Gophers Top Spartans in Big 10 Opener

#5 posting 12.29.2007
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota beat Michigan State in East Lansing 74-63. Leslie Knight (Hopkins) had 16 for the Gophers. Ashley Ellis-Milan (St. Paul Central) had 10 for the Gophers. Lauren Aitch (Lansing Waverly) had 10 for Michigan State. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) chipped in one point for the Spartans.

Purdue beat Wisconsin 65-48. Lakisha Freeman had 12 for Purdue. Rae Lin D'Alie (Waterford, WI) had 14 for the Badgers. Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) and Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) each contributed 2 points to Wisconsin's cause.

Iowa beat Penn State 67-58. Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) had 8 for Iowa. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 15 for Penn State.

MIDWEST
Bradley beat UC Davis 79-70. Renee Frericks (Forest Lake) had 6, while Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia) had 4 for Bradley.

Illinois Chicago beat Bucknell 70-62. Jessie Miller (Holy Angels) had a season high 21 for UIC. Cassie Johnson (Eastview) added 7 for UIC.

UW Milwaukee beat Cardinal Stritch 76-55. Traci Edwards (Menasha, WI) had 18 for UWM. Maurika Hickman (Mpls North) had 5, and Lindsay Laur (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 2 for UWM.

Iowa State beat Bowling Green 74-57. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 14 for Iowa State.

Eastern Michigan beat Duquesne 79-77 in 2 OT. Amber Land (Kulm, ND) had 12 for EMU.

EAST
Marshall beat Missouri 77-72. Tynikki Crook (Detroit Pershing) had 11 for Marshall.

St. Joseph's beat NJIT 68-59. Amy Wold (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 8 for St. Joseph's.

Seton Hall beat Western Michigan 85-80. Amanda Parker (Muskegon Mona Shores) had 18 for WMU.

SOUTH
Texas Pan Am beat Lafayette 60-55. Laura Cullen (Clinton, WI) did not score for Lafayette.

UNC Wilmington beat Kent State 63-48. Alisa Brinkman (Pocahontas, IA) had 2 for Kent State.

Louisville beat Mercer 99-74. Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale, MI) had 10 for Louisville.

WEST
Northern Colorado beat San Jose State 69-46. Courtney Stoermer (Iowa City West) had 17 for UNC. Brittany Powell (Milwaukee DSHA) had 16 for SJS.

Colorado beat Southern Utah 81-38. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 4 for Colorado.

D2
Augustana beat Northwestern IA 80-64. Amy Puthoff (West Central, SD) and
Ashley Holiday (Hamlin, SD) each had 15 for Augustana. Debbie Remmerde had 21 for NW.

Concordia St. Paul beat Metro State of Denver 64-55. Amanda Behnke (St. Croix Lutheran) had 19 for CSP. Alyssa Benson (Minnetonka) had 5 for Metro State.

Mary beat Colorado Mines 71-67 in overtime. Kayla Rogers (Mandan) had 20 for Mary.

North Dakota beat Montana State 88-74. Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) had 21 for UND.

St. Cloud State beat Chico State 72-60. Danielle Ellison (St. Paul Central) had a career high 18 for SCSU.

D3
#23 Carroll beat Gustavus 65-64. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 28 for Gustavus. Kim Wickert had 25 for Carroll.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester beat Mesabi Range 96-53. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 22 for Rochester. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

HIGH FIVES
In the tightest contest yet it was Minnesota squeaking by Michigan and Wisconsin 77-76-75.
Jessie Miller led all scores with 21

MINNESOTA---77
Jessie Miller, UI Chicago (Holy Angels) 21 vs Bucknell 70-62
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 16 vs Michigan State 74-63
Janessa Wolff, Penn State (Park Rapids) 15 vs Iowa 58-67
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 14 vs Bowling Green 74-57
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 11 vs Michigan State 74-63

MICHIGAN--76
Amanda Parker, Western Michigan (Muskegon Mona Shores) 18 vs Seton Hall 80-85
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan (Detroit Country Day) 17 vs Seton Hall 80-85
Kizzy Hart, Marshall (Oak Park) 14 vs Missouri 77-72
Molly Dwyer, Western Michigan (Sterling Heights Stevenson) 14 vs Seton Hall 80-85
Brenna Bankston, Western Michigan (Frankfort) 13 vs Seton Hall 80-85

WISCONSIN--75
Traci Edwards, UW Milwaukee (Menasha) 18 vs Cardinal Stritch 76-55
Brittany Powell, San Jose State (Milwaukee DSHA) 16 vs Northern Colorado 46-69
Rae Lin D'Alie, Wisconsin (Waterford) 14 vs Purdue 48-65
Aubri Rote, UW Milwaukee (Kettle Moraine) 14 vs Cardinal Stritch 76-55
Danielle Ward, Wisconsin (Milwaukee King) 13 vs Purdue 48-65

IOWA--58
Courtney Stoermer, Northern Colorado (Iowa City West) 17 vs San Jose State 69-46
Allison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 13 vs Bowling Green 74-57
Nicky Wieben, Iowa State (Ankeny) 11 vs Bowling Green 74-57
Amy Wold, St. Joseph's (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 8 vs NJIT 68-59
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 8 vs Bowling Green 74-57

NORTH DAKOTA--12
Amber Land, Eastern Michigan (Kulm) 12 vs Duquesne 79-77 2 OT

Next up: much much later tonight after the Hopkins Tournament.