament director Debbie Antonelli. “I fully expect to see six or seven teams in this year’s field playing in the NCAA Tournament in March and our champion competing for a Final Four berth.”
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Stanford climbs to No. 2 in women’s AP Top 25 behind UConn
Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer talks to her team during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against UCLA in the Pac-12 women s tournament championship Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken
Stanford forward Cameron Brink, center left, and guard Kiana Williams, center right, celebrate after defeating UCLA following an NCAA college basketball game in the Pac-12 women s tournament championship Sunday, March 7, 2021, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Isaac Brekken) Isaac Brekken
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Buoyed by an impressive run to the Pac-12 Conference championship, Stanford jumped two spots to No. 2 in The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll on Monday.
CARDER HENRY | APSU ATHLETICS
A last second missed shot from Carlos Paez in the first round of the OVC Tournament closed the book on the 2020-21 season for APSU men’s basketball and the collegiate career of Terry Taylor.
Projected as co-conference champions with Mu ay State, the Govs had high expectations entering their season. However, the hype surrounding the program alongside persistent errors may have doomed them from the start.
APSU started the year at the Gulf Coast Showcase in Fort Meyers, Fla. and won two of its three games played. A loss in the final match against Abilene Christian may have turned heads to begin with, but the Wildcats’ 20-win season says otherwise.