#5 posting 12.18.2006
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
COLLEGE REPORT
D1
Illinois downed IPFW 74-47. Kennedy's Jenna Smith had 11 as a starter for the Illini. Lori Bjork, of Johnston, IA had 15 to lead Illinois.
#7 LSU dropped #17 Michigan State 65-50. Mia Johnson of Mpls North had 4 points off the bench for MSU.
Ohio State pounded Howard 97-52
Penn State edged Georgetown 52-44
DePaul beat neighbor Illinois Chicago 74-65. Jessie Miller of Holy Angels had four points in a starting role for UIC. She also had five assists. Cassie Johnson of Eastview had 3 off the bench.
Missouri did overlook South Dakota State in a 79-62 win. SDSU is 8-3 on the year. The Sioux Falls Argus Leader noticed a missing intensity.
# 21 Marquette knocked off Gonzaga 74-60. Racine St. Catherine's Krystal Ellis had 29 for Marquette.
D2
Alaska Anchorage beat MN SW State 70-62.
MSU Mankato rolled Dakota State 85-65. MSU Mankato is 10-1 on the year.
UN Omaha blitzed Calumet 109-40. North St. Paul's Cayla Hargrove had 18 for UNO.
Wayne State dumped Mount Mercy 66-48
FEATURE
Katie LaViolette of Manitowoc Lutheran and now Concordia St. Paul has a write up in her home town paper about her passing skills.
D3
UW Whitewater beat George Fox 53-47 in the Hoops N' Surf tournament in Hawaii.
NAIA
Black Hills State towered above Presentation 80-60. From the Rapid City Journal and the Aberdeen American News.
Mount Marty finished 1-1 at the Cruzin' Classic at Barry University with a 60-39 win to finish over Baker College. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.
JUCO
Fergus Falls beat Rainy River 61-53 on Saturday. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.
Ridgewater beat Central Lakes 59-55 on Saturday. From the West Central Tribune.
Next up: an out & about later tonight.