DiCecco Resigns

#7 posting 3.20.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Georgia started hot and Iowa State not in a 76-56 win at Williams Arena. The StarTribune looks at the "torrid" start. The Des Moines Register called it a knock out punch. Sean Keeler said it felt like 7 on 5. Rachel Blount of the StarTribune looks at the Positive nature of Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly's style.
West Central's Megan Ronhovde had 5 for ISU.

Purdue downed Georgia Tech in the other game at Williams Arena.

Oklahoma hammered Marquette 78-47. Racine St. Catherine's Krystal Ellis had 12 to lead Marquette.

Will it be "Mission Impossible" for UW Green Bay against Connecticut? Read the Green Bay Press Gazette.

WNIT TOURNAMENT
Western Kentucky ended Minnesota's season 73-57. Cold shooting finished the Gophers according to the StarTribune. 22 Turnovers to 27 points for WKU were the cause according to the MN Daily.
Fosston's Kelly Roysland had 15 for Minnesota.

Illinois dropped Utah 59-48. Bloomington Kennedy's Jenna Smith had 11 for Illinois.

Indiana survived Iona 74-71.

South Dakota State sold out its Thursday contest against Indiana in four hours. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

COACHING NEWS
Tony DiCecco has resigned at Northern Iowa. Health was one of the factors in the resignation. DiCecco was 183-161 in 12 years. From The Des Moines Register. Sioux City North recruit Jacqui Kalin says she will keep her commitment. From the Sioux City Journal.

Cheryl Burnett is still on the job at Michigan until a replacement is named. Kevin Borseth of UWGB is a name tossed about. From the Michigan Daily.

Brighton, MI HS players Chelsea Albert (Bowling Green) and Shannon Murphy (Florida Gulf Coast) are watching the tournaments. From the Livingston Daily Press & Argus.

D2
ELITE 8
North Dakota is getting ready for the tournament in Kearney, Nebraska. They open with #1 Florida Gulf Coast. From the Fargo Forum.

The Quigley era is over at St. Cloud State. What next? the St. Cloud State University Chronicle looks at the future.

MN POINT EXCHANGE
Kelly Roysland, Minnesota, Fosston 15 L
Jenna Smith, Illinois, Bloomington Kennedy 11 W
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota, St. Paul Central 6 L
Megan Ronhovde, Iowa State, West Central 5 L
Leslie Knight, Minnesota, Hopkins 4 L
totals: 41, 1-4

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