Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Indiana Scrambles Big 10 Race

#7 posting 2.26.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information

COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Indiana beat Ohio State 69-61. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 19 for Indiana. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 15 for OSU.

Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone talks to the media about last week. Questions 4, 6 & 8 talk about Minnesota.

SUMMIT
UMKC beat Centenary 80-72. Alysa Klein (Okoboji, IA) had 18 for UMKC.

Oakland beat Western Illinois 66-62 in overtime. Melissa Jeltema (Grand Rapids Christian) had 21 for Oakland. Lindsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 6 for WIU.

IUPUI beat IPFW 72-62 in overtime. Samantha Edwards (Okemos, MI) had 13 for IPFW.

AWARDS
UTEP's Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) was named co player of the week in the CUSA.

Western Michigan's Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) was named MAC West Player of the Week for the 6th time this year.

UW Milwaukee's Traci Edwards (Menasha, WI) was named Horizon player of the week.

Marquette's Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) was named to the Big East Honor Roll. This is the third time she has been honored this year.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan swept the high fives convincingly on the team side.
MICHIGAN--76
Melissa Jeltema, Oakland (Grand Rapids Christian) 21 vs Western Illinois 66-62 OT
Jessica Pike, Oakland (Clawson) 16 vs Western Illinois 66-62 OT
Tamarah Riley, Ohio State (Detroit DePorres) 15 vs Indiana 69-61
Samantha Edwards, IPFW (Okemos) 13 vs IUPUI 62-72 OT
Charlese Greer, Oakland (Pontiac Northern) 11 vs Western Illinois 66-62 OT

WISCONSIN--25
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 19 vs Ohio State 61-69
Lindsey Wutt, Western Illinois (Waterford) 6 vs Oakland 62-66 OT

IOWA--18
Alysa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 18 vs Centenary 80-72

MINNESOTA--13
Marta Waalen, UMKC (St. Paul Central) 13 vs Centenary 80-72

D2
GLIAC
Lake Superior State beat Michigan Tech 56-53. Jaclyn Armstrong (Haslett, MI) had 23 for LSSU. Danae Danen (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 15 for MTU.

D3
MIAC PLAYOFFS
#3 seed Gustavus beat Hamline 79-66. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 27 for Gustavus. Rochelle Sather (Andover) had 22 for Hamline.

#4 seed Carleton beat Concordia Moorhead 62-61. Annie Isler (Hopkins) scored on a runner with 24 seconds left for the game winner. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 19 for Carleton. Jenna Freudenberg (Parkers Prairie) had 19 for CM. Carleton now faces St. Benedict on Wednesday.

Next up: later today, again it will be a midnight beater.---by the way my Caledonia and Pine Island stories are now finished with Coach Teas' photos and all the trimmings.