| East Carolina |
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2005-06 East Carolina Women's Basketball Preview I am really excited about this upcoming season and to see all of our players in action. We graduated a lot from last year, but I think that with the new players that we have coming in, mostly freshmen and one junior college transfer, there's a lot of excitement and a lot of the unknown. So far I have been pleased with everyone's effort and I'm excited that we are going to be able to have a much faster up-tempo style of play. Full Preview |
| Houston |
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2005-06 Houston Women's Basketball Preview In the past two seasons, the University of Houston women's basketball squad has tallied a 49-13 (.790) record featuring a 23-5 (.821) clip in Conference USA play. The squad has made two-straight NCAA Tournament appearances and won the C-USA regular season and tournament titles in 2003-04. Full Preview |
| Marshall |
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2005-06 Marshall Women's Basketball Preview A Mid-American Conference East Division championship. Back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in eight years. A 12-game win streak, the longest in 33 years. A school record for conference victories. A win over eventual WNIT finalist and Big East member West Virginia. AP and ESPN/USA Today Top-25 Poll votes. A school record 7,000-plus fans at a December game versus Kentucky. A school record five MAC Player of the Week nods. Full Preview |
| Memphis |
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2005-06 Memphis Women's Basketball Preview Despite 2005-06 being Blair Savage's second year with the Lady Tiger basketball program, it might be fair to say that this is the first year of her rebuilding program. Gone are five letterwinners from the 2004-05 team that finished 13-16 for the season and scored 67.5 percent of last year's points. Also sidelined for the 2005-06 season is team defensive MVP Jessica Hall, who suffered a torn Achilles during the off-season and had surgery prior to individual workouts beginning. Hall suffered a second tear and underwent a second surgery on the same leg in October. Full Preview |
| Rice |
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2005-06 Rice Women's Basketball Preview Coming off the most successful season in team history, change is in the air for the 2005-06 Rice Owls women's basketball squad. Last season the Owls closed out their Western Athletic Conference history with a league championship and a second berth in the NCAA Tournament, going 24-9 overall and 14-4 in conference play. Now, though, all eyes will be on Conference USA, where the team will make its new home. Full Preview |
| SMU |
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2005-06 SMU Women's Basketball Preview After posting a 19-11 record and making the post-season WNIT during the 2004-05 season, the SMU women's basketball program is looking to build off last year's success. The Mustangs' perimeter game combined with a strong presence in the paint jumpstarted SMU back to the winning tradition and legacy synonymous with SMU women's basketball. Full Preview |
| Southern Miss |
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2005-06 Southern Miss Women's Basketball Preview The youth movement will again be served in Head Coach Joye Lee-McNelis' second season, as she continues the transformation process of her Lady Eagle basketball club. For the second year in a row, Southern Miss will not have any seniors on the roster. Although the word "rebuilding" is one that many coaches would love to wipe out of their vocabulary, some coaches, like McNelis, welcome the process and have a successful record of turning programs around at a fairly quick pace. Full Preview |
| Tulane |
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2005-06 Tulane Women's Basketball Preview On August 27, 2005, most of the members of the Tulane women's basketball team converged on the New Orleans campus, ready to begin the 2005-06 academic year. They moved into dorm rooms as the freshmen began the orientation process; team meetings and physicals were scheduled, and preseason conditioning plans were distributed. But just a few hours later, team members left their belonging, their new dorm rooms, and their teammates and coaches, as the campus and the city evacuated in anticipation of Hurricane Katrina. Full Preview |
| Tulsa |
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2005-06 Tulsa Women's Basketball Preview The Tulsa Golden Hurricane women's basketball program sails into a new era both on and off the court in 2005-06. TU begins its first season under Head Coach Charlene Thomas-Swinson, who took over the reins of the Golden Hurricane when she was introduced as the ninth head coach in school history on May 20, 2005, and, after spending its last nine seasons in the Western Athletic Conference, Tulsa begins its first season as a member of Conference USA. Full Preview |
| UAB |
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2005-06 UAB Women's Basketball Preview The UAB women's basketball team has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about the 2005-06 season. With nine returning letterwinners, including four starters from last season's squad, head coach Audra Smith has high expectations. The Blazers return their five leading scorers from last season, as well as their top-five rebounders. Last season's squad endured several injuries, so many young players got plenty of experience last season. Full Preview |
| UCF |
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2005-06 UCF Women's Basketball Preview After winning three consecutive Atlantic Sun Conference Championships, the UCF women's basketball team steps onto the national stage with the move to Conference USA. The Golden Knights are ready for the challenge. "This team has a tremendous amount of chemistry," said two-time Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year Gail Striegler, who is in her seventh year at the helm. Full Preview |
| UTEP |
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2005-06 UTEP Women's Basketball Preview As UTEP enters its fifth year under the direction of Keitha Green, the Miners begin the season with a much more experienced team than a year ago. Last year, UTEP struggled to find its niche with a group consisting of nine freshmen and sophomores. This year the squad is a year older and a year more experienced. Green's "veteran" team consists of two seniors, six juniors, three sophomores and three freshmen. Full Preview |
