Illinois Dumps Ohio State, Minnesota Out

#8 posting 3.8.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10 TOURNAMENT
Iowa beat Michigan 58-37. Stacy Schlapkohl (Durant, IA) had 9 for Iowa. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) had 8 for Michigan.

Purdue beat Indiana 64-54. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) and Keshia Mosley (Detroit Community) each had 12 for Purdue. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 5 for Indiana.

Illinois beat Ohio State 64-58. Lori Bjork (Johnston, IA) had 14 and Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 13 for Illinois. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 13 for OSU.

Michigan State beat Minnesota 56-51. Alyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI) had 12 for MSU as did Mia Johnson (Mpls North). Leslie Knight (Hopkins) had 7 for the Gophers.

ATLANTIC 10 TOURNAMENT
Dayton beat UMass 57-51

St. Joseph's beat St. Louis 71-58

CUSA TOURNAMENT
Marshall beat UAB 71-69 OT

UTEP beat Rice 80-71. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 33 for UTEP.

METRO ATLANTIC TOURNAMENT
Marist beat Canisius 54-44

OHIO VALLEY TOURNAMENT
Eastern Illinois beat SE Missouri State 52-40

SOUTHEASTERN TOURNAMENT
Kentucky beat Georgia 57-50

LSU beat Mississippi 80-36

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 33 vs Rice 80-71
Tamarah Riley, Ohio State (Detroit DePorres) 13 vs Illinois 48-64
Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 12 vs Minnesota 56-51
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 12 vs Indiana 64-54
Keshia Mosley, Purdue (Detroit Community) 12 vs Indiana 64-54

MINNESOTA
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 13 vs Ohio State 64-58
Mia Johnson, Michigan State (Mpls North) 12 vs Minnesota 56-51
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 7 vs Michigan State 51-56
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 4 vs Michigan State 51-56
Katie Ohm, Minnesota (Elgin-Millville) 4 vs Michigan State 51-56

IOWA
Lori Bjork, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 13 vs Ohio State 64-58
Stacy Schlapkohl, Iowa (Durant) 9 vs Michgan 58-37
Abby Emmert, Iowa (Winterset) 8 vs Michgan 58-37
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 6 vs Michgan 58-37

WISCONSIN
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 5 vs Purdue 54-64

D2
NORTHERN SUN TOURNAMENT
Concordia St. Paul beat MSU Moorhead 71-58. Katie LaViollette (Manitowoc Lutheran) had 15 for CSP. Jessica Fesenmaier (BOLD) had 11 for Moorhead.

Wayne State, Nebraska beat Mary 70-58

ALL REGION
North Dakota's Ashley Langen (Kittson Central) and Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) were named to the WBCA All Region team

GLIAC TOURNAMENT
Michigan Tech beat Wayne State Michigan 83-62. Katie Wysocky (Whitefish Bay, WI) had 18 for MTU. Joy Nash (Muskegon) had 16 for WSM.

D3 TOURNAMENT
Simpson beat Gustavus 73-64. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 17 for Gustavus. Vadnais is a finalist for D3 Player of the Year.

UW Eau Claire beat Carleton 61-52. Michelle Burns (Eau Claire North) had 17 for UWEC. Annie Isler (Hopkins) had 17 for Carleton.

Chicago beat St. Thomas 62-59. Sheena Porter-Wrzos (DeLaSalle) had 16 for St. Thomas.

St. Norbert beat UW Stevens Point 71-57

I will back fill later.

Next up: three more final out & abouts today.

Carleton, Stevens Point Take Titles

#9 posting 3.2.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D3
MIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Carleton beat St. Thomas 53-50 OT. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 19 for Carleton. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) had 15 for St. Thomas.

WIAC CHAMPIONSHIP
Stevens Point beat Eau Claire 62-50. Chelsea Kranz (Columbus, WI) had 15 for SP. Amanda Zenner (Medford, IA) had 14 for EC.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Madison Area Tech beat Rochester 66-64 for the right to go to the D3 national tournament. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 24 for Rochester. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Next up: D2

Worden Leaves, Whitewater Upset

#7 posting 2.29.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
final edition
D1
LEAVING
Freshman Tanaeya Worden (Sioux City North) has left Southern Illinois.

BIG 10
Minnesota beat Indiana 69-54. Emily Fox had 20 and Leslie Knight (Hopkins) 19 for the Gophers. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 16 for Indiana.

Iowa beat Northwestern 68-42. Wendy Ausdemore (TriCenter, IA) had 16 for Iowa. Melissa Miller (Breck) did not score for NW.
Iowa's Johanna Solverson is featured on the Big 10 network.

Michigan State beat Illinois 54-46. Alyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI) had 7 for MSU. Mia Johnson (Mpls North) did not score for MSU. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 15 for Illinois.

Ohio State beat Penn State 87-84. Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) had 10 for OSU. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 16 for PSU.

Wisconsin beat Michigan 69-67. Jolene Anderson (South Shore, WI) had 14 for Wisconsin. Alyssa Karel (Cretin-Derham Hall) had 11 for the Badgers. Janelle Cooper (Detroit Renaissance) had 13 for Michigan.

MISSOURI VALLEY
Evansville beat Northern Illinois 57-55. Lizzie Boeck (Milwaukee Lutheran) had 22 for UNI.

Bradley beat Southern Illinois 77-72. Jenny Van Kirk (Waconia) did not score for Bradley. Cortney Sales (Detroit Murray Wright) did not score for SIU.

HORIZON
Valparaiso beat Cleveland State 66-52. Dominique Butler (Milw Madison) had 12 for CSU.

Detroit beat UI Chicago 55-51. Zemora Davis (Detroit Community) had 10 for Detroit. Chanica Hall (Benilde-St. Margaret's) added 5 for Detroit. Jessie Miller (Holy Angels) had 14 for UIC.

SOUTH
LSU beat Arkansas 83-46. Kristen Morris (Detroit Country Day) had 2 for LSU.

Rice beat Marshall 68-64. Kizzy Hart (Oak Park, MI) had 23 for Marshall.

Arkansas State beat Louisiana Monroe 68-53. Kayla Pospisil (Marion, IA) had 4 for Arkansas State.

WEST
UTEP beat SMU 76-63. Jareica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 22 for UTEP.

Texas State beat Stephen F Austin 70-67. Marie Moser (Cedar Rapids Jefferson) had 6 for Texas State.

Montana beat Northern Colorado 66-55. Courtney Stoermer (Iowa City West) had 13 for UNC.

Boise State beat San Jose State 74-65. Sierra Moeller (Pierre) had 6 for Boise State. Natalie White (Dubuque Senior) had 27 for SJSU.

Idaho State beat Sacramento State 95-78. Ally Sisal (Luxemburg-Casco, WI) did not score for ISU.

Louisiana Tech beat Utah State 62-47. Jade Hatchett (Milwaukee Vincent) had 2 for Utah State.

Gonzaga beat Santa Clara 80-71. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) had 9 for SC.

HIGH FIVE
In the tightest High Five Michigan edged out three other states by three points
MICHIGAN --78
Kizzy Hart, Marshall (Oak Park) 23 vs Rice 64-68
Jareica Hughes, UTEP (Southfield-Lathrup) 22 vs SMU 76-63
Janelle Cooper, Michigan (Detroit Renaissance) 13 vs Wisconsin 67-69
Tamarah Riley, Ohio State (Detroit DePorres) 10 vs Penn State 87-84
Zemora Davis, Detroit (Detroit Community) 10 vs UI Chicago 55-51

MINNESOTA --75
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 19 vs Indiana 69-54
Janessa Wolff, Penn State (Park Rapdis) 16 vs Ohio State 84-87
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 15 vs Michigan State 46-54
Jessie Miller, UI Chicago (Holy Angels) 14 vs Detroit 51-55
Alyssa Karel, Wisconsin, (Cretin-Derham Hall) 11 vs Michigan 69-67

WISCONSIN --75
Lizzie Boeck, Northern Iowa (Milwaukee Lutheran) 22 vs Evansville 55-57
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 16 vs Minnesota 54-69
Jolene Anderson, Wisconsin, (South Shore) 14 vs Michigan 69-67
Dominique Butler, Cleveland State (Milw Madison) 12 vs Valparaiso 52-66
Danielle Ward, Wisconsin, (Milw King) 11 vs Michigan 69-67

IOWA --75
Natalie White, San Jose State (Dubuque Senior) 27 vs Boise State 65-74
Wendy Ausdemore, Iowa (TriCenter) 16 vs Northwestern 68-42
Courtney Stoermer, Northern Colorado (Iowa City West) 13 vs Montana 55-66
Nicole Clausen, Northern Iowa (Denison-Schleswig) 10 vs Evansville 55-57
Claire Goins, Santa Clara (Sioux City Heelan) 9 vs Gonzaga 71-80
Erin Brocka, Northern Iowa (North Butler) 9 vs Evansville 55-57

SOUTH DAKOTA --6
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 6 vs San Jose State 74-65

D2
NORTH CENTRAL
UN Omaha beat UM Duluth 65-57. Alyssa Green (Cedar Rapids Washington) had 17 for UNO. Katy Freeman (Duluth East) had 15 for UMD.

South Dakota beat Augustana 82-42. Bridget Yoerger (Hinton, IA) had 13 for USD. Molly Hayes (Harrisburg, SD) had 9 for Augustana.

OTHER
Northern Kentucky beat UW Parkside 69-54. Brittany Hogan (Arlington Heights Hersey, IL) had 13 for UWP.

D3
WIAC SEMIFINALS
Eau Claire beat Stout 86-61 Michelle Burns (Eau Claire North) had 27 for Eau Claire. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 20 for Stout.

Stevens Point beat Whitewater 79-71. Haley Houghton (Wausau East) had 23 for SP. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) had 19 for Whitewater.

NAIA
Mayville State upset #9 Dakota State in the DAC Tournament semi finals last night by the score of 72-66. Comets were led in scoring by Cassie Leraas with 22 points, Laura BigCrow with 19 points and 7 rebounds and Danielle Guilbert who recorded a double/double scoring 16 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. The DAC Championship in Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Kirkwood CC jumped out to a 50-17 halftime lead in winning it's 18th straightconference game 100-34 over Southeastern CC.

The Eagles (18-0, 24-6) will be the number one seed in next weeks Region XItournament.

Kirkwood had seven players in double figures led by Lauren Thomas-Johnson's 13. MyKenya Johnson and Breann Hill added 12 while McKensey Long, Rachele Monroe, Alicia Wright and El Sara Greer added 10 each. Greer had a team high 11 rebounds.

Kirkwood will host Southeastern next Tuesday night (March 4) at 7 pm in a first round playoff game.

If the Eagles win on Tuesday night, they travel to Boone, Iowa for the Region XI semi-finals and finals on March 7-8.

Next up: Later tonight with Out & Abouts.

Carleton Upsets St. Benedict in MIAC

#8 posting 2.28.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 12
Baylor beat Colorado 76-62. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 2 for Colorado.

Kansas State beat Nebraska 69-65. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 9 for Nebraska.

Texas beat Kansas 57-53. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) did not score for the Jayhawks.

Iowa State beat Missouri 58-54. Jocelyn Anderson (Prairie Valley, IA) and Kelsey Bolte (Battle Creek-Ida Grove, IA) each had 12 for ISU. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) added one for ISU.

MID-AMERICAN
Bowling Green beat Ohio 82-67. Jenny Poff (St. Johns, MI) had 12 for Ohio.

Ball State beat Central Michigan 81-69. Britni Houghton (Lansing Waverly) had 23 for CMU.

Northern Illinois beat Western Michigan 67-65. Jessie Wilcox (Oshkosh West) had 7 for NIU. Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) had 15 for WMU.

Eastern Michigan beat Toledo 58-57. Brittany Tyson (Ann Arbor Huron) had 5 for EMU.

Miami, OH beat Kent State 76-59. Asheley Harkins (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 7 for Kent State.

MIDWEST
Dayton beat Xavier 68-58. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) had 9 for Dayton.

EAST
George Washington beat Richmond 75-59. Stefani Munro (Mt. Clemens, MI) did not score for GWU.

Temple beat St. Louis 77-66. Shenita Landry (Milw King) had 12 for Temple.

American beat Navy 69-37. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) had 8 for American.

Vermont beat Maine 74-52. Sofia Iwobi (Fairfield Maharishi, IA) had 2, and Jill Rademacher (Holdingford) did not score for Vermont. Brittany Bowen (Merrill, WI) did not score for Maine.

WEST
Wyoming beat Colorado State 68-46. Emily Neal (Breck) had 9 while Elle Queen (Minnetonka) had 6, Lauren Young (Edina) 2 and Kelly Finley 0 for Colorado State.

HIGH FIVE
Michigan swept the high five in convincing fashion.
MICHIGAN--76
Britni Houghton, Central Michigan (Lansing Waverly) 23 vs Ball State 69-81
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan (Detroit Country Day) 15 vs Northern Illinois 65-67
Latisha Luckett, Central Michigan (Detroit Lakes) 14 vs Ball State 69-81
Angel Chan, Central Michigan (Wyoming Park) 12 vs Ball State 69-81
Jenny Poff, Ohio (St. Johns) 12 vs Bowling Green 67-82

IOWA--38
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 12 vs Missouri 58-54
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 12 vs Missouri 58-54
Alison Lacey, Iowa State (Ballard) 10 vs Missouri 58-54
Sofia Iwobi, Vermont (Fairfield Maharishi) 2 vs Maine 52-74
Alisa Brinkman, Kent State (Pocahontas) 2 vs Miami, OH 59-76

WISCONSIN--28
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milw King) 12 vs St. Louis 77-66
Brittany Holterman, Dayton (Racine Prairie) 9 vs Xavier 68-58
Jessie Wilcox, Northern Illinois (Oshkosh West) 7 vs Western Michigan 67-65

MINNESOTA--20
Cory Montgomery, Nebraska (Cannon Falls) 9 vs Kansas State 65-69
Talicia Jackson, American (DeLaSalle) 8 vs Navy 69-37
Hannah Skildum, Colorado (Mounds View) 2 vs Baylor 62-76
Amanda Nisleit, Iowa State (Woodbury) 1 vs Missouri 58-54

D2
POLLS
South Dakota is #1 in the North Central poll with North Dakota #2.

ACADEMIC HONORS
The North Central Conference has released their Academic All Conference list. Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) and Alys Seay (Grand Forks Central) made the list for UND.

D3
MIAC PLAYOFFS
St. Thomas beat Gustavus 77-61. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) had 25 for St. Thomas. St. Thomas had a 17-2 run over the final 5:55. Sheena Porter-Wrzos (DeLaSalle) had 13 points (11 of those in the 2nd half) and Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic) chipped in with 12 points and 9 rebounds. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 19 for Gustavus.

Carleton upset St. Benedict 64-60. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 23 for Carleton. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) and Ariel Tauer (Edina) each had 16 for St. Ben's.

next up: grab bag this afternoon.--the photos are now up of the Richfield and Kennedy wins last night.

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.

St. Thomas Gets a Share of MIAC

#6 posting 2.24.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D3
MIAC
Bethel beat Augsburg 80-64. Annegret Nautsch (Seattle, WA) had 29 for Bethel. Megan Krumrie (Elk Mound) and Kristina Lurken (Kenyon-Wanamingo) had 11 for Augsburg.

Carleton beat Gustavus 73-64. Sarah Lincoln (Rockford) had 22 for Carleton. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 25 for Gustavus.

Concordia Moorhead beat St. Mary's 65-40. Jenna Freudenberg (Parkers Prairie) had 12 for CM. Stephanie Ayers (Deer River) and Jess Weisbrod (Winona Cotter) had 13 each for St. Mary's.

Hamline beat Macalester 63-48. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 14. Marja Mucic (St. Louis Park) had 13 for Mac.

St. Catherine beat St. Olaf 69-62. Hakanson (Boyceville, WI) had 13 for St. Kate's. Kristina Stoermer (Wayzata) had 22 for St. Olaf.

St. Thomas beat St. Benedict 56-55 in overtime. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) had 15 for St. Thomas. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 10 for St. Ben's.

UMAC
CHAMPIONSHIP
Northwestern MN beat Northland 67-48. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 21 for NW. Chelsea Lundgren (Crosby-Ironton) had 11 for Northland.

WIAC
Eau Claire beat Stout 77-74. Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) had 30 for EC. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 18 for Stout.

Oshkosh beat Superior 55-39. Whitney Tyriver (Oshkosh West) had 24 for Oshkosh. Kelsey Thingvold (Cooper) had 11 for Superior.

Whitewater beat River Falls 82-38. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial, Wi) had 25 for Whitewater. Kelli Hilt (Lakeville North) had 17 for RF.

Stevens Point beat Platteville 91-70. Haley Houghton (Wausau East) had 22 for SP. Lisa Grantman (Lomira, WI) had 19 for Platteville.

IIAC
Luther beat Central 80-65. Camille Stenhaug (Rochester JM) had 18 for Luther. Andrea Clark (Guthrie Center) had 18 for Central.

Loras beat Buena Vista 98-94 in overtime. Natalie Pucci (Jacobs, IL) had 30 for Loras. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 22 for BV.

Next up: D2 Reports

Michigan Sweeps High Fives

#8 posting 2.23.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
Evansville beat Southern Illinois 71-61. Tanaeya Worden (Sioux City North) had 2 for SIU.

UTEP beat Southern Miss 73-72 in overtime. Jaerica Hughes (Southfield-Lathrup, MI) had 19 for UTEP.

Harvard beat Princeton 65-51. Ali Prichard (Apple Valley) had 3 and Jillian Schurle (Hopkins) had 2 for Princeton.

Columbia beat Brown 81-55. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 6 for Columbia.

Dartmouth beat Penn 62-47. Kristen Carft (Marshalltown, IA) had 9 for Dartmouth.

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN--23
Jaerica Hughes, UTEP (Southefield-Lathrup) 19 vs Southern Miss 73-72 OT
Timika Williams, UTEP (Southefield-Lathrup) 4 vs Southern Miss 73-72 OT
MINNESOTA--11
Chelsea Frazier, Columbia (Breck) 6 vs Brown 81-55
Ali Prichard, Princeton (Apple Valley) 3 vs Harvard 51-65
Jillian Schurle, Princeton (Hopkins) 2 vs Harvard 51-65
IOWA--11
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth (Marshalltown) 9 vs Penn 62-47
Tanaeya Worden, Southern Illinois (Sioux City North) 2 vs Evansville 61-71
WISCONSIN--6
Liz Biland, Southern Miss (Racine Prairie) 6 vs UTEP 72-73 OT

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul beat SW MN State 83-63. Amanda Behnke (St. Croix Lutheran) had 20 for CSP. Heidi Kimmes (Cannon Falls) had 17 for SW.

MSU Moorhead beat Wayne State, Nebraska 61-57

Upper Iowa beat UM Crookston 74-57. Britney Iredale (Riverside Rubidoux, CA) had 20 for UIU. Jamie Zelinsky (Park Center) had 21 for UMC.

Winona State beat Bemidji State 89-60

OTHER
Metro State beat Colorado Mines 66-46. Alyssa Benson (Minnetonka) had 6 for Metro State.

D3
UMAC TOURNAMENT
Northland beat UM Morris 72-49

Northwestern MN beat Presentation 76-50

I will back link these games later. I need to get to my next out & about

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.

Whitewater Upset by Stevens Point

#8 posting 2.17.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D3
MIAC
Bethel beat St. Mary's 75-68. Alexa Grones (Cromwell) had 22 for Bethel. Jess Weisbrod (Winona Cotter) had 21 for St. Mary's.

Carleton beat Macalester 60-52. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 18 for Carleton. Ann Baltzer (Bismarck) had 22 for Mac.

Concordia Moorhead beat Augsburg 75-67. Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 18 for CM. Christa Suedbeck (White Bear Lake) had 19 for Augsburg.

Gustavus beat St. Olaf 71-66. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 23 for Gustavus. Jamie Erdahl (Breck) had 18 for St. Olaf.

St. Benedict beat Hamline 82-64. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 21 for St. Ben's. Rochelle Sather (Andover) had 16 for Hamline.

St. Thomas beat St. Catherine 70-67. Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic, IA) had 23 for St. Thomas. Ashley Busch (GFW) had 23 for St. Kate's.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat Crown 73-33

Northland beat UM Morris 71-66. Lindsey Hamm (Ontonagon, MI) had 27 for Northland. Tynell Kocer (Pierre, SD) had 17 for UMM.

Northwestern, MN beat Martin Luther 68-52. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 26 for NW. Katherine Kogler had 13 for ML.

Presentation beat St. Scholastica 60-54. Chelsea Brandlee (Aberdeen) had 21 for Presentation. Kirsten Haukom (Marshall) had 15 for CSS.

WIAC
LaCrosse beat Stout 60-57. Lindsay Wahl (Burnsville) had 18 for LaCrosse. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 26 for Stout.

River Falls beat Oshkosh 71-55. Caitlin Hunstock (Mpls South) had 16 for River Falls. Erin Baganz (Ashwaubenon, WI) had 17 for Oshkosh.

Stevens Point upset Whitewater 64-62. Jessi Sporle (Mineral Point) had 16 for Stevens Point. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) had 13 for Whitewater.

Platteville beat Superior 55-46. Lisa Grantman (Lomira, WI) had 17 for Platteville. Ashley Laidley (Grand Forks Red River) and Anna Petersen (Osseo-Fairchild, WI) had 10 each for Superior.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Anoka-Ramsey beat Minneapolis 78-46

Mesabi Range beat Gogebic 71-6?

next up: d1 results from Saturday.

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

Weisbrod 1000

#7 posting 2.14.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D3
MIAC
Bethel beat St. Olaf 77-64. Erica Hormig (Windom) had 24 for Bethel. Britta Hendrickson (Red Wing) had 18 for St. Olaf.

St. Benedict beat Macalester 66-57. Mindy Schmidt had 16 for St. Ben's. Ann Baltzer (Bismarck) had 21 for Mac.

Carleton beat Hamline 67-64. Annie Isler (Hopkins) and Amber Connor (Rosemount) each had 15 for Carleton. Wilkowski (Savannah St. Andrew's, GA) had 19.

St. Thomas beat Augsburg 80-53. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) had 18 for St. Thomas. Melanie Wigen (Simley) had 13 for Augsburg.

St. Catherine beat St. Mary's 74-66. Rachel Berglund (Dawson-Boyd) had 16 for St. Kate's. Jess Weisbrod (Winona Cotter) had 16 for St. Mary's and crossed over to the 1000 point club.

WIAC
LaCrosse beat River Falls 69-61. Mackenzie Hunter (Eau Claire Regis) had 16 for LC. Caitlin Hunstock (Mpls South) and Tess Lardie (Eagan) each had 16.

Stout beat Superior 73-45. Dani Boese (Alma, WI) had 12 for Stout. Kelsey Thingvold (Cooper) had 10 for Superior.

Whitewater beat Platteville 94-64. Kelsey Hendrickson (Monroe, WI) had 24 for Whitewater. Lisa Wubben (Southwestern, WI) had 21 for Platteville.

Stevens Point beat Eau Claire 57-43. Haley Houghton (Wausau East) had 11 for SP. Michelle Burns (Eau Claire North) had 13 for EC.

IIAC
Simpson beat Buena Vista 91-75. Katelyn Whiton (Perry, IA) had 25 for Simpson. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 22 for BV.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Mesabi Range beat Hibbing 90-60

Vermilion beat Rainy River 56-32

Rochester beat Ridgewater 64-51 to win the MN Southern title. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 23 for Rochester. Hilary Groothuis (MACCRAY) had 14 for Ridgewater.
Also Ridgewater coach Carrie Ogdahl is expecting #4 soon. From the Rochester Post Bulletin and West Central Tribune.

Riverland beat Minneapolis 94-38. Anna Hebrink (Austin) had 24 for Riverland. Charmaine Cross (Mpls North) had 17 for Mpls. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Anoka-Ramsey beat Fergus Falls 61-48. Sonja Ellingson (Maple Grove) had 23 for AR. Krista Shaikoski (Fergus Falls) had 19 for FF. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

Next up: later today with the grab bag.

New Summit Teams Play Like Veterans

#7 posting 2.12.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
BIG 10
Michigan State beat Purdue 56-54. Alyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI) had 15 for MSU. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 12 for Purdue.

SUMMIT
North Dakota State beat Western Illinois 63-42. Lisa Bue (Austin) had 22 for NDSU. Lindsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 10 for WIU.

South Dakota State beat IUPUI 68-44. Ketty Cornemann (Yankton) had 19 for SDSU. Jessica Bennett (Milwaukee Washington) did not score for IUPUI.

IPFW beat Centenary 74-47. Chelsey Jackson (Flint Central) had 11 for IPFW.

Oral Roberts beat Oakland 73-66. Melissa Jeltema (Grand Rapids Christian) had 14 for Oakland.

D3
MIAC
Gustavus beat Concordia Moorhead 76-67. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 25 for Gustavus. Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 21 for CM.

Hamline beat St. Mary's 73-57. Jessica Heinen (New London-Spicer) had 17 for Hamline. Stephanie Ayers (Deer River) had 15 for St. Mary's.

AWARDS
North Dakota's Kierah Kimbrough (BGMR) picked up her 2nd straight player of the week honor from the North Central Conference.

Northern Iowa's Jacqui Kalin (Sioux City North) was named newmcomer of the week in the Missouri Valley.

HIGH FIVE
MICHIGAN--65
Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 15 vs Purdue 56-54
Melissa Jeltema, Oakland (Grand Rapids Christian) 14 vs Oral Roberts 66-73
April Kidd, Oakland (Grand Rapids Central) 13 vs Oral Roberts 66-73
Lakeisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 12 vs Michigan State 54-56
Keisha Mosley, Purdue (Detroit Community) 11 vs Michigan State 54-56
Chelsey Jackson, IPFW (Flint Central) 11 vs Centenary 74-47

MINNESOTA--54
Lisa Bue, North Dakota State (Austin) 22 vs Western Illinois 63-42
Brenda Slyt, North Dakota State (Climax-Fisher) 11 vs Western Illinois 63-42
Maria Boever, South Dakota State (Worthington) 8 vs IUPUI 68-44
Jill Zaruba, North Dakota State (Monticello) 7 vs Western Illinois 63-42
Macie Michelson, South Dakota State (Marshall) 6 vs IUPUI 68-44
Stacie Oistad, South Dakota State (Sartell) 6 vs IUPUI 68-44

SOUTH DAKOTA-51
Ketty Corneman, South Dakota State (Yankton) 19 vs IUPUI 68-44
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 17 vs IUPUI 68-44
Jenn Warkenthien, South Dakota State (Willow Lake) 10 vs IUPUI 68-44
Abby Plucker, North Dakota State (Parker) 5 vs Western Illinois 63-42

WISCONSIN--12
Lindsey Wutt, Western Illinois (Waterford) 10 vs North Dakota State 42-63
Andrea Verdegan, South Dakota State (Flambeau) 2 vs IUPUI 68-44

NORTH DAKOTA---1
Amanda Girodat, North Dakota State (Kindred) 1 vs Western Illinois 63-42

Next up: Later this after noon with a grab bag.

Gustavus Tops St. Thomas

#8 posting 2.10.2008
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D3 REPORTS
MIAC
Carleton beta St. Mary's 84-41. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 21 for Carleton. Jess Weisbrod (Winona Cotter) had 8 for St. Mary's.

Concordia Moorhead beat Bethel 79-67. Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 22 for CM. Annegret Nautsch (Seattle) had 28 for Bethel.

Gustavus beat St. Thomas 55-52. Emily Nelson (Mankato Loyola) had 16 for Gustavus. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) and Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic, IA) had 15 each for St. Thomas.

Hamline beat St. Catherine 78-73. Jessica Heinen (New London-Spicer) had 28 for Hamline. Molly Peterson (Valley City, ND) had 18 for St. Kate's.

St. Benedict beat Augsburg 79-59. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 25 for St. Ben's. Christa Suedbeck (White Bear Lake) had 19 for Augsburg.

St. Olaf beat Macalester 61-55. Kristina Stoermer (Wayzata) had 16 for St. Olaf. Anne Baltzer (Bismarck) had 18 for Mac.

Former St. Thomas player Missy Pederson was named to the d3hoops.com All-Decade Team.
Here is the d3hoops list. On the first team is Rhonda Jo Miller of MN Deaf.

UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat UM Morris 79-65. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 17 for Bethany. Alaina Benson (Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley) had 15 for UMM.

Martin Luther beat Presentation 63-59

Northwestern beat St. Scholastica 48-46. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 12 for Northwestern. Whitney Latham (Becker) had 12 for CSS.

Northland beat Crown 76-35. Chelsea Lundgren (Crosby-Ironton) had 13 for Northland. Stephanie Schmitz (Delano) had 16 for Crown.

WIAC
LaCrosse beat Oshkosh 67-58. Mackenzie Hunter (Eau Claire Regis) had 14 for LaCrosse. Whitney Tyriver (Oshkosh West) had 12 for Oshkosh.

Whitewater beat Stout 83-72. Tiffany Morton (Beloit Memorial) had 22 for Whitewater. Lindsey Geissler (Thorp, WI) had 14 for Stout.

Eau Claire beat River Falls 63-52. Michelle Burns (Eau Claire North) had 25 for EC. Krystal Parr (Bloomer, WI) had 14 for River Falls.

Stevens Point beat Superior 78-60. Haley Houghton (Wausau East) had 15 for Stevens Point. Kelsey Thingvold (Cooper) had 14 for Superior.

IIAC
Buena Vista beat Cornell 65-55. Coach Janet Berry now has 260 wins, the most in BV history. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM, IA) had 20 for BV. Charlotte Milas (Rolling Meadows, IL) had 15 for Cornell.

Luther beat Simpson 69-65. Ashley TeKippe (Decorah, IA) had 25 for Luther. Carlie Beals (WDM Valley) had 14 for Simpson.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NJCAA Div. II third ranked Kirkwood (13-0, 19-6) opened up a two game lead inthe ICCAC with an 86-69 road win at 4th ranked Iowa Central (11-2, 22-2).

Marquette recruit Lauren Thomas-Johnson scored a team high 22 points to leadfive double digit scorers.

Allie Lindemann scored 19 points and had a team high six assists. Breann Hilland Rachele Monroe each scored 11 points while McKensey Long added 10.

Kirkwood raced to a 47-27 half-time lead, shooting (19-30 .63%) from thefield.

Kirkwood travels to Iowa Falls on Wednesday night to face Ellsworth.

next up: D1 reports

D2/D3 Results

#7 posting 2.9.2008
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D2 REPORTS
NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul beat Mary 85-56

MSU Moorhead beat Northern State 64-52

SW MN State beat Upper Iowa 57-52. Abby Oakland (Fulda) had 12 for SW. Andrea Downs (Chicago Harlan) had 18 for UIU.

Waynes State, Nebraska beat Winona State 68-62

OTHER
Regis beat Metro State 78-74. Stevi Seitz (Benilde-St. Margaret's) had 24 and Lauren Luebbe (Rochester Mayo) had 16 for Regis. Alyssa Benson (Minnetonka) had 7 for Metro State.

D3
UMAC
Bethany Lutheran beat Presentation 79-53

Martin Luther beat UM Morris 77-74

Northwestern MN beat Northland 62-57

St. Scholastica beat Crown 67-37

I will come back to link these laters. Now I am off for a couple of out & abouts.

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.

next up: Later in the day with a grab bag

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

Next up: Afternoon Grab Bag

St. Ben's, St. Thomas Tied in MIAC

#1 posting 2.3.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
final edition.
D3
MIAC
Concordia Moorhead beat Macalester 61-50. Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 21 points and 8 rebounds for CM. Danielle Johnson (Madison Edgewood) had 15 for Macalester.

Gustavus beat St. Catherine 70-60. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 17 for Gustavus. Ashley Busch (GFW) had 15 for St. Kate's.

Hamline beat Augsburg 91-72. Rochelle Sather (Andover) had 24 for Hamlin. Christa Suedbeck (White Bear Lake) had 18 for Augsburg.

St. Benedict beat Bethel 85-65. Mindy Schmidt (Champlin Park) had 20 for St. Ben's. Danielle Frank of CSB was unstopabble in this game as she scored 18 points along with 15 rebounds; 12 of them being offensive rebounds. Annegret Nautsch (Seattle, WA) had 22 for Bethel.

St. Mary's beat St. Olaf 63-48. Jesa Hall (Glenwood City, WI) had 13 for St. Mary's. Elyse Erickson (Orono) had 15 for St. Olaf.

St. Thomas beat Carleton 54-47. Jessica Katch (Dowling Catholic, IA) had 16 for St. Thomas. Amber Connor (Rosemount) had 14 for Carleton.

UMAC
UM Morris beat Crown 81-21. Alaina Benson (Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley) had 33 for UMM. Stephanie Schmitz had 11 for Crown.

Northland beat Bethany Lutheran 71-61. Eva Voss (MN Valley Lutheran) had 16 for Bethany Lutheran.

Northwestern MN beat Presentation 69-58

St. Scholastica beat Martin Luther 53-46. Kelly Cinquegrani (Buffalo) had 14 for CSS. Hannah Bode and Katherine Kogler had 11 each for Martin Luther.

WIAC
LaCrosse beat Superior 73-40. Lindsey Wahl (Burnsville) had 19 for LaCrosse.

Platteville beat River Falls 73-56. Lisa Grantman (Lomira, WI) had 20 for Platteville. Krystal Parr (Bloomer, WI) had 13 for River Falls.

Stout beat Oshkosh 79-60. Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) had 27 for Stout. Whitney Tyriver (Oshkosh West) had 18 for Oshkosh.

Whitewater beat Eau Claire 60-50. Lindsey Buechner (Middleton, WI) had 12 for Whitewater. Heidi Arciszewski (Thorp, WI) had 17 for Eau Claire.

IIAC
Buena Vista beat Coe 88-80. Courtney Stoelk (Ar-We-Va, IA) had 23 for Buena Vista. Amber Karkosh (South Tama, IA) had 16 for Coe.

NAIA
Mayville State defeated Jamestown College 70-69. The Comets were led in scoring by Laura Big Crow (Pine Ridge, SD) with 24 points. Jamie Wheeler (Grand Forks Red River) scored 14 points, Cassie Leraas (Northern Cass, ND) scored 13 points, and Nikki Munneke (Centennial) chipped in with 10 points.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester beat MN West 80-73

IOWA
Kirkwood (11-0, 17-6) held NIACC to three second half field goals (3-20 .15%)and only 18 second half points in a 98-50 win in Mason City, IA.

Freshman McKensey Long (Carthage, IL) scored a career high 20 points to leadfive double digit scorers.
Breann Hill added 19 points, Allie Lindemann scored 12, Rachele Monroe 11 and Lauren Thomas-Johnson 10. Lindemann added eight assists.

The Eagles host Marshalltown on Wednesday night at 6 pm.

next up: D2 reports

Northern, SW MN State Pull Upsets

#7 posting 2.2.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D1
IVY
Yale beat Columbia 66-59. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 4 for Columbia.

Dartmouth beat Princeton 68-55. Kristen Craft (Marshalltown, IA) had 8 for Dartmouth. Ali Prichard (Apple Valley) had 5 and Jillian Schurle (Hopkins) did not score for Princeton.

WEST
Idaho State beat Weber State 64-50. Ally Sisal (Luxemburg-Casco, WI) did not score for ISU.

HIGH FIVE
Minnesota actually won the high five 9-8 over Iowa. Iowa won the individual title.
MINNESOTA 9
Ali Prichard, Princeton (Apple Valley) 5 vs Dartmouth 55-68
Chelsea Frazier, Columbia (Breck) 4 vs Yale 59-66
IOWA-8
Kristen Craft, Dartmouth (Marshalltown) 8 vs Princeton 68-55

D2
NORTHERN SUN
Concordia St. Paul beat Bemidji State 87-74. Amanda Behnke (St. Croix Lutheran) had 27 for CSP. Karlee Simonson (Rockford) had 17 for Bemidji.

MSU Moorhead beat UM Crookston 74-50. Allison Swenson (Golden Valley-Dodge-Halliday, ND) had 19 for Moorhead. Diana Taddy (Two Rivers, WI) had 9 for Crookston.

Northern State beat Wayne State, Nebraska 61-56. Jaclyn Arns (St. Michael-Albertville) had 17 for Northern. Laquisha Cook (Houston Spring, TX) had 14 for WSN

SW MN State beat Mary 68-60. Abby Oakland (Fulda) had 13 for SW MN State. Kristin Bear (Mandan, ND) and Sonny Schulz (Watford City, ND) had 15 each for Mary.

OTHERS
Bellarmine beat UW Parkside 77-68. Mackensie Heise (Winnebago Lutheran) had 17 for UWP.

D3
UMAC
Martin Luther beat Northland 69-60

Northwestern MN beat UM Morris 70-58. Katie Tuseth (White Bear Lake) had 21 for NW. Marissa Maynard (Spring Lake Park) had 17 for UMM.

Presentation beat Crown 69-47

St. Scholastica beat Bethany Lutheran 67-52. Whitney Latham (Becker) had 18 for CSS. Eva Voss (MVL) had 15 for BL.

Next up: an out & about.

Whitewater Wins in Overtime

#7 posting 1.31.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
D2
Mary isn't "fretting" about losing two games last week. From the Bismarck Tribune.

D3
Concordia Moorhead beat St. Olaf 71-58. Melanie Hageman (Fargo South) had 13 for CM. Elyse Erickson (Orono) had 17 for St. Olaf.

Gustavus beat Bethel 77-67. Jess Vadnais (Hudson, WI) had 23. Gabrielle Gustafson (St. Louis Park) had 18 for Bethel.

Macalester beat St. Mary's 60-51. Danielle Johnson (Madison Edgewood) had 15 for Macalester. Jess Weisbrod (Winona Cotter) had 13 for St. Mary's.

St. Benedict beat Carleton 73-60. Judy Falvey (Lakeville) had 17 for St. Ben's. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 22 for Carleton.

St. Catherine beat Augsburg 71-59. Ashley Busch (GFW) had 19 for St. Kate's. Kristina Lurken (Kenyon-Wanamingo) had 20 for Augsburg.

St. Thomas beat Hamline 71-60. Carrie Embree (Waukee, IA) had 22 for St. Thomas. Mary Wilkowski (Savannah, St. Andrew's) had 17 for Hamline.

WIAC
Oshkosh beat Platteville 71-62. Whitney Thriver (Oshkosh West) had 21 for Oshkosh. Lisa Wubben (Southwestern, WI) had 21 for Platteville

Whitewater beat LaCrosse 99-87 in overtime. Lindsey Buechner (Middleton, WI) had 24 for Whitewater. Mackenzie Hunter (Eau Claire Regis) had 28 for LaCrosse.

Eau Claire beat Superior 79-40. Michelle Burns (Eau Claire North) had 18 for Eau Claire. Anna Petersen (Osseo-Fairchild, WI) had 10 for Superior.

Stevens Point beat River Falls 81-46. Chelsea Kranz (Columbus, WI) Sarah Schoeneck (Bloomington Jefferson) had 18 for River Falls.

Stout's Julia Hirssig (Rochester Mayo) was named player of the week.

IIAC
Luther beat Buena Vista 79-73. Ashley TeKippe (Decorah, IA) had 23 for Luther. Margo Muhlbauer (IKM) had 27 for BV.

CC
MINNESOTA
Vermillion beat Mesabi 64-57

Rochester beat Anoka-Ramsey 60-38. Amanda Degnan (St. Charles) had 17 for Rochester. Carri Roline (St. Francis) and Amanda Reh (Monticello) had 11 for AR. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Riverland beat Fergus Falls 81-77. Anna Hebrink (Austin) had 30 for Riverland. Krista Shaikoski (Fergus Falls) had 26 for FF. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

I reported on the MN West 71-61 win over Anoka-Ramsey last night. Here is the Worthington Daily Globe with their version.

IOWA
Top Ranked Iowa Central (9-1, 20-1) suffered their first loss of the season as ninth ranked Kirkwood (10-0, 16-6) used Brean Hill's 15 points, nine rebounds, six steals and six assists in a 66-40 win.
The Eagles led 35-25 at halftime before extending the lead to as many as 29 points in the second half at 64-35.
Allie Lindemann added 12 points and four assists, while Lauren Thomas-Johnson added 10.
Iowa central was led by Morgan Brown's 13 points.
Kirkwood travels to North Iowa Area CC in Mason City on Saturday at 4pm

Next up: Later this afternoon with the grab bag.