Tag: Womens Basketball

Site: San Antonio, Texas (Alamodome) Score: #1 UConn 102, #16 High Point 59 Records: UConn 25-1, HPU 22-7 SAN ANTONIO, TX – The High Point University women’s basketball team’s historic 2020-21 campaign came to a close in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament with a 102-59 loss to No. 1 seed UConn Sunday evening… Continue reading High Point Women’s Basketball Historic Season Ends in NCAA Tournament First Round

HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women’s basketball team (22-6) will make its debut in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed against No. 1 seed UConn the selection committee decided Monday evening (March 15). The Panthers will take on the Huskies in primetime on Sunday night (March 21) at 8 p.m.… Continue reading High Point WBB Draws UConn in NCAA Tournament Debut

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: #1 High Point 62, #2 Campbell 46 Records: HPU 22-6 (17-3 Big South), CU 16-7 (11-4 Big South) Next HPU Event: March 21-22, 2021 — TBD, NCAA Tournament (San Antonio, Texas) HIGH POINT, N.C. – For the first time in program history, the High Point University women’s basketball… Continue reading HPU WBB Panthers Make History, Punch Ticket to NCAA Tournament

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: #1 High Point 75, #4 Gardner-Webb 58 Records: HPU 21-6 (17-3 Big South), GWU 11-13 (10-7 Big South) Next HPU Event: Sunday, March 14, 2021 — vs. #2 Campbell, Big South Tournament Championship (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), 2 p.m. HIGH POINT, N.C. – For the sixth time… Continue reading High Point WBB Advances to Big South Championship

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women’s basketball team came up short in the quarterfinals of the Colonial Athletic Association Championship against Drexel on Thursday, March 11, 65-59. The contest was the Phoenix’s first since Feb. 7 when Elon faced James Madison in Harrisonburg, Va. BOX SCORE “It’s tough to deal with the final results… Continue reading Elon Women’s Basketball Bows Out of CAA Championship

RICHMOND, Va. — The Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) announced on Tuesday, March 9 that senior Saadia Munford has been named the CAA Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the 2020-21 season. Munford is the first Elon women’s basketball player to earn the honor. “Saadia has been exemplary both on and off the court,” said head coach… Continue reading Elon’s Munford Named 2020-21 CAA Women’s Basketball Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: #1 High Point 85, #8 USC Upstate 63 Records: HPU 20-6 (17-3 Big South), UPST 8-15 (5-11 Big South) Next HPU Event: Thursday, March 11, 2021 — vs. #4 Gardner-Webb, Big South Tournament Semifinals (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), 6 p.m. HIGH POINT, N.C. – The top-seeded High… Continue reading High Point WBB Cruises Past Upstate, Advances to Semifinals

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: Longwood 85, High Point 69 Records: LW 13-10 (12-6 Big South), HPU 19-6 (17-3 Big South) Next HPU Event: Monday, March 8, 2021 — vs. TBD, Big South Tournament Quarterfinals (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), Time TBD HIGH POINT, N.C. – Despite four players scoring in double digits… Continue reading High Point WBB Suffers Setback in Regular Season Finale

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: High Point 84, Longwood 62 Records: HPU 19-5 (17-2 Big South), LW 12-10 (11-6 Big South) Next HPU Event: Friday, February 25, 2021 — vs. Longwood (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), 6 p.m. HIGH POINT, N.C. – Fresh off of being confirmed as the Big South Regular-Season Conference… Continue reading HPU WBB Panthers Win Big on Senior Night

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: High Point 67, Hampton 66 Records: HPU 18-5 (16-2 Big South), HU 4-11 (4-9 Big South) Next HPU Event: Thursday, February 25, 2021 — vs. Longwood (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), 6 p.m. HIGH POINT, N.C. – The High Point University women’s basketball team was able to fend… Continue reading High Point WBB Holds Off Hampton’s Fourth-Quarter Attack

Site: High Point, N.C. (Millis Center) Score: High Point 79, Hampton 55 Records: HPU 17-5 (15-2 Big South), HU 4-10 (4-8 Big South) Next HPU Event: Saturday, February 20, 2021 — vs. Hampton (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), 2 p.m. HIGH POINT, N.C. – Led by redshirt sophomore Jenson Edwards with a career-high 22 points,… Continue reading HPU WBB Panthers Sink Pirates in Return to Millis

Site: Radford, Va. (Dedmon Center) Score: High Point 79, Radford 58 Records: HPU 16-5 (14-2 Big South), RAD 5-10 (5-8 Big South) Next HPU Event: Friday, February 19, 2021 — vs. Hampton (Millis Center, High Point, N.C.), Time TBA RADFORD, Va. – The High Point University women’s basketball team secured the sweep over Radford University… Continue reading Two Score 20 in HPU WBB Sweep of Radford

Site: Radford, Va. (Dedmon Center) Score: High Point 103, Radford 73 Records: HPU 15-5 (13-2 Big South), RAD 5-9 (5-7 Big South) Next HPU Event: Saturday, February 13, 2021 — at Radford (Radford, Va.) 2 p.m. RADFORD, Va. – The High Point University women’s basketball team broke the 100-point threshold for the second time in… Continue reading High Flying Offense Leads High Point WBB Past Highlanders

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Elon University women’s basketball team suffered its first Colonial Athletic Association weekend sweep of the season on Feb. 7 as it fell to James Madison in its second of two matchups, 67-54. BOX SCORE THE RUNDOWN -In the opening minutes of play, Elon took a 6-3 lead. The Dukes then responded… Continue reading Elon Women’s Basketball Comes Up Short in Harrisonburg

Site: Charleston, S.C. (Buccaneer Fieldhouse) Score: High Point 71, Charleston Southern 54 Records: HPU 14-5 (12-2 Big South), CSU 6-12 (4-10 Big South) Next HPU Event: Friday, February 12, 2021 — at Radford (Radford, Va.) 2 p.m. CHARLESTON, S.C. – For the fifth time this season the High Point University women’s basketball team notched a… Continue reading High Point WBB Completes Sweep of Buccaneers

HARRISONBURG, Va. – The Elon University women’s basketball team fell to James Madison in Harrisonburg on Feb. 6, 67-55. BOX SCORE “I’m proud of the way we played defensively the first half,” said head coach Charlotte Smith. “We have to string together two halves defensively to be successful when our shots are not falling. The… Continue reading James Madison Outlasts Elon WBB Phoenix, 67-55

Site: Charleston, S.C. (Buccaneer Fieldhouse) Score: High Point 88, Charleston Southern 65 Records: HPU 13-5 (11-2 Big South), CSU 6-11 (4-9 Big South) Next HPU Event: Saturday, February 6, 2021 — at Charleston Southern (Charleston, S.C.) 6 p.m. CHARLESTON, S.C. – The High Point University women’s basketball team got back in the win column Friday… Continue reading Four Score in Double Digits as HPU WBB Panthers Sail Past Bucs

RICHMOND, Va.– The Colonial Athletic Association has announced changes to its women’s basketball schedule following the postponement of games this weekend due to CoVID-19 protocols. Elon and UNCW were slated to play a pair of games in Wilmington, N.C. on February 6 and 7. However, the Seahawks, which played two games at Hofstra last weekend,… Continue reading Elon Women’s Basketball Schedule Changes Announced by CAA

ELON, N.C. – The Elon University women’s basketball team defeated Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) leader Delaware by a 22-point margin to give the Blue Hens their first conference loss of the 2020-21 season on Sunday, Jan. 31, 83-61. Delaware came into the game with a 12-1 (9-0 CAA) record on the season. BOX SCORE “This… Continue reading Elon Women’s Basketball Hands Top-Ranked Delaware First Conference Loss, 83-61