Posts by Michelle Smith
Michelle Smith has covered women's basketball nationally for nearly three decades. Smith has worked for ESPN.com, The Athletic, the San Francisco Chronicle, as well as Pac-12.com and WNBA.com. She was named to the Alameda County Women's Hall of Fame in 2015, is the 2017 recipient of the Jake Wade Media Award from the Collegiate Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and was named the Mel Greenberg Media Award winner by the WBCA in 2019.
Court will be ready for UConn-USC Elite Eight matchup
USC is more than – and has always been more than Watkins in the same way that UConn has been more this season than Paige Bueckers. But it’s hard to quibble with the excitement, interest and ratings that it builds.
The Huskies bent under the weight of intense defensive pressure, foul trouble and their relentless lack of depth – but they did not break. And their reward is a 28th trip to the regional finals.
Plus, Lindsay Gottlieb and Nicki Collen discuss their experience coaching in the pros
Wolfpack reach Elite Eight behind Aziaha James’ 25-point second half
Jones spent three seasons at Oregon State, so returning to the state this week was ‘kind of weird’
Five of the eight games in the Sweet 16 will have a Pac-12 in it
“It was incredibly upsetting for all of us,” Roberts said in a post-game press conference. “But, you know, racism is real. It happens. It’s awful.”
35 games into the season and headed to the Sweet 16 in Portland, Stanford are still learning about themselves
In a very chalky weekend so far, six of the seven Pac-12 entrants move on to the second round Sunday and Monday.
