[yvonne]

Bob asked a question about the score to the first intercollegiate women's basketball game, and I was able to get some background from author of The Stronger Women Get, The More Men Love Football (MBN, Harcourt Brace, 1994) and former Stanford hoopster, Mariah Burton Nelson.

"The first college women's game featured Naismith's original nine-player, one-point-per-basket format. Because public female sweat was deemed indelicate, men were not allowed to watch, but five hundred boisterous women packed the stands of San Francisco's Armory Hall. "The fighting was hard and the playing was good," the San Francisco Examiner reported. "The girls jumped, scrambled, and fell over one another on the floor, but they didn't mind it. They were up quick as a flash, chasing after the ball again."

"Stanford won, 2-1.

Here's a photo of the team:


http://imageserver.stanford.edu/ImageSer...4905356868

[yvonne]

Bob asked a question about the score to the first intercollegiate women's basketball game, and I was able to get some background from author of The Stronger Women Get, The More Men Love Football (MBN, Harcourt Brace, 1994) and former Stanford hoopster, Mariah Burton Nelson.

"The first college women's game featured Naismith's original nine-player, one-point-per-basket format. Because public female sweat was deemed indelicate, men were not allowed to watch, but five hundred boisterous women packed the stands of San Francisco's Armory Hall. "The fighting was hard and the playing was good," the San Francisco Examiner reported. "The girls jumped, scrambled, and fell over one another on the floor, but they didn't mind it. They were up quick as a flash, chasing after the ball again."

"Stanford won, 2-1.

Here's a photo of the team:


http://imageserver.stanford.edu/ImageSer...4905356868

[stupac2]

What year was that?

[stupac2]

What year was that?

[yvonne]

1896

[yvonne]

1896

[81alum]

At halftime at one of the wbb games a few years ago a club did a re-creation of basketball by the old rules--with three forwards who literally must stay "forward" of the half court line and three guards who must play defense behind the half court line, and only three dribbles allowed between passes.  It sounds like the rules in 1896 were different yet.

[81alum]

At halftime at one of the wbb games a few years ago a club did a re-creation of basketball by the old rules--with three forwards who literally must stay "forward" of the half court line and three guards who must play defense behind the half court line, and only three dribbles allowed between passes.  It sounds like the rules in 1896 were different yet.

[82 Card]

At halftime at one of the wbb games a few years ago a club did a re-creation of basketball by the old rules--with three forwards who literally must stay "forward" of the half court line and three guards who must play defense behind the half court line, and only three dribbles allowed between passes.  It sounds like the rules in 1896 were different yet.

This sounds like NJ women's high school basketball in my day (early 70s). In NJ, 2 of the players were allowed to play full court.

[82 Card]

At halftime at one of the wbb games a few years ago a club did a re-creation of basketball by the old rules--with three forwards who literally must stay "forward" of the half court line and three guards who must play defense behind the half court line, and only three dribbles allowed between passes.  It sounds like the rules in 1896 were different yet.

This sounds like NJ women's high school basketball in my day (early 70s). In NJ, 2 of the players were allowed to play full court.

[81alum]

Well, I am looking forward to stopping by the exhibition against Vanguard today and being transported back in time to the pre-triangle era of Stanford WBB!

Here is hoping we will all be terrifically impressed!

[81alum]

Well, I am looking forward to stopping by the exhibition against Vanguard today and being transported back in time to the pre-triangle era of Stanford WBB!

Here is hoping we will all be terrifically impressed!

[CompSci87]

Well, I am looking forward to stopping by the exhibition against Vanguard today and being transported back in time to the pre-triangle era of Stanford WBB!

Here is hoping we will all be terrifically impressed!

We are seeing some nice fast breaks. 52-22 at halftime despite our 3-point shooters missing a lot of open looks.

Lili is our leading scorer with 17. Bird with 15 mostly on putbacks. A surprise: Kaylee Johnson got the start. She looks good. Has a lot of rebounds.

Another rare sighting: full court press.

I'm loving my new seat. Moved from row F, bench seat behind the concourse, to row D.

[CompSci87]

Well, I am looking forward to stopping by the exhibition against Vanguard today and being transported back in time to the pre-triangle era of Stanford WBB!

Here is hoping we will all be terrifically impressed!

We are seeing some nice fast breaks. 52-22 at halftime despite our 3-point shooters missing a lot of open looks.

Lili is our leading scorer with 17. Bird with 15 mostly on putbacks. A surprise: Kaylee Johnson got the start. She looks good. Has a lot of rebounds.

Another rare sighting: full court press.

I'm loving my new seat. Moved from row F, bench seat behind the concourse, to row D.