#7 posting 12.10.2006
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COLLEGE REPORT
D1
Iowa State beat Minnesota 67-57. The StarTribune points to a lack of urgency at the start as the downfall. The Des Moines Register looks at the difference in bench play. Woodbury's Amanda Nisleit had 6 off the bench for Iowa State.
Illinois rode Rhode Island 73-48. Bloomington Kennedy's Jenna Smith had 8 as a starter for Illinois.
Michigan State dropped Hartford 58-45. The win was "ugly" according to the Grand Rapids Press. Minneapolis North's Mia Johnson had 4 for MSU.
Nebraska punished Michigan 87-47. Cannon Falls' Cory Montgomery had 14 off the bench for Nebraska.
New Mexico rallied to push past UCLA 72-63. Roseville's Amy Beggin had 2 for New Mexico off the bench.
Rutgers schooled Princeton 76-51. Apple Valley's Ali Pritchard had 12 as a starter for Princeton while Hopkins' Jillian Schurle was held scoreless off the bench.
Marquette chopped down Oakland 64-51. It was Terri Mitchell's 200th win at Marquette.
South Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 72-59
UW Green Bay downed Indiana State 84-66. also from the GB Press Gazette.
Western Michigan beat IUPUI 78-63. Also from the Kalamazoo Gazette.
Eastern Michigan flew past Wright State 76-59. From the Ann Arbor News.
USC beat Hawaii 72-52. From the Honolulu Advertiser.
D2
NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul beat UM Crookston 77-52
MSU Moorhead edged Bemidji State 83-78
Northern State flipped the score with SW MN State 83-38. Impressive was the word from the Aberdeen American News.
Winona State went an extra session to beat Upper Iowa 70-64. Free throws made the difference with WSU attempting 16, UIU zero in the second half plus overtime.
UN Omaha rolled York 80-39. North St. Paul's Cayla Hargrove had 8 on the night.
North Dakota passed the century mark 107-79 over Alaska Fairbanks
Saginaw Valley beat Michigan Tech 68-54.
Wayne State MI beat Hillsdale 85-67.
Lake Superior State beat Northwood 61-57. Also from the Midland Daily News.
Hawaii-Hilo beat Hawaii Pacific 63-51. From the Honolulu Advertiser.
Former Pequot Lakes players Flecia Foster and Teresa Parker are united again at MSU Mankato and they have a feature in the Mankato Free Press.
Officials at both Augustana and Sioux Falls to face each other in the big sports. From the SF Argus Leader.
D3
MIAC
Carleton beat Hamline 74-62
Concordia Moorhead gave St. Catherine their first loss 87-80. Annie Keeley of CM reached the 1000 point mark in the win.
UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat Martin Luther 72-54 in UMAC action. From the New Ulm Journal.
UM Morris beat Presentation 66-56 in a battle of preseason conference #1s. Also from the Aberdeen American News.
Northland upset St. Scholastica 66-61 in overtime
Northwestern MN took the Crown 59-29
WIAC
Platteville slipped by River Falls 54-52
Stevens Point crossed LaCrosse 83-60
Stout took care of Oshkosh 61-49
Whitewater beat Superior 72-61
Hope has won their 36th in a row 87-57 over Tri-State. From the Grand Rapids Press.
Kalamazoo edged Adrian 80-77. From the Kalamazoo Gazette and Adrian Daily Telegram.
JUCO
Anoka Ramsey pounded Vermillion 80-37
Mesabi Range continued unblemished with a 73-55 win over Minneapolis
Northland beat Providence 86-64
Southeastern IA beat North Iowa 54-46. From the Burlington Hawk Eye.
Grand Rapids CC downed undefeated Muskegon CC 51-47. From the Muskegon Chronicle.
Ridgewater beat Central Lakes on Friday 55-51. From the Brainerd Dispatch.
Kirkwood is happy at the D2 level and has plenty of success to back it up. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.
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