Gophers to Face Middle TN State

#3 posting 11.19.2006
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SIGNING
Tiffany LeGreair, Detroit Northwestern a 6-3 center has signed with Coppin State. LeGreair averaged 7.8 points a game this year. From the Detroit Free Press.

D1 ACTION
The Minnesota Gophers won their first game in the Subway Classic with a 85-60 win over Princeton. The StarTribune looks at the lunch bucket and flair the Gophers play with. Minnesotans Ali Pritchard, Apple Valley and Jillian Schurle, Hopkins had 6 and 4 for the Tigers.
The Gophers will face Middle Tennessee State in the championship today, MTSU beat Maine 87-60 in the other semifinals. Abby Greene, Hopkins starts as a freshman and had 2 for Maine. Lindsey Hugsted-Vaa, Breck had 8 off the bench for the Black Bears.

Iowa had to come from behind to beat Florida International 72-62. Lindsey Nyenhuis had three 3s to help the Hawkeyes. From the Des Moines Register.

Michigan trailed by 8 in the second half before mounting a comeback to beat UNLV 68-58 on the road. From the Ann Arbor News too.

Illinois won another instate rivalry game with an 87-59 victory over Loyola of Chicago. Lori Bjork, Johnston IA had 15, and Jenna Smith,, Bloomington Kennedy had 6 for the Illini.

Eastern Michigan coach Suzy Merchant picked up career win #200 in a 90-66 win over Morehead State From the Ann Arbor News.

#3 Oklahoma enjoyed their stay in Hawaii, but weren't kind to the hosts in a 76-56 win in the Waikiki Beach Marriott Classic. From the Honolulu Star Bulletin and Honolulu Advertiser.

Ball State edged Wright State 75-68. It was Wright State's first game.

Boston University slipped by in a come from behind win over UMKC 68-66

Bowling Green won the UCF Golden Knights Tournament in Orlando with an 87-56 win over Fairleigh Dickinson.

St Louis survived after leading by 17 in a 66-65 win over UT Martin.

Xavier won their own tournament with a 75-65 victory over Loyola Marymount.

New Akron coach Jodi Kest won her first game at the school in a 55-44 win over Binghamton in the Florida Atlantic Tip-Off Classic. Former Bloomington Kennedy player Allison Schoff had 7 for Akron.

Denver crunched Lamar 97-43. It was Denver's first game. Megan Givens, Breck had 6 for Denver.

PREVIEW
Drake has been in tight contests this year. Cal State Fullerton comes to play today and Drake may have been tested in the fire. From the DM Register.

D2 ACTION
UM Duluth finally had luck roll their way as they won a tight game 76-73 over host Concordia St. Paul. CSP led 73-69 with 37 seconds left. UMD's Steph Reiter, Blaine canned the go ahead trey.
MSU Moorhead won the CSP tournament with a 66-55 win over Northern Michigan.

Augustana won their second game in Mankato with a 63-50 win over UM Crookston. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
MSU Mankato also won their second game with a 76-67 win over Bemidji State. Flecia Foster was named MVP of the tournament. From the Mankato Free Press and Bemidji Pioneer.

Winona State downed down river rival UW LaCrosse 70-63.

Northern State is now 3-0 after a 64-46 win over Colorado Mines in the Colorado Christian Tournament. From the Aberdeen American News.

St. Cloud State won the Al Kaly Shrine Classic over Colorado St.-Pueblo 75-59. from the St. Cloud Times.

North Dakota is without the services of Casey Maffin and Danye Guinn provided the lift again in a 71-62 win over MSU Billings in the Yellowjacket Classic. From the Grand Forks Herald.

Upper Iowa toasted Loras 68-46.

Lewis topped out Michigan Tech 82-69.

Hawaii Pacific is just starting their women's program. Here is their progress from the Honolulu Star Bulletin.

D3 ACTION
St. Thomas edged Northland 53-49 in the Redlands tournament for their first win of the year.

St. Mary's MN got beat by Lewis & Clark 52-38 in the Bon Appetite Classic in Portland, Oregon.

St. Benedict lost in their first game out Emmanuel College Tip-Off Tournament to Connecticut Wesleyan 60-57. From the St. Cloud Times.

Concordia Moorhead beat #17 Notre Dame College 77-63 in the Great Ships Tipoff Tournament in Virginia. CM's Melanie Hageman was named tourney MVP.
Salisbury outpointed St. Olaf in the same tournament 77-67.

St. Catherine traveled to California and came home 2-0. They destroyed Cal Tech 88-40 on Satruday. They hung on Friday with a 52-48 win over Whittier.

Stout took the Carroll title with a 70-50 win over Edgewood.

Superior stopped Clarke 79-59

Presentation reached the century mark with a 100-46 victory over Canadian Mennonite University. From the American News.

Bethany beat Dominican 88-62 in the Alverno Classic.

St. Scholastica split over the weekend. They lost to 58-55 to Viterbo Friday , and they beat Lawrence 64-50.
UW Stevens Point won their own tournament with a 69-31 win over Viterbo.

Northwestern MN had their tournament this past weekend. NW lost to North Central 49-47 on Friday, and lost to Judson 79-71 on Saturday.
In the same tournament Mayville State beat Judson and North Central in the championship game 85-45. Laura Big Crow for Mayville State was named MVP of the Tournament.

Central IA upset #10 Washington MO 80-69.

UW Platteville beat host Ripon to win their tournament 88-77.

Lakeland won their game against MacMurray College 69-39. From the Sheboygan Press.

Simpson took care of St. Norbert 74-59. From the Green Bay Press-Gazette.

UW Oshkosh lost in the finals of the Forester Tip-Off in Lake Forest IL to the hosts 76-61. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

Albion split this weekend in Indiana coming away with a 62-44 win over Manchester on Saturday.

Hope held on and knocked off #4 Baldwin-Wallace in the Hope Tip off tournament by the narrow margin of 68-66. Julie Henderson scored the game winning lay up with less than two seconds left. From the Grand Rapids Press.

Hillsdale won the Mountain View Tip-Off in Greensburg, Pa. with a 72-55 victory over Seton Hill (not Hall). from the Jackson Citizen-Patriot.

Adrian rolled in a 96-44 trashing of Rochester. From the Adrian Daily Telegram.

NAIA ACTION
Northwestern IA edged Mount Marty 66-64 in the Great Plains conference opener for each.

#7 Morningside missed the century mark by one in a 99-65 GPAC win over Sioux Falls. From the Sioux City Journal.

Doane led by 19, then trailed by 4 before coming back to beat Concordia, Neb. 70-66

Black Hills State climbed Rocky Mountain 78-57

JUCO ACTION
St. Clair Co CC lost a tight 61-59 game to Muskegon CC. On Friday SC4 lost to Kalamazoo 74-54. From the Port Huron Herald Times.

Kellogg CC downed Mott CC 91-76. The game had to moved up four hours so people could watch the Michigan/Ohio State football game. From the Flint Journal.

Mesabi Range knocked out Ridgewater 58-42.

CONFERENCE NEWS
The Northern Sun is now the place to be. The North Central is on its last legs. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader looks at the issues involved.

POINT PARADE
D1
Sequoia Holmes, UNLV 32 vs Michigan 58-68
Amber Harris, Xavier 29 vs Loyola Marymount 75-65
Patrice McKinney, Eastern Michigan 25 vs Morehead State 90-66
D2
Amanda Faas, Upper Iowa 26 vs Loras 68-46
D3
Jen Adamson, Northwestern MN 29 vs Judson 71-76
Jordane Kittoe, Edgewood 25 vs UW Stout 50-70
NAIA
Laura Big Crow, Mayville State 33 vs Judson 79-73
Deb Remmerde, Northwestern IA 30 vs Mount Marty 66-64
Brittney Klipfel, Black Hills State 29 vs Rocky Mountain 78-57

Thanks to all the readers for their help in providing information and tips.

Next up: later tonight with photos from the MN HS Scrimmages