Women's Basketball Content

Aggies in NCAA Basketball Tournament

Dave Jones — March 16, 2021 - 8:29am

As champion of the Big West Conference women’s basketball tournament last week, the Aggies won a trip to the NCAA tournament for the second year in a row — and this time they get to go.

THE DOWNLOAD: Cyclotron, Basketball Champions, Voting on Campus

Cody Kitaura — March 03, 2020 - 3:30pm

The campus cyclotron may be more than 50 years old, but it has new applications in 2020.

Watch the above video to learn about the history of the Crocker Nuclear Laboratory, and how researchers there are studying various areas of physics.

THE DOWNLOAD: Our Cat Experts Say, ‘Ask Me Anything’ on Reddit

Cody Kitaura — April 16, 2019 - 11:18am

Is your cat really crazy? Ever wonder why she just stares at her toys, but won’t play? Does your cat have anger issues? Two 69�� cat behavior experts will be taking part in a Reddit AMA, or “Ask Me Anything,” from 10 a.m. to noon this Friday (April 19) to answer all those questions and more.

This Team: Marvelous and Memorable

Dave Jones — March 25, 2019 - 4:41pm

69�� women’s basketball closed out March Madness with a first-round loss at Stanford last Saturday (March 23), but there’s no taking away …

Aggies Conquer Anaheim, Head for Stanford

Dave Jones — March 21, 2019 - 12:39pm

As the Aggies head to Stanford today (March 21) for Round 1 of the NCAA Tournament, we look back at their journey last week to Anaheim for the Big West Conference Tournament championship, and their return to campus, in photos by 69��’ Karin Higgins.

THE DOWNLOAD: Women's Basketball Champions Again

Cody Kitaura — March 05, 2019 - 11:50am

The team won a share of the title with a victory on Thursday (Feb. 28), and won the title outright by winning another game two days later.

THE DOWNLOAD: Fetal Surgery, Alumna Spotlight, Miss Idaho

Cody Kitaura — February 26, 2019 - 11:55am

Estella Mendoza of Dixon was 15 weeks pregnant in September 2016 when a routine blood test and an ultrasound examination detected a serious abnormality: Her fetus had myelomeningocele, a form of spina bifida.

Later that year, Mendoza's baby, Alexander, became the first patient at 69�� Children's Hospital to undergo potentially life-changing open-fetal surgery for spina bifida.

THE DOWNLOAD: Scoring Record, Game Show, Taste Test

Cody Kitaura — November 13, 2018 - 12:00pm

Thirty-five years ago, 69�� women's basketball great Carol Rische wrapped up a four-year Aggie career with 1,711 career points, establishing a new standard by which all future 69�� scorers would be measured.

Sunday afternoon (Nov. 11), the torch was passed.

Women’s Basketball : ‘Sweet,’ ’Elite,’ Tweetable

Cody Kitaura — March 27, 2018 - 10:41am

69��’ historic run in the women's basketball postseason came to an end March 25 in Assembly Hall at the University of Indiana, where the host Hoosiers defeated the Aggies, 81-66, in the quarterfinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament.

AGGIES IN THE WNIT

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THE DOWNLOAD: State Capitol, TODS, Football Discount

Cody Kitaura — May 02, 2017 - 9:00am

First the Sacramento River Cats and then the Sacramento Kings honored our men’s and women’s basketball teams for their terrific seasons, and then, April 24, came official recognition — in the form of resolutions —from both houses of the state Legislature.

The men’s team made it to the Division I NCAA Tournament for the first time, and the women’s team advanced to the third round of the National Invitation Tournament. Go Ags!