2010-11 USF Women's Basketball Schedule
Tentative 2010-11 USF Women's Basketball Schedule in
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(SAN FRANCISCO) - First-year University of San Francisco women's
basketball coach Jennifer Azzi has announced the 2010-11 schedule,
with a marquee match-up against national powerhouse, and NCAA
National Championship runner-up, Stanford at War Memorial Gym. The
contest against the Cardinal on December 22 will be one of up to a
dozen games against opponents that participated in the postseason a
year ago.
"I am happy our schedule came together," commented Azzi.
"Coach Hardiek did a great job with it and we are excited to get
the season started."
The Dons will open the 2010 campaign with one exhibition game on
the Hilltop, as USF welcomes Bay Area Division II power Sonoma
State to War Memorial Gym, Friday, November 5 at 7 p.m.
USF will kick off the season, Friday, November 12 at 5:30 pm. when
it hosts defending Big West Regular Season Champion and WNIT
participant UC Davis. Immediately following the match-up with the
Dons and Aggies, the USF men's basketball team will open their
regular season at 8 p.m. against Seattle. The double-header will be
the lone twinbill of the season for San Francisco.
The Dons welcomes Bay Area rival San Jose State to War Memorial
Gym Monday, November 15 at 7 p.m. before taking to the road, for
eight straight contests away from the friendly confines of the
Hilltop.
USF will open the road swing at Cal State Fullerton (Thursday,
November 18, 7 p.m.) before traveling to Albuquerque over
Thanksgiving weekend to participate in the University of New Mexico
Thanksgiving Tournament.
San Francisco will open December with its final road game of the
eight-game swing, traveling to Sacramento State for a midweek
showdown with the Hornets (Wednesday, December 1, 7 p.m.). USF will
then return home for a contest against UC Santa Barbara (Sunday,
December 5, 2 p.m.), before hitting the road again for a match-up
with Utah State in Logan (Wednesday, December 8, 6 p.m.).
The Dons will welcome Pacific to War Memorial Gym Saturday,
December 11 at 7 p.m., before going on the road, again, for a pair
of contests. USF will take a short trip south to San Luis Obispo to
face Cal Poly (Wednesday, December 15, 4:30 p.m.) before heading
east to the Rockies to face Northern Colorado (Monday, December 20,
6 p.m.).
Wednesday, December 22 will mark the highly anticipated match-up
against perennial power Stanford, as Coach Azzi and associate head
coach Katy Steding, welcome their alma mater to the Hilltop. Under
the guidance of current Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer, both Azzi
and Steding led the Cardinal to their first national championship
in 1990. Following their NCAA title, Azzi and Steding both played
for VanDerveer in the 1996 Olympic games, winning a gold medal.
Stanford has appeared in 23 consecutive NCAA Tournaments, including
appearing in the past two National Championship games. Game time
for the USF Stanford showdown will be announced at a later
date.
Following a break for the holidays, the Dons will return home to
wrap-up the calendar year hosting a pair of games, including a New
Years Eve contest. Academy of Art will make the short trip across
The City to USF Wednesday, December 29 at 7 p.m. before the Dons
close out 2010 with Mount St. Mary's on New Years Eve at 3 p.m.
The West Coast Conference season will feature no fewer than
eight games, against four foes that advanced to the postseason in
2009. Gonzaga leads the charge after earning the WCC automatic bid
last season, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen – marking the
first team from the conference since USF in 1996 to make a deep run
into the tournament. Saint Mary's and Pepperdine represented the
conference in the WNIT last season, while Portland played in the
inaugural year of the WBI.
The conference slate will open Saturday, January 8 as the Dons
welcome long-time rival Santa Clara to War Memorial Gym for a 2 p.m
tip-off. USF will remain home for a majority of the month of
January, hosting Saint Mary's (Thursday, January 13, 7 p.m.) and
San Diego (Saturday, January 15, 2 p.m.).
Following a trip the Pacific Northwest to play Portland (Thursday,
January 20, 7 p.m.) and Gonzaga (Saturday, January 22, 2 p.m.), the
Dons will return to The City to wrap-up the opening half of league
action. San Francisco is set to host Loyola Marymount (Thursday,
January 27, 7:00 p.m.) before closing out the opening half of WCC
play with Pepperdine (Saturday, January 29, 2:00 p.m.) at War
Memorial Gym.
USF will hit the road for the majority of February, playing two of
seven games away from the Hilltop. The Dons will head south to
Santa Clara Saturday, February 5 for a 2:00 p.m. tip with the
Broncos, before a game against the Toreros Thursday, February 10 at
7 p.m. in San Diego. Following a quick jaunt to play Saint Mary's
(Saturday, February 12, 2:00 p.m.) in Moraga, the Dons will host
Portland Thursday, February 17 at 7 p.m.
The two seniors wearing the Green and Gold this season,
Donnisha Taylor
and
Brittany
Brumfield, will be honored on Senior Day, Saturday, February 19
at 2 p.m. as the Dons wrap-up the home slate of the schedule
hosting six-time defending league champion Gonzaga.
San Francisco will close out the regular season with a trip to the
Los Angeles area to face Pepperdine (Thursday, February 24, 7 p.m.)
and Loyola Marymount (Saturday, February 26, 2 p.m.).
For the third season, the West Coast Conference Tournament will be
held at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The First Round of the
event will be held Friday, March 4 with the quarterfinals taking
place March 5. The final two rounds will be played Sunday, March 6
with the Championship game occurring live on ESPNU, Monday, March
7.
