by LadySwish | Dec 20, 2014 | LadySwish |
The date – November 12, 2010 – doesn’t just mark the last time Hampton and JMU met. It was also the date the reputation of the modern-day Lady Pirates was born. The previous year, David Six’s first in charge, had ended with the Lady Pirates...
by LadySwish | Dec 18, 2014 | LadySwish |
The Lady Pirates will be going for a sixth straight MEAC championship this season. Keiara Avant, the 2013 MEAC Player of the Year, shows off her rings on #Throwback...
by LadySwish | Dec 18, 2014 | LadySwish |
She’s all South Carolina now, but Virginia is still special to Dawn Staley, whose No. 1 Gamecocks beat Hampton 69-49 on Wednesday. LadySwish talked with Staley about her Virginia ties, Debbie Ryan, the women’s game and by the way, Dawn, will you ever play...
by LadySwish | Dec 17, 2014 | LadySwish |
Two and a half hours south from where she played out one of the most storied careers in the game, Dawn Staley returns, and the three-time Olympic gold medalist is bringing the No. 1 team in the nation with her. Top-ranked South Carolina (9-0) meets Hampton (3-5) on...
by LadySwish | Dec 16, 2014 | LadySwish |
I’ve never met or spoken to Ashley Perez. Never seen her pound out a single dribble. But for one day – Dec. 15, 2014 – Ashley Perez was my favorite player. That was the day Perez, a 5-8 junior guard who transferred from St. John’s at last...
by LadySwish | Dec 16, 2014 | LadySwish |
We liken playing for Hampton coach David Six to joining the Marines – not everyone can handle the demands, but those who can wind up part of something special. Take the Lady Pirates’ 2014-15 non-conference schedule…please. I mean, it’s brutal....