导出博客文章NEW YORK -- Top-ranked Notre Dame cruised to an easy win in its opener. The rest
of the Top 25 didnt face much of a challenge either.That will change Monday
night as eight of the top 12 teams in The Associated Press womens college
basketball poll will square off against each other in four tasty early season
matchups.The Irish won their first game by 60 points to remain the top choice in
the poll released Monday, the first of the regular season. They received 14
first-place votes from a 33-member national media panel, holding on to their
slim four-point lead over Baylor. Notre Dame hosts Fordham in the second round
of the Preseason WNIT on Monday night.The Lady Bears, who garnered 12
first-place ballots, have a much tougher game as they host No. 9 UCLA.
Third-ranked UConn visits No. 12 Florida State.In other games between top teams
Monday, No. 4 South Carolina plays seventh-ranked Ohio State and eight-ranked
Texas heads to 11th-ranked Stanford.There certainly are a lot of great games
early on, UCLA coach Cori Close said in early November at a national media day
held at ESPN. Teams are challenging themselves.The Huskies, who have won four
straight national championships and 75 consecutive games, host Baylor on
Thursday. Geno Auriemmas team will play six of the other top eight teams in the
country over the course of the regular season.Somebody said, what are you
thinking making that kind of schedule in November? Auriemma said last month.
Well, Ive always been one that (doesnt) want any surprises come March. I want to
go into March feeling like we put ourselves through a lot of tests. Were going
to pass some and were going to fail some. How do you get tough? Sometimes you
have to fail.Not many ranked teams failed in opening weekend as they went 28-1,
with the loss coming when No. 19 Kentucky beat 14th-ranked Miami. The Wildcats
moved up to 15 while the Hurricanes fell to 22.Throw that game out, and Top 25
teams won by an average of nearly 37 points.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart wants the school to
play a leading role in addressing sexual assault after the recent settlement of
a Title IX lawsuit filed against the university.The school agreed last month to
pay $2.48 million to settle a lawsuit filed in February by eight unidentified
women who said the university created a hostile sexual environment through a
policy of indifference toward assault complaints against athletes.As part of the
settlement, Tennessee is announcing a series of initiatives to improve its Title
IX efforts and is appointing an independent commission to review the schools
existing programs and make recommendations regarding sexual assault and
misconduct.It only enhanced and increased our collective desire to be a national
leader in that regard, Hart said while discussing the schools educational and
training efforts in an interview with The Associated Press.Hart added that its a
national issue and weve taken a collective posture that we think we can make a
difference.Under the terms of the settlement, Tennessee agreed to change its
rules regarding student disciplinarry hearings and use its best efforts to
enforce mandatory sexual assault training for school employees reasonably likely
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is adding seven employees to the two offices that deal with sexual assault
investigations and support for victims of sexual misconduct and stalking. That
includes two wellness coordinators who will work with athletes on sexual assault
awareness and other issues such as drugs, alcohol and stress management.The
lawsuit was part of a turbulent year for Tennessee that also included the death
of former womens basketball coach Pat Summitt and the announcement that
chancellor Jimmy Cheek is stepping down to return to a teaching role. Those
changes overshadowed the athletic departments improvements in fundraising and
academic performance.It was an emotional year, Hart said. I love this university
dearly. It was a tough year for everybody.Information from The Associated Press
was used in this report. ' ' '
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