Missouri Valley Opens Conference Play

#4 posting 12.30.2006
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COLLEGE REPORT
D1
Marquette sunk Navy 67-40

Seton Hall beat Central Michigan 79-55 in the Christmas City Classic.

Yale beat Providence 68-55. Hopkins' Kaitlyn Lillemoe had four off the bench for Yale.

Denver downed New Orleans 68-48. Breck's Megan Givens had 2, and Bloomington Kennedy's Ashly Robinson had 6, both off the bench for Denver.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Northern Iowa flipped Bradley 74-47 to open Missouri Valley action. White Bear Lake's Jackie Norton did not score for UNI.

Illinois State dropped Creighton 70-59. Eastview's Michelle Kaus had 3 as a starter, and Mpls North's Tyrai Bronson had 2 off the bench for Creighton.

Indiana State halted Drake 84-67

New Mexico State foiled Colorado State 71-55. Breck's trio of Kelly Finley (16 points), Emily Neal (8) and Kelly Mullaney (4) provided over half of CSU points.

Iowa State smoked Utah State 70-40. West Central's Megan Ronhovde had 3, Pelican Rapids' Gillian Bjerke had 1 and Woodbury's Amanda Nisleit had 2 for Iowa State.

Northern Illinois had the better of Kansas 82-74. Holy Angels' Kristin Wiener had 17 for NIU.

Nebraska tackled Florida 81-73 to win the Florida State Farm Classic. Cannon Falls' Cory Montgomery had 3 for Nebraska.

Virginia Tech put the clamps on Detroit 71-57 to win their own Lady Luck tournament. Benilde-St. Margaret's Chanica Hall had 6 for Detroit.

Army triumphed over St. Francis, NY 57-43

Maine dropped Northwestern State 79-63 in the Cavalier Classic. Hopkins' Abby Greene had 2, and Breck's Lindsey Hugstad-Vaa had 17, both started for Maine.

Wisconsin is preparing for measuring stick Michigan State. From the Capital Times.

D2
UN Omaha crunched Adams State 93-54. North St. Paul's Cayla Hargrove had 14 for UNO.

North Dakota beat Seattle 75-64

Northern State defeated old Northern Sun rival UM Duluth 60-47. The Aberdeen American News recounts the hard defensive effort by NSU. Noelle Hall, formerly of Lewiston-Altura HS MN, reached the 1000 point mark with 19. She is the 26th player to make it for Northern State.

Augustana's Amy Puthoff is featured in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader with her stepped up offense.

D3
Bethel beat Manchester 66-57. Hancock's JoLynn Thielke led Bethel with 16.

UW LaCrosse beat Dubuque 66-54

UW Stout left no doubt with a 71-45 win over Southwestern TX

JUCO
Mesabi Range dropped Minneapolis 76-69

Rochester beat Iowa Central 63-53

Next up: an out & about, plus tomorrow The Week That Was #6, the tournament recaps and new years outlooks