Williams Q&A, Sioux Falls Edges DW

#7 posting 11.26.2008
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CLEARING THE DECK
D1
South Dakota coach Ryun Williams does a Q&A with the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

D3
UW Eau Claire beat St. Norbert 66-57. Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) had Heather Witt (Royall, WI) had 15 points for UWEC. Denise Heuser (Pulaski, WI) had 14 points for St. N. Plus video from WEAU---plus high school highlights.

NAIA
Sioux Falls beat Dakota Wesleyan 55-54. Jamey Hofer (West Central, SD) had 19 points for SF. Ashley Mailey (Parkston, SD) had 14 points for DW.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NDSCS beat Concordia Moorhead JV on Monday 58-57. Porsha Zimmerman (Minneapolis Roosevelt) had 13 points for NDSCS.

Northern State JV beat Ridgewater 66-41. Tara Thielke (Hancock) had 23 points. From the West Central Tribune.

Gogebic beat Northland Baptist Bible College 68-41. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

St. Clair County CC beat St. Clair College of Windsor 89-61. Rachel Meharg (Port Huron Northern) had 19 points for SC4. From the Port Huron Times Herald.

Lake Region State beat Mayville State 94-47. Kate Sharkova had 21 points for LRS. From the Devils Lake Journal.

Next up: High Five

Howard Freshman of the Week

#5 posting 11.25.2008
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D2
UN Kearney beat Wayne State, Nebraska 66-50. Jade Meads (Elm Creek, NE) had 26 points for UNK. Laquisha Cook (Houston Spring, TX) had 10 points for WSN.

Northern Michigan beat Finlandia 106-51. Kelsey Deacon (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 15 points for NM. Jillian Dolkey (Munising, MI) had 12 for Finlandia.

AWARDS
St. Anselm's Megan Howard (St. Paul Central) was named the NE 10 player of the week.

Upper Iowa's Britney Iredale (Riverside Robideaux, CA) was named Northern Sun player of the week.

D3
Hamline beat Martin Luther 74-66. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 18 points for Hamline. Erica Babinec (Onalaska Luther, WI) had 16 points for ML.

UW Whitewater beat Edgewood 76-57. Dana Thompson (Belleville, WI) had 13 points for UWW. Megan Scheele (New Glarus, WI) had 24 points for Edgewood.

SMALL, SMALL COLLEGE
Crossroads beat Pillsbury Baptist 50-44. Shoshana Womeldorf had 16 points for Crossroads. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mesabi Range beat UW Superior JV 67-58

Itasca beat Gogebic 57-49 on Saturday. Erica Cleveland (Menahga) had 20 points for Itasca. Kelsey Anonich had 12 points for Gogebic. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

Buena Vista JV beat MN West 57-48. Ashley Kirk (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 16 points for MW. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

NDSCS split in Nebraska over the weekend. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

UW Rock County beat UW Fond du Lac 64-57. Brooke Kuehl (Winnebago Lutheran) had 18 points for UWFdL.

Next up: High Five

Ducks, Fish and Where are they Now?

#4 posting 11.24.2008
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D1
Be ve-wy ve-wy quiet. The Jackrabbits were Duck hunting yesterday. From the Sioux Falls Argus Leader.

Alexander shined for the Hawkeyes yesterday in their romp. From the Des Moines Register.

The Cyclones survived at Creighton. From the Des Moines Register and Omaha World Herald.

The Huskers are seeking an identity. From the Omaha World Herald.

Badger coach Lisa Stone was disappointed after the win against Canisius. From the Badger Beat.

D2
There is a Fish swimming in uncharted waters. From the Mankato Free Press.

Where are they now? Catherine Hintz, the 6-8 Hastings center, is at Tusculum College after one year at Illinois Central CC.

D3
Bethany Lutheran beat Mount Mary, WI 76-52

Macalester beat Oberlin 85-43. Trina PaStarr (Mpls Southwest) had 13 for Mac.

Wartburg beat UW Oshkosh 70-65. Samantha Harrington (Nashua-Plainfield, IA) had 20 for Wartburg. Michelle Boeder (Oshkosh West) had 20 points for UWO. From the Oshkosh Northwestern.

Carleton is ready for the journey.

NAIA
Minot State split at Rocky Mountain College over the weekend. They beat Rocky Mt 71-70 on Saturday and lost to Carroll College 71-60 on Sunday. Sam Medcalf (Andover) had 16 vs RM. Mackenzie Mack (Scranton, ND) had 22 vs Carroll. From the Minot Daily News.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Riverland beat Crossroads 75-49. Brooke Monson (Austin) had 19 points for Riverland. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

McCook CC was 0-3 at the Air Force tournament. From the McCook Daily Gazette.

Big things are expected from Iowa Central's Kylie Dilla (Cherokee, IA). From the Cherokee Chronicle Times.
Iowa Central beat Southeastern IA 86-53. Abby Brend (Ogden, IA) had 19 for IC. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

Central Lakes beat Wester WI Tech 60-57 on Saturday. Stephanie Neugebauer (Brainerd) had 19 for CL. Maekenzy Kjos (LaCrosse Logan) had 19 for WWTC

Northwestern IA JV beat MN West 76-68. Breanna Rients (SW Star) had 20 points for MW. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

HIGH SCHOOL
MICHIGAN: Traverse City Homeschool beat Hudsonville and Howell Homeschools in the TC tournament this weekend. Ellisha Crosby had 23 points for TCH in the championship. From the Traverse City Record Eagle.

Next up: high 5 Sunday.

Giffiths Back After Heart Surgery

#6 posting 11.23.2008
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SATURDAY D3 RESULTS
Ashford beat Beloit 74-63. Kelly Fisher (Fremont Washington, CA) had 14 points for Ashford. Amanda Moore (Crown Point, IN) had 14 points for Beloit.

Concordia Moorhead beat Alma 72-45. Jenna Freudenberg (Parkers Prairie) had 16 points for CM. Heather Keenan (Charlotte, MI) had 12 points for Alma.

Dubuque beat UW Superior 81-67. Jen Nichols (Woodstock, IL) made the all tournament team for Dubuque.

Judson beat Northwestern MN 65-58. Katie DeWitt (Centennial) had 17 points for NW.

Martin Luther beat Marian 62-58.

MSOE beat St. Scholastica 56-48. Carol Cayo (Lake Mills, WI) and Kelly Costello (Immaculate Conception, IL) had 14 points each for MSOE. Katie Kimm (Mora) had 11 for CSS.

St. Catherine beat Alvreno 77-56. Laura Kalbfell (Lakeville South) had 16 points for St. Kate's. Alicia Kontowski (South Milwaukee, WI) had 17 points for Alverno.

UW River Falls beat North Central 84-17. Katie Theisen (Andover) and Tiffany Gregorich (Altoona, WI) had 16 points each for UWRF. Deb Rowland (Milaca) had 7 points for NC.

Calvin beat Wisconsin Lutheran 79-56. Marcia Harris (Grand Rapids Christian) had 22 points for Calvin. Rachel Johnson (Wisconsin Lutheran HS, WI) had 14 points for WL.

UW Whitewater beat Ripon 75-66. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial, WI) had 18 points for UWW. Jessica DeHamer (Neenah, WI) had 17 points for Ripon.

St. Benedict beat UT Dallas 75-67 in overtime. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 17 points for St. Ben's.

Northland beat Lawrence 75-54. Chelsea Lundgren (Crosby-Ironton) had 18 points for Northland. Laura Aerts (Kimberly, WI) had 12 points for Lawrence.

DePauw beat Central, IA 75-57. Laura Porter (PCM, IA) had 14 points for Central.

Lake Forest beat Buena Vista 73-71. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 22 points for BV.

UW Eau Claire beat Concordia WI 69-47. Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) had 26 points for UWEC. Pearl Wallace (Kickapoo, WI) had 13 points for CW.

Bethany Lutheran beat Silver Lake 90-59. Lindsay Kahle (Sibley East) had 23 points for BL. Kortney Mansker (Howards Grove, WI) had 21 for SL.

NAIA
Carroll College beat SD Mines 77-68. Loryn Schuetzle had 13 points for SDM. From the Rapid City Journal.

Evangel beat Briar Cliff 78-57. Christa Stewart (Glenwood, IA) had 12 points for BC.

Davenport beat Goshen 69-35. Kallie Benike (Campbellsport, WI) had 15 points for Davenport.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Lake Michigan will be quick, fast and young. From the St. Joseph Herald Palladium.

Iowa Western beat North Iowa 74-47. Kayla Williams had 22 points for IW. Nicole Eenhuis (Mason City, IA) had 13 points for NIAAC. From the Mason City Globe Gazette.

Kalamazoo CC beat SC4 78-54. Ashlee Williams had 15 points for SC4. From the Port Huron Herald Times.

Gogebic beat Rainy River 51-38. Jaclyn Aijala (Hurley, WI) had 15 points for Gogebic. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

Central Lakes beat St. Cloud TC 67-46. Cayla Collison (Verndale) had 18 points for CL. Kristin Johnson (St. Cloud Tech) had 14 points for SCTC. From the Brainerd Dispatch.

Hibbing's Laura Giffiths (Cherry) is back playing basketball after her heart surgery. From KBJR (with video).

ANOTHER D2 GAME
UN Kearney beat Fort Hays 55-54. Jade Meads hit the game winner at the buzzer. Meads had 16 points for the night. From the Grand Island Independent.

Next up: High Five

Gophers Top Bison

#2 posting 11.20.2008
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NEIGHBORHOOD COLLEGE RESULTS
D1
Minnesota beat North Dakota State 68-56. Katie Ohm (Elgin-Millville) had 17 points for the Gophers. Abby Plucker (Parker, SD) had 14 points for NDSU. Emily Fox passed up NDSU assistant Kelly Roysland on the all time Gopher scoring list. From the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

Michigan State beat Detroit 85-48. Alyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI) had 14 points for MSU. Zemora Davis (Detroit Community) had 13 points for Detroit.

Marquette beat Indiana State 77-53. Krystal Ellis (Racine St. Catherine) had 19 points for Marquette. Sarah Paul (Elkhorn, WI) did not score for ISU.

UW Green Bay beat Chicago State 66-48. Kati Harty (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 13 points for UWGB. Jasmin Dixon (Detroit King) had 26 points for CSU.

South Dakota beat Northwestern, IA 69-61. Bridget Yoerger (Hinton, IA) had 21 points for USD. Kami Kuhlmann (Charter Oak-Ute, IA) had 14 points for NW.

D2
Augustana beat Sioux Falls 68-53. Amy Puthoff (West Central, SD) had 21 points for the Vikings. Chelsa Baxa (Burke, SD) had 15 for SF.

Could the University of Sioux Falls be moving to D2? Stu Whitney of the Sioux Falls Argus Leader thinks it is the right thing to do.

D3
Aquinas beat Alma 77-50. Kathryn Bigelow (Alma, MI), Meagan Hoblet (Cadillac, MI) and Heather Keenan (Charlotte, MI) had 8 points for Alma.

NAIA
Concordia Nebraska beat UN Kearney 88-87 on a put back by Kristin Miller at the buzzer. TaLisa Krejci (Exeter-Milligan, NE) had 26 points for CN. Jade Meads (Elm Creek, NE) had 30 points for UNK.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester beat North Iowa (as I reported in the out & about last night). From the Rochester Post Bulletin and Mason City Globe Gazette.
Again as reported last night Rochester's Anne Breland signed with UW Milwaukee. From the RPB.

Riverland beat Gustavus JV 80-71. The Austin duo of Brooke Monson and Anna Hebrink each had 25 points for Riverland. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Marshalltown beat Central IA JV 69-40. April Mielke had 14 points for Marshalltown. From the Marshalltown Times Republican.

Iowa Central beat Buena Vista JV 87-51. Kelsey Summers (Waterloo East) had 21 for IC. From the Fort Dodge Messenger.

NDSCS beat Ridgewater on Monday 63-42. Here is the Wahpeton Daily News version.

DMACC is #1 in D2. From the Des Moines Register.

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Outliers, Talent, 7 More Signings, & Bad Economy

#4 posting 11.18.2008
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MORE NEWS
D1
Why does North Dakota State assistant coach Jaime Berry root for South Dakota State? From the Fargo Forum.

UW Green Bay's Rachel Porath (Luxemburg-Casco, WI) was named the Horizon Player of the week.

D2
#25 UN Kearney beat UN Omaha 87-79. Debi Johnson (Perkins County, NE) had 18 points for UNK. Ashley Nelson (Lincoln Southwest) had 20 points for UNO.

MSU Moorhead beat Regis 56-53.

UM Crookston is on the right track. From the Crookston Times.

VIDEO
KBJR has video of UM Duluth's loss to Northern Michigan on Saturday.

D3
Lakeland beat Carroll 79-75. KC Blahnik had 29 points for Lakeland. Hoewisch had 19 points for Carroll. From the Sheboygan Press.

MSOE is previewed.

NAIA
Davenport's Kallie Benike (Campbellsport, WI) was named WHAC player of the week.

Defense is the key to the 5-1 start by Mount Marty. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Luther JV beat Riverland 60-53 in overtime on Saturday. Brooke Monson (Austin) had 12 points for Riverland. From the Austin Post Bulletin.

Des Moines Area CC beat Marshalltown last Wednesday 82-60. Keisha Dotson had 22 points for DMACC. DMACC beat Wartburg JV on Saturday 63-39. Ellie Ritscher had 12 points for DMACC. From the Boone News Republican.

Iowa Central CC beat Wartburg JV last night 86-38. Abby Brend had 17 for ICCC. From the Fort Dodge Messenger News.

Madison Area TC beat Gogebic 73-68. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

NDSCS beat Minneapolis on Saturday 84-42. From the Wahpeton Daily News.

MORE SIGNINGS
D1
BIG 12
Missouri has added 5-6 guard Trenee Thornton of Kansas City Central, MO.

Kansas has signed 2 more players
5-10 guard Monica Engelman of San Antonio Madison, TX
forward Tania Jackson of Lawrence, KS. Jackson will miss her senior year due to an ACL.

MID AMERICAN
Buffalo has signed 2 players
guard Nicki Hopkins of Bath, OH
guard Amy Gardner of Medina Walsh Jesuit, OH

Kent State has signed 2 players
5-10 guard Sam Price of Eau Claire North
6-3 center Leslie Schaffer of Verona, WI

Ohio has signed 4 players
6-0 power forward Porsha Harris of Chicago Whitney Young
5-11 guard Symone Lyles of Silver Spring Good Counsel, MD
6-1 forward Tina Fisher of Park-Cottage Grove
5-7 point guard Ashley Fowler of Cincinnati, Mount Notre Dame, OH

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Mary signed 5-11 forward Shauna Knife of Bottineau. That pushes the Mary total to 6.

Northern State has signed 5 players
6-1 post Yvonne Freese, Lanesboro
6-0 forward Sarah Hintz of Woodbury
5-9 forward Alexis Holt of Bloomington Kennedy
6-2 post Audra Schmidt of Westbrook-Walnut Grove
5-10 guard Brittany Zins of Bloomington Kennedy
From the Aberdeen American News

HIGH SCHOOL
ECONOMIC WOES
The economy is forcing some schools to tinker with the schedules. From the Escanaba Daily Press.
The Mankato school district is facing $3 million dollar deficit. Cutbacks are coming. From the Mankato Free Press

Menasha is looking to move out of the Fox Valley Association. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

ILLINOIS RESULTS
The Clinton Herald has some Monday results from Illinois. Annawan beat Fulton 51-35.

BOOKSHELF
Here are two books---not necessarily basketball themed---that you may want to look at--
Talent is Overrated by Geoff Colvin. Here is an article in Money/Fortune on what is important ---deliberate, intense practice.
Outliers by Malcom Gladwell. Which deals with why some people are successful. One of the points----the 10,000 hour rule.

POINT PARADE
ILLINOIS
Sydney Stewart, Erie 28 vs Alexis United 65-37
Kelly Buresh, Annawan 23 vs Fulton 51-35

Next up: later more news

USD Picks Up 1st Win as D1

#3 posting 11.17.2008
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LOCAL ACTION
D1
South Dakota beat Bemidji State 83-47. It is the first win as a D1 program and first win for new USD coach Ryun Williams. Bridget Yoeger (Hinton, IA) had 23 points for the Coyotes. Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls) had 11 points for Bemidji.

D2
Augustana beat Chadron State 102-89. Megan Doyle (Hanson, SD) had 30 points for the Vikings. Kristy Long (Sterling, CO) had 26 points for CS.

Mary beat Humboldt State 65-64. Maria Weigelt (Wells County, ND) hit a shot at the buzzer to win it for the Mauraders. Sonny Schulz (Watford City, ND) had 29 points for Mary.

Wayne State, Nebraska beat Colorado Mines 57-50. Claire Duwelius (Dowling Catholic, IA) had 19 for WSN.

Northern State beat Colorado Christian 63-59. Jenna Higgins (Maranatha) had 16 points for Northern. Abby Rosenthal (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 12 points for CC.

Hillsdale beat Missouri S&T 82-63. Katie Cezat (Plymouth Canton, MI) had 32 points for Hillsdale.

Dominican beat St. Anselm 62-52. Megan Howard (St. Paul Central) led St. A. with 12 points.

#7 Michigan Tech beat Lewis 69-30. Danae Danen (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 18 points for MTU.

D3
Augsburg beat Ithaca 54-44. Christa Suedbeck (White Bear Lake) had 11 points for Augsburg.

Augustana IL beat Martin Luther 66-48

St. Norbert beat UW Stout 76-71. Morgan Strasser (Oshkosh West) had 19 points for St. N. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 22 points for Stout. Denise Heuser (Pulaski, WI) was named MVP of the tournament.

St. Thomas beat Puget Sound 49-42. Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic, IA) had 14 points for St. Thomas.

NAIA
Ashford beat Illinois Institute 70-55 on Saturday. Kim Fabry (Oconto Falls, WI) had 16 for Ashford. From the Clinton Herald.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
#1 Rochester CTC beat #10 Joliet CC 75-67 in the Madison Area Tech Tournament. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 21 points for RCTC.

Ridgewater beat host Mesabi Range 72-64. Danielle Goeman (Maccray) had 14 for Ridgewater. Lea’ola Fields (Duluth Central) and Jessie Larson (Mesabi East) had 10 each for MR. From the West Central Tribune.

Iowa Lakes beat MN West 84-45. Shanette Stokes (Milwaukee Messmer) had 21 points for IL. Ashley Kirk (Tracy-Milroy-Balaton) had 20 points for MW. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Kirkwood raised their record to 6-0 with a couple wins over the weekend in the Iowa Western CC Classic.

On Friday, Kirkwood used Alicia Wright's (Urbandale, IA) 18 points including(four) three point field goals and Jayne Strand's (Ames, IA)11 points in a hard fought 74-53 victory over Northeast, NB CC. Strand added a team high seven rebounds. The Eagles trailed 28-27 at halftime but outscored the Hawks47-25 in the second half.

Saturday night four Kirkwood players scored in double figures as the Eagles outlasted Iowa Western 75-61. McKensey Long (Carthage, IL) scored 17 points to place the attack followed by Jayne Strand with 13, MyKenya Johnson (Des Moines,IA) and Staci Gillum (Waukee, IA) each added 10. Gillum contributed six assists.

Kirkwood travels to Park Hills, MO for games against Rend Lake CC, IL and Mineral Area CC, MO.

Next up: more D1 results

Neighborhood Results D2/D3/CC

#2 posting 11.16.2008
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I am going to list these games and come back to link these later

NEIGHBORHOOD RESULTS
D2
UM Crookston beat UM Morris 91-75. Diana Taddy (Two Rivers, WI) had 18 points for UMC. Tynell Kocer (Pierre, SD) had 15 points for UMM.

MSU Mankato beat Hastings 94-65. Joanne Noreen (Albany) had 20 for Mankato.

Northern Michigan beat UM Duluth 63-60. Kelsey Deacon (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 28 points for NMU. Jheri Booker (Chattanooga) had 24 for UMD.

St. Cloud State beat UW Oshkosh 94-39. Talisha Barlow (Roseville) had 22 points for SCSU. Erin Baganz (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 13 points for UWO.

Winona State beat Loras 83-63. Natalie Gigler (Champlin Park) had 24 points for WSU. Lindsay Bava (Montini Catholic, IL) had 20 points for Loras. From the Winona Daily News.

Colorado Christian beat Wayne State, Nebraska in overtime 62-59. Laquisha Cook (Houston Spring, TX) had 14 points for WSN.

Nyak beat St. Anselm 54-51. Megan Howard (St. Paul Central) had 14 points for SA.

Alaska Anchorage beat Georgian Court 77-33. Rebecca Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) had 14 points for AA.

Rockhurst beat Upper Iowa 87-79 in overtime. Britney Iredale (Riverside Robideaux, CA) had 21 points for UIU.

#7 Michigan Tech beat UW Parkside 68-56. Kate Zimmerman (Green Bay East) had 17 points for MTU. Amanda Gibson (Lakeland, WI) had 18 points for UWP.

Northwood beat Rochester 108-39. Rachel Church (Midland Bullock Creek, MI) had 21 points for Northwood.

MSU Moorhead beat Metro State 62-56. Allison Nash-Garloch (Roseville) had 14 points for Moorhead.

Colorado Mines beat Northern State 61-48. Krista Rabenberg (Mobridge, SD), Mikayla Barondeau (Frederick-Leola, SD), and Jenna Higgins (Maranatha) all had 9 points for Northern.

D3
Hamline beat Northwestern, MN 71-64. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 18 points for Hamline. Katie DeWitt (Centennial) had 15 points for NW.

Macalester beat Lawrence 77-34. Trina PaStarr (Mpls SW) had 15 points for Mac. Laura Aerts (Kimberly, WI) and Erin Henzi (Fox Valley Lutheran) had 7 points for Lawrence.

Martin Luther beat Grinnell 65-58. Erica Babinec (Onalaska Luther, WI) had 18 for ML. Brianna Gallo (Grinnell, IA) had 16 for Grinnell.

Pacific Lutheran beat St. Thomas 61-59. Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic, IA) and Kassie Robinson (Simley) had 14 points for St. Thomas.

St. Benedict beat Crown 82-33. Joelle Waytashek (Centennial) and Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 11 for St. Ben's. Stephanie Zroka (Rivers Christian) had 10 points for Crown.

Chicago beat Augsburg 68-48. Shannon Renne (Nicollet) had 15 points for Augsburg.

UW Stout beat North Central 87-70. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 23 points for Stout. Meghan McGuire (Elgin Central, IL) had 15 points for NC.

Cornell, IA beat Bethany Lutheran 56-54. Tiffany Cowan (Atchison Truman, KS) had 12 points for Cornell. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) and Molly Erdman (Nicollet) had 15 points for BL.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Ridgewater beat Mesabi Range 72-64 in Hibbing.

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NAIA & CC Friday Results 1.0

#4 posting 11.15.2008
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D3
Defense is the name of the game at St. Thomas.

NAIA
Davenport beat Grace College 76-63. Kristi Boehm (Kent City, MI) had 14 points for Davenport.

Jamestown beat Dakota Weslyan 64-57. Heidi Fiechtner had 16 points for Jamestown. Ashley Johnson had 13 points for DWU. From the Jamestown Sun.

Mount Marty beat Valley City State 87-58. Katelynn Kunz had 19 points for Mount Marty. Brittany Olson had 15 for VCSU. From the Yankton Press & Dakotan.

Black Hills State beat Doane 67-64. Katelynn Lamb (Sully Buttes) had 19 for BHS. Lindsay Anderson had 25 for Doane. Also in the article SD Mines beat Rocky Mountain 59-53 with Bethany Holyoak scoring 23 for SDM. From the Rapid City Journal.

Ashford beat Silver Lake 92-55. Michelle Stueck had 21 points for SL. From the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter.

Viterbo beat Trinity International 73-66. Joni Stanek had 19 points for Viterbo. From the LaCrosse Tribune.

University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma beat Midland Lutheran 92-67. Marcy Hauschild had 18 points for ML. From the Fremont Tribune.

Lawrence is facing long odds with only 8 players. From the Appleton Post Crescent.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Joliet CC beat Gogebic 71-67 in Madison. From the Ironwood Daily Globe.

Rochester beat Madison ATC 73-65 in Madison. Amanda Degnan (St. Charles) had 22 points for the Yellowjackets. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Hibbing beat Ridgewater 75-66. Becca Kilbourn had 19 points for Hibbing. Tara Thielke had a triple double for the Warriors with 22 points 11 rebounds and 10 steals. From the West Central Tribune.

Next up: more recent signings