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EuroLeague Women: Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe renew rivalry
With Satou Sabally back at full strength for Fenerbahçe and Kaela Davis in the fold for Galatasaray, both Turkish teams are loading up for what should be another epic EuroLeague Women game. Meanwhile, Michaela Onyenwere is set to make her debut for Spar Girona and ZVVZ USK Praha will seek revenge against BLMA.
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Sandy Brondello, Mercury part ways
Sandy Brondello led the Phoenix Mercury all the way to the WNBA Finals in 2021 won the championship with the Mercury in 2014. Her contract will not be renewed.
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Walt Hopkins, Liberty part ways
Walt Hopkins went 14-40 as the head coach of the New York Liberty. He went 2-20 in his first season, but the team was showing signs of promise with a 12-20 2021 that saw it make the playoffs.
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Around the NCAAW Weekly: Boston dazzles with efficiency
Aliyah Boston went 22-of-24 from the floor over the course of two games last week and the No. 1 South Carolina Gamecocks tied an impressive program record as a team.
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Lisa Bluder: 800 wins
The Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the Michigan State Spartans in commanding fashion and earned head coach Lisa Bluder a special place in women’s basketball history.
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Harvard pours on the treys
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No. 8 Iowa drops Southern, moves to 4-0
The No. 8 Iowa Hawkeyes won their fourth-straight blowout and put head coach Lisa Bluder one win away from 800.
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In 2015, Carolyn Peck, who became the first Black head coach to win a national championship in 1999 with Purdue, gave a piece of her title-winning net to Dawn Staley, a token intended to inspire Staley in her quest become the second Black head coach to win a national title. Two years later, Staley won it all with South Carolina. Now, Staley is empowering the "net"-work of Black women head coaches.
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