NCAA championship results, latest women’s sports news
November 27, 2008 by mhueter
Filed under From the blogosphere, NCAA, Sports Headlines, Sports Programs
Bowdoin field hockey NCAA champs 2008
Because I’ve been so busy this past week, I’ve seriously neglected my blog, particularly with coverage of women’s sports. This post is an attempt to cover what I’ve missed.
To highlight – the NCAA championships for all fall sports are in process. Some results are below, along with other news coverage.
NCAA Championship Highlights:
The Emory women’s volleyball team won the Division III NCAA championship. Their coach, Jenny McDowell, was named Division III National Volleyball coach of the year.
The Maryland Terps claimed their third NCAA Division I championship. This is their third year doing so. ACC Offensive Player of the Year Katie O’Donnell (cousin of Because I Played Sports contributor Lauren O’Donnell) scored the game-winner. Congrats Katie!
Bloomsburg won its third consecutive Division II women’s field hockey championship title.
Nova Southeastern women’s volleyball team clinched the Division II championship after losing their coach to anemergency appendectomy.
UConn’s women Huskies captured the Division I championship for cross country, led by star Sally Kipyego, who the NCAA has called “unbeatable.”
Bowdoin won the NCAA Division III field hockey championship, led by a goal in the second half against Tufts by Senior Lindsay McNamara.
Adams State dominated the NCAA Division II cross country championships.
Other women’s sports news:
Nine NCAA athletes were named Rhodes scholars. Five of these individuals are women (go girls!).
Stephanie Brown Trafton won the Jesse Owen Award as the sport’s top female American athlete in 2008. Brown Trafton was the first American woman to win the gold medal in the Olympics in the discus since 1932.
In golf, South Korean Ji-Yai Shin claimed $1 million by winning the ADT Championship on Sunday in West Palm Beach, Fla., edging Kari Webb.
41-year-old Dara Torres announced that if she stays healthy, she hopes to race at the world championships next summer.
21-year-old Italian figure skater Carolina Kostner took the Cup of Russia title in Moscow.
The X Games announced equal pay to male and female athletes. Women’s ski slopestyle and best-trick snowmobiling are being added to the lineup for Winter X as well.
A very smart move… the Independent Women’s Football League announced it will partner with USA Football on education programs and women’s national teams.
Even with all of this, I’m sure I missed some news. Feel free to post your own in comments.
Meg…certainly not going to argue with you, BUT the game winner in the Maryland Field Hockey National Championship game was actually scored by sophomore Katie O’Donnell, ACC Offensive Player of the Year. Who, might I add, is my cousin!! She scored the game winner in the Final Four game against Iowa, and the game winner in the Wake Forest game!! I actually ordered the game on CBS College Sports Network with 5 minutes left in half-time to see her score the goal! Pretty awesome!!
Great news OD! Love it! Sorry for the mistake – I’ll fix it. It’s written that way on the Maryland Athletics site. They should change it!