Cornerstone Twins, Creighton Bumps off SDSU, VandeVenter Ready

#5 posting 3.21.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
VERBALS
Robyn and Melissa Veltkamp of Hudsonville, MI are headed to Cornerstone. Robyn averaged 19 ppg and Melissa averaged 15 ppg. Robyn was on the A (highest class) All State team. That makes 25 overall Michigan signings from the 2008 class and the 2nd and 3rd off to an NAIA school.

NCAA TOURNAMENT
Iowa's Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) is ready to defend Georgia's Tasha Humphrey. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Minnesota's Emily Fox survived a boating accident last summer. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Des Moines is hosting first round games. Ex Iowa coach and current Rutgers coach Vivian Stringer is back in the state. From the Des Moines Register.

AWARDS
Trophies and Awards don't mean that much to UW Milwaukee's Traci Edwards. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

WNIT
Creighton beat South Dakota State in Brookings 76-69. Ally Thrall (Dowling Catholic) had 19 for Creighton. Creighton snapped a 22 game home win streak for SDSU. "Sometimes emotion isn't enough," said the Sioux Falls Argus Leader. The Bluejays will take on Marquette on Monday.

Vermont beat Dartmouth 69-50. Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 4 for Vermont. Kristen Craft (Marshalltown, IA) had 8 for Dartmouth.

Texas State beat Prairie View A&M 84-83 on a last second shot by Joyce Ekworomadu. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 10 for Texas State.

Boise State beat Idaho State 77-54. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 4 for Boise State. Ally Sisal (Luxemburg-Casco) did not score for ISU.

Bowling Green beat Dayton 64-52. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) had 8 for Dayton.

HIGH FIVE
IOWA--48
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 19 vs South Dakota State 76-69
Marie Moser, Texas State (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) 10 vs Prairie View A&M 84-83
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth (Marshalltown) 8 vs Vermont 50-69
Kristina Voss, Creighton (Ankeny) 7 vs South Dakota State 76-69
Sofia Iwobi, Vermont (Fairfield Maharishi) 4 vs Dartmouth 69-50
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 4 vs South Dakota State 76-69

SOUTH DAKOTA--47
Jenn Warkenthein, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 26 vs Creighton 69-76
Ketty Cornemann, South Dakota State (Yankton) 13 vs Creighton 69-76
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 4 vs Creighton 69-76
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 4 vs Creighton 69-76

MINNESOTA--29
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 10 vs Creighton 69-76
Macie Michelson, South Dakota State (Marshall) 7 vs Creighton 69-76
Tyrai Bronson, Creighton (Mpls North) 7 vs South Dakota State 76-69
Stacie Oistad, South Dakota State (Sartell) 5 vs Creighton 69-76

WISCONSIN--8
Brittany Holterman, Dayton (Racine Prairie) 8 vs Bowling Green 52-64

D3
The key to UW Whitewater's rise? Landing Lindsey Buechner of Middleton according to Coach Keri Carollo. From the Capital Times.

The final four will be at Hope College. Howard Payne is one of the teams. From the Grand Rapids Press.

Hope's Jordyn Boles was named to the NCAA D3 first team All American squad. From the GRP.

NAIA
Deb Remmerde of Northwestern, IA missed the career scoring record by one thin miniscule point. From the Sioux City Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kirkwood won their opener in the NJCAA D2 Tournament with a 69-58 win over CCRI. From the Cedar Rapids Gazette.

Mott beat Johnson County, KS 81-75. From the Flint Journal.

Next up: Later today