2010

LaTorri Hines-Allen, 6-1 F, Montclair, N.J. (No. 88 in ESPN's Top 100) - transferred after two seasons to Towson

Nia Evans, 6-0 F, Decatur, Ga. (No. 97 in ESPN's Top 100) - played four years at Tech

Brittni Montgomery, 6-3 F, Ft. Pierce, Fla - transferred after two seasons to UCF

Monet Tellier, 5-11 G, Charlotte, N.C. (No. 54 in ESPN's Top 100) - played four years at Tech

Kyani White, 5-6 G, Bristow, Va. - transferred after one season to East Carolina. Currently finishing out her career at Hampton.

2011

Larryqua Hall, 5-10 G, Marietta, Ga. - transferred after two seasons to Johnson C. Smith

In addition, freshman Kelsey Conyers and juniors Kerry Sarver and Rachel Nichols were all added to the team as walk-ons. Conyers is now a senior on scholarship and has started 13 of the first 15 games.

2012

Uju Ugoka - 6-1 F, Lagos, Nigeria (1st team All-American at Gulf Coast State JC) - completed her two seasons of eligibility at Tech

Lauren Evans, 6-1 G, Chandler, Ariz. - transferred after two seasons to Arizona

Alexis Lloyd, 5-8 G, Chicago (No. 82 in ESPN's Top 100) - transferred after one season to USC

Alex Kiss-Rusk, 6-3 C, Montreal (Phillips Academy, Mass.) - transferred after one season to McGill University (Canada)

Taijah Campbell, 6-3 F, Toronto - active

Hannah Young - 6-1 F, Newcastle, Australia - active

2013

Sarafina Maulupe, 5-8 G, Murrieta, Calif. - transferred after one season to Cal State-Northridge

Vanessa Panousis, 5-7 G, Sydney, Australia - active

Maddison Penn, 6-0 G, Sydney, Australia - returned to Australia after one season

Samantha Hill, 5-10 G, Toronto - active

Tara Nahodil, 6-4 C, Pine Grove, Pa. - active

Breanna Brown, 6-4 C, Oakland (No. 49 on ESPN's Top 100) - Secured release from Tech over the summer and signed with Oregon State.

2014

Brielle Blaire, 6-1 G/F, Salisbury, N.C. (No. 72 in ESPN's Top 100) - transferred after one semester to Texas Tech

Khadedra Croker, 6-1 F, Suffolk, Va. - active

Rachel Camp, 5-10 G, Forest City, N.C. - active

Dominique Powell, 6-3 F, Washington D.C. (Gulf Coast State junior college) - active

Regan Magarity, 6-3 F, Norrkoping, Sweden - active (out for the season after calf surgery)

Happy New Year from LadySwish!

Wishing all our players, coaches, SIDs, fans and readers a Happy 2015!

Two-minute drill with Richmond's Janelle Hubbard

We got our first request for two-minute drill and it's Richmond's Janelle Hubbard, who was kind enough to accommodate. She's close with Mom (who's pleased with the back-to-brunette hair color, gives a shout out to her BFF in Nigeria and tells us who the funniest Spider is.

See also:

Two-minute drill: Richmond's Gen Okoro
Two-minute drill: Liberty's Karly Buer
Two-minute drill: Longwood's Treasure Avery
Two-minute drill: Richmond's Liv Healy
Two-minute drill: Norfolk State's Rae Corbo

Wanna nominate someone for Two-minute drill? Email us at ladyswishing@hotmail.com or tweet us @ladyswish

Hey, Virginia, stuff happens

Hey, the Davidson kids are on scholarship, too.

And when scholarship kids with good coaching catch fire, watch out. It hadn't happened a lot for these Wildcats, who packed a six-game losing streak for their weekend trip to Charlottesville. But it all came together Sunday, when Davidson sprinted off on a 29-4 run and stunned Virginia 67-57 at John Paul Jones Arena.

So let's start by giving credit where it's due - to the winners, particularly junior forward Hannah Early, who went off for 24 points - one shy of her career high - and nailed six of the Wildcats' 11 3-pointers.

As for Virginia, this wasn't about coming out flat and "not being ready to play." The Cavaliers were up 14 with less than four minutes to go in the first half. No, Virginia was ready to play. Virginia just got beat.

Now we'd be lying if we said we saw this coming. But for anyone that saw the Cavaliers' previous game against Howard, Sunday's result can't be totally shocking. The final score (74-53) against the Bison masked the fact that Virginia got away with doing a lot of things (25 turnovers) that typically get you beat.

Howard didn't have the weaponry to exploit the Cavaliers' mistakes. Davidson did.

Look, this isn't about what Virginia used to be, or what Virginia should be. It's about what Virginia is right now, and that's a promising group heavily dependent on first- and second-year players trying to learn how to collectively max out.

One look at Virginia's non-conference schedule - heavily weighted with home games against rebuilding/mid-tier foes - was coach Joanne Boyle's signal to the masses that she knew this was going to take time. So Cavaliers fans have spent November and December watching the sausage get made. And as we all know, that ain't always pretty.

Also - and this can't be overlooked - the fact that Boyle was away for 16 days during her adoption journey could not have helped. Now, Virginia has a crack staff of assistants, and that Twitter picture of Boyle and her new daughter brings tears of joy to our eyes every time we look at it. We could not be more happy for the two of them.

But in pure building-a-basketball-team terms, the Cavaliers had to have missed their leader.

That said, nothing that can't be overcome occurred with the loss to Davidson. In fact, it might actually speed the team's maturation process. I mean, it's one thing to acknowledge mistakes after a 21-point victory. It's another thing entirely to recognize them from the loser's locker room after a game many expected you to win going away.

Since we like to keep things on the optimistic tip here at LadySwish, that's the theory we're rolling with. So as strange as it may seem, we're actually more bullish on these Cavaliers today than we were heading into the Christmas break.

Prove us right, Cavaliers.

Scenes from Richmond at William and Mary

Scenes from William and Mary's game vs. Richmond: left, former W&M star Emily Correal, in town with her parents from Pennsylvania. Top: Coach Ed Swanson's nieces Gabrielle Fay-O'Hara and Kathryn Tolla and friend Jessica Manchak; bottom: the Charlotte Park neighborhood in Williamsburg shows off its support of the Tribe. The Spiders won 59-56.

A personal hello from William and Mary's Emily Correal

Great to see professional baller Emily Correal at William and Mary on Sunday taking in her alma mater's game against Richmond. Correal plays in Italy and is a member of the Italian National Team.

Two-minute drill: Liberty's Karly Buer

Karly Buer landed at Liberty this season after graduating from Missouri State. With one year of eligibility left, she wanted to pursue her master's in outdoor adventure sport -- a program Liberty offers and Missouri State does not. Get to know Karly and what's behind her unusual major, and she'll also give you tips for fun in her hometown Concordia, Kansas, in our latest two-minute drill.

See also:

Two-minute drill: Richmond's Gen Okoro
Two-minute drill: Longwood's Treasure Avery
Two-minute drill: Richmond's Liv Healy
Two-minute drill: Norfolk State's Rae Corbo

Wanna nominate a player for Two-minute drill? Email us at ladyswishing@hotmail.com or tweet us @LadySwish.

Merry Christmas from LadySwish

James Madison, Virginia, Liberty, Richmond atop LadySwish rankings

A look at the state's best teams as we approach the holiday break.

1. James Madison (9-1)

Never mind the AP voters, who still have Stanford sitting at No. 15 even though the Cardinal was beaten soundly by an "unranked" Chattanooga team. We know that JMU is nothing short of a Top 25 team, and the Dukes remain atop the LadySwish rankings.

2. Virginia (9-2)

We're not sold on the Cavs thriving in the ACC just yet, but the three freshmen led by Mikayla Venson, continue to impress as does veteran Faith Randolph. UVa., should close out the nonconference with an 11-2 mark given upcoming games in their own holiday tournament featuring Davidson and Drexel. Then the real test begins.

3. Liberty (6-5)

Three straight losses have taken the pretty out of the Lady Flames' record. One of the losses was to unbeaten and top-ranked South Carolina, a team we're convinced is up to the UConn challenge given our up-close look at them against Hampton last week. Wish Liberty had eeked out another for the win column over NC State. Big South play awaits, and we think Liberty will be fine, thank you.

4. Richmond (6-4)

Three straight wins for the Spiders means good tidings as Richmond heads into the holiday break. We look forward to seeing them up close on Dec. 28 at William and Mary.

5. Hampton (3-7)

Lady Pirates, we don't know what to do with you. We follow the philosophy that this is a weekly (OK, most times weekly) poll, and Hampton very well might be among the top three teams in the state. Playing the toughest schedule in the nation doesn't inflate your record, but what it does do is suddenly make the MEAC look manageable, inviting and winnable for the sixth year in a row.

6. Old Dominion (7-3)

Unlike Hampton, the record looks nice, but what does it mean? Like Hampton, we're going to find out with CUSA around the corner, but first a Dec. 29 date with a Cal team that just fell out of the AP rankings.

7. George Mason (8-4)

Three wins in four days leaves us feeling good about the new year for the Patriots, who wrap up the nonconference slate with Towson on Dec. 30.

8. Virginia Tech (8-4)

The Hokies have strung together four wins against Longwood, North Carolina Central, Western Carolina and Radford, and freshman Rachel Camp is a proven offensive threat, but like Virginia, like ODU, the real test is conference. A Dec. 30 date with Hofstra, which has  a win streak of its own of four, tunes these Hokies up for a loaded ACC.

9. William and Mary (6-4)

Lump of coal is all we have to say about that late trey from Maine that ruined the Tribe's chances for seven wins before the break. Richmond beware: These Tribe aren't the Tribe of Christmas past.

10. VCU (8-4)

Three nice wins followed the Rams lethargic performance at ODU, and a pair of MEAC foes await before daunting Atlantic 10 play.

11. Radford (3-8)

Disappointing losses to West Virginia State and Virginia Tech leave the Highlanders looking for consistency with Big South play awaiting.

12. Norfolk State (2-7)

The two-point loss to Marshall still stings, but NSU has to be feeling good about Rae Corbo, MEAC Player of the Week for the second straight time this week.

13. Longwood (0-11)

The new year can't get here fast enough for the winless Lancers.

RPI numbers and other fun stuff

It's still a bit early to take RPI numbers to the bank, but here's how Virginia's Division I teams stand through games of Dec. 21 according to official NCAA statistics:

JMU (9-1) 

RPI: 7

Non-conference schedule strength: 35

Home: 5-0; Road: 3-0; Neutral: 1-1

Opponents' combined record: 60-46

Opponents at .500 or better: 6 of 10

Best RPI win: home vs. Pittsburgh (8-3, RPI 23)

Worst (only) RPI loss: neutral site vs. Maryland (9-2, RPI 41)

Hampton  (3-7, 1-0 MEAC)

RPI: 57

Non-conference schedule strength: 1

Home: 1-2; Road: 2-5; Neutral: 0-0

Opponents' combined record: 76-26 (74-16 vs. non-conference foes)

Opponents at .500 or better: 9 of 10

Best RPI win: at Penn (4-4, RPI 122)

Worst RPI loss: at Kansas State (8-1, RPI 80)

Virginia (9-2)

RPI: 89

Non-conference schedule strength: 251

Home: 7-0; Road: 2-1; Neutral: 0-1

Opponents' combined record: 51-67

Opponents at .500 or better: 6 of 11

Best RPI win: home vs. Ohio State (7-4, RPI 50)

Worst RPI loss: neutral site vs. Toledo (6-4, RPI 64)

Old Dominion (7-3)

RPI: 93

Non-conference schedule strength: 119

Home: 4-2; Road: 1-1; Neutral: 2-0

Opponents' combined record: 60-50

Opponents at .500 or better: 7 of 10

Best RPI win:  home vs. VCU (7-4, RPI 113)

Worst RPI loss: home vs. Rider (3-8, RPI 287)

Liberty (6-5, 2-0 Big South) 

RPI: 108

Non-conference schedule strength: 57

Home: 3-1; Road: 2-3; Neutral: 1-1

Opponents' combined record: 66-53
   (last 3 opponents, N.C. State, Minnesota and South Carolina, are a combined 33-4)

Opponents at .500 or better: 6 of 10

Best RPI win; home vs. VCU (7-4, RPI 113)

Worst RPI loss: home vs. Charlotte (4-7, RPI 208)

VCU (7-4)

RPI: 113

Non-conference schedule strength: 221

Home: 5-0; Road: 2-4; Neutral: 0-0

Opponents' combined record: 58-61

Opponents at .500 or better: 7 of 11

Best RPI win: home vs. Texas-Pan American (7-7, RPI 143)

Worst RPI loss: at William and Mary (6-4, RPI 162)

Richmond (6-4)

RPI: 160

Non-conference schedule strength: 258

Home: 4-1; Road: 2-1; Neutral: 0-2

Opponents' combined record: 47-66

Opponents at .500 or better: 4 of 10

Best RPI win: at Eastern Kentucky (5-5, RPI 177)

Worst RPI loss: neutral site vs. Central Michigan (4-5, RPI 96)

William and Mary (6-4)

RPI: 162

Non-conference schedule strength: 263

Home: 3-1; Road: 3-3; Neutral: 0-0

Opponents' combined record: 51-59

Opponents at .500 or better: 6 of 10

Best RPI win: home vs. VCU (7-4, RPI 113)

Worst RPI loss: at N.C. A&T (7-5, RPI 221)

Virginia Tech (8-4)

RPI: 180

Non-conference schedule strength: 263

Home: 7-2; Road: 1-2; Neutral: 0-0

Opponents' combined record: 60-71

Opponents at .500 or better: 6 of 12

Best RPI win: home vs. East Tennessee State (7-6, RPI 132)

Worst RPI loss: at George Mason (7-4, RPI 263)

Radford (3-8, 0-2 Big South)

RPI: 231

Non-conference schedule strength: 87

Home: 2-5; Road: 1-3;  Neutral: 0-0

Opponents' combined record: 66-47

Opponents at .500 or better: 8 of 11

Best RPI win: at Appalachian State (4-4, RPI 118)

Worst RPI loss: home vs. Coastal Carolina (7-3, RPI 279)

Worst overall loss: home vs. Division II West Virginia State (3-5)

George Mason (7-4)

RPI: 263

Non-conference schedule strength: 346

Home: 3-2; Road: 1-1; Neutral: 3-1

Opponents' combined record: 46-68

Opponents at .500 or better: 5 of 11

Best RPI win: Neutral site vs. Winthrop (5-5, RPI 135)

Worst RPI loss: at Navy (6-5, RPI 286)

Norfolk State (2-7, 1-0 MEAC)

RPI: 314

Non-conference schedule strength: 225

Home: 1-3; Road: 1-3; Neutral: 0-1

Opponents' combined record: 46-51

Opponents at .500 or better: 4 of 9

Best RPI win: at Tennessee State (3-7, RPI 248)

Worst RPI loss: at Radford (3-8, RPI 231)

Longwood (0-10, 0-2)

RPI: 328

Non-conference schedule strength: 87

Home: 0-2; Road: 0-8; Neutral: 0-0

Opponents' combined record: 64-48

Opponents at .500 or better: 8 of 10

Best RPI loss: at Virginia (9-2, RPI 89)

Worst RPI loss: home vs. UNC Asheville (3-8, RPI 343)