MSU Mankato Beats the Buzzer

#5 posting 3.16.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
AMERICA EAST SEMIS
Boston U beat Vermont 76-74 2 OT. Jill Rademacher (Holdingford) did not score for Vermont.

MID-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP
Miami, OH beat Ohio 67-56. Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) and Jennifer Poff (St. Johns, MI) each had 10 for Ohio. Jackie Hiebert (Hopkins) did not score for Ohio.

MISSOURI VALLEY SEMIS
Drake beat Evansville 46-41. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 20 for Drake.

Illinois State beat Creighton 68-60. Nicolle Lewis (Muskego, WI) did not score for ISU. Kristina Voss (Ankeny, IA) had 17 for Creighton. Michelle Kaus (Eastview) added 15.

MOUNTAIN WEST CHAMPIONSHIP
New Mexico beat San Diego State 62-59. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 4 for New Mexico.

HIGH FIVE
IOWA--57
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 20 vs Evansville 46-41
Kristina Voss, Creighton (Ankeny) 17 vs Illinois State 60-68
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 8 vs Illinois State 60-68
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 6 vs Illinois State 60-68
Kelsey Crites, Creighton (Clinton) 6 vs Illinois State 60-68

MINNESOTA--29
Michelle Kaus, Creighton (Eastview) 15 vs Illinois State 60-68
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 9 vs Evansville 46-41
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 4 vs San Diego 62-59

MICHIGAN--20
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 10 vs Miami, OH 67-56
Jennifer Poff, Ohio (St. Johns) 10 vs Miami, OH 67-56

NORTH DAKOTA
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 2 vs San Diego 62-59

D2
NORTH CENTRAL REGION SEMIS
MSU Mankato beat Wayne State Nebraska 64-62. Tiffany Moe (Brookings, SD) hit the game winner for Mankato as time expired. Moe and Heather Johnson (JWP) had 15 each for Mankato. Jodie Boss (Columbus, NE) had 22 for WSN.

South Dakota beat UN Kearney 59-48. Jeana Hoffman (Mitchell, SD) had 17 for USD.

D3 TOURNAMENT
UW Whitewater beat DePauw 83-80. Kelsey Hendrickson (Monroe, WI) and Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) each had 15 for UWW.

next up: Later today with the state tournament week in review....I will be able to say a few things for a change, and it won't be done at 2 am.

South Dakota Wins Final NCC Championship, Purdue Big 10 Champs

#6 posting 3.10.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
Purdue edged Illinois 58-56. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) hit the game winner and had 12 points for Purdue. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 19 for Illinois.

ATLANTIC 10 SEMIS
Temple beat Dayton 56-51. Shenita Landry (Milwaukee King) had 9 for Temple. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) had 6 for Dayton.

BIG EAST QUARTERS
Louisville beat Rutgers 57-56. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 3 for Louisville.

CUSA CHAMPIONSHIP
SMU beat UTEP 73-57. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 19 for UTEP.

Marshall's Tynikki Crook (Detroit Pershing) was named to the All Tournament team.

MID AMERICAN FIRST ROUND
Ohio beat Central Michigan 68-65. Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 18 for Ohio. Britni Houghton (Lansing Waverly) had 22 for CMU.

Western Michigan beat Akron 84-54. Brenna Bankston (Frankfort, MI) and Ebony Cleary (Detroit King) each had 17 for WMU.

The Mid American Conference has handed out their awards. Western Michigan's Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) made the list and was defensive player of the year. Central Michigan's Britni Houghton made the third all conference team.

PATRIOT SEMIS
Bucknell beat American 60-52. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) had 11 for American.

SUMMIT QUARTERS
Oral Roberts beat IPFW 82-67. Samantha Edwards (Okemos, MI) had 6 for IPFW.

IUPUI beat Southern Utah 62-34. Jessica Bennett (Milwaukee Washington) had 2 for IUPUI.

HIGH FIVE
No doubt about the high five today. Michigan all the way.

MICHIGAN--93
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan (Lansing Waverly) 22 vs Ohio 65-68
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 19 vs SMU 73-57
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 18 vs Central Michigan 68-65
Brenna Bankston, Western Michigan (Frankfort) 17 vs Akron 84-54
Ebony Cleary, Western Michigan (Detroit King) 17 vs Akron 84-54

MINNESOTA--30
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 19 vs Purdue 56-58
Talicia Jackson, American (DeLaSalle) 11 vs Bucknell 52-60

WISCONSIN--17
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milwaukee King) 9 vs Dayton 56-51
Brittany Holterman, Dayton (Racine Prairie) 6 vs Temple 51-56
Jessica Bennett, IUPUI (Milwaukee Washington) 2 vs Southern Utah 62-34

IOWA--7
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Johnston) 7 vs Purdue 56-58

D2
NORTH CENTRAL CHAMPIONSHIP
South Dakota beat North Dakota for the third time this season 72-69. Jeana Hoffman (Mitchell, SD) had 20 for USD. Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) had 19 for UND.

North Dakota is the #2 seed in the North Central Region next week. That tournament will be held in Vermillion, SD.

Michigan Tech is the #6 seed in the Great Lakes Region. That tournament is held at Missouri Science & Tech in Springfield, MO.

next up: Later today with the AAA and AAAA preview.

Destiny & D3 Playoffs

#7 posting 2.27.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Iowa is control of their own destiny. They need to beat Northwestern and Wisconsin and then they are the Big 10 champs.

SOUTH
Louisville beat Providence 82-57. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 8 for Louisville.

WEST
New Mexico beat BYU 55-45. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 10 for New Mexico.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan edged out Minnesota (or should I say Amy Beggin) to win the high five.
MICHIGAN--11
Brandie Radde, Louisville (Niles) 8 vs Providence 82-57
Keshia Hines, Louisville (Auburn Hills Avondale) 3 vs Providence 82-57
MINNESOTA--10
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 10 vs BYU 55-45

AWARDS
Ohio's Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) has been named to the 2007-08 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Basketball Second Team.

South Dakota State's Jenn Warkenthien (Willow Lake, SD) and IUPUI's Julia Whitted (Northview, IN) have been named co-Summit League Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

D2
AWARDS
Grand Valley State's Crystal Zick (Byron Center, MI) has been named Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference North Division Player of the Week.

POLLS
North Dakota is #6 in the D2 Poll. South Dakota is #3, Concordia St. Paul #8.

D3
PLAYOFFS
IIAC
Coe beat Buena Vista 88-73. Sarah Anciaux (Iowa City) had 27 for Coe. Aubrey Hauswirth (Pocahontas, IA), Jenn Schumann (Newell-Fonda, IA), and Katie Ebel (Cherokee, IA) all had 14 for BV.

WIAC
#1 Eau Claire beat River Falls 73-48. Rachel Mueggenborg (West Salem, WI) had 29 for EC. Caitlin Hunstock (Mpls South) had 9 for RF.

#4 Stout beat LaCrosse 65-63 in overtime. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 20 for Stout. Mandy Stevens (Arrowhead, WI) had 18 for LaCrosse.

#3 Stevens Point beat Oshkosh 84-62. Janel Von Gomple (DeForest, WI) had 16 for Stevens Point. Whitney Tyriver (Oshkosh West) had 19 for Oshkosh.

#2 Whitewater beat Platteville 93-53. Dana Thompson (Belleville, WI) had 17 for Whitewater. Lisa Wubben (Southwestern, WI) had 18 for Platteville.

AWARDS
Eau Claire's Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) has been named WIAC player of the week.

Next up: another Seashells and Baloons posting.

Indiana Scrambles Big 10 Race

#7 posting 2.26.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Indiana beat Ohio State 69-61. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 19 for Indiana. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 15 for OSU.

Wisconsin coach Lisa Stone talks to the media about last week. Questions 4, 6 & 8 talk about Minnesota.

SUMMIT
UMKC beat Centenary 80-72. Alysa Klein (Okoboji, IA) had 18 for UMKC.

Oakland beat Western Illinois 66-62 in overtime. Melissa Jeltema (Grand Rapids Christian) had 21 for Oakland. Lindsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 6 for WIU.

IUPUI beat IPFW 72-62 in overtime. Samantha Edwards (Okemos, MI) had 13 for IPFW.

AWARDS
UTEP's Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) was named co player of the week in the CUSA.

Western Michigan's Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) was named MAC West Player of the Week for the 6th time this year.

UW Milwaukee's Traci Edwards (Menasha, WI) was named Horizon player of the week.

Marquette's Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) was named to the Big East Honor Roll. This is the third time she has been honored this year.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan swept the high fives convincingly on the team side.
MICHIGAN--76
Melissa Jeltema, Oakland (Grand Rapids Christian) 21 vs Western Illinois 66-62 OT
Jessica Pike, Oakland (Clawson) 16 vs Western Illinois 66-62 OT
Tamarah Riley, Ohio State (Detroit DePorres) 15 vs Indiana 69-61
Samantha Edwards, IPFW (Okemos) 13 vs IUPUI 62-72 OT
Charlese Greer, Oakland (Pontiac Northern) 11 vs Western Illinois 66-62 OT

WISCONSIN--25
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 19 vs Ohio State 61-69
Lindsey Wutt, Western Illinois (Waterford) 6 vs Oakland 62-66 OT

IOWA--18
Alysa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 18 vs Centenary 80-72

MINNESOTA--13
Marta Waalen, UMKC (St. Paul Central) 13 vs Centenary 80-72

D2
GLIAC
Lake Superior State beat Michigan Tech 56-53. Jaclyn Armstrong (Haslett, MI) had 23 for LSSU. Danae Danen (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 15 for MTU.

D3
MIAC PLAYOFFS
#3 seed Gustavus beat Hamline 79-66. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 27 for Gustavus. Rochelle Sather (Andover) had 22 for Hamline.

#4 seed Carleton beat Concordia Moorhead 62-61. Annie Isler (Hopkins) scored on a runner with 24 seconds left for the game winner. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 19 for Carleton. Jenna Freudenberg (Parkers Prairie) had 19 for CM. Carleton now faces St. Benedict on Wednesday.

Next up: later today, again it will be a midnight beater.---by the way my Caledonia and Pine Island stories are now finished with Coach Teas' photos and all the trimmings.

Badgers Roll, St. Ben's Wins Share of MIAC

#6 posting 2.21.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Wisconsin beat Indiana 81-51. Jolene Anderson (South Shore, WI) broke the all time Wisconsin scoring record both men and women. Anderson had 18 for the night. Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) and Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) each had 5 for the Badgers. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 7 for Indiana.

BIG 12
Texas A&M beat Iowa State 60-46. Allison Lacey (Ballard) had 11 for Iowa State. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 2 for ISU.

Texas Tech beat Kansas 65-61. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) did not score 0.

MID AMERICAN
Ohio beat Akron 86-58. Laura Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 9 for Ohio. Jackie Hiebert (Hopkins) had 4 for Ohio.

Bowling Green beat Kent State 76-68. Asheley Harkins (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 11 for Kent State.

SOUTH
Richmond beat Dayton 68-66. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) had 15 for Dayton.

EAST
Connecticut beat Marquette 95-63. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 22 for Marquette.

Temple beat St. Joseph's 63-60. Shenita Landry (Milw King) had 2 for Temple. Amy Wold (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 3 for St. Joseph's

American beat Army 63-51. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) had 14 for American. Megan Ennenga (St. Louis Park) had 2 for Army.

Bucknell beat Lafayette 68-45. Laura Cullen (Clinton, WI) did not score for Lafayette.

George Washington beat St. Louis 82-58. Stefani Munro (Mt. Clemens, MI) did not score for GWU.

WEST
New Mexico beat Air Force 79-40. Amy Beggin (Roseville) and Jessica Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) each had 7 for New Mexico. Kathleen Schjodt (Hot Springs, SD) did not score for AF.

TCU beat Colorado State 76-41. Elle Queen (Minnetonka) had 7 for CSU. Lauren Young (Edina) had 5 and Emily Neal (Breck) had 2 for CSU.

HIGH FIVE
Wisconsin won the team portion for the High Five, Angel Robinson is the individaul leader. It is her second time leading the parade.
WISCONSIN--69
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 18 vs Inidana 81-51
Brittany Holterman, Dayton (Racine Prairie) 15 vs Richmond 66-68
Danielle Ward, Wisconsin (Milw King) 14 vs Inidana 81-51
Mariah Dunham, Wisconsin (Watertown) 11 vs Inidana 81-51
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 11 vs Connecticut 63-95

MINNESOTA--55
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 22 vs Connecticut 63-95
Talicia Jackson, American (DeLaSalle) 14 vs Army 63-51
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 7 vs Air Force 79-40
Elle Queen, Colorado State (Minnetonka) 7 vs TCU 41-76
Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin (Cretin-Derham Hall) 5 vs Inidana 81-51
Tara Steinbauer, Wisconsin (Bloomington Kennedy) 5 vs Inidana 81-51
Lauren Young. Colorado State (Edina) 5 vs TCU 41-76

MICHIGAN--31
Asheley Harkins, Kent State (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 11 vs Bowling Green 68-76
Laura Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 9 vs Akron 86-58
Jenelle Harris, Marquette (Detroit Rennaissane) 6 vs Connecticut 63-95
Jenny Poff, Ohio (St. John) 3 vs Akron 86-58
Svetlana Kovalenko, Marquette (Houghton) 2 vs Connecticut 63-95

IOWA--30
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 11 vs Texas A&M 46-60
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 7 vs Texas A&M 46-60
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 6 vs Texas A&M 46-60
Amy Wold, St. Joseph's (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 3 vs Temple 60-63
Shellie Mosman, Iowa State (Carroll) 3 vs Texas A&M 46-60

NORTH DAKOTA--7
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 7 vs Air Force 79-40

D2
GLIAC
Michigan Tech beat Northern Michigan 54-52. Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, WI) had 16 for MTU. Allison Carroll (Rhinelander, WI) had 10 for NMU.

D3
MIAC
Augsburg beat St. Mary's 64-46. Shannon Renne (Nicollet) had 15 for Augsburg. Jess Miller (Chaska) had 12 for St. Mary's.

Gustavus beat Hamline 68-63. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 22 for Gustavus. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 15 for Hamline. Rochelle Sather (Andover) had 13 points and Jessica Heinen (New London-Spicer) chipped in with 11 points.

Jess Vadnais was named to the D3Hoops national team of the week.

Macalester beat Bethel 48-40. Trina PaStarr (Mpls SW) and Ann Baltzer (Bismarck) had 15 each for Mac. Shari Laugen (Monticello) had 10 for Bethel.

St. Benedict beat St. Catherine 68-54. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 20 for St. Ben's. Rachel Berglund (Dawson-Boyd) had 15 for St. Kate's.

St. Olaf beat Carleton 63-51. Kelsey Oja (Melrose) had 15 for St. Olaf. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 17 for Carleton. Oken-Berg joined the 1000 point club during the night.

St. Thomas beat Concordia Moorhead 66-63. Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic, IA) had 21 for St. Thomas. Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 18 for CM.

WIAC
Eau Claire beat Platteville 76-67. Michelle Burns (Eau Claire North) had 26 for EC. Lisa Grantman (Lomira, WI) had 18 for Platteville.

Stevens Point beat LaCrosse 62-48. Laura Neuenfeldt (Two Rivers, WI) and Chelsea Kranz (Columbus, WI) each had 10 for SP. Mackenzie Hunter (Eau Claire Regis) had 16 for LaCrosse.

Stout beat River Falls 82-53. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 18 for Stout. Jenna Hanson (Altoona, WI) had 8 for River Falls.

Whitewater beat Oshkosh 86-78. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) had 20 for Whitewater. Whitney Tyriver (Oshkosh West) had 17 for Oshkosh.

IIAC
Luther beat Wartburg 53-33. Ashley TeKippe (Decorah, IA) had 23 for Luther. Abbey Hempen (Clarksville, IA) had 9 for Wartburg.

Buena Vista beat Central 100-75. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 26 for Buena Vista. Andrea Clark (Guthrie Center, IA) had 27 for Central.

next up: later this afternoon with the grab bag.

Gophers Big 10 Title Hopes Fade

#7 posting 2.18.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Iowa beat Minnesota 72-69. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter) had 22 for Iowa. Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) added 6 for the Hawkeyes. Leslie Knight (Hopkins) had 20 for Minnesota.

Indiana beat Michigan 74-65. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 22 for Indiana. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) and Janelle Cooper (Detroit Renaissance) each had 13 for Michigan.

Michigan State beat Penn State 66-50. Alyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI) had 16 for Michigan State. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) added four to the Spartan cause. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 2 for Penn State.

BIG 12
Iowa State upset Oklahoma State 62-57. Allison Lacey (Ballard, IA) had 15 and Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) added 11 for ISU.

Kansas beat Nebraska 62-61. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 2 for Kansas. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 8 for Nebraska.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Creighton beat Evansville 82-71. Sara Cain (Cedar Rapids Prairie) had 14 for Creighton. Tyrai Bronson (Mpls North) did not score for Creighton.

MIDWEST
Dayton beat Rhode Island 63-50. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) had 13 for Dayton.

EAST
Temple beat Duquesne 74-66. Shenita Landry (Milwaukee King) had 13 for Temple.

SOUTH
Louisville beat Georgetown 65-51. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 10 for Louisville.

LSU beat Mississippi 78-48. Kristen Morris (Detroit Country Day) had 2 for LSU.

Kentucky beat Alabama 64-44. Samantha Mahoney (West Bloomfield, MI) had 7 for Kentucky.

Southern Miss beat Marshall 77-67. Liz Biland (Racine Prairie) had 1 for Southern Miss. Kizzy Hart (Oak Park, MI) had 15 for Marshall.

Arkansas State beat Louisiana Lafayette 79-60. Kayla Pospisil (Marion, IA) had 6 for Arkansas State.

WEST
TCU beat New Mexico 59-51 in overtime. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 9 for New Mexico.

HIGH FIVE
IOWA--75
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 22 vs Minnesota 72-69
Allison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 15 vs Oklahoma State 62-57
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 14 vs Evansville 82-71
Kristina Voss, Creighton (Ankeny) 12 vs Evansville 82-71
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 12 vs Oklahoma State 62-57

MICHIGAN--63
Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 16 vs Penn State 66-50
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 13 vs Indiana 65-74
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 13 vs Indiana 65-74
Lauren Aitch, Michigan State (Lansing Waverly) 11 vs Penn State 66-50
Brandie Radde, Louisville (Niles) 10 vs Georgetown 65-51

MINNESOTA--63
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 20 vs Iowa 69-72
Katie Ohm, Minnesota (Elgin-Millville) 12 vs Iowa 69-72
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 11 vs Iowa 69-72
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 11 vs Oklahoma State 62-57
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 9 vs TCU 51-59 OT

WISCONSIN--49
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 22 vs Michigan 74-65
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milw King) 13 vs Duquesne 74-66
Brittany Holterman, Dayton (Racine Prairie) 13 vs Rhode Island 63-50
Liz Biland, Southern Miss (Racine Prairie) 1 vs Marshall 77-67

NORTH DAKOTA--4
Jessica Kielpinksi, New Mexico (Mandan) 4 vs TCU 51-59 OT

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester beat Riverland on Saturday 75-64. Kasie Heimer (Rochester Century) had 20 for Rochester.
Rochester is the #1 seed from the South, Itasca #1 from the North in the upcoming Minnesota State tournament. Here are the brackets. The tournament will be held at Ridgewater in Willmar.

Next up: Later today with the grab bag.

Concordia St. Paul Edges Winona State

#7 posting 2.16.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Illinois State beat Indiana State 91-56. Nicolle Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 21 for Illinois State.

Yale beat Princeton 78-57. Jillian Schurle (Hopkins) had 2, and Ali Prichard (Apple Valley) had 1 for Princeton.

Columbia beat Dartmouth 58-55. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 4 for Columbia. Kristen Craft (Marshalltown) had 2 for Dartmouth.

Marshall beat Central Florida 71-64.

HIGH FIVE
WISCONSIN--27
Nicolle Lewis, Illinois State (Muskego) 21 vs Indiana State 91-56
Sarah Paul, Indiana State (Elkhorn) 6 vs Illinois State 56-91
MICHIGAN--25
Kizzy Hart, Marshall (Oak Park) 25 vs Central Florida 71-64
MINNESOTA--7
Chelsea Frazier, Columbia (Breck) 4 vs Dartmouth 78-57
Jillian Schurle, Princeton (Hopkins) 2 vs Yale 57-78
Ali Prichard, Princeton (Apple Valley) 1 vs Yale 57-78
IOWA--4
Daneille Calef, Illinois State (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 2 vs Indiana State 91-56
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth (Marshalltown) 2 vs Columbia 55-58

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul beat Winona State 71-70. Amanda Behnke (St. Croix Lutheran) had 29 for CSP. Kelsey Homewood (Iowa City Regina) had 15 for WSU.

Mary beat Bemidji State 86-64. Nicci Landdeck (North Bend, WA) had 15 for Mary. Katherine Jamnick (Tower-Soudan) had 13 for BSU.

MSU Moorhead beat Upper Iowa 62-42. Shelly Soule (Lakeville) had 16 for Moorhead. Paige Devine (St. Charles) had 18 for UIU.

Northern State beat UM Crookston 76-46. Jacklyn Arns (St. Michael-Albertville) had 18 for Northern. Diana Taddy (Two Rivers, WI) had 12 for UMC.

OTHERS
UN Kearney beat Metro State 63-58. Alyssa Benson (Minnetonka) had 5 for Metro State.

D3
UMAC
Martin Luther beat Crown 63-39.

UM Morris beat St. Scholastica 75-59. Tynell Kocer (Pierre, SD) had 16 for UMM. Whitney Latham (Becker) had 23 for CSS.

Northland beat Presentation 65-43. Lindsey Hamm (Ontonagon, MI) had 16 for Northland. Chelsea Brandlee (Aberdeen) had 24 for Presentation.

Northwestern, MN beat Bethany Lutheran 54-48. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 15 for NW. Laura Parochka (Watertown-Mayer) had 12 for Bethany.

Next up: later tonight with out & abouts

Michigan Sweeps High Five with Ease

#6 posting 2.14.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
MIDWEST
BIG 12
Kansas beat Colorado 70-59. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) did not score for Kansas. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 2 for Colorado.

Kansas State beat Iowa State 45-42. Alison Lacey (Ballard, IA) had 13 for ISU. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) added 6 for the Cyclones.

MID AMERICAN
Ohio beat Toledo 70-58. Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 24 for Ohio. Jackie Hiebert (Hopkins) did not score for Ohio.

Northern Illinois beat Kent State 83-74. Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh West) had 16 for NIU. Asheley Harkins (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 13 for Kent State.

Bowling Green beat Central Michigan 87-82. Angel Chan (Wyoming Park, MI) had 22 for CMU.

Western Michigan beat Buffalo 73-67. Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) had 15 for WMU.

MIDWEST
Notre Dame beat Marquette 99-76. Krystal Ellis (Racine St. Catherine) had 18 for Marquette. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 9 for Marquette.

EAST
Albany beat Maine 69-54. Brittany Bowen (Merrill, WI) did not score for Maine.

Army beat Holy Cross 56-54. Megan Ennenga (St. Louis Park) did not score for Army.

George Washington beat UMass 69-45. Stefani Munro (Mount Clemens, MI) had 6 for GWU.

American beat Bucknell 50-46. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) did not score for American.

Lafayette beat Colgate 56-48. Laura Cullen (Clinton, WI) did not score for Lafayette.

SOUTH
Louisville beat St. John's 96-74. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 8 for Louisville.

WEST
New Mexico beat San Diego State 63-54. Jessica Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) had 9 for NM. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 5 for NM.

BYU beat Colorado State 59-44. Elle Queen (Minnetonka) and Emily Neal (Breck) each had 8 for CSU. Lauren Young (Edina) had 3 also for CSU.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan takes both titles today and it wasn't even close.
MICHIGAN--90
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 24 vs Toledo 70-58
Angel Chan, Central Michigan (Wyoming Park) 22 vs Bowling Green 82-87
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan (Lansing Waverly) 16 vs Bowling Green 82-87
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan (Detroit Country Day) 15 vs Buffalo 73-67
Asheley Harkins, Kent State (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 13 vs Northern Illinois 74-83

IOWA--37
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard)13 vs Kansas State 42-45
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 10 vs Kansas State 42-45
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 8 vs Kansas State 42-45
Allisa Brinkman, Kent State (Pocahontas) 6 vs Northern Illinois 74-83

MINNESOTA--36
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 9 vs Notre Dame 76-99
Emily Neal, Colorado State (Breck) 8 vs BYU 44-59
Elle Queen, Colorado State (Minnetonka) 8 vs BYU 44-59
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 6 vs Kansas State 42-45
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 5 vs San Diego State 63-54

WISCONSIN--34
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 18 vs Notre Dame 76-99
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois (Oshkosh West) 16 vs Kent State 83-74

NORTH DAKOTA--9
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 9 vs San Diego State 63-54

Next up: D3/CC results

Good Day for Minnesota

#3 posting 2.11.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota beat Northwestern 68-48. Emily Fox had 24 for the Gophers. Leslie Knight (Hopkins) added 18. Melissa Miller (Breck) had 4 for NW.

Iowa beat Penn State 73-65. This was coach Lisa Bluder's 500th win. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) had 10 for Iowa. Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) had 6 for the Hawkeyes. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 7 for Penn State.
For those wondering where Kachine Alexander (Benilde-St. Margaret's) is the Daily Iowan has the academic story.

Illinois beat Indiana 73-62. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 30 for Illinois. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 12 for Indiana.

Ohio State beat Wisconsin 80-77. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 11 for OSU. Jolene Anderson (South Shore, WI) had 20 for Wisconsin. Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 4 and Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) had 2 for the Badgers.

BIG 12
Oklahoma State beat Nebraska 92-81. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 18 for Nebraska.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Southern Illinois beat Wichita State 66-54. Daria Frazier (Mpls North) had 5 for WSU.

Illinois State beat Bradley 79-46. Nicole Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 10 for Illinois State. Renee Frericks (Forest Lake) had 6 and Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia) had 2 for Bradley.

Evansville beat Missouri State 82-74. Maggie Dwyer (Grand Haven, MI) had 16 for Missouri State.

EAST
Syracuse beat Marquette 70-67. Krystal Ellis (Racine St. Catherine) had 16 for Marquette. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) added 10 for Marquette.

George Washington beat Richmond 78-51. Stefani Munro (St. Clair) had 1 point for GW.'

Vermont beat Stony Brook 71-51. Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 4 and Jill Rademacher (Holdingford) had 2 for Vermont.

SOUTH
LSU beat Georgia 63-57. Kristen Morris (Detroit Country Day) had 4 for LSU.

Vanderbilt beat Alabama 92-47. Amy Malo (Fairmont) did not score.

Louisville beat DePaul 79-68. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) had 6 for Louisville.

Tulane beat Marshall 61-56. Kizzy Hart (Oak Park, MI) had 10 for Marshall.

WEST
Wyoming beat New Mexico 70-55. Jessica Kielpinski (Mandan) had a career high 13 for New Mexico. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 4 for NM.

UTEP beat East Carolina 81-53. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 13 for UTEP.

Fresno State beat Utah State 69-52. Jade Hatchett (Milwaukee Vincent) did not score for Utah State.

D2
Bemidji State beat UM Crookston 89-56. Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls) had 32 for BSU. Jamie Zelinsky (Park Center) had 18 for UMC.

HIGH FIVE
Minnesota swept the high five with Jenna Smith powering the way with 30.

MINNESOTA--83
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 30 vs Indiana 73-62
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 18 vs Northwestern 68-48
Cory Montgomery, Nebraska (Cannon Falls) 18 vs Oklahoma State 81-92
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 10 vs Syracuse 67-70
Janessa Wolff, Penn State (Park Rapids) 7 vs Iowa 65-73

WISCONSIN--66
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 20 vs Ohio State 77-80
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 16 vs Syracuse 67-70
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 12 vs Illinois 62-73
Nicole Lewis, Illinois State (Muskego) 10 vs Bradley 79-46
Danielle Ward, Wisconsin (Milwaukee King) 8 vs Ohio State 77-80

MICHIGAN--63
Maggie Dwyer, Missouri State (Grand Haven) 16 vs Evansville 74-82
Svetlana Kovalenko, Marquette (Houghton) 13 vs Syracuse 67-70
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 13 vs East Carolina 81-53
Tamarah Riley, Ohio State (Detroit DePorres) 11 vs Wisconsin 80-77
Kizzy Hart, Marshall (Oak Park) 10 vs Tulane 56-61

IOWA--38
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Johnston) 19 vs Indiana 73-62
Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter) 10 vs Penn State 73-65
Stacy Schlapkohl (Durant) 5 vs Penn State 73-65
Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi) 4 vs Stony Brook 71-51

NORTH DAKOTA--13
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 13 vs Wyoming 55-70

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Wisconsin Sweeps High Five

#11 posting 2.10.2008
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HIGH FIVE
On Saturday Wisconsin swept the High Five, while Minnesota and Michigan split on Friday

WISCONSIN--103
Traci Edwards, UW Milwaukee (Menasha) 35 vs Youngstown State 94-87 2OT
Kati Harty, UW Green Bay (Ashwaubenon) 18 vs Cleveland State 69-61
Lizzie Boeck, Northern Iowa (Milwaukee Lutheran) 18 vs Indiana State 68-65
Andrea Verdegan, South Dakota State (Flambeau) 17 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Kayla Groh, UW Green Bay (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah) 15 vs Cleveland State 69-61

MICHIGAN--90
Angel Chan, Central Michigan (Wyoming Park) 25 vs Kent State 87-70 OT
Jessica Pike, Oakland (Clawson) 18 vs Centenary 72-55
Laura Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 17 vs Eastern Michigan 56-62
Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) 16 vs Miami OH 73-61
Jennifer Poff, Oakland (St. John) 14 vs Eastern Michigan 56-62

MINNESOTA--78
Brenda Slyt, North Dakota State (Climax-Scott) 17 vs IUPUI 65-60
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 17 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Lindsey Laur, UW Milwaukee (Cretin-Derham Hall) 16 vs Youngstown State 94-87 2OT
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 14 vs Creighton 72-52
Macie Michelson, South Dakota State (Marshall) 14 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Maurika Hickman, UW Milwaukee (Mpls North) 14 vs Youngstown State 94-87 2OT
Chanica Hall, Detroit (Benilde-St. Margaret's) 14 vs Wright State 59-70

IOWA--71
Jacqui Kalin, Northern Iowa (Sioux City North) 17 vs Indiana State 68-65
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 15 vs Missouri 64-46
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth (Marshalltown) 14 vs Yale 73-63
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 14 vs Missouri 64-46
Alysa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 11 vs Southern Utah 51-49

SOUTH DAKOTA--27
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 10 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Ketty Corneman, South Dakota State (Yankton) 8 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Jenn Warkenthien, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 6 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Abby Plucker, North Dakota State (Parker) 2 vs IUPUI 65-60
Jenn Schluttofel, South Dakota State (Sioux Falls Roosevelt) 1 vs Western Illinois 85-60
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 1 vs Western Illinois 85-60

FROM FRIDAY GAMES
MINNESOTA--22
Jillian Schurle, Princeton (Hopkins) 13 vs Columbia 64-78
Daria Frazier, Wichita State (Mpls North) 6 vs Evansville 60-94
Ali Prichard, Princeton (Apple Valley) 3 vs Columbia 64-78

MICHIGAN--18
Maggie Dwyer, Missouri State 18 vs Southern Illinois 78-58

IOWA--7
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth 7 vs Brown 61-49

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D2 Reports; Minnesota Sweeps High Five

#9 posting 2.8.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D2
NORTH CENTRAL
MSU Mankato beat UM Duluth 91-57. Heather Johnson (JWP) had 21 for Mankato. Hewitt and Wagers had 13 for UMD.

North Dakota beat St. Cloud State 82-47. Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) had 25 for UND. Katie Tacheny (Woodbury) had 17 for SCSU.

GLIAC
Ferris State beat Northern Michigan 64-59. Rachel Folcik had 11 for Ferris State. Allison Carroll (Rhinelander, WI) had 24 for NMU.

Michigan Tech beat Grand Valley State 60-49. Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, WI) had 20 for MTU. Crystal Zick (Byron Center, MI) had 17 for GVSU.

Wayne State, Michigan beat Mercyhurst 83-81. Chastidy Miller (Waterford Kettering, MI) had 26 for WSM.

OTHER
UW Parkside beat Quincy 65-55. Denise Mannella (Walworth Big Foot, WI) had 22 for UWP.

HIGH FIVES
Minnesota swept both team and individual honors for the high five. Even so MN is in 4th place in the team race with 13.5, Michigan leads with 31.
On the individual side MN is in 3rd with 17, Wisconsin leads with 23.5.
Maurika Hickman is the 10th MN player to lead the high five, and the 3rd from the 2007 HS grad class to lead.

MINNESOTA--84
Maurika Hickman, UW Milwaukee (Mpls North) 22 vs Cleveland State 58-68
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 20 vs Illinois 61-56
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kenned) 16 vs Minnesota 56-61
Katie Ohm, Minnesota (Elgin-Millville) 13 vs Illinois 61-56
Lindsey Laur, UW Milwaukee (Cretin-Derham Hall) 13 vs Cleveland State 58-68

IOWA--81
Nicole Clausen, Northern Iowa (Denison-Schleswig) 21 vs Illinois State 64-62
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 19 vs Michigan State 82-64
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Johnston) 18 vs Minnesota 56-61
Traci Ollendieck, Northern Iowa (Crestwood) 15 vs Illinois State 64-62
Alexa Mennen, Northern Iowa (Hampton-Dumont) 8 vs Illinois State 64-62

WISCONSIN--74
Rachel Porath, UW Green Bay (Luxemburg-Casco) 18 vs Youngstown State 75-47
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 16 vs Northwestern 74-58
Dominque Butler, Cleveland State (Milw Madison) 16 vs UW Milwaukee 68-58
Myosha Barnes, San Jose State (Milw Vincent) 12 vs Nevada 62-78
Erin Templin, UW Green Bay (Richland Center) 12 vs Youngstown State 75-47

MICHIGAN--62
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 18 vs Penn State 68-53
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 12 vs Penn State 68-53
Timika Williams, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 12 vs Marshall 60-54
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 10 vs Ohio State 68-67
Keisha Mosley, Purdue (Detroit Community) 10 vs Ohio State 68-67

SOUTH DAKOTA--5
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 5 vs Louisiana Tech 70-54

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Iowa State Crowds

#6 posting 2.7.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 12
Nebraska beat Colorado 80-71. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 8 for Nebraska. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 3 for Colorado.

Iowa State beat Texas Tech 66-58. Alison Lacey (Ballard, IA) had 32 for ISU. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) added two for the Cyclones. The Des Moines Register looks at the increase in attendance since Coach Fennelly took the helm at ISU. The crowds have increased from 400 to 8831.

EAST
St. Joseph's beat St. Louis 65-44. Amy Wold (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 5 for St. Joseph's.

SOUTH
Arkansas State beat South Alabama 70-58. Kayla Pospisil (Marion, IA) did not score for ASU.

WEST
New Mexico beat Colorado State 74-47. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 8 for New Mexico. Emily Neal (Breck) had 13 for Colorado State. Lauren Young (Edina) had 4, Elle Queen (Minnetonka) and Kelly Finley each did not score for CSU.

HIGH FIVE
Iowa took both titles thanks to the 32 outburst by Alison Lacey in what turned out to be a two team race.

IOWA--63
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 32 vs Texas Tech 66-58
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 14 vs Texas Tech 66-58
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 7 vs Texas Tech 66-58
Amy Wold, St. Joseph's (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 5 vs St. Louis 65-44
Kala Kuhlmann, Nebraska (Charter Oak-Ute) 5 vs Colorado 80-71

MINNESOTA--36
Emily Neal, Colorado State (Breck) 13 vs New Mexico 47-74
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 8 vs Colorado State 74-47
Cory Montgomery, Nebraska (Cannon Falls) 8 vs Colorado 80-71
Lauren Young, Colorado State (Edina) 4 vs New Mexico 47-74
Hannah Skildum, Colorado (Mounds View) 3 vs Nebraska 71-80

D3 RESULTS
MIAC
Carleton beat St. Catherine 73-64. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Carleton. Brooke Hakanson (Boyceville, WI) had 16 for St. Kate's.

Concordia Moorhead beat Hamline 74-45. Sara Sorbo (Adams-Edmore, ND) had 15 for CM.
Britta Schwartzhoff (Hayward, WI) and Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) each had 10 for Hamline.

Gustavus beat St. Mary's 58-55. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 19 for Gustavus. Jess Weisbrod (Winona Cotter) had 24 for St. Mary's.

Macalester rallied from 13 down to beat Augsburg 64-62. Trina PaStarr (Mpls Southwest) had 22 points and 12 rebounds for Mac. Three players had 12 for Augsburg: Shannon Renne (Nicollet), Katie LaGrave (Okinawa Japan), and Michelle Richter (Chaska).

St. Benedict beat St. Olaf 90-58. Judy Falvey (Lakeville) had 18 for St. Ben's. K Stoermer (Wayzata) had 15 for St. Olaf.

St. Thomas beat Bethel 78-70. Sheena Porter-Wroz (DeLaSalle) had 31 for St. Thomas. Kiersten Hansen (West Lutheran) had 14 for Bethel.

WIAC
Eau Claire beat Oshkosh 74-42. Rachel Mueggenborg (West Salem, WI) had 29 for Eau Claire. Whitney Thriver (Oskosh West) had 11 for Oshkosh.

River Falls beat Superior 70-41. Caitlin Hunstock (Mpls South) had 18 for River Falls. Lisa Thielen (Mt. Iron-Buhl) had 9 for Superior.

Stout beat Stevens Point 92-79 in overtime. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 30 for Stout. Laura Neuenfeldt (Two Rivers, WI) had 18 for Stevens Point.

LaCrosse vs Platteville was postponed due to weather.

IIAC
Buena Vista beat Wartburg 78-56. Aubrey Hauswirth (Pocahontas, IA) and Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 12 each for BV. Samantha Harrington (Nashaua-Plainfield, IA) had 15 for Wartburg.
Muhlbauer was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District Second Team.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MINNESOTA
MN West beat Riverland 72-55. Stacy Bush (Hills-Beaver Creek) had 22 for MW. Brooke Monson (Austin) had 26 for Riverland. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

Rochester beat Minneapolis 79-46. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 18 for Rochester. Breland was named national player of the week. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Ridgewater beat Fergus Falls 74-59. Hilary Groothuis (MACCRAY) had 30 for Ridgewater. Brittany Quistorff (Osakis) and Krista Shaikoski (Fergus Falls) each had 22 for FF. From the West Central Tribune and Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

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Robinson Scores Career High, Houdeshell Out

#7 posting 2.6.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
COACHING NEWS
Adam Houdeshell has resigned as head women's basketball coach at Presentation. Houdeshell was an assistant at SW MN State before taking the reigns at Presentation. From the Aberdeen American News.

D1
MIDWEST
Marquette beat Cincinnati 72-65. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had a career high 20 for Marquette.

EAST
Binghamton beat Vermont 73-69. Muffy Sadler (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 4 for Binghamton. Sophia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 6 for Vermont. Jill Rademacher (Holdingford) did not score for Vermont.

WEST
Stanford beat Santa Clara 96-74. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 11 for Santa Clara.

AWARDS
North Dakota State's Jerri Penley (Ypsilanti Calvary Christian, MI) was named player of the week in the Summit League

Morningside's Roni Miller (Lawton-Bronson, IA) was named player of the week in the Great Plains conference. From the Sioux City Journal.

FEATURES
Mary's Anna Skala (Red Lake Falls) is "taking charge" according to the Bismarck Tribune.

St. Thomas' Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) is a rookie in her senior year. From the StarTribune.

HIGH FIVE
In a limited night it was Iowa edging Minnesota, or should I say Angel Robinson 21-20.
This is Robinson's first time leading the high five.
Iowa is now only 0.5 behind second place Wisconsin with 18 to 17.5 in the team race.
Minnesota has 16 team wins. Robinson is the 9th Minnesota player to lead the high five.

IOWA--21
Claire Goins, Santa Clara (Sioux City Heelan) 11 vs Stanford 74-96
Sophia Iwobi, Vermont (Fairfield Maharishi) 6 vs Binghamton 69-73
Muffy Sadler, Binghamton (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 4 vs Vermont 73-69

MINNESOTA--20
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 20 vs Cincinnati 72-65

MICHIGAN--18
Janelle Harris, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 9 vs Cincinnati 72-65
Svetlana Kovalenko, Marquette (Houghton) 5 vs Cincinnati 72-65
Marissa Thrower, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 4 vs Cincinnati 72-65

WISCONSIN--18
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 11 vs Cincinnati 72-65
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield East) 7 vs Cincinnati 72-65

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SDSU Survives OT with IPFW

#7 posting 2.5.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Illinois beat Michigan 66-61. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 16 for Illinois. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) and Janelle Cooper (Detroit Renaissance) had 10 each for Michigan.

Wisconsin coach Stone has her Monday Press Conference.

SUMMIT
North Dakota State beat Oakland 58-54. Jerri Penley (Ypsilanti Calvary Christian) had 16 for NDSU. Lisa Bue (Austin) added 10 to NDSU's totals. Jessica Pike (Clawson, MI) had 14 for Oakland.

Western Illinois beat UMKC 56-46. Linsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 1 for WIU. Alysa Klein (Okoboji, IA) had 10 for UMKC. Marta Waalen (St. Paul Central) added 3 for UMKC.

South Dakota State beat IPFW 74-72 in overtime. Jenn Warkenthien (Willow Lake, SD) had 29 for SDSU. Maria Boever (Worthington) had 10 for SDSU. Samantha Edwards (Okemos, MI) did not score for IPFW.

IUPUI beat Southern Utah 71-46. Jessica Bennett (Milwaukee Washington) did not score for IUPUI.

SOUTH
Florida Gulf Coast beat Lipscomb 65-51. Bri Zabel (Northfield) had 4 for FGC.

AWARDS
Western Michigan's Tierra DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) picked up her 5th MAC West Player of the Week award this year.

North Dakota's Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) was named player of the week in the North Central.

D3 REPORTS
MIAC
Augsburg beat St. Olaf 75-69. Shannon Renne (Nicollet) had 24 for Augsburg. Elyse Erickson (Orono) had 22 for St. Olaf.

Carleton beat Bethel 63-61. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 14 for Carleton. Gabrielle Gustafson (St. Louis Park) had 12 for Bethel.

St. Benedict's beat Gustavus 69-51. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 20 for St. Ben's. Molly Mathiowetz (Sleepy Eye St. Mary's) had 13 for Gustavus.

St. Catherine beat Concordia Moorhead 74-62. Rachel Berglund (Dawson-Boyd) had 21 for St. Kate's. Sara Sorbo (Adams-Edmore, ND) and Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 17 each for CM.

St. Thomas beat Macalester 68-53. Carrie Embree (Waukee) had 21 for St. Thomas. Baltzer (Bismarck Century) had 18 for Mac.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan took the team High Five, South Dakota took the individual high five. It is the second time Jenn Warkenthien has led the High Five.

MICHIGAN--60
Jerri Penley, North Dakota State (Ypsilanti Calvary Christian) 16 vs Oakland 58-54
Jessica Pike, Oakland (Clawson) 14 vs North Dakota State 54-58
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 10 vs Illinois 61-66
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 10 vs Illinois 61-66
Melissa Jeltema, Oakland (Grand Rapids Christian) 10 vs North Dakota State 54-58
Adrianne McNally, Florida Gulf Coast (Pinckney) 10 vs Lipscomb 65-51

SOUTH DAKOTA--49
Jenn Warkenthien, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 29 vs IPFW 74-74 OT
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 12 vs IPFW 74-74 OT
Ketty Cornemann, South Dakota State (Yankton) 6 vs IPFW 74-74 OT
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 2 vs IPFW 74-74 OT

MINNESOTA--46
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 16 vs Michigan 66-61
Lisa Bue, North Dakota State (Austin) 11 vs Oakland 58-54
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 10 vs IPFW 74-74 OT
Jill Zaruba, North Dakota State (Monticello) 5 vs Oakland 58-54
Bri Zabel, Florida Gulf Coast (Northfield) 4 vs Lipscomb 65-51

IOWA--32
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Johnston) 14 vs Michigan 66-61
Alysa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 10 vs Western Illinois 46-56
Stephanie Chelleen, Illinois (Des Monies Lincoln) 5 vs Michigan 66-61
Tarah Cullen, UMKC (Ft Madison Aquinas) 3 vs Western Illinois 46-56

WISCONSIN--13
Andrea Verdegan, South Dakota State (Flambeau) 8 vs IPFW 74-74 OT
Ashlea Muckenhirn, South Dakota State (Osceola) 2 vs IPFW 74-74 OT
Inger Hodgson, North Dakota State (Barneveld) 2 vs Oakland 58-54
Lindsey Wutt, Western Illinois (Waterford) 1 vs UMKC 56-46

NORTH DAKOTA--10
Amanda Girodat, North Dakota State (Kindred) 10 vs Oakland 58-54

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Late Saturday High Five: Begin the Beggin

#4 posting 2.4.2008
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HIGH FIVE
(for Saturday, Feb. 2)
Michigan came up huge in the team portion cracking the century mark. Amy Beggin added one to Minnesota's individual total. It was her first win in the high five.
With Sunday's totals Michigan is in front on the team titles with 30. Wisconsin noses back in front on the Individual side with 23.5
Anderson now has 7 wins, with Krystal Ellis in the lead at 8.5 wins

MICHIGAN--107
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan (Lansing Waverly) 25 vs Miami OH 74-76
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 21 vs Western Michigan 94-85
Brenna Bankston, Western Michigan (Frankfort) 21 vs Ohio 85-94
Jerry Penley, North Dakota State (Ypsilanti Calvary Christian) 20 vs IPFW 67-65
Timika Williams, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 20 vs Tulsa 58-44

MINNESOTA--95
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 26 vs UNLV 94-64
Lindsey Laur, UW Milwaukee (Cretin-Derham Hall) 20 vs UW Green Bay 64-79
Maurika Hickman, UW Milwaukee (Mpls North) 20 vs UW Green Bay 64-79
Talicia Jackson, American (DeLaSalle) 16 vs Lafayette 68-54
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 13 vs Oakland 64-63 OT

IOWA--79
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 23 vs Kansas 50-53
Jacqui Kalin, Northern Iowa (Sioux City North) 15 vs Evansville 52-57
Alexa Mennen, Northern Iowa (Hampton-Dumont) 14 vs Evansville 52-57
Alysa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 14 vs IUPUI 47-65
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 13 vs Kansas 50-53

WISCONSIN--72
Rachel Porath, UW Green Bay (Luxemburg-Casco) 18 vs UW Milwaukee 79-64
Gabby Hungerford, Detroit (Wild Rose) 16 vs UI Chicago 36-66
Kayla Groh, UW Green Bay (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah) 14 vs UW Milwaukee 79-64
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milw King) 12 vs LaSalle 60-55
Dominique Butler, Cleveland State (Milw Madison) 12 vs Youngstown State 86-63.
Kati Harty, UW Green Bay (Ashwaubenon) 12 vs UW Milwaukee 79-64

SOUTH DAKOTA--31
Jenn Warkenthien, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 8 vs Oakland 64-63 OT
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 8 vs Oakland 64-63 OT
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 7 vs Idaho 65-60
Ketty Cornemann, South Dakota State (Yankton) 5 vs Oakland 64-63 OT
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 3 vs Oakland 64-63 OT

NORTH DAKOTA--9
Amanda Girodat, North Dakota State (Kindred) 5 vs IPFW 67-65
Amber Land, Eastern Michigan (Kulm) 2 vs Kent State 71-59
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 2 vs UNLV 94-64

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Drake in a Dog Fight

#8 posting 2.1.2008
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MORE D1 REPORTS
MISSOURI VALLEY
Illinois State beat Drake 88-84 in overtime. Nicole Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 12 for Illinois State. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 31 for Drake. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) had 9 for Drake.

Northern Iowa beat Southern Illinois 64-52. Jacqui Kalin (Sioux City North) had 21 for UNI. Tanaeya Worden (Sioux City North) had 4 for SIU.

Creighton beat Indiana State 68-60. Kristina Voss (Ankeney) and Ally Thrall (Dowling Catholic) had 13 each for Creighton. Michelle Kaus (Eastview) did not score for Creighton. Sarah Paul (Elkhorn, WI) had 2 for ISU.

Evansville beat Bradley 71-50. Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia) had 4 and Renee Frericks (Forest Lake) did not score for Bradley.

MID AMERICA
Northern Illinois beat Buffalo 77-63. Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh West) had 22 for NIU.

HORIZON
Cleveland State beat Butler 65-61. Brittany Korth (Clinton, WI) had 15 for CSU. Chloe Hamilton (Holt, MI) did not score for Butler.

UI Chicago beat Wright State 63-60. Jessie Miller (Holy Angels) had 19 and Cassie Johnson (Eastview) had 3 for UIC.

EAST
Marshall beat Central Florida 77-75 in overtime. It was Marshall coach Royce Chadwick's 500th win. Tynikki Crook (Detroit Pershing) had 11 for Marshall.

SOUTH
Texas State beat Stephen F. Austin 76-75. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 10 for Texas State.

WEST
UTEP beat Southern Methodist 69-64 in overtime. Timika Williams (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 17 for UTEP.

Sacramento State beat Northern Colorado 64-62. Chelsie Luhring (Grundy Center, IA) had 15 for UNC.

Boise State beat San Jose State 78-51. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 3 for Boise State. Natalie White had 12 for SJS

HIGH FIVE
Iowa swept both awards last night. Iowa is only one half game back in 3rd place in the team division to Wisconsin. They have moved into a tie for third in the individual portion with Minnesota. This is Martin's 1.5 time winning the honor, and the first she didn't share.

IOWA--99
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 31 vs Illinois State 84-88 OT
Jacqui Kalin, Northern Iowa (Sioux City North) 21 vs Southern Illinois 64-52
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Johnston) 16 vs Ohio State 68-64
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 16 vs Northwestern 70-55
Chelsie Luhring, Northern Colorado (Grundy Center) 15 vs Sacramento State 62-64

WISCONSIN--93
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 23 vs Indiana 62-86
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois (Oshkosh West) 22 vs Buffalo 77-63
Lizzie Boeck, Northern Iowa (Milwaukee Lutheran ) 18 vs Southern Illinois 64-52
Haylie Linn, Indiana (Madison Edgewood) 15 vs Wisconsin 86-62
Brittany Korth, Cleveland State (Clinton) 15 vs Butler 65-61

MINNESOTA--80
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 22 vs Purdue 54-56
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 20 vs Ohio State 68-64
Jessie Miller, UI Chicago (Holy Angels) 19 vs Wright State 63-60
Ashly Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 10 vs Purdue 54-56
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 9 vs Illinois State 84-88 OT

MICHIGAN--77
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 17 vs Minnesota 56-54
Timika Williams, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 17 vs Southern Methodist 69-64 OT
Allyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 15 vs Michigan 61-58
Taylor Manley, UI Chicago (Belleville) 15 vs Wright State 63-60
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 13 vs Michigan State 60-63

SOUTH DAKOTA--3
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 3 vs San Jose State 78-51

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Marquette Wins Emotional Game

#6 posting 1.31.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
The Capital Times looks at Marshfield's Jamie Braun now playing with Indiana.

What will Alyssa DeHaan's defensive role be tonight when Michigan State plays Michigan? From the Grand Rapids Press.

BIG 12
Oklahoma beat Kansas 67-51. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 2 for Kansas.

Iowa State beat Colorado 65-45. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 16 for ISU. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 2 for Colorado. "Cyclones show signs of life" says the Des Moines Register.

Kansas State beat Nebraska 77-75. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 6 for Nebraska.

BIG EAST
Louisville beat Cincinnati 79-56. Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale) had 8 for Louisville.

Marquette beat Georgetown 60-55. Krystal Ellis (Racine St. Catherine) had 14 for Marquette. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 10 for Marquette. It was a tough week for Marquette with Erin Monfre's mother dying. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

MID AMERICAN
Kent State beat Toledo 87-61. Asheley Harkins (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 21 for Kent State.

Ohio beat Ball State 88-82 in overtime. Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 22. Jackie Hiebert (Hopkins) added four to Ohio's totals.

Western Michigan beat Bowling Green 79-73. Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) had 19 for WMU.

EAST
American beat Navy 59-52. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) had 12 for American.

Temple beat St. Joseph's 70-67. Shenita Landry (Milwaukee King) had 6 for Temple. Amy Wold (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) had 21 for St. Joseph's.

WEST
Santa Clara beat Portland 61-58. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) did not score for Santa Clara.

San Diego State beat Colorado State 86-52. Elle Queen (Minnetonka) had 11 for Colorado State. Lauren Young (Edina) had 5, Emily Neal (Breck) had 4 and Kelly Finley (Breck) did not score for CSU.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan took both honors yesterday and moved back in front of Wisconsin on the individual race by a half a game. It is Lauren Kohn's second time leading the High Five.

MICHIGAN--89
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 22 vs Ball State 88-82 OT
Asheley Harkins, Kent State (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 21 vs Toledo 76-61
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan (Detroit Country Day) 19 vs Bowling Green 79-73
Jennifer Poff, Ohio (St. Johns) 14 vs Ball State 88-82 OT
Molly Dwyer, Western Michigan (Sterling Heights Stevenson) 13 vs Bowling Green 79-73
Amanda Parker, Western Michigan (Muskegon Mona Shores) 13 vs Bowling Green 79-73

IOWA---56
Amy Wold, St. Joseph's (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 21 vs Temple 67-70
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 15 vs Colorado 65-45
Allison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 15 vs Colorado 65-45
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 3 vs Colorado 65-45
Kandy Beemer, Colorado State (Bedford) 2 vs San Diego State 52-86
Kala Kuhlmann, Nebraska (Charter Oak-Ute) 2 vs Kansas State 75-77

MINNESOTA--55
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 16 vs Colorado 65-45
Talicia Jackson, American (DeLaSalle) 12 vs Navy 59-52
Elle Queen, Colorado State (Minnetonka) 11 vs San Diego State 52-86
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 10 vs Georgetown 60-55
Cory Montgomery, Nebraska (Cannon Falls) 6 vs Kansas State 75-77

WISCONSIN---31
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 14 vs Georgetown 60-55
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield East) 11 vs Georgetown 60-55
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milw King) 6 vs St. Joseph's 70-67

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Gophers Stay Hot

#3 posting 1.28.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Minnesota beat Michigan State 81-69. Emily Fox had 29 for the Gophers. Katie Ohm (Elgin-Millville) had 17, Leslie Knight (Hopkins) had 13, and Ashley Ellis-Milan (St. Paul Central) had 12 for the Gophers. Mandy Piechowski (Utica, MI) had a career high 14 for MSU. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) had 4 also for the Spartans.

Iowa beat Michigan 66-61. "Grandma" Solverson had 28 for the Hawkeyes. Krista VandeVenter (Osseo) had 4 for Iowa. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) had 22 for Michigan.

Purdue beat Illinois 71-59. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 21 for Purdue. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 20 for Illinois.

Wisconsin beat Northwestern 75-45. Jolene Anderson (South Shore) had 23 for Wisconsin. Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 2, Tara Steinbauer (Bloomington Kennedy) had 1 and Sarah Ingison (Concordia Roseville) did not score for the Badgers. Melissa Miller (Breck) had 2 for NW.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Illinois State beat Wichita State 71-53. Nicolle Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 11 for Illinois State. Daria Frazer (Mpls North) had 2 for WSU.

Drake beat Northern Iowa on a buzzer beater 66-63. Jordan Plummer made only one shot but it was the three that gave Drake the win. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 17 for Drake. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) had 15 for Drake. Lizzie Boeck (Milw Lutheran) had 17 for UNI.

Indiana State beat Missouri State 78-55. Sarah Paul (Elkhorn, WI) did not score for ISU. Maggie Dwyer (Grand Haven, MI) had 13 for Missouri State.

EAST
Pittsburgh beat Louisville 76-67. Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale, MI) had 4 for Louisville.

Temple beat Rhode Island 48-34. Shenita Landry (Milw King) had 8 for Temple.

SOUTH
LSU beat Kentucky 72-46. Kristen Morris (Detroit Country Day) did not score for LSU. Samantha Mahoney (West Bloomfield, MI) had 12 for Kentucky.

East Carolina beat Marshall 59-57. Kizzy Hart (Oak Park, MI) had 7 for Marshall.

Vanderbilt beat Ole Miss 83-50. Amy Malo (Fairmont) had 3 for Vandy.

South Alabama beat Denver 48-40. Ashly Robinson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 6 for Denver.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Sami Lauf of Bismarck State lost her dad to cancer last year when she was a senior at New Salem, ND. The Bismarck Tribune examines how she remembers her father and how she ended up at Bismarck State.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan swept the high five yesterday despite the fact that if you look at the teams involved they finished a collective 1-5. Carly Benson led the high five for the first time. Michigan nosed back in front of Wisconsin for the individual race 22 to 21.5. Benson is the 14th Michigander to lead the High Five.
Michigan is ahead in the team race 26 wins to Wisconsin's 17.

MICHIGAN--82
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 22 vs Iowa 61-66
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 21 vs Illinois 71-59
Mandy Piechowski, Michigan State (Utica) 14 vs Minnesota 69-81
Maggie Dwyer, Missouri State (Grand Haven) 13 vs Indiana State 55-78
Lauren Aitch, Michigan State (Lansing Waverly) 12 vs Minnesota 69-81
Samantha Mahoney, Kentucky (West Bloomfield) 12 vs LSU 46-72

MINNESOTA--77
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 20 vs Purdue 59-71
Katie Ohm, Minnesota (Elgin-Millville) 17 vs Michigan State 81-69
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 15 vs Northern Iowa 66-63
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 13 vs Michigan State 81-69
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 12 vs Michigan State 81-69

WISCONSIN--64
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 20 vs Northwestern 75-45
Lizzie Boeck, Northern Iowa (Milw Lutheran) 17 vs Drake 63-66
Nicole Lewis, Illinois State (Muskego) 11 vs Wichita State 71-53
Lin Zastrow, Wisconsin (Jefferson) 8 vs Northwestern 75-45
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milw King) 8 vs Rhode Island 48-34

IOWA--59
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 17 vs Northern Iowa 66-63
Jacqui Kalin, Northern Iowa (Sioux City North) 14 vs Drake 63-66
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 11 vs Michigan 66-61
Nicole Clausen, Northern Iowa (Denison-Schleswig) 9 vs Drake 63-66
Danielle Wubbens, Northern Iowa (Charles City) 8 vs Drake 63-66

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Wisconsin Sweeps, Ellis Pads Lead

#10 posting 1.27.2008
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HIGH FIVE
Wisconsin swept the high five and in so doing moved back into first place in the individual race with 21.5 to Michigan's 21. Krystal Ellis has led the high five 8.5 times which is 2.5 ahead of the next challenger.
In the team race Wisconsin now has 17 wins, 8 behind Michigan's leading 25.

WISCONSIN--98
Krystal Ellis, Marquette (Racine St. Catherine) 30 vs South Florida 79-66
Traci Edwards, UW Milwaukee (Menasha) 22 vs Chicago Loyola 54-51
Rachel Porath, UW Green Bay (Luxemburg-Casco) 17 vs UI Chicago 75-60
Gabby Hungerford, Detroit (Wild Rose) 15 vs Valparaiso 50-71
Kayla Groh, UW Green Bay (Elkhart Lake-Glenbeulah) 14 vs UI Chicago 75-60
Myosha Barnses, San Jose State (Milwaukee Vincent) 14 vs Fresno State 65-83

MICHIGAN--86
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 22 vs Central Michigan 71-64
Amanda Parker, Western Michigan (Muskegon Mona Shores) 18 vs Kent State 66-59
Melissa Jeltema, Oakland (Grand Rapids Christian) 17 vs Western Illinois 72-46
Brenna Bankston, Western Michigan (Frankfort) 15 vs Kent State 66-59
Jennifer Poff, Ohio (St. John) 14 vs Central Michigan 71-64
Angel Chan, Central Michigan (Wyoming Park) 14 vs Ohio 64-71

IOWA--77
Natalie White, San Jose State (Dubuque Senior) 21 vs Fresno State 65-83
Alyssa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 19 vs Centenary 57-46
Ally Thrall, Creighton (Dowling Catholic) 17 vs Bradley 72-69
Kelsey Crites, Creighton (Clinton) 11 vs Bradley 72-69
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 9 vs Bradley 72-69

MINNESOTA--71
Chelsea Frazier, Columbia (Breck) 22 vs Cornell 76-59
Lisa Bue, North Dakota State (Austin) 14 vs South Dakota State 55-71
Jessie Miller, UI Chicago (Holy Angels) 13 vs UW Green Bay 60-75
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 12 vs North Dakota State 71-55
Elle Queen, Colorado State (Minnetonka) 10 vs Wyoming 55-68

SOUTH DAKOTA--24
Jenn Warkenthein, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 12 vs North Dakota State 71-55
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 6 vs North Dakota State 71-55
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 5 vs North Dakota State 71-55
Abby Plucker, North Dakota State (Parker) 1 vs South Dakota State 55-71

NORTH DAKOTA--12
Amber Land, Eastern Michigan (Kulm) 6 vs Buffalo 74-71
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 5 vs BYU 38-41
Amanda Girodat, North Dakota State (Kindred) 1 vs South Dakota State 55-71

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Minnesota Hits Century in High Five

#8 posting 1.25.2008
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D1 REPORTS (continued)
Q&A
Marquette's Svetlana Kovalenko (Houghton, MI) does a Q&A.

MIDWEST
MISSOURI VALLEY
Drake beat Bradley 75-70. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) had 21 for Drake. Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia) had 3 and Renee Frericks did not score for Bradley.

Creighton beat Northern Iowa 71-63. Kristina Voss (Ankeny, IA) had 11 for Creighton. Michelle Kaus (Eastview) had Tyrai Bronson (Mpls North) each did not score for Creighton. Traci Ollendieck (Crestwood, IA) had 19 for UNI.

HORIZON
Butler beat Detroit 72-62. Chloe Hamilton (Holt, MI) had 1 for Butler. Zemora Davis (Detroit Community) had 21 for Detroit.

SOUTH
Texas State beat Texas A&M Corpus Christi 73-52. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 2 for Texas State.

WEST
Denver beat Florida Atlantic 69-53. Ashly Robinson (Bloomigton Kennedy) had 10 for Denver. Jana Momoh (Park Center) did not score for FAU.

Northern Colorado beat Montana State 75-65. Courtney Stoermer (Iowa City West) had 15 for UNC.

Northern Arizona beat Idaho State 82-67. Ally Sisal (Luxemburg-Casco, WI) did not score for ISU.

San Jose State beat Idaho 53-46. Natalie White (Dubuque Senior) had 20 for SJSU.

Boise State beat Hawaii 77-73. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 5 for BSU.

D2 REPORTS
GLIAC
Ferris State beat Northern Michigan 81-66. Allison Carroll (Rhinelander, WI) had 16 for NMU.

Grand Valley State beat Northwood 55-52. Crystal Zick (Byron Center, MI) had 20 for GVSU. Megan Starnes had 14 for Northwood.

Lake Superior State beat Saginaw Valley State 61-59. Jacklyn Armstrong (Haslett, MI) had 13 for LSSU. LaTille Ross had 22 for SVSU.

Wayne State MI beat Gannon 78-76. Chastidy Miller (Waterford Kettering, MI) had a career high 32 for WS.

Ashland beat Michigan Tech 61-60. Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, WI) had 17 for MTU.

HIGH FIVE
Minnesota topped the century mark with 105 in the team portion. They took both titles on Thursday. Leslie Knight led the High Five for the first time.
It is Minnesota's 12.5 win in the team division, good for 4th place, three wins behind 3rd place Iowa.
It is Minnesota's 14th win in the individual division, good for 3rd place, 6.5 wins behind 2nd place Wisconsin.
Knight is the 7th Minnesota player to lead the high five. Lisa Bue of North Dakota State (Austin) leads Minnesota with 4 wins.

MINNESOTA--105
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 33 vs Ohio State 79-70
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 21 vs Bradley 75-70
Mia Johnson, Michigan State (Mpls North) 20 vs Illinois 65-62
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 18 vs Michigan State 62-65
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 13 vs Ohio State 79-70

IOWA--83
Natalie White, San Jose State (Dubuque Senior) 20 vs Idaho 53-46
Traci Ollendieck, Northern Iowa (Crestwood) 19 vs Creighton 63-71
Jacqui Kalin, Northern Iowa (Sioux City North) 16 vs Creighton 63-71
Courtney Stoermer, Northern Colorado (Iowa City West) 15 vs Montana State 75-65
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 13 vs Bradley 75-70

MICHIGAN--79
Carly Benson, Michigan (Carney-Nadeau) 22 vs Indiana 65-54
Zemora Davis, Detroit (Detroit Community) 21 vs Butler 62-72
Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 14 vs Illinois 65-62
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 11 vs Indiana 65-54
Brigid Mulroy, Detroit (Birmingham Marian) 11 vs Butler 62-72

WISCONSIN--75
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 20 vs Michigan 54-65
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin (South Shore) 16 vs Penn State 79-52
Lin Zastrow, Wisconsin (Jefferson) 16 vs Penn State 79-52
Rae Lin D'Alie, Wisconsin (Waterford) 13 vs Penn State 79-52
Lizzie Boeck, Northern Iowa (Milw Lutheran) 10 vs Creighton 63-71

SOUTH DAKOTA---5
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 5 vs Hawaii 77-73

Next up: later tonight after another out & about.