Graham Hays

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Graham Hays writes for Page 2 and contributes to ESPN.com's women's basketball, softball and soccer coverage. Hays began with ESPN in 1999. He's now an editor for ESPN.com's SportsNation.

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Hartford's Silvia shines in return from injury

Graham Hays

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- With just more than four minutes left on the clock in the first half of Saturday's game against Temple, Hartford's Mary Silvia...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 28, 2009

Times change, but Auriemma hasn't

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

It's easy to forget that on his way to 700 career victories, Geno Auriemma built a program in the basketball wilderness in Storrs and won with players other programs didn't want.

Story | Conversation | November 27, 2009

A look ahead -- and a few reasons to be thankful

Graham Hays

There's plenty of basketball to come over the long holiday weekend, including five interesting story lines for the teams below. Connecticut Yes, Co...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 25, 2009

Vandersloot grows into elite point guard

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

As a point guard, Courtney Vandersloot takes control and says what needs to be said. And now, the junior guard is perhaps the best point guard in the country.

Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009

'After Cirone' era off to good start for Redbirds

Graham Hays

Kristi Cirone was the basketball equivalent of a winning lottery ticket. A four-year starter for Illinois State, the point guard from the Chicago subu...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

BC soccer soars to new heights

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

The Boston College women's soccer team reached new heights when the Eagles landed themselves in the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time. It's been a long time coming.

Story | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Xavier new No. 1 in mid-major top-10 rankings

Graham Hays

1. Xavier (2-0) A brutal schedule doesn't get any easier, but should they fancy a move west, the Musketeers have already made their case as the seco...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 23, 2009

Previewing the women's soccer quarterfinals

Graham Hays

Stanford and Boston College played little more than a year ago, with the Cardinal coming out on top of a 3-0 decision in Palo Alto. Remarkably, that q...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 22, 2009

ASU's new look makes most of second chances

Graham Hays

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Maybe it's true that you never get a second chance to make a first impression. But through the first two games of the season, Ariz...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Cards aim to reload this season

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

Seven months ago, Louisville played in its first NCAA title game. But now, after graduating two key players, are the Cardinals simply reloading -- or having to rebuild?

Story | Conversation | November 18, 2009

Louisville is latest to fall against Hartford

Graham Hays

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Jeff Walz will take Louisville anywhere to play any team any time. As he said at a practice Thursday night, fresh off the plan...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Oregon State is tourney team to watch

Graham Hays, ESPN.com

After two rounds of playoff women's soccer, we've got some questions. Like, which No. 1 seed has the toughest third-round matchup? Who is the MVP so far? And which team could turn its side of the bracket into upset city?

Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009

Weekend of upsets in women's basketball

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From ESPN.com's Graham Hays: No. 16 Texas A&M beats No. 6 Duke. No. 9 Tennessee beats No. 4 Baylor...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 16, 2009

What does weekend of upsets really mean?

Graham Hays

Despite a weekend full of upsets, I'd say we know exactly what we knew Friday morning. Namely, Connecticut is in a league of its own, Stanford is pret...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009

Plenty of reason for Rutgers' optimism

Graham Hays

PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- There have been times in the past when a Rutgers postgame news conference could be about as enjoyable as a trip to a dentist looki...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 15, 2009