Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Destiny & D3 Playoffs

#7 posting 2.27.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Iowa is control of their own destiny. They need to beat Northwestern and Wisconsin and then they are the Big 10 champs.

SOUTH
Louisville beat Providence 82-57. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 8 for Louisville.

WEST
New Mexico beat BYU 55-45. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 10 for New Mexico.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan edged out Minnesota (or should I say Amy Beggin) to win the high five.
MICHIGAN--11
Brandie Radde, Louisville (Niles) 8 vs Providence 82-57
Keshia Hines, Louisville (Auburn Hills Avondale) 3 vs Providence 82-57
MINNESOTA--10
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 10 vs BYU 55-45

AWARDS
Ohio's Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) has been named to the 2007-08 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Basketball Second Team.

South Dakota State's Jenn Warkenthien (Willow Lake, SD) and IUPUI's Julia Whitted (Northview, IN) have been named co-Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

D2
AWARDS
Grand Valley State's Crystal Zick (Byron Center, MI) has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division Player of the Week.

POLLS
North Dakota is #6 in the D2 Poll. South Dakota is #3, Concordia St. Paul #8.

D3
PLAYOFFS
IIAC
Coe beat Buena Vista 88-73. Sarah Anciaux (Iowa City) had 27 for Coe. Aubrey Hauswirth (Pocahontas, IA), Jenn Schumann (Newell-Fonda, IA), and Katie Ebel (Cherokee, IA) all had 14 for BV.

WIAC
#1 Eau Claire beat River Falls 73-48. Rachel Mueggenborg (West Salem, WI) had 29 for EC. Caitlin Hunstock (Mpls South) had 9 for RF.

#4 Stout beat LaCrosse 65-63 in overtime. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 20 for Stout. Mandy Stevens (Arrowhead, WI) had 18 for LaCrosse.

#3 Stevens Point beat Oshkosh 84-62. Janel Von Gomple (DeForest, WI) had 16 for Stevens Point. Whitney Tyriver (Oshkosh West) had 19 for Oshkosh.

#2 Whitewater beat Platteville 93-53. Dana Thompson (Belleville, WI) had 17 for Whitewater. Lisa Wubben (Southwestern, WI) had 18 for Platteville.

AWARDS
Eau Claire's Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) has been named WIAC player of the week.

Next up: another Seashells and Baloons posting.