<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - NCAA Women's Tournament</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><description>NCAA Women's Tournament</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[U-Conn. Is Top Dog]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1110-2003Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A1110-2003Apr9.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With a core of young players and their third title in four years, the Connecticut women's success provokes a strong emotional response.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U-Conn. Wins Title]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59844-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59844-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Guard Diana Taurasi scored 28 points to lead Connecticut past Tennessee, 73-68, for its second consecutive national title.]]></description><author> Angela Watts</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[No Title for Lawson]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60276-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60276-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Kara Lawson's stellar career at Tennessee ends with no national championship.  It was Lawson's third Final Four appearance.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sites Provoke Debate]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59386-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59386-2003Apr8.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Coaches continue to express unhappiness about predetermined tournament sites.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Rivalry, Big Game]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51938-2003Apr7.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51938-2003Apr7.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Connecticut and Tennessee have claimed six of the past eight national titles. One of the two powerhouse programs will add another championship Tuesday night.]]></description><author> Angela Watts</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huskies Back for More]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44042-2003Apr7.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A44042-2003Apr7.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Diana Taurasi and U-Conn. pulled ahead in the final minutes and held off Texas, 71-69, Sunday night to reach the national championship game.]]></description><author> Angela Watts</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Vols Back Again]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43247-2003Apr6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43247-2003Apr6.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tennessee is back in the women's national championship game for the 10th time after beating Duke, 66-56, Sunday night in Atlanta.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Start of Success]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37300-2003Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37300-2003Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Much of Duke's recent success can be traced back to its 69-63 upset of a powerful Tennessee team in 1999.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Anybody's Game]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37236-2003Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37236-2003Apr5.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Final Four has all of the usual fanfare: the brightest stars, the winningest coaches and a record-breaking crowd expected. One thing missing at the Georgia Dome is predictability.]]></description><author> Angela Watts</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Success Hard to Match]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31475-2003Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A31475-2003Apr4.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[For better or worse, Tennessee and Connecticut define women's college basketball these days and set a standard that other teams find nearly impossible to achieve.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Format Is a Gamble]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23536-2003Apr3.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23536-2003Apr3.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[With the women's final being played the day after the men's final this year, those concerned about the future of women's basketball worry if anyone will watch.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lawson's Balancing Act]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14810-2003Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A14810-2003Apr2.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Two-time All-Met player of the year Kara Lawson, who is making her third trip to the Final Four with the Tennessee Lady Vols, is more than just a basketball player.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huskies Hold On]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5891-2003Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A5891-2003Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Defending national champion U-Conn. held on after letting much of a 24-point slip away Tuesday night to beat Purdue, 73-64, and reach its fourth straight Final Four.]]></description><author> Jarrod Ulrey</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Longhorns Advance]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6670-2003Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A6670-2003Apr1.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Heather Schreiber had a career-high 32 points and eight rebounds Tuesday night as No. 2 seed Texas clobbered top-seeded LSU, 78-60, and advanced to the Final Four.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beard, Devils Advance]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63747-2003Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63747-2003Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Alana Beard scored 28 points as the top-seeded Blue Devils rallied to beat Texas Tech 57-51 in the Midwest Region final Monday night.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lady Vols Back Again]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63137-2003Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63137-2003Mar31.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Tennessee stormed past Villanova, 73-49, Monday night. The Lady Vols earned their seventh trip to the Final Four in the last nine years.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[LSU, Texas Step Up]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55619-2003Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55619-2003Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[LSU trailed by 17 points in the second half but rallied past Louisiana Tech, 69-63, Sunday while Texas advanced past Minnesota, 73-60.]]></description><author></author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Valek Powers Purdue]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54839-2003Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54839-2003Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Erika Valek scored 19 points to lead the Boilermakers past Notre Dame, 66-47, Sunday. Purdue will face top-seeded Connecticut, which beat Boston College, 70-49.]]></description><author> Jeremy Yohe</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coaches and Friends]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54266-2003Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A54266-2003Mar30.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Villanova's Harry Perretta and Tennessee's Pat Summit, two coaches who have developed a warm friendship, will face each other in the Mideast Region final Monday.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildcats, Vols March On]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48830-2003Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A48830-2003Mar29.html?nav=rss_sports/leaguesandsports/womencollegebasketball/2003ncaas</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 11:32:01 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Continually overmatched Villanova advanced to its first region final with a 53-51 victory over Colorado while Tennessee beat Penn State, 86-58.]]></description><author> Kathy Orton</author></item></channel></rss>