Austin, Dvoracek Signs

#2 posting 12.5.2006
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COLLEGE REPORTS

SIGNINGS
Briana Austin, Centerville and McKenzie Dvoracek, Bon Homme have committed to Dakota Wesleyan. Austin, a 5-9 forward on the second place B team last year. Dvoracek is a 5-10 forward. From the Tyndall Tribune and Register.

D1 ACTION
#1 Maryland continued to roll with a 93-54 trashing of Siena.

Portland edged Montana State 63-62 on a last second basket. Breck's Alyssa Nelson led Montana State with 14.

The Gophers are on the road for 3 games starting with Nebraska in Lincoln tonight. From the MN Daily.

Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State, continues to pile up the blocks and awards. This week she is the Big 10 player of the week. From the State News.

The Iowa State vs Drake showdown is previewed in the Des Moines Register.

INJURY REPORT
Drake's Jill Martin is done for the year due to a back injury. She is averaging 20 ppg and will apply for the medical redshirt. From the Des Moines Register.

D2 ACTION
South Dakota beat St. Mary's, Neb 82-60

FEATURE
Mary's JUCO transfer Nicci Landdeck, is playing a long way from her home in North Bend, Washington. Here is how she is dealing with the homesicness. From the Bismarck Tribune.

Katie Wysocky, Michigan Tech (freshman from Whitefish Bay, WI) and Christina Jackson, Gannon were North and South Players of the week in the Great Lakes Conference last week.

Ericka Quigley, St. Cloud State continues to pick up awards. She shares the weekly North Central honor with Karen Thies of UN Omaha. It is Quigley's second straight honor.

Bemidji State's Amy Lawson was honored in the Northern Sun.

D3 ACTION
MIAC
Concordia Moorhead picked up their first conference win 63-42 over St. Olaf

St. Benedict downed Carleton 64-52

St. Catherine's beat Augsburg 74-52. It marks the first time since 1980 that St. Catherine's has started the season 5-0.
Rachel Berglund, St. Kate's was named MIAC player of the week.

Gustavus handled Bethel 81-66

Hamline tripped up St. Thomas 78-64

St. Mary's MN beat Macalester 54-46 in a low scoring contest.

Oberlin beat Kalamazoo 54-47. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

Jessica Merseth, Bethany Lutheran was named player of the week in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference.

Mackenzie Hunter, UW LaCrosse is player of the week in the WIAC.

Thanks for all the help from the readers pointing out tips and feeding me information.

Next up: an out & about later on tonight.