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Even if she'd rather win, McBride's record still special
By Mike Licker
Michael McBride stood and waited. Though his daughter Julie was on the verge of becoming the Syracuse women's basketball team's all-time leading scorer, Michael looked on calmly. Just more than 30 seconds later, McBride ended the anticipation by drilling a 3-pointer, passing Felisha Legette's record of 1,526 career points.
UM's press too much for Syracuse
By Eric Fontes
Keith Cieplicki knew what was coming. He drilled the Syracuse women's basketball team at Tuesday's practice by simulating Miami's full-court press, which averaged a conference-best 22.4 forced turnovers. But nothing could prepare the Orangewomen for the real thing.
Departing Raymond leads SU into Big East Championship
By Jeff Tiberii
For four years he has been looking at the same wall. On Tuesday morning, SU swimmer Spencer Raymond looked at the wall for what could be the final time. The decorated swimmer, and son of a former Orangemen football player, will compete in the Big East Championships today.
Hoyas slumping since Thompson departure in '99
By Jeff Johnson
For the better part of a decade, the Georgetown men's basketball program was a dominant force in the Big East, making three trips to the Final Four in the 1980s and winning its first NCAA title in 1984 over Houston. Most of the credit for the Hoyas' supremacy was bestowed upon former head coach John Thompson.
Western Michigan searching for giants to kill in tourney
By Timothy Gorman
Gonzaga put them on the map in 1999. The Bulldogs lost to eventual NCAA champion Connecticut in the Elite Eight, but after that, the mid-major conferences would never be overlooked again. That is, until 2002, when Southern Illinois made it to the Sweet 16 and Kent State made it to the Elite Eight.
What's in a name? Interesting Stories
By Anthony Mague
By Anthony Mague Staff Writer In college basketball, each player has to make a name for himself. But on rare occasions, the name makes the player. A handful of Division I players across the nation have become campus favorites all because of their names.
Cieplicki goes to taller lineup against towering 'Canes
By Scott Bisang
Playing against a larger and more athletic Miami team, Syracuse women's basketball head coach Keith Cieplicki took little time to adjust and throw out his tallest lineup of the season. With a little less than 12 minutes to play in the first half of last night's 85-65 loss to Miami at Manley Field House, Syracuse had its only three players above 6 feet tall on the floor at the same time.
