The University of San Francisco was named one of the 33 winners in the NCAA Division I "Pack the House" Challenge, as announced by the national office. USF was named the West Coast Conference winner for the national-wide contest in which conferences and institutions compete to build attendance at women's basketball games.
San Francisco women's basketball capped the 2010 season Friday with a 61-54 loss to Loyola Marymount at the Zappos.com West Coast Conference Tournament at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas. The seventh-seeded Dons led for a majority of the contest until the sixth-seeded Lions' defense held off USF to propel LMU to the victory.
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the West Coast Conference sponsoring women's athletics, the WCC announced a 25th Anniversary Team. The team is comprised of the top 50 former female student-athletes to have ever competed in the conference. USF landed nine on the squad and each week one student-athlete will be featured on USFDons.com. This week will mark the second of these features and will focus on former San Francisco standout Val Gillon.
USF will open the West Coast Conference Tournament Friday at, approximately, 2:30. The seventh-seeded Dons will take on No. 6 Loyola Marymount. The winner of Friday's game will face No. 4 Pepperdine Saturday at, approximately, 2:30. The winner of the conference tournament will earn the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
USF women's tennis earned its second consecutive win on Tuesday, taking a 4-3 win over Marquette at Golden Gate Park. The Dons improve to 9-8 on the season.
San Francisco women's tennis defeated Penn 4-0 on Saturday, to clinch a 2-1 record at the San Diego Tournament. USF improves to 8-8 on the season and No. 65 Jennifer-Lee Heinser earned her 13th win.
To commemorate the 25th Anniversary of the West Coast Conference sponsoring women's athletics, the WCC announced a 25th Anniversary Team. The team is comprised of the top 50 former female student-athletes to have ever competed in the conference. Nine former USF standouts are included on the list.
San Francisco landed four student-athletes on the West Coast Conference Fall All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference today. Women's cross country earned two spots, and men's cross country and men's soccer had one each.
Sarah Mandala and Haley Carroll of the USF Volleyball team were named First Team All-West Coast Conference Tuesday, as announced by the Conference office. The honors mark the second consecutive season that the Dons have landed two or more on the All-WCC First Team.
Sarah Mandala posted 34 kills Saturday as the USF volleyball team dropped the season finale in five sets (25-19, 22-25, 23-25, 25-21,13-15) to Pepperdine at War Memorial Gym. Mandala's 34 kills marks a career-high for the junior and ties the second highest match total in program history.
Due to unplayable field conditions at Negoesco Stadium, San Francisco women's soccer has moved its first spring tournament to Alhambra High School in Martinez, CA.
San Francisco women's golf finished third out of 17 teams in the 2010 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational on Tuesday at the Kane'ohe Klipper Golf Course in Kane'ohe, Oahu.
USF women;s golf battled a gusty course and a solid field and sits in second place after 36 holes of the 2010 Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational Monday at theKane`ohe Klipper Golf Course in Kane`ohe, O`ahu. The Dons shot a 606 and sit three shots back of Nova Southeastern University heading into Tuesday's final round on the par-72 course playing at 5,920 yards.
San Francisco women's golf wrapped up play in the 2010 Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational in final round action Tuesday, finishing seventh after posting a 311 at the Almaden Golf and Country Club. The Dons finished just three shots out of the top-five on the par-72 course playing at 6,223 yards.
USF women's golf battled the elements and a challenging golf course and sit in sixth place after two rounds of the 2010 Juli Inkster Spartan Invitational Monday at the Almaden Golf Course. The Dons bounced back from a tough opening round to card the third lowest second round in the field at 300 on the par-72 course playing at 6,223 yards.
