#7 posting 2.6.2008
your daily dose of girls basketball news & information
COLLEGE REPORTS
COACHING NEWS
Adam Houdeshell has resigned as head women's basketball coach at Presentation. Houdeshell was an assistant at SW MN State before taking the reigns at Presentation. From the Aberdeen American News.
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MIDWEST
Marquette beat Cincinnati 72-65. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had a career high 20 for Marquette.
EAST
Binghamton beat Vermont 73-69. Muffy Sadler (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 4 for Binghamton. Sophia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 6 for Vermont. Jill Rademacher (Holdingford) did not score for Vermont.
WEST
Stanford beat Santa Clara 96-74. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 11 for Santa Clara.
AWARDS
North Dakota State's Jerri Penley (Ypsilanti Calvary Christian, MI) was named player of the week in the Summit League
Morningside's Roni Miller (Lawton-Bronson, IA) was named player of the week in the Great Plains conference. From the Sioux City Journal.
FEATURES
Mary's Anna Skala (Red Lake Falls) is "taking charge" according to the Bismarck Tribune.
St. Thomas' Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) is a rookie in her senior year. From the StarTribune.
HIGH FIVE
In a limited night it was Iowa edging Minnesota, or should I say Angel Robinson 21-20.
This is Robinson's first time leading the high five.
Iowa is now only 0.5 behind second place Wisconsin with 18 to 17.5 in the team race.
Minnesota has 16 team wins. Robinson is the 9th Minnesota player to lead the high five.
IOWA--21
Claire Goins, Santa Clara (Sioux City Heelan) 11 vs Stanford 74-96
Sophia Iwobi, Vermont (Fairfield Maharishi) 6 vs Binghamton 69-73
Muffy Sadler, Binghamton (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 4 vs Vermont 73-69
MINNESOTA--20
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 20 vs Cincinnati 72-65
MICHIGAN--18
Janelle Harris, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 9 vs Cincinnati 72-65
Svetlana Kovalenko, Marquette (Houghton) 5 vs Cincinnati 72-65
Marissa Thrower, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 4 vs Cincinnati 72-65
WISCONSIN--18
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 11 vs Cincinnati 72-65
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield East) 7 vs Cincinnati 72-65
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