#6 posting 11.15.2007
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MORE SIGNING
North Dakota State signed two: Katie Birkel of Lincoln Southeast and Nicole Vigil of Clarendon TX JC.
South Dakota State signed three: Vanessa Johnson of West Central, SD; Jennie Sunnarborg of Osseo and Cala Westergard of Charles City, IA. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. Also in the SFAL article are the signings for South Dakota, and Augustana.
Northern Iowa will add three players: Indy Uhlenhopp of North Butler, Katelin Oney and Kaitlin Armstrong, both of Cedar Rapids Washington. From KGAN news.
Kelly Krei of Iowa City is staying right at home with her signing at Iowa. From the Iowa City Press-Citizen
The Capital Times states the 2008 signing class headed to the Badgers are versatile and athletic.
Western Michigan signed three out of Chicago. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
UM Duluth has signed three for the next year: Shelley Stemper of Becker, Lindsay Miller of Wausau West and Emma Van Winkle of Des Moines Roosevelt.
St. Cloud State signed two: Rebecca Friestleben of Holy Family and Lauren Carew of Fargo Shanley. From the St. Cloud Times.
MSU Mankato received three signed letters of intent yesterday---Sara Wiens of Burnsville, Laura Weber of Eden Prairie, and Alyssa Van Klei of Stillwater. From the Mankato Free Press.
Concordia St. Paul inked Michelle Hugelen of Rosemount.
Mary signed three: Kylie Messer of Bismarck St. Mary's, Samantha Schmit of Fairmount-Campbell-Tintah and Molly Simmons of Crookston.
Bemidji State signed Kelsey Nelson of Bemidji
MSU Moorhead added three with Angie Jetvig of Hawley, Hali Hendrickson of Albert Lea and Bridget Boll of Watertown-Mayer.
Wayne State, Nebraska signed Ali Schwartzwald of St. Francis, and two players from Iowa: Clare Duwelius of Dowling Catholic, and Micha Mims of Cedar Rapids Washington.
PRESEASON POLLS
North Dakota has been tabbed to take the final North Central Title. MSU Mankato is penciled in for fourth.
PREVIEWS/FEATURES
Jess Vadnais of Gustavus has a feature in the Mankato Free Press.
Ripon will be rebuilding this year. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.
Depth will be a key at Marian. From the Fond du Lac Reporter.
Jeanette Woodberry is thriving at Davenport after transferring. From the Grand Rapids Press.
Hope starts their season on Friday with Oberlin. From the Grand Rapids Press.
UPCOMING CONTESTS
It will be Krystal Ellis vs Jolene Anderson in the Marquette vs Wisconsin match up. A sub plot would be Angel Robinson vs Alyssa Karel. This game will be on Saturday. From the Marquette Tribune.
UW Green Bay is off to Illinois State tonight. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.
WEEKEND TOURNAMENT
Concordia St. Paul will be hosting the Wildwood Lodge Tip off tournament. On Friday Northern Michigan starts it off against Augustana. Missouri Valley then plays host CSP. Northern Michigan and Missouri Valley flip flop on Saturday.
COMMUNITY COLLEGE RESULTS
Rochester beat Western WI Tech 74-58. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for Rochester. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.
On Tuesday Mesabi Range beat Minneapolis 78-55. Shelby Slygh (Cotton) had a triple double for Mesabi Range with 18 points, 21 rebounds, and 10 steals.
UW Fond du Lac smashed UW Washington County 68-22.
Kellogg CC of Michigan beat Owens 69-60. Get past the Michigan State men's game to get to the Kellogg story in the Battle Creek Enquirer.
McCook CC of Nebraska was 1-1 at the Otero Junior College Classic at La Junta, Colorado. From the McCook Daily Gazette.
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