Daily Collegian staff reporter Frank Corona spoke with UMass women's basketball head coach Sharon Dawley on Wednesday as the Minutewomen prepare for their second meeting of the season with St. Bonaventure.
Minutewomen set to redeem themselves against the Bonnies | Frank Corona, Daily Collegian
Tom Mulherin of the Daily Collegian staff caught up with head coach Sharon Dawley to discuss the team activities and results that took place over winter break. Mulherin highlighted the impact of the freshman class, the improvements on the defensive end and some accolades earned by senior forward Kim Pierre-Louis.
Getting up to speed with the UMass women's basketball team | Tom Mulherin, Daily Collegian
More on the Minutewomen can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
UMass women's basketball is 5-4 overall through nine games played in the 2014-15 season - already more wins than the team earned during the entirety of 2013-14. Daily Hampshire Gazette reporter Matt Vautour stopped by practice on Wednesday and caught up with head coach Sharon Dawley, senior Kim Pierre-Louis and junior Rashida Timbilla to discuss the early season success.
UMass women's basketball team tasting success early | Matt Vautour, Daily Hampshire Gazette
UMass women's basketball won for the fourth time this season with a 71-61 victory over American University, which entered the contest on a three-game winning streak. Daily Collegian staff writer Arthur Hayden has a recap of the action:
UMass women's basketball handles American, 71-61 | Daily Collegian
UMass women's hoops won a 68-60 game over Maine in the home-opener for the Minutewomen on Wednesday evening. Kim Pierre-Louis led all scorers with 19 points while Rashida Timbilla added 14 and Kymber Hill scored 10. Arthur Hayden has a recap for the Collegian:
UMass women's basketball secures first victory of the season against Maine
UMass women's basketball begins its 2014-15 season at Western Michigan on Friday, Nov. 14 with an 8:30 tipoff. The squad begins the season with a mix of veteran presence and youthful optimism. Read about the squad's preseason approach courtesy of Daily Collegian writer Frank Corona:
UMass enters 2014-2015 with sense of optimism, infusion of talent | Daily Collegian
UMass women's basketball begins its competition in the Atlantic 10 Championship at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, March 5 against George Mason in the Richmond Coliseum in Richmond, Va. Info is provided below for fans looking to follow along with the squad:
More on UMass women's basketball is provided through UMassAthletics.com.
Take a look at home UMass women's basketball used a strong second-half performance to secure the 69-56 win over Rhode Island at the Mullins Center on Sunday afternoon courtesy of the UMass Sports Network:
MinuteFans can keep track of everything UMass Women's Basketball through UMassAthletics.com.
UMass women's basketball defeated Rhode Island, 69-56 at the Mullins Center on Sunday, Feb. 23. Jasmine Harris led all scorers with 20 points while Rashida Timbilla added 19 points and eight rebounds and Kim Pierre-Louis chipped in 13 boards to go with eight points. They joined head coach Sharon Dawley in discussing the team's win with the media postgame - check out what they had to say below:
More on the women's basketball team is available through UMassAthletics.com.
The University of Massachusetts women's basketball earned its first win of the 2013-14 season in stunning fashion with an
upset victory over national powerhouse Rutgers, 64-63 on Wednesday evening. UMass led by five at halftime and held off a late charge by the Scarlet Knights for the win. Below are a few links for MinuteFans to check out regarding coverage of the contest:
Joey Saade covered the game for the
Daily Collegian and
highlighted the overall team effort that led the Minutewomen to earn the decision over Rutgers.
Thom Kendall was on-hand to snap photos of the game's progression and provided a gallery on
UMassAthletics.com here.
J. Anthony Roberts stopped by to capture the contest for the
Springfield Republican. His photo album is available through
their website here.
Postgame reactions from head coach Sharon Dawley, junior guard Emily Mital and sophomore forward Rashida Timbilla and
highlights of the contest can be found on UMass Athletics'
YouTube page.
Daily Collegian staff reporter Joey Saade stopped by UMass women's basketball practice this week to speak to members of the team in advance of the season. The Minutewomen are getting set to open the season at home in the Mullins Center on Friday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m.
The Massachusetts women's basketball team is ready to turn the page.
After a disappointing 3-26 finish to last season--their worst in 23 years--the Minutewomen are focused on flipping the switch and reversing their fortunes.
If they plan on doing so, they will have to get contributions from the younger players on their roster.
Entering the season, nine out of the 13 players on the roster are entering either their first or second year in collegiate athletics. Three of those players are freshmen Alyx Stiff, Meredith Tarver and Kymber Hill. Another newcomer is redshirt sophomore Amber Dillon, who sat out last season after transferring from Maine.
UMass coach Sharon Dawley is looking forward to coaching these young players as the season gets underway...
Read the rest of the story through the Daily Collegian website. More information on the women's basketball program is available through UMassAthletics.com.
Andrew Cyr with the Daily Collegian talked to head coach Sharon Dawley and sophomore
Rashida Timbilla practice this week to preview the upcoming season,
which begins on Friday at the Mullins Center against Western Michigan.
No team is more excited to start fresh this winter than the Massachusetts women's basketball team.
The Minutewomen ended the 2012-13 season with 13 straight losses and an overall record of 3-26, which was UMass' worst record since the 1990-91 season.
"Last year is over with and we can't do anything about it," said sophomore forward Rashida Timbilla. "We are a new team this year and that's how we are going to approach every situation. We want to bring a new attitude to this team."
This year's squad, which includes 12 underclassmen, has already brought a new identity to the women's basketball team in just a few short weeks of practice...
The remainder of Cyr's story can be found in the Daily Collegian website. More information on the women's basketball program can be found through UMassAthletics.com.
UMass women's basketball kicked off the 2012-13 campaign with an 83-53 drubbing of Kent State at the Mullins Center on Saturday afternoon. The Minutewomen were paced by four players scoring in double-figures, including senior center Jasmine Watson's game-high 21. Watson used her final basket of the game to become the 18th Minutewoman to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in program history. Freshman Rashida Timbilla tallied a double-double with 11 points and 10 boards to help the winning effort, the only known Minutewoman to secure a double-double during her first contest as a true-freshman.
Dick Baker of the
Springfield Republican focused his recap of the victory on
Jasmine Watson's milestone.
Daniel Malone spoke of
Watson's success throughout her tenure with the Minutewomen while covering the 30-point victory over Kent State for the
Daily Collegian.
The Minutewomen continue their season with their first road trip and first midweek contest as UMass travels to New Britain, Conn., for a Tuesday, Nov. 13 contest against Central Connecticut. Full coverage of the contest can be found on
UMassAthletics.com. UMass returns home the following weekend to take on Quinnipiac at the Mullins Center on Friday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m., with tickets available through the
UMass Ticket Central.