UMass Athletics Announces Consultative Committee For Women's Basketball Coaching Search

The University of Massachusetts has announced the consultative committee which will be involved in the search for a new head women's basketball coach at UMass. Director of Athletics John McCutcheon will oversee and chair the committee which features members of the university community in various areas. The committee consists of John Dubach, Tim Kenney, Jaime Seguin, Elaine Sortino, Joanne Vanin and Glenn Wong. MORE

W. Basketball - 3/8/2010

UMass To Seek New Women's Basketball Head Coach

University of Massachusetts Athletic Director John McCutcheon announced Monday that the school will be seeking a new head coach for the women's basketball program. Marnie Dacko was informed that her contract will not be extended beyond the April 10, 2010 expiration date. MORE

W. Basketball - 3/5/2010

Richmond Eliminates UMass, 54-47, In First Round

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Despite taking a one-point lead into the locker room at halftime, the UMass women's basketball team was unable to overcome a 6-0 run by Richmond to start the second half and fell to the Spiders, 54-47 in the teams' Atlantic 10 Tournament first round matchup on Friday afternoon. With the setback, the Minutewomen will end the 2009-10 season with a record of 11-19, while Richmond (19-11) will move on to face top-seeded... MORE

W. Basketball - 3/3/2010

UMass' Watson Tabbed A-10 Rookie Of The Year

UMass freshman center Jasmine Watson has been selected as the 2009-10 Atlantic 10 Women's Basketball Rookie of the Year, the conference announced on Wednesday following a vote of the league's 14 head coaches. Watson is just the third Minutewoman to capture the award as Octavia Thomas was named Rookie of the Year in 1992-93 and Jeanine Michaelson was tabbed Freshman of the Year in 1986-87. MORE

W. Basketball - 3/3/2010

Minutewomen Travel To A-10 Tournament Friday

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The UMass women's basketball team will open up postseason play on Friday afternoon, Mar. 5, in Upper Marlboro, Md., at the Atlantic 10 Tournament where the squad will be the No. 9 seed, facing No. 8 Richmond at 12 p.m. in The Show Place Arena. The winner of the contest will move on to face top-seeded Xavier the following day. The... MORE

W. Basketball - 3/1/2010

Watson Cops Fourth Rookie of the Week Honor

For the second week in a row, UMass women's basketball freshman center Jasmine Watson was named the Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week, it was announced on Monday. This marks her fourth time receiving the award, having previously earned the accolade on Jan. 18, Feb. 8, and Feb. 22, and matching teammate Kristina Danella's and former Minutewomen Octavia Thomas' total, the most weekly honors for a first-year player in program history. MORE

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