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Women's College Basketball Spotlight: Portland upsets Gonzaga in WCC

Women's College Basketball Spotlight takes a look at Portland's upset of Gonzaga in the WCC Semi-Final matchup, which was the third meeting between the two teams. 

Gonzaga jumped out to an early 29-14 lead after just one period of play, however, led by Alex Fowler's 22 points and 9 rebounds ( 7 of those rebounds were on the offensive end) the Pilot's were able to battle back and hold on to get the 70-69 victory to advance to the WCC Championship. 

 Fowler also received help from Kate (18 points) and Kaylee (16 points) Andrews as the trio accounted for 56 of the teams 70 points. 

Gonzaga's Jenn Wirth finished the night with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, and 2 steals. Jill Townsend was efficient making 7-of-11 field goals and pulling down five rebounds before fouling out and finishing with 15 points. 

 Portland went on to win the WCC Championship with a 64-63 victory over San Diego. 

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Women's College Basketball Spotlight: Eva Hodgson's back-to-back with 30...

Women's College Basketball Spotlight shines on Eva Hodgson of William & Mary as she led the Tribe to an 80-74 victory over Charleston Southern in CAA action. 

After her 34 point, highly efficient game against Elon, the sophomore returned to the court to and delivered 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. Hodgson finished the two games with 64 points, 14-of-25 field goals, 6-of-11 three's, and 30-of-32 free throws. Hodgson finished the season as 1st Team All-CAA and one of the top mid-major players in the country.

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Women's College Basketball Spotlight: Eva Hodgson's back-to-back with 30...

Women's College Basketball Spotlight shines on Eva Hodgson of William & Mary as she led the Tribe to an 80-74 victory over Charleston Southern in CAA action. 

After her 34 point, highly efficient game against Elon, the sophomore returned to the court to and delivered 30 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists. 

 Hodgson finished the two games with 64 points, 14-of-25 field goals, 6-of-11 three's, and 30-of-32 free throws. Hodgson finished the season as 1st Team All-CAA and one of the top mid-major players in the country.

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In a CAA battle, Tribe sophomore Eva Hodgson scored 34 points on 8-of-11 field goals, 4-of-5 three's, 14-of-16 free-throw's in their 84-77 win over Elon. Hodgson, who has been featured by our channel, is our early favorite to win conference POY. 

 During the 2019-20 season, Hodgson improved her scoring average from 10.2 as a freshman to 20.7 along with posting a 1.13 Offensive PPP and NetRating of 0.408. She also carried a 24.3 wtPER as the Tribe finished the season with a 21-8 record. This is a player we will definitely keep our eyes on and so should you. 

This was the first of two back-to-back 30 point games for the sophomore. Check out her and the Tribe in our next video by clicking the link below: Eva Hodgson 30 point game against Charleston Southern https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCt8j...

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In a very competitive battle in NCAA 1st Round action, Missouri needed overtime to get past Drake 77-76. 

Led by senior Sophie Cunningham's 21 points and Ciera Porter's 18 points the Tigers advanced to the next round despite the long distance shooting success of Drake. 

 The Bulldogs finished the game shooting just 25-of-68 (36.3%) from the field, however, they managed to keep things interesting nailing 12-of-26 three's (46.2%). Becca Hittner led Drake with 19 points on 7-of-21 shooting and 4-of-8 three's. Sara Rhine finished with 18 points while Nicole Miller came off the bench to contribute 12 points. 

 Missouri held advantages in Offensive Score (1.130 versus 1.064) and Free Throw Rate (27.6 to 16.9). Drake was unable to take advantage of their success on the offensive boards as they pulled down close to 40% of their misses.

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Michigan State used a slight advantage in three of the Four Factors categories to outlast Central Michigan 88-87 to move on to the field of 32. 

In a highly efficient offensive battle Michigan State held a slight advantage in Offensive Score (1.184 versus 1.177), Offensive Rebounding % (39.4 versus 37.5), and Free Throw Rate (.164 versus 0.116) that helped them get by a stubborn Chippewas team. 

 Sidney Cooks came of the bench for Michigan State to lead the Spartans with 21 points (10-of-14 fg's), five rebounds, three blocks, and one steal. Nia Clouden (16 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists) and Shay Colley (13 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists) had balanced games while Taryn McCutheon nailed 4-of-8 three's for her 12 points. 

 Central's Reyna Frost was a dominating force for her team finishing with a game-high 34 points (16-of-27 fg's) to go with her seven rebounds. Micaela Kelly (24 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists) and Presley Hudson (20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists) helped in keeping things close despite getting only nine points from other players.

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Led by Danielle Gitzen and Alexa Willard's 20 points apiece, as each reached the 1,000 career point total with 52 seconds of each other. Gitzen also finished with eight rebounds and six assists while handling the DePaul pressure. Elle Ruffridge added a career-high 15 points while Brice Calip added 12 points for the Bears. 

 DePaul was led by Ashton Millender and Chante Stonewall with 17 points each on 13-of-31 from the field. Missouri State finished the game by winning the shooting battle with a 1.25 Offensive Score along with a decisive advantage in FT Rate (.311 versus .137) as they managed to take 19 free-throws on 61 field goal's. They had a 116.4 Offensive Efficiency for the game. 

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UNDERAPPRCIATED

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Even more Mid_Majors!!!

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Mid_Majors can play too.

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UNDERRATED!!!!!!!

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Best duo in women’s college basketball. Aliyah Boston & Lele Grissett.

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ALL_TIME GREAT!!!

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Madisen Parker returns in 2020-21 as the reigning 3-point queen.

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Kelly Campbell was one of the best point guards in the country.

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2020-21 Five Impact Grad-Transfers you should know. 

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Meeting for the first time, Sabrina Ionescu gets triple-double (16 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists) in 83-68 win over Texas A&M. Chennedy Carter goes for 23 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists.