Big 10 1-3 in Post Season Tournaments

#3 posting 3.23.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
It wasn't a good day for the Big 10 yesterday as the conference went 1-3. Michigan State was the only survivor in the WNIT.
NCAA TOURNAMENT
Florida State beat Ohio State 60-49. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 3 for OSU.

Iowa State beat Georgia Tech 58-55. Kelsey Bolte (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) had 19 for ISU. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 11 for Iowa State. It was loud for the Cyclones and Bolte. ISU used the 3 ball to good effect. From the Des Moines Register.

The complaints in Des Moines? not enough food. From the Des Moines Register.

West Virginia beat New Mexico 61-60. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 11 for New Mexico.

UTEP beat Western Kentucky 92-60. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 17 for UTEP.

Vanderbilt beat Montana 75-47. Amy Malo (Fairmont) did not score for Vandy.

Stanford beat Cleveland State 85-47. Dominique Butler (Milwaukee Madison) had 6 for CSU.

Gopher coach Pam Borton does a Q&A with the StarTribune.

WNIT
James Madison beat Indiana 86-81 in overtime. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 14 for Indiana.

Villanova beat Wisconsin 60-54. Jolene Anderson (South Shore, WI) had 21 for the Badgers. Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) had 8 for Wisconsin. The Dance is over says the Capital Times.

Texas Tech beat Texas State 82-49. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 2 for Texas State.

Drake beat UW Green Bay 65-56. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 15 for Drake. UWGB was cold. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Michigan State beat Bowling Green 74-66. Allyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI), Lauren Aitch (Lansing Waverly, MI), and Mandy Piechowski (Utica, MI) each had 12 for MSU. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) did not score for the Spartans.

HIGH FIVE
Iowa took the high five with Jolene Anderson taking the Individual title in her last game.
IOWA--67
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 19 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 15 vs UW Green Bay 65-56
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 12 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
Kelsey Keizer, Drake (Okoboji) 12 vs UW Green Bay 65-56
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 9 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
MICHIGAN--62
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 17 vs Western Kentucky 92-60
Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 12 vs Bowling Green 74-66
Lauren Aitch, Michigan State (Lansing Waverly) 12 vs Bowling Green 74-66
Mandy Piechowski, Michigan State (Utica) 12 vs Bowling Green 74-66
Brittany Jones, UTEP (West Bloomfield) 9 vs Western Kentucky 92-60
WISCONSIN--56
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 21 vs Villanova 54-60
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 14 vs James Madison 81-86 OT
Mariah Dunham, Wisconsin (Watertown) 8 vs Villanova 54-60
Rachel Porath, UW Green Bay (Luxemburg-Casco) 7 vs Drake 56-65
Dominique Butler, Cleveland State (Milwaukee Madison) 6 vs 85-47
Kati Harty, UW Green Bay (Ashwaubenon) 6 vs Drake 56-65
Erin Templin, UW Green Bay (Richland Center) 6 vs Drake 56-65
Celeste Hoewisch, UW Green Bay (Hortonville) 6 vs Drake 56-65
MINNESOTA--36
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 11 vs West Virginia 60-61
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 11 vs Georgia Tech 58-55
Tara Steinbauer, Wisconsin (Bloomington Kennedy) 8 vs Villanova 54-60
Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin (Cretin-Derham Hall) 4 vs Villanova 54-60
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 2 vs UW Green Bay 65-56
NORTH DAKOTA--2
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 2 vs West Virginia 60-61

D2
South Dakota is "soaking up the spotlight" as the last SD team left standing. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kirkwood beat Kankakee 78-53 in the NJCAA Division II national championship. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Illinois Central beat Mott CC 95-61. From the Flint Journal.

Next up: Later today with the End of the year wrap with awards galore.