Thursday, March 17th, 2011 at 12:11 pm  |  69 responses

Contest: Favorite Women’s NCAA Moment?

Win an HP Mini Notebook signed by Diana Taurasi, Jayne Appel and Penny Taylor!

by Ben York / @bjyork

In early March, the HP Campus Legends Tournament featured a 3-on-3 March Madness-style basketball tournament sponsored by HP and featuring University of Arizona’s own students playing against world renowned professional athletes. On Friday, March 4, the top two teams competed against the HP Campus Legends Rick Fox, Kurt Warner and AJ Bramlett for the men, and Diana Taurasi, Penny Taylor and Jayne Appel for the women, in the ultimate Joes vs Pros showdown.

Seeing Taurasi and Appel play in this unique tournament brought back memories of their time at UConn and Stanford, respectively. It also gave us the idea for a March Madness-style contest for women’s basketball fans…

In the comments section below, let us know your favorite tournament moments from when your now-favorite WNBA players were still in college. We’ll pick one (1) winner who will receive a HP Mini 210 Notebook autographed by Diana Taurasi, Jayne Appel and Penny Taylor valued at over $500. Click here for an example of the laptop.

The contest ends on March 25 at 9 a.m., and the winner will be notified by Monday, March 28.

So, what is your favorite Women’s NCAA Tournament moment and why?

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  • Nicole

    Even though I have been a UCONN fan since I was 6..I would have to say that my favorite tournament memory would have to include my hometown heroes of Marist College. It was back in March of 2007 when 13th-seeded Marist defeated 4th-seeded Ohio State to advance to their first ever Sweet 16!! For a mid-major school to knock off a Big Ten school was huge. Not to mention that one of the members of that Ohio State team was Jessica Davenport a current WNBA Player!

  • Lisa D

    I agree with a previous poster ” the 1999 East Regional Finals between #1 Tennessee and #3 Duke. It was the end of one of the best college careers we’ve seen in women’s hoops. Chamique Holdsclaw led the Lady Vols to the titles in her first three years but she couldn’t close her 4-year career with a storybook ending. While she finally came up short, I felt that the moment between Coach Pat Summit and her summed up the emotion of college sports. When Summit pulled her out of the game when it was certain that it was out of reach so she could get the ovation she deserved, Chamique couldn’t hold back her tears and fell into the consoling arms of her coach. It showed that even in disappointment, college sports is about relationships formed among players and between players and their coaches. ”

    I have always been a fan of Pat Summit, she has helped form many amazing players through her many years with TN.

  • Heather H.

    My favorite Womens NCAA tournament memory is the 2007 tournament though it may have as much to do with off the court as it did with on the court circumstances. I remember the amazing season of the Rutgers women and all they had to endure with distractions from Don Imus’ insensitive comments he made about the team during the NCAA tournament. I remember watching an interview with the coach and the entire womens team and the way they handled themselves when reacting to these comments. On the court they played one of the most exciting games of the 2007 tournament when they beat #1 seed Duke by one point and then made it to the championship game (their first EVER championship game) only to lose to an amazing TN team. That was one unforgettable tournament because of the amazing Rutgers basketball team.

  • Cynthia S

    Jeanette Pohlen pulling it out for the win is a sure standout.

  • http://www.slamonline.com Ben York

    We are getting some great comments. Contest ends tomorrow!

  • adrienne z

    I don’t know anything about basketball, but my sons watch EVERYTHING basketball Men & Women, pro & college, highschool & elementary. They are awesome players, make some exceptional long shots in the back yard & love to show off their skills. They are both the MVP’s of their teams & they would pack this forum full of great shots.
    They watch great shots on Utube all of the time. I wish they were here to help me out on this one!!! I could use the prize to share with them!!!

  • Helen Stockwell

    Kristi Toliver : 3-Pointer 2006 Women’s National Championship Game

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNpNRtFN1K0

  • Jackie Edwards

    The 2006 NCAA Champion game was so full of highlites starting in the 2nd half The Terps being down by 13 pts and Coach Freze calling out Marissa Coleman after a turnover. The Terps then proceeded to to make a comeback leading to the shot that rocked the world by Kristi Toliver over Allison Bales. With several seconds still on the clock KT raced downcourt chasing Lindsey Harding and was able to help with the defense to prevent an open look for a game winner at the buzzer by Harding. Chrystal Langhorne’s steal and drive to the basket for a lay up over Harding, Tolivers step back jumper where she gave a fist pump to the crowd, Shay Doron racing after Mo Currie on a break away to stop an easy basket. I could go on and on. That is my most amazing sports memory aside from the 1960 world series homer by Pittsburgh’s Bill Mazeroski against the Yankees to win the series.

  • Tara

    I’m with Heather. Rutgers v. Duke in the 2007 Regional semifinal (and beyond). Having lost to Duke by 40 points several months earlier, the #4-seed Scarlet Knights were now within reach of the overall #1 seed — despite all expectations to the contrary. In the final moments, freshman Epiphanny Prince steals the ball & drives coast-to-coast to the hoop in the final seconds to get the winning layup through 4 Duke defenders, shooting over Lindsey Harding, ACC Defensive Player of the Year. But Harding stole RU’s inbounds & was then fouled midcourt by Myia McCurdy with less than a second on the clock. Rutgers goes from jubilation to utter despair, knowing that all that Harding (Duke’s senior leader & ACC Player of the Year as well) has to do is hit 2 free throws to win the game, or one to tie & force overtime. Harding somehow misses both long off the back rim, collapses on the floor in despair, and Rutgers pulls out the shocking win to advance to the Regional Finals v. ASU (another story there, but I’ll stay on topic…) After beating ASU, they then go on to the Final Four where they defeat powerhouse LSU (then led by Sylvia Fowles), holding them to a Final Four *record-low* 35 points to play in their first National Championship, but lose to the Candace Parker-led Tennessee.

  • uconn825

    I attended the national championship in STL in 2001 and remember very distinctly Diana Taurasi having one of the worst shooting games she has probably ever had in her life. And while that was horrible, what I remember most was when she came out towards the end of the game, Geno walking down and kneeling in front of her and only imagining what he was saying because I knew it was something great. Later hearing that he basically told her “don’t worry you’ll be back here again” fulfilled exactly what I imagined. She then went on to go 6-0 in the next 3 final fours and totally avenge that one bad game. Had Geno not been the coach he is and not known the perfect thing to say at the low low moment for a freshman who knows what would have happened. But what he said was able to create one of the greatest college careers we have ever known!

  • Li

    I remembered Chamique Holdsclaw and the Lady Vols’ dominating performance over Louisiana Tech in the 1998 NCAA Championship game. They ended the year 39-0 and it was their 3 straight NCAA title

  • Amanda

    I’m going to say the end of the ’96-’97 season when the Lady Vols pulled off the now infamous “Cinderella Season.” No one expected Tennessee to lose 10 games on the way to the NCAA tourney and, with the number of losses they were handed, even fewer people expected them to come back and win it all in the end. We saw the emotional rollercoaster the players had throughout the season – with the loss of Laurie Mulligan and Kelly Jolly (one of my favorite point guards of all time) but the performance of Chamique Holdsclaw in the championship game proved to hoops fans everywhere that any team with the heart can win. I think, probably the best moment from that game may have came at the end when Pat Summitt put Mulligan into the game to inbound the ball with a few seconds left. Class act – and the crowd’s response to that move sealed the deal.

  • http://twitter.com/kzarr Kay Z

    Well since I am a Tarheel fan I would have to say my favorite NCAA women’s basketball moment is when UNC won the Women’s Championship in 1994. Charlotte Smith sunk a shot right at the buzzer and has gone on to be an assistant coach at UNC and a player for WNBA’s Indiana Fever. The team included Marion Jones who went on to be a champion in track and Sylvia Crawley a member of the WNBA’s Portland Fire.
    @kzarr

  • Geek

    You know what else stands out in my mind? Tennessee’s Candace Parker dunking in a 2006 NCAA tournament game. Sure their opponent was just Army, but to have the guts to even try to dunk (as a female) in a tournament game – well that just says a lot. There’s always the possibility of missing or getting hung up on the rim. But Parker is the 1st woman to dunk in a tourney game. What else is there to say except —> Niiiiiice!

  • Erik Franke

    I don’t watch much women’s college ball, but I would have to in 2004 when Uconn won the championship. Not only did the women’s team win the ship, but the men’s team also won. I thought this was an amazing accomplishment. For a school to be the best in both men’s and women’s basketball is incredible. It was the only time it has ever happened and I don’t know if it will ever happen again. I thought it was going to happen again this year, but the women’s team didn’t quite make it.

  • Whipper

    2006 Terps!

  • Brittany

    I remember being 12 years old watching Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird playing for UCONN and changing the way girls played/the game was played forever. I remember watching them and thinking 1) this is why I play basketball and 2) I’m a HUSKY fan for life.

  • joyce bezazian

    Diana Taurasi leading UCONN to a 3-Peat! Best women’s BB player in the world!

  • Liv Rup

    2003 National Championship game against Tennessee – showed DT would use all her weapons to get the job done

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