Mel Greenberg covers college and professional women’s basketball for The Inquirer, where he has worked for 37 years. Greenberg pioneered national coverage of the game, including the original Top 25 women's college poll. His knowledge has earned him nicknames such as "The Guru" and "The Godfather," as well as induction into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
- Penn comes up short against Penn State
- Drexel nearly spoils St. Joe's big night
- Penn State tops Drexel; Temple wins
Drexel coach Denise Dillon's hopes of an opening-weekend sweep at home were ruined last night when a rally fell short and Penn State emerged from the Daskalakis Athletic Center with a 71-61 victory.
Some faces at several Big Five schools and Drexel are familiar. Elsewhere, newcomers could have a major impact on the progress of their teams.
The Big Five battles promise to be competitive, even if Temple could be favored to continue its domination of recent seasons.
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Start with déjà vu. Add a desire to make history. Go heavy on the rebounding. And sprinkle a dash of homecoming atmosphere.
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St. Joseph's, which made a surprising run in the Atlantic Ten Conference tourney, received a bid to the Women's National Invitation Tournament late Monday night.
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The announcement of the NCAA women's basketball tournament selections and pairings was moved a day to Monday a year ago to avoid competing against the men's selection show.
- Thanks to losing the A-10 to Xavier, they needed an at-large bid. First up is Nebraska.As Temple held its collective breath last night wondering if it would be issued an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament, TV made sure the Owls would not run short of oxygen.
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Drexel suffered its toughest loss of the season. The Dragons were not undone by an unbelievable shot at the buzzer, but it did take place in front of a national television audience.
- Some conference winners won't be going; some upset victims will be at-large.All season long, the focus in women's basketball has been on perennial powers such as defending champion Maryland, North Carolina, top-ranked Duke, Connecticut, and Tennessee.
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NEWARK, Del. - Second-seeded James Madison's power game left third-seeded Delaware in a waiting game in the semifinals of the Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball tournament yesterday at the Blue Hens' Bob Carpenter Center.
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NEWARK, Del. - Can anyone stop the Old Dominion women? The answer has been in the negative for all 15 previous seasons the Monarchs have competed in the Colonial Athletic Association tournament.
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NEWARK, Del. - The future of Drexel women's basketball is Gabriela Marginean, although the native of Romania is already doing an outstanding job.
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NEWARK, Del. - Eighth-seeded Drexel lost to top seed Old Dominion, 66-55, in a Colonial Athletic Assocation tournament quarterfinal women's college basketball game today at the University of Delaware.
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