Marquette Ends Illinois' Season, South Dakota Survives

#2 posting 3.27.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
WNIT
Marquette beat Illinois 72-64. Krystal Ellis (Racine St. Catherine) had 25 for Marquette. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 16 for Marquette. Lori Bjork (Johnston) had 19 for Illinois. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) added 14. Marquette trailed at half. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

Michigan has been concentrating on shooting in the last few weeks. From the Ann Arbor News.

Jessica Minnifield of Michigan is a physical point guard. From the Michigan Daily.

TRANSITION OVER
South Dakota State is finished with their transtion to D1. They were 88-29 during the last four years. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

COACHING
The Livingston Daily Press & Argus believe Detroit made a mistake in not keeping Lee Piepho.

Here is more on the coaching change at Colorado State with Kristen Holt taking over for Jen Warden. They switch came after a talk with the AD. From the Ft. Collins Coloradoan and Denver Post.

HIGH FIVE
WISCONSIN--33
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 25 vs Illinois 72-64
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield Central) 5 vs Illinois 72-64
Erin Monfre, Marquette (Waukesha South) 3 vs Illinois 72-64
MINNESOTA--30
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 16 vs Illinois 72-64
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 14 vs Marquette 64-72
IOWA--19
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Johnston) 19 vs Marquette 64-72
MICHIGAN--11
Svetlana Kovalenko, Marquette (Houghton) 8 vs Illinois 72-64
Janelle Harris, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 3 vs Illinois 72-64

D2 TOURNAMENT-working overtime
Alaska Anchorage moves on with a 71-65 overtime win over Franklin Pierce in the quarterfinals. Rebecca Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) had 28 points. From the Bismarck Tribune.

South Dakota beat Washburn in double overtime 85-80. Jeana Hoffman (Mitchell, SD) had 27 for USD.

Next up: later today with the grab bag.