Illinois Shocks Michigan State; MIAC 1 vs 2

#7 posting 2.23.2007
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D1 REPORTS
BIG 10
Minnesota won their home finale 66-53 over Michigan. Brittany McCoy led MN with 16. Lansing Sexton's Ta'Shia Walker had 11 for Michigan.

Purdue pummeled Iowa 76-52. Osseo's Krista VandeVenter had 9 for Iowa.

Indiana smashed Northwestern 83-59. Marshfield's Jamie Braun had 14 for Indiana. Breck's Melissa Miller did not score.

Illinois shocked Michigan State 56-48. Johnston IA's Lori Bjork led Illinois with 12, Bloomington Kennedy's Jenna Smith added 7. Mpls North's Mia Johnson had 11 for MSU.

Ohio State knocked off Penn State 78-61.

BIG SKY
Montana State bumped off Northern Colorado 77-49. MSU is now in the Big Sky Conference tournament. Breck's Alyssa Nelson had 4 for MSU.

HORIZON
UW Green Bay devoured Wright State 73-42. Elkhart Lake's Kayla Groh and Ashwaubenon's Kati Harty each had 12 for UWGB.

Chicago Loyola rode over Detroit 73-61. Benilde-St. Margaret's Chanica Hall had 11 for Detroit.

Butler did it to UW Milwaukee 74-59. The Menasha Mauler Traci Edwards once again led UWM with 19.

MOUNTAIN WEST
Colorado State beat San Diego State 67-55. Breck's Emily Neal had a career high of 20 for CSU, while Breck's Kelly Finley added 2.

OHIO VALLEY
Eastern Kentucky beat Austin Peay 76-69. Tartan's Jackie Goetzke did not score for APSU.

WEST COAST
Portland edged San Francisco 54-52. Plainview's Anne Graner had 2 for Portland.

D2
NORTH CENTRAL
UM Duluth beat UN Omaha 78-64. Barnum's Justine Axtell led UMD with 16. Durango's Karen Theis had 18 for UNO.

D3
MIAC PLAYOFFS
It went according to script with #1 St. Benedict beating Carleton 74-50. Edina's Ariel Tauer had 17 for St. Benedict. Edina's Anna Biewen had 13 for Carleton.

#2 Gustavus defeated Concordia Moorhead 63-52. Hudson's Jess Vadnais had 20 for Gustavus. Fargo South's Melanie Hageman had 24 for CM.

NAIA
GREAT PLAINS
Morningside beat Sioux Falls 83-62. Sioux City East's Dani Gass had 20 for Morningside. Platte's Morgan Campbell and Menno' Vanessa Smidt had 12 each for SF.

JUCO
Anoka Ramsey opens with Central Lakes in the MN State tournament today at 1 pm at Willmar's Ridgewater CC. From the Brainerd Dispatch.
Host Ridgewater opens with defending champ Itasca. From the West Central Tribune.

MN West faces Northland at 3 pm. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

MN POINT EXCHANGE
D1
Emily Neal, Colorado State, Breck 20 W
Leslie Knight, Minnesota, Hopkins 13 W
Mia Johnson, Michigan State, Mpls North 11 L
Chanica Hall, Detroit, Benilde-St. Margaret's 11 L
Krista VandeVenter, Iowa, Osseo 7 L
Totals: 62, 2-3

D2
Justine Axtell, UM Duluth, Barnum 16 W
Stephanie Reiter, UM Duluth, Blaine 13 W
Kim Wagers, UM Duluth, Moose Lake-Willow River 12 W
Katie Winkelman, UM Duluth, Morris 10 W
Jordanne Even, UM Duluth, Detroit Lakes 9 W
totals: 60, 5-0

D3
Bri Monahan, Gustavus, Hutchinson 19 W
Ariel Tauer, St. Benedict, Edina 17 W
Anna Biewen, Carleton, Edina 13 L
Mindy Schmidt, St. Benedict, Champlin Park 12 W
Amber Connor, Carleton, Rosemount 12 L
totals: 73 3-2

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