Illinois, Michigan Move On in WNIT

#4 posting 3.25.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
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NCAA TOURANMENT
Rutgers beat Iowa State 69-58. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 15 for ISU. Heather Ezell kept the Cyclones close according to the Des Moines Register.

Stanford beat UTEP 88-54. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 12 for UTEP.

The Gophers need more athletic players according to the StarTribune.

The Wisconsin campus paper the Daily Cardinal looks at the disappointing season end for the Badgers.

WNIT TOURNAMENT
Illinois beat Drake 48-44. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 10 for Illinois. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) also had 10 for Drake. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) added 4 for Drake. The Des Moines Register writes of the comeback that fell short.

Michigan beat Virginia Commonwealth 75-57. Janelle Cooper (Detroit Renaissance) had 22 for Michigan.

Marquette beat Creighton 75-69 in overtime. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 19 for Marquette. Ally Thrall (Dowling Catholic) had 17 for Creighton. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel writes about the overtime game. The Marquette Tribune called the game a thriller.

Kansas beat Evansville 82-60. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 10 for Kansas.

Southern Miss beat Mississippi State 62-61. Liz Biland (Racine Prairie) had 10 for Southern Miss.

Boston College beat Vermont 76-64. Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 2.

Florida beat Florida Gulf Coast 60-55. Adrianne McNally (Pinckney, MI) had 8 for FGC.

Colorado beat Gonzaga 82-68. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 2 for Colorado.

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN--67
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 22 vs VCU 75-57
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 12 vs Stanford 54-88
Janelle Harris, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 12 vs Creighton 75-69
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 11 vs VCU 75-57
Timika Williams, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 10 vs Stanford 54-88
Kelly Kohn, Kansas (Adrian) 10 vs Evansville 82-60

IOWA--62
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 17 vs Marquette 69-75
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 16 vs Marquette 69-75
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 10 vs Illinois 44-48
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 10 vs Rutgers 58-69
Kelsey Crites, Creighton (Clinton) 9 vs Marquette 69-75

MINNESOTA--50
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 19 vs Creighton 75-69
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 15 vs Rutgers 58-69
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 10 vs Drake 48-44
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 4 vs Illinois 44-48
Hannah Skildum, Colorado (Mounds View) 2 vs Gonzaga 82-68

WISCONSIN--23
Liz Biland, Southern Miss (Racine Prairie) 10 vs Mississippi State 62-61
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine's) 9 vs Creighton 75-69
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield Central) 4 vs Creighton 75-69

D3
Whitney Thriver of UW Oshkosh played all positions. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

NAIA
New Sioux Falls coach Travis Traphagen has a Q&A with the Sioux Falls Argus leader.

Valley City State had three academic All Americans including Brittany Olson of Norman County West.

Next up: Later today with a grab bag