UW Green Bay Beats Badgers

#7 posting 12.14.2006
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

COLLEGE REPORT
D1
UW Green Bay did make it 3-0 vs the Big 10, but held their breath, with a 70-66 squeaker over big sister Wisconsin 70-66. UWGB led by 23 in the second half before the alarm clocks rang for the Badgers. UWGB played "not to lose," late before a record crowd. Stories abound from the Wisconsin State Journal, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, and Green Bay Press Gazette all with different spin.

DePaul beat Northwestern 74-66. Breck's Melissa Miller had 4 points as a starter for NW. Freshman China Threatt of Auburn Hills Avondale MI had 17 for DePaul.

Massachusetts beat Eastern Michigan 83-80

Chicago State picked up a win at UW Milwaukee expense 54-45. Faith Buchanan, former Mpls North player had one point off the bench for Chicago State.

The Des Moines Register looks at Drake's upcoming games against two Pac 10 teams: Oregon and Oregon State. It also looks at where the Missouri Valley conference is in relation to other conferences.

D2
Augustana continued their dominating performances of late with a 85-41 over Dakota Wesleyan

North Dakota knocked around UM Crookston 89-51

St. Cloud State beat UW Eau Claire 77-71. SCSU coach Dr. Lori Ulferts picked up win #200 as the Huskies coach.

D3
Macalester picked up a big win over UW River Falls 52-46

UW Superior beat Northwestern MN 61-47

Olivet beat Kalamazoo 89-54 in what was described as a tough loss by the Kalamazoo Gazette.

NAIA
Sioux Falls breezed by Martin Luther 81-54. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader and New Ulm Journal.

JUCO
Central Lakes lost to North Central Missouri College 78-67 on Tuesday. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Western Wisconsin Technical College, "the invisible 9" won its 10th in a row with a 71-60 victory over Riverland on Wednesday night. From the LaCrosse Tribune.

NON COLLEGE NEWS
It was a long time coming, but as we reported last summer it has come to pass Don Zierden will coach the Lynx. from WCCO TV. I didn't see any video link however.

Thanks to the readers for providing me with information to make this site the must see destination on the internet highway.

Next up: later tonight with an out & about. On Sunday night: the week that was #4 and also a look back at the first quarter of the season.