Sunday, January 27, 2008

Upsets, Near Upsets, OT, Buzzer Beaters in MIAC

#9 posting 1.27.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D3
MIAC
Carleton beat Concordia Moorhead 75-73. Sarah Lincoln (Rockford) had 16 for Carleton. Kaitlynn Gottenborg (Hawley) had 20 for CM.

Gustavus beat Augsburg 86-52. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 25 for Gustavus. Katie LaGrave (Kadena, Okinawa, Japan) had 15 for Augsburg.

Hamline beat Bethel 71-68 in overtime. Britta Schwartzhoff (Hayward, WI) hit the game winning 3 for the Pipers. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 12 for Hamline. Kiersten Hansen (West Lutheran) had 16 for Bethel.

Macalester beat St. Catherine 87-76. Trina PaStarr (Mpls Southwest) had 27 for Mac. Rachel Berglund (Dawson-Boyd) had 27 for St. Kate's.

St. Benedict narrowly edged last place St. Mary's 68-66. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) and Ariel Tauer (Edina) each had 17 for St. Ben's. Tauer hit the game winner. Stephanie Ayers (Deer River) had 16 for St. Mary's.

St. Olaf upset first place St. Thomas 63-58. Jamie Erdahl (Breck) had 20 for St. Olaf. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) had 18 for St. Thomas.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat St. Scholastica 59-52. Leslie Bremer (Martin Luther) had 15 for BL. Jessica Nichols (Stillwater) had 13 for CSS.

UM Morris beat Northwestern MN 54-53. Alaina Benson (CGB) hit the game winner for UMM with .06 left on the clock. Marissa Maynard (Spring Lake Park) had 12 for UMM. Kelley Zuleger and Kaelee Kendrick had 11 for NW.

Northland beat Martin Luther 74-49. Lindsey Hamm (Ontonagon, MI) had 22 for Northland. Katherine Kogler had 23 for ML.

Presentation beat Crown 64-33

WIAC
Oshkosh upset #10 Stevens Point 59-42. Erin Baganz (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 14 for Oshkosh. Chelsea Kranz (Columbus, WI) had 10 for Stevens Point.

Stout beat Platteville 69-61. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 21 for Stout. Megan Guernsey (Lomira, WI) had 14 for Platteville.

Whitewater beat Superior 92-41. Nicole Bundy (Ozaukee, WI) had 13 for Whitewater. Gigi Hudson (Coon Rapids) had 10 for Superior.

Eau Claire beat LaCrosse 60-53. Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) had 16 for Eau Claire. Mackenzie Hunter (Eau Claire Regis) had 19 for LaCrosse.

IOWA
Dubuque beat Buena Vista 87-77 in overtime. Jennifer Nichols (Woodstock, IL) had 26 for Dubuque. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 22 for BV.

COMMUNIT COLLEGE
MINNESOTA
Central Lakes beat Mesabi Range 69-64

Rochester beat Fergus Falls 79-58. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 21 for Rochester. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

IOWA
Iowa Central (20-0) defeated Ellsworth 58-54. Morgan Brown had 17 for IC. Kristin Rasmussen had 13 for Ellsworth. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

Kirkwood (9-0, 15-6) raced to a 78-19 half time lead en route to a 126-43 victory over Southwestern CC (1-5,4-15).

The Eagles shot 50% (14-28) from the three point line including 11-19 the first half. Sophomore Allie Lindemann hit five of those three-pointers and led the Eagles with 21 points, Alicia Wright also scored 21. Lindsey Elliott (16), Breann Hill (12) and Lauren Thomas-Johnson (11) also scored in double figures. The eagles host NJCAA Division II top ranked Iowa Central on Wednesday night in Cedar Rapids.

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