Fennelly Wins 400

#3 posting 11.16.2006
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SIGNINGS
Keisha Kanekoa, Alishia Barfield, and Katie Wilson have signed with Hawaii. the 5-6 Kanekoa is a two time all state gurad from Honoka'a on the Big Island. From the Honolulu Advertiser.

Michigan State released their 2011 class of five which is #12 according to hoopgulrz. Their class includes Lykendra Johnson, Kalisha Keane, Brittney Thomas, Cetera Washington, and Taja Wilson. From the State News.

Northern State has signed three: Jess Peterson, Chisago Lakes; Samantha Gacke, Luverne; and Kayla Schmidt from Beulah, ND.

BIG TEN ACTION
Indiana with five players in double figures trounced Valparaiso 85-51

Iowa edged Indiana State 88-83 due to their FT shooting.

#13 Purdue crunched North Carolina State 68-38 in the WNIT championship.

TOP 25 ACTION
#8 Georgia blitzed North Carolina A&T 89-35

#11 Arizona State bamboozled Nicholls State 91-46

OTHER D1 ACTION
Auburn knocked off Alabama State 84-47

Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly won #400 with the season opening 85-62 win over Cal State Fullerton. From the Des Moines Register.

Pittsburgh rolled California PA 71-58

Providence beat St. Peter's 83-68

Syracuse stymied Cornell 72-64

UW Green Bay knocked off Oakland 90-68. In the game Nicole Piggott of Oakland passed the 1000 point mark. Elkhart Lake's Kayla Groh was a big help in the UWGB win. From the Sheboygan Press.

Western Illinois smushed Hannibal-LaGrange 81-47

D2 ACTION
Defending national D2 champ Grand Valley State slipped by UM Duluth 55-52

Augustana thumped Concordia St. Paul 93-74.

South Dakota steamrolled Chadron State 90-50. Also from the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

SW MN State beat Mayville State 76-66. And the Marshall Independent.

Winona State had to go to two overtimes to beat Waldorf 89-86. From the Winona Daily News.

Northern State dropped Dakota Wesleyan 66-44. From the Aberdeen American News.

NAIA ACTION
Sioux Falls beat College of St. Mary's 89-80

Northwestern IA topped Dakota State 63-56. From the Sioux Falls Argus.

Earlier in the week Morningside defeated Iowa Wesleyan 85-70. From the Washington Evening Star and Sioux City Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mott CC coaches were busy coaching Flint Northern in the playoffs, but they didn't really miss them that much as they smashed Lansing CC 108-58. From the Flint Journal.

PREVIEWS
Hawaii will be hosting the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. Teams involved include Oklahoma, Eastern Kentucky and Georgetown.

Lawrence is looking for more pop in their offense. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

Lakeland is getting to now each other. They will also have to get to know the Northern Athletics Conference. From the Sheboygan Press.

UW Whitewater is looking to improve on last year's finish. From the Royal Purple also the Janesville Gazette.

Hillsdale is ready to roll with their stellar senior class.

INJURY NEWS
Jessie Miller, Illinois Chicago, will miss the next few games due to a mild concussion suffered in the Illinois game.

CONFERENCE NEWS
Here is more on Augustana's decision to stay at the D2 level...for now. from the Sioux Falls Argus.

USA TODAY names their top 25 girls teams. None from Minnesota, although St. Paul Central should be in the mix before too long. They also have a feature on Maya Moore of Collins Hill Georgia.

POINT PARADE
Jeomi Maduka, Cornell 27 vs Syracuse 64-72
Hanna Reising, Oakland 25 vs UW Green Bay 68-90

Next up: tomorrow morning