jueves, 29 de diciembre de 2016

FLORIDA STATE VS. FLORIDA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS (2016-17)

Noles and Canes Renew Hardwood Rivalry

Noles and Canes Renew Hardwood Rivalry

Seminoles.com | December 28, 2016

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Another chapter in the Florida State-Miami rivalry takes place Thursday night at the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. The No. 7 Seminoles (12-1, 0-0) and No. 11 Hurricanes (11-1, 0-0) square off as AP Top 25 opponents for the seventh time in series history, including the fourth consecutive meeting.

The 7 p.m. tip-off will be live streamed on the ACC Network Extra, as Joe Zagacki and Megan Perry provide the commentary for the video stream. As always, every FSU Women’s Basketball contest is also carried for free via audio on the Seminole Gameday App as well as locally on WQTL 106.1 FM. Jonathan Schillaceand Melissa Bruner will be on the call for the matchup.

Florida State and Miami each enter Thursday’s game with 11-game win streaks. They are currently the seventh-longest active win streaks in the nation. The Seminoles are working on a four-game win streak against the Hurricanes on the road. A win on Thursday would tie for the longest road win streak at Miami by FSU, which won five straight against its in-state rival from Jan. 20, 1978-Dec. 12, 1981.

As ranked opponents, FSU holds a 4-2 advantage over Miami. The other ranked matchups between the two teams include: Jan. 24, 2010 (#15 FSU 66, #22 Miami 59 in Tallahassee), Feb. 24, 2010 (#14 Miami 84, #9 FSU 68 in Miami), Jan. 13, 2013 (#18 FSU 86, #24 Miami 55 in Tallahassee), Jan. 24, 2016 (#14 FSU 69, #16 Miami 58 in Miami), Feb. 28, 2016 (#12 FSU 70, #17 Miami 67 in Tallahassee) and March 4, 2016 (#21 Miami 74, #14 FSU 56 in Greensboro).

FSU’s current 11-game win streak ties for the second-longest in program history with the 2015-16 team’s 11 consecutive wins (all in ACC play). The Seminoles are on the cusp of tying the program win streak record of 12 straight games in the 2004-05 season.

Both teams appear to be reaching peak form throughout their program’s history. Thursday’s matchup includes the highest AP Top 25 ranking by both teams when playing each other.

In five career games against Miami, senior point guard Leticia Romero has seized the moment. The Las Palmas, Spain, native is averaging 16.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.8 assists and shooting 60.9 percent (28-of-46) vs. the Hurricanes. She has led FSU in scoring in each of the past three games against Miami.

In FSU’s two wins during its last week of play against North Florida (W, 95-39) and Mercer (W, 83-40), Romero was tremendous. She finished 15-of-19 (78.9 percent) from the floor and averaged 19.5 points per game, scoring 22 vs. UNF and making a career-best five 3-point field goals at Mercer.

The Seminoles are 10-15 all-time in ACC openers, but have won seven of their last 10 ACC-opening matchups. FSU plays on the road in an ACC opener for the fourth straight season after playing at Pittsburgh in 2014 (W, 78-69), Notre Dame in 2015 (L, 68-74) and Louisville in 2016 (L, 69-79). Since Miami joined the ACC in the 2004-05 academic year, both teams have never played each other in an ACC opener.

FSU leads the all-time series against the Hurricanes, 39-13. Following Thursday’s game, FSU hosts NC State on Monday, Jan. 2, at 7 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center for its ACC home opener.

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domingo, 18 de diciembre de 2016

WOODEN AWARD ANNOUNCES 16-17 PRESEASON TOP 30

JOHN R. WOODEN AWARD ANNOUNCES 2016-17 PRESEASON TOP 30

LOS ANGELES (December 7, 2016) – The John R. Wooden Award^® announced the Women’s Preseason Top 30 today on ESPN’s SportsCenter and on ESPNW. The list is comprised of 30 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for college basketball’s most prestigious honor. The list is chosen by a preseason poll of national women’s college basketball media members.

2016 Wooden Award All-Americans Kelsey Mitchell of Ohio State and A’ja Wilson of South Carolina headline this year’s preseason Top 30 list. Louisville leads all schools with three selections: Asia Durr, Mariya Moore and Myisha Hines-Allen. The defending NCAA champion Connecticut features two players on the list: Kia Nurse and Katie Lou Samuelson. Baylor (Nina Davis and Alexis Jones), Maryland (Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough), Notre Dame (Brianna Turner and Lindsay Allen) and South Carolina (Alaina Coates and Wilson) also have two selections.

Seven conferences are represented on the list with the ACC boasting ten selections, followed by the Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC with five apiece. The American and Big 12 each have two selections and the Big East has one pick. Of the student-athletes selected for the Preseason Top 30 list, 27 out of 30 are upperclassmen, including 15 seniors. Similar to the 2016 Preseason Top 30 list, no freshman made the list.

Players not chosen to the preseason list are eligible for the midseason list, the late season list and the National Ballot. The National Ballot consists of 15 top players who have proven to their universities that they are also making progress toward graduation and maintaining at least a cumulative 2.0 GPA. The Wooden Award All American Team, consisting of the nation’s top five players, will be announced the week of the Final Four.

About the John R. Wooden Award

The 41^st annual presentation of the John R. Wooden Award® to the men’s and women’s most outstanding basketball player will be the anchor presentation of the ESPN College Basketball Awards Show presented by Wendy’s® on ESPN2 on Friday, April 7, 2017. The men’s and women’s John R. Wooden Award All-American Teams will be honored during the ceremony, and the 2017 Wooden Award Legends of Coaching Trophy™ will be presented to Muffet McGraw, Head Women’s Basketball Coach at Notre Dame.

Created in 1976, the John R. Wooden Award® program features the most prestigious individual honors in college basketball. The Wooden Award Trophy is bestowed annually upon the nation’s best male and female player who have proven to their respective universities that they are making progress toward graduation while maintaining a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. Previous winners include such notables as Larry Bird (‘79), Michael Jordan (‘84), Tim Duncan (‘97), Candace Parker (‘07 and ‘08), Kevin Durant (‘07), Maya Moore (‘09 and ’11), Trey Burke (’13), Doug McDermott (‘14), Frank Kaminsky (’15). Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield won the 2016 men’s Wooden Award presented by Wendy’s and Breanna Stewart of Connecticut won the 2016 women’s Wooden Award.

Since its inception, the John R. Wooden Award® has contributed close to a million dollars to the general scholarship fund of the honoree’s University in the name of the All-American recipient. The Award has also enabled more than 1,000 underprivileged children to week-long basketball camps in the Award’s name. Additionally, the John R. Wooden Award partners with the Special Olympics Southern California each year to host the Wooden Award Special Olympics Southern California Basketball Tournament. The day-long tournament takes place at the Los Angeles Athletic Club the weekend of the John R. Wooden Award®presentation, and brings together Special Olympics athletes and the Wooden Award All-Americans.

Fans can follow the candidates en route to the Wooden Award presentation and get the latest news by liking the Wooden Award Facebook page or following @WoodenAward on Twitter and Instagram. For more information on the John R. Wooden Award, please contact Ernest Baskerville at (213) 630-5231 or via email at woodenaward@laac.net.

Name	School	Conference	Height	Class	Position
Lindsay Allen	Notre Dame	ACC	5-8	Sr.	G
Kristine Anigwe	California	Pac-12	6-4	Soph.	C/F
Jordin Canada	UCLA	Pac-12	5-6	Jr.	G
Alaina Coates	South Carolina	SEC	6-4	Sr.	C
Nia Coffey	Northwestern	Big Ten	6-1	Sr.	F
Nina Davis	Baylor	Big 12	5-11	Sr.	F
Diamond DeShields	Tennessee	SEC	6-1	Jr.	G
Asia Durr	Louisville	ACC	5-10	Soph.	G
Makayla Epps	Kentucky	SEC	5-10	Sr.	G
Katelynn Flaherty	Michigan	Big Ten	5-7	Jr.	G
Rebecca Greenwell	Duke	ACC	6-1	Jr.	G
Myisha Hines-Allen	Louisville	ACC	6-2	Jr.	F
Jessica January	DePaul	Big East	5-7	Sr.	G
Alexis Jones	Baylor	Big 12	5-9	Sr.	G
Brionna Jones	Maryland	Big Ten	6-3	Sr.	C
Erica McCall	Stanford	Pac-12	6-3	Sr.	F
Kelsey Mitchell	Ohio State	Big Ten	5-8	Jr.	G
Mariya Moore	Louisville	ACC	6-0	Jr.	F
Adrienne Motley	Miami	ACC	5-9	Sr.	G
Kia Nurse	Connecticut	The American	6-0	Jr.	G
Alexis Peterson	Syracuse	ACC	5-7	Sr.	G
Kelsey Plum	Washington	Pac-12	5-8	Sr.	G
Leticia Romero	Florida State	ACC	5-8	Sr.	G
Katie Lou Samuelson	Connecticut	The American	6-3	Soph.	G/F
Shakayla Thomas	Florida State	ACC	5-11	Jr.	F
Brianna Turner	Notre Dame	ACC	6-3	Jr.	F
Victoria Vivians	Mississippi State	SEC	6-1	Jr.	G
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough	Maryland	Big Ten	5-11	Sr.	G
Sydney Weise	Oregon State	Pac-12	6-1	Sr.	G
A'ja Wilson	South Carolina	SEC	6-5	Jr.	F

domingo, 4 de diciembre de 2016

Two Noles on National Watch Lists

Two Noles on National Watch Lists

Seminoles.com | December 01, 2016

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Seminoles.com) – Florida State Women’s Basketball All-Americans Leticia Romero and Shakayla Thomas are once again on the national radar, as both have been named to the Naismith Trophy and Wade Trophy Watch Lists.

The Wade Trophy — now in its 40th year — is the oldest national player of the year award in college women’s basketball. It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen.

First awarded in 1978 by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD), now known as SHAPE America, the Wade Trophy has been presented to the WBCA NCAA Division I National Player of the Year since 2001.

The “Wade Watch” list of candidates for The Wade Trophy is composed of 25 players selected by the WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ All-America Selection Committee. The committee will review the list in January to determine if additional players will be added based on their play during the first half of the 2016-17 season.

The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced the watch list of 50 players in consideration for the 2017 Naismith Women’s College Player of the Year. The ACC leads with 12 players followed by the SEC. The mid-season list of 30 will be announced February 8, 2017.

Romero is attempting to become the first three-time All-American in FSU history, and is off to another good start in her senior season. The Canary Islands native is averaging 12.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and shooting 59.1 percent from the floor. Romero is also shooting 66.7 percent from beyond the arc.

Romero was named tournament MVP of the Paradise Jam, where she set a tournament record for field goal percentage, shooting 70.4 percent (19-of-27) to eclipse Breanna Stewart’s previous best mark. Over the three games, she averaged 17.3 points and had a career-high 25 points in an 87-69 win over No. 25 Gonzaga.

Thomas leads the Seminoles with 14.3 points per game, 48 field goals made, 48 total rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game. She was named to the Paradise Jam All-Tournament Team and delivered a big 19-point, 11-rebound performance in the championship game against Michigan.

The Sylacauga, Ala., native has started all eight games this season after being the back-to-back ACC Sixth Player of the Year. She is shooting 50 percent (48-of-96) from the floor this year and has double-figure point totals in six of her eight games played.

The eighth-ranked Seminoles prepare for their next game against Western Carolina on Sunday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at the Donald L. Tucker Center.

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Leticia Romero, candidata al Naismith Trophy 2017 como mejor jugadora del año en la NCAA

Viernes, 2 de diciembre.

Leticia Romero, en una imagen de archivo

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El Atlanta Tipoff Club, entidad fundada a finales de los años 80 para promover el deporte en Atlanta y en el estado de Georgia, anunció este jueves la lista de las 50 candidatas al Naismith Trophy 2017, entre las que se encuentra Leticia Romero, para premiar a la mejor jugadora universitaria del año, y que el próximo 8 de febrero quedará reducida a una lista de 30 nombres.

Medalla de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río y en el Mundial y bronce en el Europeo, la guard agüimense comenzó este año su tercera temporada en Florida State, la cuarta en la NCAA tras su paso por Kansas City, y ha elevado el listón aumentando su media en casi cinco puntos (de 11,3 de las dos primeras campañas a los 16,3 en los siete partidos que las Seminoles han disputado hasta el momento, con solo una derrota).

El crecimiento de Leticia Romero es aún más palpable desde la línea de tres puntos. En estos primeros duelos de la temporada posee un magnífico 69,2% en triples (9/13), cuando hasta ahora no llegaba al 50% (44,7%).

Titular indiscutible en el quinteto de Florida State desde el pasado año, Leticia Romero, que recibió el pasado domingo el Premio Gran Canaria Isla Europea del Deporte a la mejor deportista de Agüimes, otorgado por el Cabildo de Gran Canaria, fue nombrada un día más tarde como MVP (Jugadora Más Valiosa) del Paradise Jam Tournament tras vencer a Michigan en un partido en el que batió también su récord de anotación personal con 25 puntos.

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Leticia Romero, candidata a Jugadora del Año en la NCAA

NCAALa canaria está entre las 50 nominadas al Premio Naismith

Récord de anotación y paradisíaco MVP para Leticia Romero en la NCAA

Leticia Romero alcanza su mejor versión en la NCAA

Actualizado 01/12/2016 12:15 CET

l Atlanta Tipoff Club ha hecho oficial la lista de 50 candidatas al trofeo Naismith 2017. Un galardón que premia a la mejor jugadora de la NCAA y al que opta la española Leticia Romero, jugadora de Florida State que cumple su cuarta temporada en la liga.

La canaria, flamante medalla de plata en los Juegos Olímpicos de Río, completa su cuarta temporada en la NCAA tras comenzar su aventura en Kansas City y mudarse a Florida donde juega su tercera campaña en la que ha elevado su rendimiento hasta colocarse en la élite.

Leticia Romero ha subido sus prestaciones y ha aumentado su media de puntos de los 11,3 hasta los 16,3 puntos por partido en un comienzo de temporada espectacular, que refrenda con su gran porcentaje desde el triple (69%). Sus números, además, le han valido comenzar el curso como MVP en el Paradise Jam Tournament.

Publicado: http://www.marca.com/baloncesto/nba/2016/12/01/58400653268e3e48458b48be.html