#3 posting 1.7.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Indiana beat Illinois 70-62. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 19 for Indiana. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 20 for Illinois.
Michigan beat Northwestern 54-42. Krista Clement (St. Ignace, MI) and Ta'Shia Walker (Lansing Sexton) had 6 for Michigan. Melissa Miller (Breck) did not score for Northwestern. According to the Michigan Daily the first half was "uglier than Don Imus."
Ohio State beat Iowa 73-65. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 11 for OSU. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) had 10 for the Hawkeyes. Kachine Alexander (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 9 and Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) did not score for Iowa. The Des Moines Register looks at the poor first half that hurt the Hawkeyes chances.
Connecticut doubled Purdue 100-50. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 10 for Purdue.
Today Wisconsin hosts Minnesota. The StarTribune has a story about Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) and her adjustment to the Big 10 life with Wisconsin. The Wisconsin State Journal also has a Karel story. Their headline says Karel is Ready for the Gophers.
MISSOURI VALLEY
Creighton beat Missouri State 79-73 OT. Ally Thrall (Dowling Catholic) had 23 for Creighton. Michelle Kaus (Eastview) had 5 and Tyrai Bronson (Mpls North) did not score for Creighton. Maggie Dwyer (Grand Haven, MI) had 14 for Missouri State.
Drake beat Wichita State 83-46. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 18 for Drake. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) had 14 and Katie DeWitt (Centennial) had 1 for Drake. Daria Frazier (Mpls North) had 12 for Wichita State. The Des Moines Register looks at the 2-0 start for Drake.
EAST
Siena beat Canisius 78-65. Brittane Russell (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 17 for Canisius.
MD Eastern Shore beat Kent State 76-71 OT. Ashley Harkins (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 12 for Kent State.
SOUTH
Middle Tennessee beat Denver 93-55. Ashly Robinson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 4 points for Denver.
WEST
UTEP beat Rice 77-54. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 9 for UTEP.
HIGH FIVE
Iowa swept the team and the Individual High Five. The Team title was tight.
IOWA--68
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 23 vs Missouri State 79-73
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 18 vs Wichita State 83-46
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 11 vs Missouri State 79-73
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 10 vs Ohio State 65-73
Kristina Voss, Creighton (Ankeny) 6 vs Missouri State 79-73
Kelsey Crites, Creighton (Clinton) 6 vs Missouri State 79-73
MICHIGAN--64
Brittane Russell, Canisius (Southfield-Lathrup) 17 vs Siena 65-78
Maggie Dwyer, Missouri State (Grand Haven) 14 vs Creighton 73-79
Ashley Harkins, Kent State (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 12 vs MD Eastern Shore 71-76 OT
Tamarah Riley, Ohio State (Detroit DePorres) 11 vs Iowa 73-65
Shavelle Little, Ohio State (Ann Arbor Huron) 10 vs Iowa 73-65
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 10 vs Connecticut 50-100
MINNESOTA--60
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 20 vs Indiana 62-70
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 14 vs Wichita State 83-46
Daria Frazier, Wichita State (Mpls North) 12 vs Drake 46-83
Kachine Alexander, Iowa (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 9 vs Ohio State 65-73
Michelle Kaus, Creighton (Eastview) 5 vs Missouri State 79-73
WISCONSIN--27
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 19 vs Illinois 70-62
Elle Radke, Canisius (Monroe) 8 vs Siena 65-78
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