NWBL - Women Basketball
A Dream come True! - Mar 10, 2006 (by Eurobasket )
I am Linnell (Jones) McKenney a former professional basketball player. I will be writing a sports column for this journal and hope you will enjoy my writings. I played in Italy for 6 years and in the USA for 1 year. I hope my writings will be interesting and informative, and will keep you interested in women's sports.
Women's basketball in America has started to become very popular. In Michigan, in the early 1970's women could not participate in competitive sports. If you wanted to play basketball, you had to play on the boy's team. In fact I myself was the first female to play on the boys basketball in Michigan. My dream as a child was to play professional basketball even if there was not a professional basketball team for women at that time. But I had to be determined to keep going. Now women's basketball has taken off like a rocket.
It is very important for the younger players, because they have opportunities now we did not have in the early 1970's. Scholarships are available to almost every college in America. The players are getting better and better, and are able to participate in a sport professionally all over the world. I would say many of the players are having fun because other opportunities are also available, such as playing in the European countries.
What has to be remembered about wanting to play professional basketball is, hard work discipline and focus is what one has to have to reach their highest potential. A lot of times young ladies think it is easy to play professionally. But it takes a lot of training, practice, and conditioning. No one can play at their highest potential without good work habits. When I see a lot of young ladies wanting to play professionally, I tell them it's going to take a lot of hard work. They usually think I'm only kidding. But to get to become a professional basketball player, you must work 10 times harder than the next person.
So if you have a dream to become a professional basketball player, just remember the opportunities are there, and you can do what ever you put your mind to. But it takes hard work, good work habits, discipline, focus and determination. Don't give up on your dream. You can make it, no matter how short, how tall, how small, you can do it, if you try hard enough. The opportunities are there, and if that's what you want to do, go for it, and dream big. Because dreams do come true.
By Linnell McKenney LINNELLBIBLE@aol.com
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Colorado Chill is the Champion again! - Apr 4, 2006 (by Eurobasket)
The NWBL Championship game between the Colorado Chill and the San Diego Siege definitely lived up to the hype with the Chill successfully defending its title with the win over the incredibly powerful and sharp-shooting Siege, 78-71, in front of almost 2000 fans at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
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The NWBL Championship game between the Colorado Chill and the San Diego Siege definitely lived up to the hype with the Chill successfully defending its title with the win over the incredibly powerful and sharp-shooting Siege, 78-71, in front of almost 2000 fans at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland.
The Siege began the game by reeling off 6 points before Natasha Gamble (6'0''-F-83, college: Alabama) made a free throw for the Chill with over 2 minutes gone in the game. The Chill didn´t score a field goal until just less than 2 minutes left in the first quarter. However, the Colorado team went into the locker room at halftime up by 2 after a stunning second quarter in which it held the California squad to only 12 points while scoring 19.
Erin Scholz (6'2''-F-75, college: Colorado) contributed greatly in the second quarter by pulling down 4 successive rebounds.
The fourth quarter began with the Chill leading by 1 point, 50-49, then the game became the Jamie Carey (5'6''-G-81, college: Texas) show when she led the team by scoring 2 successive 3-pointers and finished the game with 17 points. When Carey cooled off, Becky Hammon (5'6''-G-77, college: Colorado St.) picked up at the free-throw line and was 6 of 6 in the final quarter. Hammon totaled 22 points in the contest. Ruth Riley (6'5''-C-79, college: Notre Dame) (6'5''-C-79, college: Notre Dame) led all scorers with 24 points. Courtesy of NWBL.
The Most Valuable Player of the game was Ruth Riley (6'5''-C-79, college: Notre Dame), and Jamie Carey (5'6''-G-81, college: Texas) was named to the All Tourney Team.
NWBL Most Improved Player: Tera Bjorklund (6'5''-F-82, college: Colorado), San Diego Siege
NWBL Rookie of the Year: Cathrine Kraayeveld (6'4''-F-81, college: Oregon), San Diego Siege
NWBL Coach of the Year: Fred Williams, San Diego Siege
NWBL MVP: Becky Hammon (5'6''-G-77, college: Colorado St.), Colorado Chill.
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Siege End home games in Style. - Mar 26, 2006 (by Eurobasket)
It was a very physical game all the way through, but the San Diego Siege coasted with ease, grabbing a double-digit lead with 2:12 left in the first quarter and never relinquishing it. The final score was 81-62 tonight in San Diego. Tynesha Lewis (5'10''-G/F-79, college: N.
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It was a very physical game all the way through, but the San Diego Siege coasted with ease, grabbing a double-digit lead with 2:12 left in the first quarter and never relinquishing it. The final score was 81-62 tonight in San Diego. Tynesha Lewis (5'10''-G/F-79, college: N.Carolina St.) and Cathrine Kraayeveld (6'4''-F-81, college: Oregon) led the San Diego Siege in points with 18, Erica Glover (5'5''-G) and Giuliana Mendiola (5'11''-G, agency: Domantay Sports, college: Washington) finished with 20 to top the San Francisco Legacy.
The San Diego Siege jumped all over San Francisco in the first quarter 28-11. The outside shot was falling, as they hit three threes in the quarter.
San Diego started off the second quarter sluggish, and San Francisco crept back into the game. San Francisco scored the first 11 points in the quarter before Kraayeveld ended the run with a three. The San Diego Siege finished the half with a 13 point lead, 44-31. Kraayeveld led the San Diego Siege in scoring with 13, Erica Glover (5'5''-G) and Giuliana Mendiola (5'11''-G, agency: Domantay Sports, college: Washington) led the Leacy with nine.
The San Diego Siege play their final game of the season in Colorado against the Chill. The playoffs begin next week, the San Diego Siege will be either the number one or number two seed depending on how they finish the season against Colorado. Courtesy of NWBL.com.
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Chill, and Siege are unstoppable! - Mar 19, 2006 (by Eurobasket)
On Friday the Colorado Chill added its seventh consecutive win, with the 104-88 win against San Francisco Legacy.
San Francisco kept it close in the first quarter, 22-19, but after that couldn't get within 10 points of the Chill.
A great contribution for Colorado Chill’s win had: Katie Cronin (6'0''-G-77, college: Colorado St.
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On Friday the Colorado Chill added its seventh consecutive win, with the 104-88 win against San Francisco Legacy.
San Francisco kept it close in the first quarter, 22-19, but after that couldn't get within 10 points of the Chill.
A great contribution for Colorado Chill’s win had: Katie Cronin (6'0''-G-77, college: Colorado St.), who scored 17 of her 20 points in the first half and got all seven of her rebounds in the first half, Becky Hammon with 20 points, and Scholz 11. Adrian Williams had her seventh double double with 20 points and 16 rebounds. Her rebounds were evenly spread (8-8) between defensive and offensive rebounds.
Guliana Mendiola had 20 points for the Legacy with Erica Glover and Toni Russell (5'3''-G-83, college: USF) adding 19 and 18 respectfully.
On the same day, San Diego Siege has improved to 12-2, with the latest win 80-79 against the San Jose Spiders.
In a tough game, without the injured Cathrine Kraayeveld, the Siege rooster had to step up to the game, and manage to win it with Tera Bjorklund (6'5''-F-82, college: Colorado) ’s 19 points, Jessica Cheeks 19, and Loree Moore (5'9''-G-83, college: Tennessee) ’s 8 points and 13 rebounds.
The Spiders were led by Cisti Greenwalt with 18 points and 12 rebounds. After winning the first match up of the year, the Siege has run five straight to take the six game season series.
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Siege’s wining streak is frozen by Chill. - Mar 15, 2006
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A Dream come True! - Mar 10, 2006
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Oops! They did it again! - Mar 1, 2006
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Siege on top of the game! - Feb 27, 2006
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San Diego sieges the Chills. - Feb 23, 2006
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The girls' schedule. - Feb 21, 2006
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San Jose Spiders Seizes San Diego Siege - Feb 18, 2006
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