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Women’s College Basketball: Stanford Head Coach Tara VanDerveer Chases Career Milestone
Stanford Head Coach Tara VanDerveer is one win away from reaching a career milestone—her 1,000th win. No. 8 Stanford faces USC on Friday, followed by a Big Monday matchup against No. 13 UCLA on Feb. 6 (9 p.m., ESPN2). Beth Mowins, Kara Lawson and Shelley Smith will call the action from Maples Pavilion in Stanford, Calif. This matchup follows the first Big Monday game of the night, featuring No. 9 Louisville facing No. 7 Notre Dame.
This week’s slate features several other ranked teams, including No. 3 Maryland, No. 4 South Carolina, No. 5 Mississippi State, No. 6 Florida State, No. 8 Stanford, No. 12 Texas, No. 13 UCLA, No. 19 NC State, No. 21 Green Bay, No. 24 Syracuse and No. 25 Kentucky.
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espnW named Washington’s Kelsey Plum the national player of the week after scoring 44 points against Stanford on Sunday. Plum has the third best shooting percentage in the nation, and is averaging 31.3 points per game. Plum is the Pac-12 all-time scoring leader, and could potentially break the NCAA all-time scoring record this season.
This week’s content includes:
- Bracketology with Charlie Creme
- Tennessee’s Jaime Nared: The Tennessee junior and older sister Jackie are so competitive they don’t even try to play one-on-one anymore. Luckily, competition on the court is all that ever divides them (Graham Hays)
- Drake coach Jennie Baranczyk was sued in December, accused of forcing assistant coach Courtney Graham to quit because she was gay. The Iowa Civil Rights Commission dismissed an earlier complaint from Graham. Baranczyk speaks about her philosophy and commitment to diversity after being unfairly and falsely accused (Mechelle Voepel)
- Mid-major rankings (Graham Hays)
- As Stanford head coach Tara VanDerveer nears her 1,000th career coaching victory — something only one other women’s college coach has achieved (Pat Summitt) — we look at VanDerveer’s career, everything she has done to elevate the sport, the young coaches she has mentored — and commitment to a process that has produced everything from NCAA titles to Olympic gold to national players of the year to some of the best players in the WNBA. And of course, VanDerveer is nonplussed by all of it. (Michelle Smith)
- The 10 biggest wins of VanDerveer’s career (Michelle Smith)
- NC State’s reemergence: The Wolfpack are having one of their best seasons in recent memory, moving to No. 18 in the rankings with some stellar wins on their resume already. Up next? Louisville on Thursday night. (Mechelle Voepel)
Weekly Women’s College Basketball Key Matchups (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Feb 2 | 4 p.m. | No. 6 Florida State at Boston College | ACC Network Extra |
| 7 p.m. | No. 4 South Carolina at No. 25 Kentucky | SEC Network | |
| No. 19 NC State at No. 9 Louisville | ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 7 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 16 Miami (Fla.) at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Clemson at No. 15 Duke | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Pittsburgh at No. 24 Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| LSU at Tennessee | SEC Network + | ||
| No. 21 Green Bay at Oakland | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 5 Mississippi State at Auburn Courtney Lyle, Deb Antonelli |
SEC Network | |
| Sat, Feb 4 | 6 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 12 Texas Alex Loeb, Fran Harris, Tyler Denning |
Longhorn Network |
| 8 p.m. | UTEP at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 5 | Noon | No. 3 Maryland at Indiana Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors |
ESPN2 |
| Vanderbilt at No. 25 Kentucky Bob Picozzi, Den Antonelli |
SEC Network | ||
| 2 p.m. | Auburn at Texas A&M Paul Sunderland, Nell Fortner |
SEC Network | |
| No. 4 South Carolina at Arkansas Brenda VanLengen, Katie Smith |
ESPN2 | ||
| No. 24 Syracuse at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Missouri at No. 5 Mississippi State Sam Gore, LaChina Robinson |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Alabama at LSU Courtney Lyle, Tamika Catchings |
SEC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Tennessee at Georgia Jenn Hildreth, Steffi Sorensen |
ESPN2 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 USF at Memphis Tiffany Greene, Mike Thibault |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Feb 6 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay as part of Rivalry Week No. 9 Louisville at No. 7 Notre Dame Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke |
ESPN2 |
| Ole Miss at Florida Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross |
SEC Network | ||
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay as part of Rivalry Week: No. 13 UCLA at No. 8 Stanford Beth Mowins, Kara Lawson, Shelley Smith |
ESPN2 |
Weekly Women’s College Basketball Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup/Commentators | Network |
| Wed, Feb 1 | 1 p.m. | Albany at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 |
| 5 p.m. | New Hampshire at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Newberry at Wingate | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | Wofford at UNC Greensboro | ESPN3 | |
| Buffalo at Toledo | ESPN3 | ||
| Binghamton at UMBC | ESPN3 | ||
| Vermont at Maine | ESPN3 | ||
| Marian at Indiana Wesleyan | ESPN3 | ||
| Ball State at Akron | ESPN3 | ||
| Thu, Feb 2 | 4 p.m. | No. 6 Florida State at Boston College | ACC Network Extra |
| 5 p.m. | Quinnipiac at Fairfield | ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Mercer at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | No. 4 South Carolina at No. 25 Kentucky | SEC Network | |
| No. 19 NC State at No. 9 Louisville | ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 7 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech | ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 16 Miami (Fla.) at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Clemson at No. 15 Duke | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Pittsburgh at No. 24 Syracuse | ACC Network Extra | ||
| LSU at Tennessee | SEC Network + | ||
| Furman at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| NJIT at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Florida Gulf Coast at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| No. 21 Green Bay at Oakland | ESPN3 | ||
| Manhattan at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| Rider at Monmouth | ESPN3 | ||
| UL Monroe at Georgia State | ESPN3 | ||
| 7:30 p.m. | USC Upstate at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 7:30 p.m. | UTSA at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| 8 p.m. | Florida at Texas A&M | SEC Network + | |
| Georgia at Arkansas | SEC Network + | ||
| Cleveland State at UIC | ESPN3 | ||
| Youngstown State at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| Coastal Carolina at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| Hawai’i at UC Riverside | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 5 Mississippi State at Auburn Courtney Lyle, Deb Antonelli |
SEC Network | |
| Fri, Feb 3 | 6 p.m. | Cornell at Brown | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | Drake at Southern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| Harvard at Pennsylvania | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Northern Iowa at Evansville | ESPN3 | |
| Indiana State at Illinois State | ESPN3 | ||
| Sat, Feb 4 | Noon | UL Lafayette at Georgia State | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Toledo at Ohio | ESPN3 | |
| Florida Gulf Coast at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at North Florida | ESPN3 | ||
| Maine at UMBC | ESPN3 | ||
| 2 p.m. | Mercer at East Tennessee State | ESPN3 | |
| Samford at Chattanooga | ESPN3 | ||
| Wofford at Western Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Stephen F. Austin at Northwestern State | ESPN3 | ||
| UNC Asheville at High Point | ESPN3 | ||
| Central Michigan at Eastern Michigan | ESPN3 | ||
| Kent State at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Western Michigan at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | ||
| USC Upstate at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Albany at Stony Brook | ESPN3 | ||
| Hartford at Vermont | ESPN3 | ||
| Iona at Canisius | ESPN3 | ||
| UL Monroe at Georgia Southern | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Akron at Bowling Green | ESPN3 | |
| NJIT at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | McNeese at Lamar | ESPN3 | |
| South Alabama at Troy | ESPN3 | ||
| 4 p.m. | Youngstown State at UIC | ESPN3 | |
| UMass Lowell at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Appalachian State at Arkansas State | ESPN3 | ||
| 4:30 p.m. | Houston at East Carolina | ESPN3 | |
| Northern Kentucky at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
| 5 p.m. | Long Beach State at UC Irvine | ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Omaha at Western Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Fort Hays State at Washburn | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Kansas State at No. 12 Texas Alex Loeb, Fran Harris, Tyler Denning |
Longhorn Network | |
| 8 p.m. | UTEP at Middle Tennessee | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Feb 5 | Noon | No. 3 Maryland at Indiana Pam Ward, Gail Goestenkors |
ESPN2 |
| Vanderbilt at No. 25 Kentucky Bob Picozzi, Den Antonelli |
SEC Network | ||
| 1 p.m. | Indiana State at Bradley | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Auburn at Texas A&M Paul Sunderland, Nell Fortner |
SEC Network | |
| No. 4 South Carolina at Arkansas Brenda VanLengen, Katie Smith |
ESPN2 | ||
| North Carolina at Clemson | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Pittsburgh at Wake Forest | ACC Network Extra | ||
| No. 24 Syracuse at Boston College | ACC Network Extra | ||
| Drake at Evansville | ESPN3 | ||
| Loyola-Chicago at Illinois State | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Missouri at No. 5 Mississippi State Sam Gore, LaChina Robinson |
ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Alabama at LSU Courtney Lyle, Tamika Catchings |
SEC Network | |
| 4 p.m. | Tennessee at Georgia Jenn Hildreth, Steffi Sorensen |
ESPN2 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | No. 20 USF at Memphis Tiffany Greene, Mike Thibault |
ESPNU | |
| Mon, Feb 6 | 7 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay as part of Rivalry Week No. 9 Louisville at No. 7 Notre Dame Dave O’Brien, Doris Burke |
ESPN2 |
| Ole Miss at Florida Brenda VanLengen, Carol Ross |
SEC Network | ||
| Maine at Hartford | ESPN3 | ||
| New Hampshire at Albany | ESPN3 | ||
| Stony Brook at UMass Lowell | ESPN3 | ||
| Vermont at Binghamton | ESPN3 | ||
| Bryant at Mount St. Mary’s | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | Big Monday presented by eBay as part of Rivalry Week: No. 13 UCLA at No. 8 Stanford Beth Mowins, Kara Lawson, Shelley Smith |
ESPN2 |
