Penn State Wins at Home Over MN

#6 posting 2.16.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Penn State maintained their hold over Minnesota in State College with a 66-57 win. Brittany McCoy led MN with a career high 16.

Michigan State beat Northwestern 68-63. Mpls North's Mia Johnson had 8 for MSU. Breck's Melissa Miller had 2 for NW.

Purdue beat Michigan 59-54. Carney-Nadeau's Carly Benson had 15 to lead Michigan.

Ohio State beat Wisconsin 83-57. South Shore's Jolene Anderson topped WI with 19.

Illinois beat Iowa in Iowa City 74-69. Johnston IA's Lori Bjork had 20 for Illinois, Bloomington Kennedy's Jenna Smith added 15. Osseo's Krista VandeVenter had 7 for Iowa.

BIG SKY
Montana State beat Sacramento 80-54. Breck's Alyssa Nelson had 5 for MSU.

HORIZON
UW Green Bay beat Youngstown State 74-62. Bay Port's Nicole Soulis had 23 for UWGB.

Wright State beat Detroit 65-54. Benilde-St. Margaret's Chanica Hall started and had 2 points for Detroit.

Cleveland State uspest UW Milwaukee 57-54. Menasha's Traci Edwards had 16.

INDEPENDENTS
North Dakota State beat Utah Valley State 81-48. Morris' Dani Heintzelman had 15 for NDSU.

South Dakota State beat Texas Pan American 78-55. St. Peter's Megan Vogel ripped it up for 26 and Worthington's Maria Boever added 11 for SDSU.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Northern Iowa beat Wichita State 53-49 in overtime. Ottumwa's Tara King led UNI with 14. Mpls North's Daria Frazier had 2 for WSU.

Creighton beat Evansville 77-65. Eastview's Michelle Kaus had 13, and Mpls North's Tyrai Bronson had 2 for Creighton.

Bradley beat Missouri State 78-75. Waconia's Jenny Van Kirk did not score for Bradley.

SUN BELT
Denver beat North Texas 72-63. Bloomington Kennedy's Ashly Robinson did not score for Denver.

D2
NORTH CENTRAL
MSU Mankato shocked Augustana 62-60. Brookings' Tiffany Moe hit the game winner with 4.5 ticks left for Mankato.

North Dakota topped South Dakota 69-60. Fargo North's Carissa Jahner had 25 for UND. Beresford's Natalie Carda had 17 for USD.

D3
UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat Northwestern MN 73-62

JUCO
Northland beat Central Lakes 52-41 and that loss put Central Lakes chances for the post season in jeapordy. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

MINNESOTA POINT EXCHANGE
D1
Megan Vogel, South Dakota State, St. Peter 26 W
Jenna Smith, Illinois, Bloomington Kennedy 15 W
Dani Heintzelman, North Dakota State, Morris 15 W
Michelle Kaus, Creighton, Eastview 13 W
Lisa Bue, North Dakota State, Austin 11 W
Maria Boever, South Dakota State, Worthington 11 W
totals: 80, 5-0

D2
Heather Johnson, MSU Mankato, JWP 14 W
Joanne Noreen, MSU Mankato, JWP 13 W
Alison Adamson, Augustana, Willmar 11 L
Ashley Langen, North Dakota, Kittson Central 10 W
Kiearah Kimbrough, North Dakota, BGMR 10 W
totals: 58, 4-1

next up: special report, and then an out and about later tonight.