Waseca's Miracle Finish

#1 posting 11.28.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
AAAA
St. Cloud Apollo beat Rocori 65-49,the 400th in Apollo's history.

#9 Woodbury trailed at half time 19-17 and came back to beat Rochester JM 41-37. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Winona beat Onalaska, WI 53-41.

Bloomington Kennedy's 64-57 overtime win over Eden Prairie leads the StarTribune's coverage.
#8 St. Cloud Tech beat Sartell 51-43. Plus other recaps in the St. Cloud Times.

AAA
#5 Rogers beat Osseo 58-45. From the Elk River Star News.

Waseca had a miracle comeback win over Mankato East. They scored five points in the last 1.3 seconds in a 52-50 win. From the Mankato Free Press.

Albert Lea beat New Ulm 66-57. From the New Ulm Journal.

Willmar beat Sauk Rapids 85-71. From the West Central Tribune.

#4 Worthington beat Fulda 76-69. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

AA
AA had three ranked teams falling.
#4 Eden Valley-Watkins lost to perennial power New London-Spicer 44-37. From the West Central Tribune.
#2 Jordan fell to New Prague 67-44.

#1 Albany beat Pierz 77-47. Hannah Hylla had 30 to lead Albany.

#3 Crookston beat Bemidji 79-55. Kamille Wahlin had 26 for the Pirates. From the Bemidji Pioneer.

#6 LeSueur-Henderson beat Fairmont 56-46. From the Fairmont Sentinel.

#7 Minnesota Valley Lutheran beat Nicollet 74-57. From the New Ulm Journal.

#10 Holy Family beat Rochester Lourdes 77-56. Becca Friestleben had 28 to lead HF. Laura Melquist had 24 for Lourdes. From the Roch Post Bulletin.

Alex Montgomery set a new school record for #8 Cannon Falls with 41 points, but they lost to Red Wing 68-66. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle. Montgomery leads the Hero section in the Roch Post Bulletin.

Minneapolis Roosevelt beat Rochester Century 76-44. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

Morris beat MACCRAY 48-42. From the West Central Tribune.

New Zumbrota-Mazzepa coach Jared Andring lost in his debut to Byron 50-34. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

Dover-Eyota beat Southland 64-53. Brittni Mayer had 30 for DE. From the Roch Post Bulletin.

West Central beat Brandon-Evansville 61-47. From the Fergus Falls Daily Journal.

St. James beat JCC 58-55. Rachelle Eckmann lead the St. James Saint with 21 points for their first win of the year. The game tied at 53 with 23 seconds left Eckmann hit a long 3 pointer to increase the score to 56 for the Saints. But a tough Jackson County Central Team ran the floor for a quick 2 and got within 1.
Jackson got a quick time out to set their Defense. After the time out Eckmann passed the ball in deep to a open Saint. After a couple passes they got the ball back to Eckmann which got fouled with 5.3 seconds to go. Eckmann hit both giving the Saints a 3 point lead. A very strong team effort for the Saints in their first win. Brandts played well with 11 and Peterson had 10.

A
#6 Hancock beat Dawson-Boyd 68-46. Jenny Noordmans had 24 to lead Hancock. From the West Central Tribune.

New coach Jeremy Drexler of New Ulm Cathedral picked up a win when the Greyhounds beat JWP 61-30. From the New Ulm Journal.

Madelia beat Immanuel Lutheran 59-20 plus other recaps in the New Ulm Journal.

SW Star beat Luverne 62-49. plus area recaps in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Parkers Prairie beat 65-52. Sari Noga had 35 points and 13 rebounds and Soph. Jazmyn Dorn added 15 points. Osakis was led by Kelsie Larson with 15.

PREVIEWS
Elk River is starting year two under Reed Caouette. From the Elk River Star News.

The Red Rock Conference is previewed in the Worthington Daily Globe.

Sorry this was late folks

next up Point Parade for MN

Out & About: Mpls South/St. P Johnson

#8 posting 11.27.2007
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MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH tigers 91
ST. PAUL JOHNSON governors 51

It was foul ball tonight at Johnson in a battle between two #3s. South is #3 in AAAA, and Johnson #3 in AAA. South was in the bonus at the 14:48 mark of the first half and made 22 free throws also in the first half on the way to a 91-51 win. The first foul for Johnson came 8 seconds into the game as everything was going to be contested. Nothing was to be given easily. Both teams had speed and quickness to spare, but South had two big advantages--a bigger line up (Johnson's starters average height 5-5, South's 5-9) and a deeper bench. The fouling wasn't limited to Johnson. Tayler Hill spent most of the first half on the pine as she picked up her third foul with 13:41 to go. She was matched on the Johnson side by Carolyn Mobley who also had three early fouls. With both players gathering cobwebs on the sideline South was able to continue their march. Johnson's replacements couldn't match the Southerners. South's defense only allowed five field goals in the first half, four of which were scored by Alex Moore. In fact for the entire game only three players for Johnson had more than two field goals all game. South broke a 4-4 tie with a 13-3 run. They had one 7/8 sequence with 10 free throws in the mix. Johnson, on the other hand had a drought of 6 and 1/10 sequence later in the half. South led at the break 41-21.

The foul stench abated somewhat in the second half and players that forced to park on the pine were able to show what they were able to do. Hill had all 19 of her points in the second half. Mobley also had all 16 of her points in the second half. But the trend and margin kept moving in South's direction. Johnson again had a drought of 8. South was clipping along at a 9/10 clip at one point. There was no drama, just stone cold efficiency for South as they checked in with a pp100 of 119.7. This is the highest in the season so far. It also tops all of 2006-07 season top mark of 119.3, however 2005-06 had four games in the 120s. The top mark by the way was 129.7 in 2006.

name, points, possessions, pp100, floor %
MINNEAPOLIS SOUTH
STARTERS
Tayler Hill 19, 13, 146.2, .615 gathered cobwebs on the bench in the first half due to fouls. rolled in the second half. nice stroke. defensively lays in the weeds and pounces when you least expect it.
Taqouia Hammick 7, 9, 77.8, .444 making strides in her game. gives inside presence on defense. is much more physical and aggressive. led with d wraps. changes shots.
Gabrielle Roberts 16, 12, 133.3, .667 another gritty, hard hat performance. is physical. sets great screens for the guards, gets after boards. sacrifices her body---drew two charges. does the grunt work that doesn't get the glamour. knows what to do with the ball, doesn't over try.
Tyisha Smith 17, 11, 154.5, .727 acceleration in motion. a flat out blur. toughness also part of the equation. went to the line six times the most of any player on either team.
Ephesia Holmes 12, 13, 92.3, .462 handled the point guard duties most of the night. was the glue, the leader with Hill sitting. is deceptively quick. smart, uses her body to try to draw fouls as she dribbles up court. at times dribbles too high.
BENCH
Ameshia Kearney 6, 7, 85.7, .286. corner 3 shooter.
Europe Guy 5, 4, 125.0, .750 lefty. gave relief inside.
Sadiqah Jihad 0, 1, 0.0, .000 guard
Jenny Houle 5, 3, 166.7, .667 3 point specialist.
Mallory Cramer 4, 2, 200.0, 1.000
Jessica Ulrich 0, 1, 0.0, .000

ST. PAUL JOHNSON
STARTERS
Alex Moore 14, 18, 77.8, .444 has strong, quick moves off the dribble. guard
Alyshia Daniels 1, 3, 33.3, .333 time limited due to fouls. guard
Tacita Gonzalez 3, 13, 23.1, .077 point guard. Almost matches Smith in speed. Almost. passes at times too far away
Danielle Daniels 5, 5, 100.0, .400 point guard, another bit by too many fouls. much more active in second half. had more stops than any other Johnson player.
Carollyn Mobley 16, 13, 123.1, .538 the second half gave a glimpse of what she can do offensively. The first half was like a cloudy day, the second half had a ray of sunshine for her. She can shoot the three, and slash to the glass. Needs to stay away from useless fouls.
BENCH
Nichole Lewis 6, 10, 60.0, .400
Tierra Grayson 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Stephanie Moore 0, 2, 0.0, .000
Brittany Murphy 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Terry Young 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Jessica Kuehlwein 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Tishay Prescott 0, 2, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
So many good choices. Only one gets the call. #1. consistency has to be a factor. That eliminates players that ruled in one half. Gabby Roberts gets the nod with consistent performance throughout the contest.

BY THE NUMBERS
Mpls South 91, 76, 119.7, .566
St. Paul Johnson 49, 76, 64.5, .329
made 3s: South 4, Johnson 3
made fts: South 39, Johnson 18
bench: South 14, Johnson 10
Even if you discount the fouls it was South 52-Johnson 31, still a huge gap for South. Defensively Johnson will need to maintain better floor position and body position if they want to play with the better teams in the state. No doubt Johnson will absolutely smash some of the St. Paul City teams. They have too much speed and they are gritty. Now they have to stay in the game and not pick up fouls 84 feet from the basket like I saw tonight. A player with no chance of scoring was put at the line for two. There is no need for useless back court fouls.
South is already in high gear. Johnson will win quite a few games this year. Few teams can match their combination of speed, height and fight. And they can play without Hill for stretches at a time, although I am sure they would prefer not to.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
MPLS SOUTH
Taqouia Hammick 9
Gabrielle Roberts 7
Tyisha Smith 6
Ephesia Holmes 6
Tayler Hill 5
Europe Guy 2
Ameshia Kearney 1
Jenny Houle 1
Mallory Cramer 1
Jessica Ulrich 1
totals: 39

ST. PAUL JOHNSON
Danielle Daniels 6
Tacita Gonzalez 5
Alex Moore 4
Alyshia Daniels 2
Tierra Grayson 2
Carollyn Mobley 2
Terry Young 1
totals: 22

next up: tomorrow

High Fives: Michigan Dominates

#7 posting 11.27.2007
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HIGH FIVES for Monday, Nov 26
Michigan dominated Monday no ifs ands or buts.
This is Michigan's 7th win. They have a three game lead over IA and WI.
They also lead in the individual race with 5.5 wins, one more than MN's 4.5.
Lauren Kohn becomes the 6th MI player that has led the High Fives this year.

MICHIGAN--83
Lauren Kohn, Ohio (Adrian) 27 vs Cleveland State 70-59
Marissa Thrower, Marquette (Detroit Renaissance) 19 vs William & Mary 79-61
Alyssa DeHaan, Michigan State (Grandville) 15 vs Delaware State 65-62
Luaren Aitch, Michigan State (Lansing Waverly) 11 vs Delaware State 65-62
Jennifer Potts, Ohio (St. Johns) 11 vs Cleveland State 61-79

WISCONSIN--26
Erin Monfre, Marquette (Waukesha South) 9 vs William & Mary 79-61
Kelly Lam, Marquette (Brookfield East) 6 vs William & Mary 79-61
Dominque Butler, Cleveland State (Milw Madison) 6 vs Ohio 59-70
Brittany Korth, Cleveland State (Clinton) 3 vs Ohio 59-70
Justine Hayes, Cleveland State (Madison Memorial) 2 vs Ohio 59-70

MINNESOTA--10
Angel Robinson, Marquette (St. Paul Central) 10 vs William & Mary 79-61

Next up: Evaluating Talent later this afternoon.

Smith Big 10 Player of the Week, Myhre Signs

#6 posting 11.27.2007
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PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Illinois' Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) picked up her second player of the week honor from the Big 10. She was also named MVP of the FIU tournament over the weekend.

Drake's Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) was named player of the week in the Missouri Valley.

LAST NIGHT
Michigan State beat Delaware State 65-62. Alyssa DeHaan (Grandville, MI) had 15 for Michigan State.

Ohio beat Cleveland State 70-59. Lauren Kohn (Adrian, MI) had 27 for Ohio. Jackie Hiebert (Hopkins) started for Ohio, but did not score. Dominique Butler (Milw Madison) had 6 for Cleveland State.

Marquette beat William & Mary 79-61. The Eagles snapped a two game losing streak. Marissa Thrower (Detroit Renaissance) had a career high 19 for Marquette. Angel Robinson (St. Paul Central) had 10 points and 8 assists for Marquette. From the Marquette Tribune.

MEDIA QUESTIONS
Wisconsin's coach Stone answered some questions from the media on Monday. Questions #1 and #4 are of interest to Alyssa Karel fans.

SIGNINGS
The Marquette signing class of 2008 is featured on their website. Included in the foursome is Georgie Jones of St. Paul Central.

Indiana went south to Florida to find two of their three recruits for 2008-09.

D2 SIGNING
Megan Myhre, Barnum, is headed to Concordia St. Paul. The 6-1 post averaged 11.3 last year on the perimeter for Barnum.
Myhre is the 53rd player overall in the 2008 Minnesota class and the 30th to head to a D2 school.

D2 ACTION
Upper Iowa beat Waldorf 66-47. Chelsea Peterson (Midland, IA) had 12 for Upper Iowa. Paige Devine (St. Charles) added 11. Waldorf was led by Megan Foster (Fairmont) with 15.

LAST WEEKEND
UM Crookston split their tournament games at Dickinson State last weekend.

D3 ACTION
St. Olaf beat Martin Luther 57-35. It was Dave Stromme's first win at the helm at St. Olaf. Elyse Erickson (Orono) had 19 for St. O. Katherine Kogler had 10 for Martin Luther.

NAIA ACTION
Morningside rolled Mount Mercy 87-48. From the Sioux City Journal.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Western WI Tech snapped Riverland's 6 game winning streak with a 72-60 win. From the Rochester Post Bulletin. Becky Sobota had 28 for WWTC. Anna Hebrink (Austin) had 18 for Riverland.

Anoka-Ramsey beat Central Lakes 79-41 over the weekend. Kate Bement (Princeton) had 15 for AR. Jayme Reed (Browerville) had 9 to lead Central Lakes.

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Michigan Opens 1st Winter Girls Basketball Season

#5 posting 11.27.2007
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OPENING WINTER GAMES
Michigan started their first slate of girls basketball games in the winter season last night.

For the first time since 1975 another person other than Kathy McGee is coaching at Flint Powers. Betsy Kreston picked up the win in her debut with a 75-19 win over Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard. From the Flint Journal.

Grand Rapids Christian and South Christian won in SC's Friendship Girls Basketball Tournament. From the Grand Rapids Press.

Warren Woods Tower beat Utica 51-27. From the Detroit News.

Berkley beat Sterling Heights to lead the Detroit Free Press coverage.

Onaway beat Hillman 52-34. From the Cheboygan Tribune and Alpena News.

Howell beat Waterford Mott 47-31. From the Livingston Press & Argus.

Hudsonville beat the Zeeland West Dux 66-62. From the Holland Sentinel.

Constantine and Centerville move on in the Centerville Tournament. From the Sturgis Journal.

Flushing beat Swartz Creek 57-31. From the Flint Journal.

White Cloud edged Grant 48-46. From the Muskegon Chronicle.

Reese beat Millington, 67-39. From the Bay City Times.

Napoleon beat Columbia Central 52-36. From the Jackson Citizen Patriot.

Albion and Jackson moved on in the Michigan Center Tournament. From the JCP.

UPCOMING GAMES
One of the benefits of moving to the winter is now Michigan teams can play other states. Detroit King and Chicago Hope are playing this weekend. Plus Dave Gorecki's rankings. From the Detroit News.

PREVIEWS
The Mount Pleasant Morning Sun looks at the change of seasons.

Didn't someone notice at the Battle Creek Enquirer that the photo of the Lakeview team was backward in their season preview piece?

Lakewood is previewed in the Ionia Sentinel-Standard.

Wyoming Park is previewed in the Grand Rapids Press.

The Zeeland East Chix are previewed in the Grand Rapids Press.

The Flint Journal looks at the crowded gyms, and new coaches at the helm.

BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS
Here is another Michigan coach (by my count #4) that is coaching both the boys and girls this winter. Frelen Gowen is doing double duty with Three Rivers. From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

POINT PARADE
A
Kelsey Irwin, Fraser 23 vs Lutheran North 69-30
B
Victoria McGowan, Inkster 24 vs Detroit Southeastern 55-43
Tranik Tatum, Muskegon Heights 24 vs Detroit CMA 53-52
C
Kaila Corrothers, Detroit Consortium 28 vs Grand Rapids Creston 58-42
Jaslyn Smith, Albion 23 vs Michigan Center 50-49
Candice Perry, Melvindale Academy for Business and Tech 22 vs Allen Academy 33-24
D
Alyssa Hansen, Lansing Christian 22 vs Fowler 53-43

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next up: D1 reports

Arthur Leads Wausaukee

#4 posting 11.27.2007
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WISCONSIN REPORTS
LAST NIGHT
New Auburn picked up their first win since the 2005-2006 season with a 66-50 win over Prairie Farm. From the Chippewa Valley News.

Wausaukee beat Wabeno 55-50. From the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Medford beat Marathon 67-63. From the Wausau Daily Herald.

LAST WEEKEND
Superior started the season 2-0 with two wins at Hudson. From the Superior Daily Telegram.

DePere beat Appleton West 70-44 plus other games in the Green Bay Press Gazette.

Half way down the article in the Waukesha Freeman the girls recap begins with Catholic Memorial beating Brookfield East 47-36.

LAST WEEK
Elk Mound beat Spring Valley 43-31. Colfax beat St. Croix Central 72-41. Both from the Dunn County News.

PREVIEWS
It is the Lakeshore Conference turn to be previewed in the Milwaukee Journal. Plus the Lakeshore review for last season.

Baraboo is previewed in the Baraboo News.

The Sheboygan Press looks at the top five teams in their coverage area. For some reason they stop at #3.

Doug Ritchey of the Oshkosh Northwestern looks at Oshkosh West in his weekly column.

POINT PARADE for Monday, Nov 26
D3
Abby Jo Baumann, Marathon 23 vs Medford 63-67
D4
Hilary Arthur, Wausaukee 27 vs Wabeno 55-50

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#1 vs #6 Tonight

#3 posting 11.27.2007
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IOWA REPORTS
TONIGHT
Class 4A #1 Cedar Rapids Washington travels to #6 Linn-Mar at 7:30 pm in a big game in Iowa . This game is featured in the Cedar Rapids Gazette. No link however. You can go to the Cedar Rapids Gazette and look at their on line edition. You will need to sign up for it.

LAST NIGHT
SCMT beat Garner-Hayfielld 62-41. From the Mason City Globe Gazette.

Denver beat East Marshall 54-36. From the Marshalltown Times-Republican.

LATE WEEKEND TOURNAMENTS
Central DeWitt won the River Queen tournament with a 33-26 victory over Camanche. From the Clinton Herald.

Bellevue Marquette won the Preston tournament with a 60-46 victory over Clinton Prince of Peace. From the CH.

Cedar Falls won the Decorah tournament with a 47-37 victory over the hosts. From the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier.

Sioux City East beat Hinton 71-68 in the Highway 75 tournament. SC East then beat LeMars for the championship. From the Sioux City Journal.

LATE JAMBOREE RESULTS
The Harlan/IKM jamboree game is reviewed in the Harlan Tribune.

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next up; Wisconsin.

North Dakota: 2 Previews

#2 posting 11.27.2007
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NORTH DAKOTA REPORTS

PREVIEWS
Minot Bishop Ryan is previewed by KFYR TV.

TONIGHT
Class B powers play tonight with Bowman County hosting Dickinson Trinity. From the Dickinson Press.

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1000, 600, 500, Resignation & a Death

#1 posting 11.27.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
LAST NIGHT
AA
Kimball, if you didn't read last night's out & about, beat Swanville 83-29. From the St. Cloud Times.

Minneota beat Wabasso 56-40. From the Marshall Independent.

SW Star went to Harris-Lake Park, IA for a 72-29 win. Also, in another cross state game, Central Lyon, IA beat Hills-Beaver Creek 72-34. From the Worthington Daily Globe.

MILESTONE
Georgie Jones of St. Paul Central scored her 1000th point early in the first half against Centennial on Saturday. She now has 1011.

LATE TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Eden Valley-Watkins won the Norwood-Young America tournament with ease over the weekend. They beat Mpls Henry 79-16 in the semis and host NYA in the finals 70-29. From the Litchfield Independent Review.

River Falls, WI beat host Red Wing in the finals of the Red Wing tournament on Saturday 60-46. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

In other RW area action Lake City picked up a win over Wabasha-Kellogg, while Goodhue, who was ranked in class A, fell to host Dover-Eyota in their tournament. From the RWRE.

Hayfield won the JWP tournament with a 37-20 win over Hiawatha Valley rival Kasson-Mantorville. From the Roch. Post Bulletin.

ALL TOURNAMENT
Byron Tournament
Emily Greiner, Kingsland
Emily Eberle, Kingsland
Corbin Carlson, Kingsland
Jill Storlie, Byron
Brooke Scharn, Sioux Central, IA
Emily Nelson, St. Charles

Hamline East
Nicole Drangstveit, Andover
Chaundera Riley, Mpls North
Molly Geske, Cretin-Derham Hall
Carolyn Dienhart, Cretin-Derham Hall
Hanna Muegge, Hopkins
Kara Elofson, Hopkins---MVP

Hamline West
Lizzi Naumann, Totino-Grace
Megan Eul, Rosemount
Kiara Buford, St. Paul Central
Theairra Taylor, St. Paul Central
Kiara Allums, Centennial
Megan Nipe, Centennial---MVP

PREVIEWS
The St. Cloud Times has a preview of the upcoming year with a look at area teams including Albany, Becker, Eden Valley-Watkins and St. Cloud Tech.

Winona will rely on defense this year according to the Winona Daily News.

Mankato Loyola is previewed in the Mankato Free Press.

Fairmont is previewed by the Fairmont Sentinel.

COACHING NEWS
Q&A
Rochester Lourdes coach Myron Glass has a Q&A with the Rochester Post Bulletin. Glass will be looking for career win #600 this season.

#500 IN SIGHT
Chisholm coach Mike Ciochetto is one away from #500. From the Duluth News Tribune.

NEW
Brad Walter is the new coach at Lyle-Pacelli. From the RPB

RESIGNATION
Angela Heitmann resigned as girls basketball coach at Zumbrota-Mazeppa on Nov. 20, three days before the ZM tournament. Jared Andring will be the new coach. From the Red Wing Republican Eagle.

DEATH
Former Meadow Creek girls basketball coach and current athletic director Brian Budish died last Tuesday from lung cancer.

SATURDAY'S BIG EVENT
The Fergus Falls Daily Journal is already looking forward to the Breakdown's Tip Off event on Saturday.

JORDANAIRES
Brittany Chambers and Leah Dietel of Jordan are both listed in the top 100 of the MN Basketball News. From the Jordan Independent.

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Out & About: Kimball/Swanville

#7 posting 11.26.2007
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KIMBALL cubs 83, SWANVILLE bulldogs 29

If you remember the Motown group the Marvelettes then you might remember one of their songs---"Destination Anywhere." That in a nutshell describes tonight's out & about.

Why this game?
A. It was one of only a handful of games in the state today. Not many teams want to play on Monday after Thanksgiving.
B. It was the only one within driving distance.

There may have been more compelling games (probably there were not any real compelling games in the state), but the hour driving distance made this the destination.

A bit of background on the match up: Kimball is a AA team, Swanville is A. Both teams have not have recent success. Kimball has five wins in the last three years, Swanville has four. Swanville last year averaged 26 ppg and gave up 71, a difference of 45 points on average. Swanville has only 10 players out for their team. There is no JV or B team. So from the pinnacle of games on Saturday night with #1 vs #2 in the AAAA level I watched teams almost 180 degrees away from that.

But the odd thing was Kimball didn't play along with expectations.

Don't get me wrong, they will have to fight for wins, this year, but they showed some flashes of ability and understanding of the game. The game was slower than Saturday's game, but there were more possessions. Turnovers happened when no one was near. Shots were labored.

Swanville, on the other hand, looks like they don't pick up a ball from March to November. Kimball looks like they have put some time into the offseason.

Kimball led 13-0 before Swanville's Tracy Fruechte hit a shot from the left corner snapping a 14 possession scoring drought. Kimball's press provided many turnovers. By 9:50 in the first half Kimball called their dogs off and it was 22-6. Both teams played zones. Kimball had some outside range, Swanville didn't. Swanville endured another 19 possession drought later in the first half.

Everybody got in the act in the second half for Kimball. 13 different Cubs found the bottom of the net. Swanville had another 13 possession drought in the second half.

The fact is this game was by no means compelling, but it was useful in that it illustrates the differences between classes, and ranked and unranked teams.

For the most part the evaluations can be summarized: needs to work on ball handling. Needs to work on decisions. Strength and quickness needs improvement. That applies to both teams.

KIMBALL
STARTERS
Kayla Kastanek 4, 8, 50.0, .250
Brianna Rosenow 8, 6, 133.3, .667 post player
Mindy Hurrle 14, 12, 116.7, .583 had a decent outside shot
Amanda Kuseske 11, 5, 220.0, 1.000 point guard
Emily Straley 15, 13, 115.4, .692 tallest player at 6-0 and had good feet.
BENCH
Brittnay Simmons 2, 3, 66.7, .333 had some quickness to the glass
Tesslyn Callander 3, 4, 75.0, .500
Sarah Powell 6, 9, 66.7, .333
Katie Mackereth 4, 6, 66.7, .333
Holly Garding 6, 5, 120.0, .600
Sarah Messer 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Kelsey Vigoren 2, 3, 66.7, .333
Molly Hurrle 4, 5, 80.0, .400
Paige Peglow 2, 5, 40.0, .200
Maranda Theisen 0, 1, 0.0, .000

SWANVILLE
STARTERS
Tracy Fruechte 14, 27, 51.9, .259 primary ball handler
Jenna Hollermann 2, 19, 10.5, .053
Jayma Harthan 4, 16, 25.0, .125
Laurie Kruchten 8, 9, 88.9, .556
Lindsay Pelzer 0, 4, 0.0, .000
BENCH
Hohlly Pelzer 0, 6, 0.0, .000
Bonnie Shields 1, 5, 20.0, .200
Lena Knezevic 0, 1, 0.0, .000
Ashley Pepenhagen 0, 0, 0.0, .000

TRENCH PLAYER
Emily Straley

BY THE NUMBERS
Kimball 83, 88, 94.3, .489
Swanville 29, 87, 33.3, .184
made 3s: Kimball 1, Swanville 1
made free throws: Swanville 10, Kimball 8
bench: Kimball 31, Swanville 1
Was this the lowest pp100 and floor % that I have seen? no. Last year Becker beat Sauk Rapids badly. The Storm had a pp100 of 32.39 and floor % of .155.

DEFENSIVE WRAPS
KIMBALL
Emily Straley 11
Kayla Kastanek 7
Brianna Rosenow 6
Katie Mackereth 4
Paige Peglow 4
Mindy Hurrle 3
Brittnay Simmons 3
Tesslyn Callander 3
Maranda Theisen 3
Amanda Kuseske 2
Kelsey Vogoren 2
Molly Hurrle 2
Sarah Powell 1
Holly Garding 1
Sarah Messer 1
totals: 53

SWANVILLE
Tracy Fruechte 8
Jayma Harthan 8
Laurie Kruchten 7
Jenna Hollermann 3
Lindsay Pelzer 3
Holly Pelzer 1
Lena Knezevic 1
Ashley Pepenhagen 1
totals: 32

Next up: tomorrow

Bemidji & Stout Run the Floor

#6 posting 11.26.2007
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D2
Bemidji State beat Stout 92-84. Heidi Matzke (Red Lake Falls) had 26 for BSU. Julia Hirrsig (Rochester Mayo) had 18 for Stout.

Winona State beat Finlandia 92-37. Nikki Fleck (Iowa City Regina) had 20 for Winona State.

D3
Lake Forest beat UW LaCrosse 75-61. Mandy Stevens (Arrowhead, WI) had 14 for LaCrosse.

Washington, MO beat Carleton 58-51. Hannah Oken-Berg (Portland Lincoln, OR) had 10 for Carleton.

UW Whitewater beat Cornell, IA 85-48. Lindsey Buechner (Middleton, WI) had 17 for Whitewater.

COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Rochester CTC beat Hibbing CC 93-53. Anne Breland (Rochester Lourdes) had 23 for RCTC.

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next up; out & about later today.

Minnesota Sweeps High Fives

#5 posting 11.26.2007
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HIGH FIVES for Sunday, Nov. 25
Minnesota picked up their third win of the year in the team totals. They also won the individual title for the 4.5 time. Jenna Smith picked up the honor for the second time joining Jolene Anderson as the only other player to win the daily race more than once.

MINNESOTA--90
Jenna Smith, Illinois (Bloomington Kennedy) 29 vs Providence 60-59
Leslie Knight, Minnesota (Hopkins) 16 vs Hawaii 72-54
Lisa Bue, North Dakota State (Austin) 16 vs Wright State 80-87
Brenda Slyt, North Dakota State (Climax-Fisher) 16 vs Wright State 80-87
Jessie Miller, Illinois Chicago (Holy Angels) 13 vs Northern Illinois 50-42

MICHIGAN--73
Lakisha Freeman, Purdue (Saginaw Arthur Hill) 18 vs Old Dominion 53-66
Jessica Pike, Oakland (Clawson) 17 vs Central Michigan 74-53
Charlese Greer, Oakland (Flint Northern) 13 vs Central Michigan 74-53
Jerri Penley, North Dakota State (Ypsilanti Calvary Christian) 13 vs Wright State 80-87
Angel Chan, Central Michigan (Wyoming Park) 12 vs Oakland 53-74

IOWA--46
Nicky Wieben, Iowa State (Ankeny) 15 vs Vanderbilt 53-62
Toccara Ross, Iowa State (Davenport Central) 9 vs Vanderbilt 53-62
Kala Kuhlmann, Nebraska (Charter Oak-Ute) 9 vs Akron 75-47
Kelsey Bolte, Iowa State (Battle Creek-Ida Grove) 7 vs Vanderbilt 53-62
Jocelyn Anderson, Iowa State (Prairie Valley) 6 vs Vanderbilt 53-62

WISCONSIN---17
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milwaukee King) 9 vs Stanford 54-63
Nicolle Lewis, Illinois State (Muskego) 8 vs DePaul 75-80

NORTH DAKOTA--9
Amanda Girodat, North Dakota State (Kindred) 9 vs Wright State 80-87

SOUTH DAKOTA---2
Abby Plucker, North Dakota State (Parker) 2 vs Wright State 80-87

Next up: D2 reports

Gophers Win in Paradise

#4 posting 11.26.2007
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D1 REPORTS
Big 10
Minnesota beat host Hawaii 72-54. Emily Fox had 17 for the Gophers. Leslie Knight (Hopkins) added 16. Fox and Ashley Ellis-Milan (St. Paul Central) were named all tournament.

#24 Auburn beat #15 Ohio State 67-58. Shavelle Little (Ann Arbor Huron) and Tamarah Riley (Detroit DePorres) each had 6 for OSU.

Illinois squeaked by Providence 60-59. Jenna Smith (Bloomington Kennedy) had 29 points and was named MVP of the Florida International tournament.

Michigan roared back against Belmont 80-43. Carly Benson (Carney-Nadeau, MI) had 11 for the Wolverines.

Northwestern picked up their second win with a 63-49 victory over Chicago Loyola. Melissa Miller (Breck) had 6 for Northwestern.

Old Dominion topped Purdue 66-53. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 18 for Purdue.

Penn State beat Drexel 66-60. Janessa Wolff (Park Rapids) had 4 for Penn State.

Illinois Chicago beat Northern Illinois 50-42. Jessie Miller (Holy Angels) had 13 for UIC. Cassie Johnson (Eastview) added 2. Charmaine Bell (Des Moines Roosevelt) did not score for NIU.

#18 De Paul beat Illinois State 80-75. Nicolle Lewis (Muskego, WI) had 8 for Illinois State.

#19 Vanderbilt beat Iowa State 62-53. Amy Malo (Fairmont) did not score for Vanderbilt. Nicky Wieben (Ankeny) had 15 for Iowa State. Amanda Nisleit (Woodbury) had 2 for ISU.

Army beat Columbia 81-53. Nargis Kabiri (Pipestone) had 3 and Megan Ennenga (St. Louis Park) had 0 for Army. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 4 for Columbia.

St. John's beat Dartmouth 74-31. Kristen Craft (Marshalltown, IA) had 4 for Dartmouth.

Stanford beat Temple 63-54. Shenita Landry (Milw King) had 9 for Temple.

Washington beat Arkansas State 69-59. Kayla Pospisil (Marion, IA) did not score for Arkansas State.

Kentucky beat Lipscomb 76-55. Samantha Mahoney (West Bloomfield) had 12 for Kentucky.

Santa Clara beat Long Beach State 70-55. Claire Goins (Sioux City Heelan) did not score for Santa Clara.

Oakland beat Central Michigan 74-53. Jessica Pike (Clawson, MI) had 17 for Oakland. Angel Chan (Wyoming Park, MI) had 12 for Central Michigan.

Dayton beat San Diego 68-67. Brittany Holterman (Racine Prairie) provided the game winning free throws and 12 points total for Dayton.

Nebraska beat Akron 75-47. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 12 for Nebraska.

Wright State beat North Dakota State 87-80. Lisa Bue (Austin) and Brenda Slyt (Climax-Fisher) each had 16 points for NDSU.

Samford beat Florida Atlantic 70-59. Jana Momoh (Park Center) had 9 for FAU.

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next up: high fives.

Michigan Previews

#3 posting 11.26.2007
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MICHIGAN REPORTS
Michigan girls basketball gets under way today for the first time in the winter.

The Detroit News has a preview of the upcoming action.
Another coach, Ernie Righetti of Birmingham Roeper, is coaching both the girls and boys, plus other tidbits.

Detroit Country Day is #1 in their top 20 poll.

Kellie Watson of Ionia is the top player in their top 20 ranking.

The Lansing State Journal has their preview with their top 10 polls and players to watch in the Lansing area.

The Port Huron Times Herald has their own top 10 poll.

The Leelanau Enterprise looks at the Cherryland Conference and Northwest Conference races. They also look at scheduling issues.

The Livingston Press & Argus previews five teams Brighton, Hartland, Howell, Pinckney and Fowlerville.

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next up: D1 reports

Late Iowa Reports, Three Milwaukee Area Previews

#2 posting 11.26.2007
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IOWA REPORTS
LATE SATURDAY
4A
#4 Iowa City topped Burlington 59-44. From the Burlington Hawk Eye.

Southeast Polk beat Ottumwa 52-47. From the Ottumwa Courier.

WISCONSIN REPORTS
PREVIEWS
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel does the preview treatment on:
Grafton and the North Shore Conference; Slinger and the Little 10 Conference; and the potent Milwaukee City Conference.

Plus a look back at the results from last year in the North Shore, Little 10, the City.


LATE SATURDAY
D1
Kimberly beat Ashwaubenon 35-30 in a defensive struggle. From the Appleton Post-Crescent.

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next up: Michigan

Lakeview Drops Defending A Champ Fulda

#1 posting 11.26.2007
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MINNESOTA REPORTS
LATE SATURDAY REPORTS
AAAA
Farmington raced by Rochester Century 89-78. From the Rochester Post Bulletin.

AAA
Willmar's last second 54-52 win over Bemidji is covered by the West Central Tribune.

A
Lakeview downed defending class A champ Fulda 55-38. From the Marshall Independent.

Sleepy Eye St. Mary's beat Jackson County Central 69-65 in overtime. Here is the Worthington Daily Globe's account.

MORE GAMES THIS WEEK
FRIDAY
Albany and Crookston play at 6 PM
Park-Cottage Grove and Fergus Falls play at 7:45 PM

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next up: around the area. later today I hope to get the photos up from Saturday.

The Week That Was #2 2007-08: Thanksgiving Tournaments

#8 posting 11.25.2007
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THE WEEK THAT WAS #2
8 games, (7 in two days)
The high school season started off with a bang. Improvement in the quality of play this early in the season is already noticeable. Here are the comparisons of last years numbers and this years numbers in the same two events:
06 combined 71.97 pp100, .356 floor %
06 Hamline 71.95 pp100, .347 floor %
06 Hudson 74.06 pp100, .366 floor %
07 combined 80.9 pp100, .396 floor %
07 Hamline 85.86 pp100, .414 floor %
07 Hudson 73.64 pp100, .370 floor %
As you can see Hamline increased 13.91 points, and .067 in the floor %. And this with the addition of four teams.
Hudson stayed relatively the same with their numbers.
The championship in the west bracket was a game for the books. It appeared Centennial was going to flame out, but they kept their head above water and got their groove back late in the first half and rode that to snap Central's 34 game winning streak.
Hopkins put on a clinic in the East bracket championship at Hamline.
The Minneapolis North comeback showed people that there is life after Hickman.
Rosemount was gritty in their win over Totino-Grace.
At Hudson, Superior beat the hosts a comeback of their own.
If this is the start of the season, then girls basketball fans, will be rubbing their hands with anticipation for the rest of the season.

TEAM OF THE WEEK
Hopkins won the Pat Paterson Memorial East bracket championship on Saturday. Their achievement was overshadowed by the #1 vs #2 battle in the west bracket, but their performance was spot on. They beat a Cretin-Derham Hall team that will be close to 20 wins this season. The first half was a showcase for Hopkins execution and intensity. They led CDH 40-19 at halftime. They had the highest pp100 for the week with 109. Their first half was a sizzling 125.0 pp100 and a floor % of .594. Hopkins is much quicker, athletic and deeper than last year's squad. Last year, when I charted five Hopkins games, the top level they finished with was 93. In the 2006 season when they won the state championship they had two games above this figure (125 vs CDH in the AV tournament and 114 vs Kennedy in the State final).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Megan Nipe is making a habit of taking the first high school player of the week award. Just like last year in the Hamline tournament Nipe claimed the honor again this year. In the first half Nipe was doing the heavy lifting for the Cougars. Nipe provided clutch shots for Centennial when Central was threatening in the second half. Her 3 broke a 48 all tie. When Central got within one at 53-52, Nipe answered again with a shot. She is also there for key defensive rebounds. She went down with what looked like an ankle injury with about two minutes to go after getting tangled up at mid court in transition. She got up and finished the game proving her durability and warrior mentality. Nipe understands the game and is in the right spot to cause damage and to break hearts.

How is the team of the week selected?
#1: I had to see the team during the week
#2: A minimum of 10 possessions by the player. The average possessions by a team is 70, so that means 7 players theoretically could have 10 possessions per team. Nine is one too few. In the summer this number is adjusted.
#3: the gold standard applies--pp100 north of 100; floor % north of .500. I will make adjustments if players don't reach those marks. This week there were 18 players that met the standard.
The Defensive team is based on defensive wraps---who gets the ball for their team.
TEAM OF THE WEEK
First Team
Megan Erlandson, Minnehaha
Amy Frye, Hudson, WI
Georgie Jones, St. Paul Central
Jenna Lillemoe, Hopkins
Megan Nipe, Centennial
Second Team
Brianna Edwards, Mpls North
Sonja Ellingson, Anoka-Ramsey CC
Megan Eul, Rosemount
Molly Geske, Cretin-Derham Hall
Shannon Lehikoinen, Superior, WI

DEFENSIVE TEAM
Deena Ewert, Andover
Molly Geske, Cretin-Derham Hall
Madelyn Houser, North Iowa Area CC--captain
Chaundera Riley, Mpls North
Laurie Tyson, Rosemount
Now if you paid attention this week you would now NIACC was hammered by Anoka-Ramsey. So how can a player on a team that was drilled be the captain of the defensive team? She was the only real player they had, and she was just an animal on the boards.

PREVIOUS WINNERS
Week, Team--Player of the week---Defender
1: NDSCS----Tanika Massey, NDSCS---

WEEK AHEAD
The big games this week include
TUESDAY
Bloomington Kennedy at Eden Prairie
Rogers at Osseo
Mpls South at St. Paul Johnson
THURSDAY
Hopkins vs St. Paul Johnson at Tartan
FRIDAY
Chaska at Bloomington Kennedy
SATURDAY
Hill-Murray at Minnehaha

The big (6 game) event is at Fergus Falls in the Breakdown Tip Off
#1 class A Ada-Borup will play Mt Iron-Buhl 11 am
#1 class AA Albany will play DGF at 12:45 pm
Crookston plays Park-Cottage Grove at 2:30 pm
Lakeville North plays Rogers at 4:15 pm
Centennial plays Moorhead at 6 pm
#1 class AAA Becker plays host Fergus Falls at 7:45 pm
The chances are Centennial will be #1 in AAAA after their comeback win over St. Paul Central, so four #1s in one spot.

next up: tomorrow morning. I plan on back filling the information on the Hamline games later today and tomorrow.

North Dakota Rallied to Beat MSU Moorhead

#7 posting 11.25.2007
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D2 RESULTS
Augustana beat Lincoln 61-40. Amy Puthoff (West Central, SD) had 12 for Augustana.

Bemidji State beat St. Scholastica 86-52. Stephanie Peterson (Bismarck Century) had 14 for Bemidji State. Whitney Latham (Becker) had 23 for St. Scholastica.

Concordia St. Paul beat St. Mary's TX 91-72. Amanda Behnke (St. Croix Lutheran) had 24 for CSP.

Dakota State beat SW MN State 93-71. Jessica Van Loy (Wabasso) had 22 for Dakota State. Heidi Kimmes (Cannon Falls) had 14 points for SW.

Mayville State beat Northern State 79-73. Megan Kusler (Aberdeen Central) had 18 for Northern. The Comets were led by Cassie Leraas (Northern Cass, ND) who scored a game high 28 points and Laura Big Crow (Pine Ridge, SD) who recorded a double/double, scoring 20 points and grabbing 10 rebounds. Laura BigCrow was named Classic MVP and Cassie Leraas was chosen to the All-Classic Team

Michigan Tech beat St. Cloud State 73-70. Alicia Schneider (Janesville Parker, WI) had 13 for Michigan Tech. Rachel Booth (DeLaSalle) had 17 for St. Cloud State.

UM Crookston beat Montana State Northern 78-73. Kelsey Van Ackeren (St. Cloud Apollo) had 23 for UMC.

MSU Mankato beat Palm Beach Atlantic 97-75. Joanne Noreen (Albany) had 20 for Mankato.

UN Omaha beat UM St. Louis 60-46. Cayla Hargrove (North St. Paul) had 13 for Omaha.

North Dakota beat MSU Moorhead 67-58. Danye Guinn (St. Francis) had 16 for UND. Allison Swenson (GVDH, ND) had 18 for Moorhead.

Northern Michigan beat UM Duluth 70-53. Allison Carroll (Rhinelander, WI) had 16 for Northern Michigan. Jacquie Hartman (St. Cloud Apollo) had 16 for UMD.

NW Missouri State beat Mary 69-67. Nicci Landdeck (North Bend, WA) had 23 for Mary.

South Dakota beat UC Colorado Springs 82-66. Jeana Hoffman (Mitchell, SD) had 21 for USD. It was USD's 500th all time victory.

Winona State beat UW LaCrosse 68-65. Amanda Reimer (Reedsburg, WI) had 16 for Winona State. Lindsay Wahl (Burnsville) had 15 for LaCrosse.

Wayne State beat Adams State 61-58. Andrea Schoepf (South Sioux City, NE) had 18 for Wayne State.

D3
Carleton beat Luther 66-56. Anne Isler (Hopkins) had 13 for Carleton. Blair Ernst (Cedar Rapids Washington) had 17 for Luther.

Hamline beat Northwestern MN 72-50. Jessica Heinen (New London-Spicer) had 13 for Hamline. Ariel Liesch (Centennial) had 15 for NW.

Thanks for the help.

next up: the Week that was.

High Five: Iowa with a Pair of 27s

#6 posting 11.25.2007
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HIGH FIVES for Saturday, Nov 24

IOWA--88
Alyssa Klein, UMKC (Okoboji) 27 vs South Alabama 55-69
Jill Martin, Drake (Norwalk) 27 vs Western Michigan 82-70
Sara Cain, Creighton (Cedar Rapids Prairie) 14 vs Colorado State 78-56
Kelsey Crites, Creighton (Clinton) 11 vs Colorado State 78-56
Courtney Stoermer, Northern Colorado (Iowa City West) 11 vs SE Missouri 60-49

MINNESOTA--77
Amy Beggin, New Mexico (Roseville) 17 vs Oregon 65-46
Lisa Bue, North Dakota State (Austin) 16 vs Fairfield 53-70
Ashley Ellis-Milan, Minnesota (St. Paul Central) 16 vs Virginia 62-73
Lauren Dybing, Drake (St. Croix Lutheran) 15 vs Western Michigan 82-70
Talicia Jackson, American (DeLaSalle) 13 vs Brown 57-46

MICHIGAN--66
Tiera DeLaHoussaye, Western Michigan (Detroit Country Day) 22 vs Drake 70-82
Samantha Edwards, IPFW (Okemos) 15 vs Miami OH 79-74 overtime
Kizzy Hart, Marshall (Oak Park) 11 vs Niagara 79-66
Maria Iaquaniello, Western Michigan (Dearborn Divine Child) 9 vs Drake 70-82
Molly Dwyer, Western Michigan (Sterling Heights Stevenson) 9 vs Drake 70-82

WISCONSIN--45
Jamie Braun, Indiana (Marshfield) 14 vs Texas A&M 48-60
Morgan Meier, South Dakota State (Oshkosh West) 10 vs Southern Illinois 62-53
Ashlea Muckenhirn, South Dakota State (Osceola) 9 vs Southern Illinois 62-53
Shenita Landry, Temple (Milw King) 8 vs Purdue 61-47
Lindsey Wutt, Western Illinois (Waterford) 4 vs Sam Houston State 69-72

SOUTH DAKOTA--36
Ketty Corneman, South Dakota State (Yankton) 15 vs Southern Illinois 62-53
Kristin Rotert, South Dakota State (McCook Central) 10 vs Southern Illinois 62-53
Courtney Grimsrud, South Dakota State (Sisseton) 5 vs Southern Illinois 62-53
Abby Plucker, North Dakota State (Parker) 4 vs Fairfield 53-70
Sierra Moeller, Boise State (Pierre) 2 vs St. Mary's CA 63-78

NORTH DAKOTA--15
Amanda Girodat, North Dakota State (Kindred) 9 vs Fairfield 53-70
Jessica Kielpinski, New Mexico (Mandan) 6 vs Oregon 65-46

Next up: D2 action from Saturday

Gophers Lose for the First Time

#5 posting 11.25.2007
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D1 REPORTS
BIG 10
Minnesota lost for the first time this year. Virginia defeated the Gophers 73-62 in Hawaii. Ashley Ellis-Milan (St. Paul Central) had 16 to lead Minnesota.

Texas A&M beat Indiana 60-48 in the Virgin Islands. Jamie Braun (Marshfield, WI) had 14 for the Hoosiers.

Ohio State beat Colgate 88-26 in the Ohio State tournament. Shavelle Little (Ann Arbor Huron) had 5 for the Buckeyes.

Temple beat Purdue 61-47 in the Virgin Islands. Shenita Landry (Milw King) had 8 for Temple. Lakisha Freeman (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had five for Purdue.

Wisconsin's game against Texas Arlington in the Pepperdine tournament was cancelled due to the wildfires in Malibu.

other games
American beat Brown 57-46 in Rhode Island. Talicia Jackson (DeLaSalle) had 13 for American.

Columbia beat Mercer 60-51. Chelsea Frazier (Breck) had 4 for Columbia.

Lafayette beat Princeton 78-68. Laura Cullen (Clinton, WI) did not score for Lafayette. Jillian Schurle (Hopkins) had 9 and Ali Prichard (Apple Valley) did not score for Princeton.

Quinnipiac beat Maine 70-49. Brittany Bowen (Merrill, WI) had 3 for Maine.

Marshall beat Niagara 79-66. Kizzy Hart (Oak Park, MI) had 11 for Marshall.

St. Mary's CA beat Boise State 78-63. Sierra Moeller (Pierre, SD) had 2 for Boise State.

Creighton beat Colorado State in the championship in the Colorado State tournament 78-56. Sara Cain (Cedar Rapids Prairie) had 14 to lead Creighton. Michelle Kaus (Eastview) had 8 and Tyrai Bronson (Mpls North) had 3 for Creighton. Elle Queen (Minnetonka) had 11 for Colorado State. Lauren Young (Edina) and Emily Neal (Breck) each had four. Kelly Finley (Breck) did not score for CSU.

Colorado beat Rice 72-55 to finish third in their own tournament. Hannah Skildum (Mounds View) had 8 for Colorado.

Denver beat Montana State 80-68. Ashly Robinson (Bloomington Kennedy) had 9 for Denver.

Idaho State beat Kennesaw State 87-68. Ally Sisal (Luxemburg-Casco, WI) did not score for ISU.

New Mexico beat Oregon 65-46. Amy Beggin (Roseville) had 17 points and was named MVP of the Lobo's tournament. Jessica Kielpinski (Mandan, ND) added 6.

Northern Colorado beat SE Missouri State 60-49. Courtney Stoermer (Iowa City West) had 11 for Northern Colorado.

Drake beat Western Michigan 82-70. Jill Martin (Norwalk, IA) had 27 for Drake. Lauren Dybing (St. Croix Lutheran) had 15 also for Drake. Tiera DeLaHoussaye (Detroit Country Day) had 22 for Western Michigan.

North Carolina State beat Eastern Michigan 63-41. Amber Land (Kulm, ND) did not score for EMU.

Loyola Marymount beat Indiana State 74-51. Sarah Paul (Elkhorn, WI) had 2 for ISU.

IPFW beat Miami, OH 79-74 in overtime. Samantha Edwards (Okemos, MI) had 15 for IPFW.

Southern Methodist beat Kansas 68-56. Kelly Kohn (Adrian, MI) did not score for Kansas.

Kent State beat Navy 53-47. Asheley Harkins (Saginaw Arthur Hill) had 7 for Kent State.

Louisville beat Chattanooga 80-53. Brandie Radde (Niles, MI) and Keshia Hines (Auburn Hills Avondale, MI) each had 8 for Louisville.

Utah beat Nebraska 56-44. Cory Montgomery (Cannon Falls) had 5 for Nebraska.

Fairfield beat North Dakota State 70-53. Lisa Bue (Austin) had 16 and Brenda Slyt (Climax-Fisher) had 13 for NDSU.

South Dakota State beat Southern Illinois 62-53. Ketty Corneman (Yankton, SD) had 15 for SDSU. Tanaeya Worden (Sioux City North, IA) had 6 for SIU.

South Alabama beat UMKC 69-55. Alysa Klein (Okoboji, IA) had a career best 27 points for UMKC. Marta Waalen (St. Paul Central) did not score for UMKC.

Sam Houston State beat Western Illinois 72-69. Lindsey Wutt (Waterford, WI) had 4 for Western Illinois.

Wake Forest beat Wichita State 54-47. Daria Frazier (Mpls North) had 10 for Wichita State.

I will be back filling the D1 games from Friday, plus the high fives from Friday.

Thanks to the readers for the help.

Next up: High Fives from Saturday, then D2/3 reports, then the Week that was.