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Chandler scores 51 but
it's not enough in 4 OTs With under a minute to play, Perry was fouled on a hoop inside and hit the free throw. On their next possession, Chandler turned a steal into a layup and a foul tying the game at 70 and giving him a chance for the lead with 26 seconds left on the clock, but he failed to convert. The Crusaders failed to score on their next possession as Craig missed a three from the wing setting up the first overtime. Halfway through the first extra session, Alvernia (16-8, 13-3) had built a four-point lead at 77-73, but a bucket from Hayes and two Perry free throws retied the game at 77. Carolina hit a bucket and Perry answered with two more free throws to tie the game with 20 seconds on the clock, but the Crusaders again failed on their final possession and we were headed for a second overtime. Over the first two minutes of the second overtime, Chandler scored five in a row to put the Cougars up 84-79. Carolina answered with just one free throw and Perry hit a jumper to make the Cougar lead six at 86-80 with 2:27 left. Alba drew a foul on the ensuing possession and trimmed the lead by one hitting the first foul shot. His miss on the second was corralled by Sims who kicked it to Twyman for a 3 that cut the deficit to two for the Crusaders. With 47 seconds remaining, Chandler would miss two free throws to leave the door open, but Alvernia couldn't find the rebound and instead it ended up fouling Mazak with 41 seconds left. The Cougars again failed to expand the lead as Mazak missed both and this time the Crusader were able to run down the rebound. On the next possession it was Alba again hitting the 3-ball from the corner to knot the score at 87 and force a third overtime. A Carolina layup and an Alba free throw gave Alvernia a slight three-point lead 1:23 into the third extra session, but there again were Perry and Chandler for four straight. Down 91-90, Carolina was fouled underneath and with 2:22 left in the third overtime he sank the first of two free throws. Jason Skovronski would untie the game for Miseri (13-11, 9-7) 30 seconds later with his only two points of the night, but Craig answered for the Crusaders with a fade-away 3 from the corner for a one-point Alvernia lead. A hustling Perry would silence the crowd with another bucket and foul in transition to put the Cougars up two at 96-94 with 1:24 on the clock. On the next trip down the floor Alba calmly stepped into a 22-footer that gave the one-point lead back to Alvernia. Hayes would answer with his final bucket of the night and a Ray Strickland free throw would tie things again at 98. With eight seconds left in the third overtime, Miseri set up a play that resulted in a Chandler drive to the baseline, but Brad Merriweather denied access with his first of two blocks on the night, forcing yet another overtime. Merriweather was the center of attention to start the fourth as he put Alvernia into triple digits with a putback on the Crusaders' first possession. Perry hit one of two free throws before Craig answered with a runner that put Alvernia up three, 102-99. Chandler would hit two free throws and Alba his final jumper as Alvernia held at 104-101 with 1:44 left to play before a pair of free throws iced the game. Elmhurst ends Augie's
home win streak The No. 6 Bluejays (20-3, 11-1) broke out to a 28-22 halftime lead and got the advantage to as high as nine in the second half when a basket by Todd Borgman made it 39-30 with 13:56 to play. That is when No. 17 Augustana (17-6, 9-3) went on a 14-4 run to take a 46-45 lead with 8:40 to play as Brian Berndt nailed the third of three consecutive free throws. The game was tied six different times in the second half with the last coming with 4:03 left when a basket by Shaun Clements made it 57-57. But Elmhurst's Tony Pippin answered with a three-pointer to give the Bluejays a 60-57 advantage with 3:47 to play. Down the stretch Steven Holder scored five points as Elmhurst survived the fact that leading scorer Ryan Knuppel fouled out with 2:06 to go. At the time the Bluejays held a four-point lead which Berndt promptly cut to two with two free throws. With the score 63-61 Holder hit a basket and a free throw at 1:39 to make it 66-61. Mike Nee hit a three-point basket from the deep corner at 1:29 to slice the margin to 66-64. Holder then put back his own miss and was fouled with :58 to go to push the advantage back up to five (69-64). Clements scored with :41 to play to make it 69-66 but Elmhurst ran the clock down. Holder was 8-for-10 from the field and made four free throws to lead Elmhurst with 20 points while Knuppel scored 19 before exiting with fouls. Augustana, which shot 17.1% (6-for-35) from the field in the first half, had four players in double figures with Carstens and Steve Lamberti each tallying 12. No.
13 New Jersey keeps NJAC record perfect The Lions (20-3, 17-0) led the entire way, building a 42-31 lead with 14:30 to go when Rowan began to chip away. Sophomore center Kathy Darling and freshman center Melissa Wallace added eight points to the cause, closing the gap to 46-44 with three minutes to play. Rowan (16-7, 13-4) had a breakaway opportunity, but the ball was stolen away and converted for two by Laura Buckley, giving the Lions a four-point lead that they would never lose. The win was the 150th of head coach Dawn Henderson's career. Martin led the Lions with 12 points on 6-for-8 shooting from the field and nine rebounds, while Buckley added 10 points and three assists. Sophomore guard Kristen McCandless pitched in 10 points. For the Profs, Darling was held to 13 points and 5 rebounds. Freshman guard Jennifer Daly chipped in eight points, four rebounds and two assists. Benton
reaches milestone just in time for Wesley A four-year starter and three-year captain for the Lady Wolverines, Benton is averaging 21.9 points this season and 15.4 points over her career. Benton also leads the chart in points (1504) and steals (255), while ranking in the top three in rebounds (3rd 705), assists (2nd 242), and blocked shots (2nd 96). Benton hold the single season record for field goal attempts (464) and single-game record of 40 points against conference rival Marywood this season. Despite the milestone, the Wolverines fell 64-47. Going into halftime with a 20-19 lead, the Griffins outscored the Wolverines 45-27 in the second half to take home the victory. The loss drops the Lady Wolverines to 13-10 on the season, 9-7 in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference.
No. 1 George Fox SALEM, Ore. Playing without leading scorer Kelly Sorenson, Willamette knocked off No. 1 George Fox 59-56 in Northwest Conference action Tuesday night. In winning their ninth in a row, the Bearcats improved to 17-6 overall and moved into sole possession of second place in the NWC at 12-3. The Bruins, who saw their 11-game streak snapped, fell to 20-2, 13-1. George Fox feature by Mark Simon. The Bearcats pulled away from a 52-52 tie in the final 4:09. Forward Heather Ludwig put Willamette ahead to stay with a short jumper from the wing that made the score 54-52. Ludwig then added a free throw at the 3:43 mark and Katie Edmonds made two foul shots with 3:23 left to put the Bearcats ahead 57-52. Willamette stretched its lead to 59-52 when Rosie Contri fed center Tyan Sanderson for a layup with 1:51 left. But Katie Lacey scored on a putback with 1:28 left to trim the deficit to five points, and with 38 seconds left Becky Thompson made two free throws. ollowing a missed shot by Willamette, GFU had one last chance with 12.8 seconds left. However, the Bruins turned the ball over in the frontcourt with 2.8 seconds remaining. Willamette got a game-high 16 points from Sanderson and Ludwig added 14 points and nine rebounds. Sorenson, the NWC's leading scorer at 18.4 points per game, missed her first game of the season with the flu. Heather Doud's 15 points led the Bruins. Lacey added nine points and 10 rebounds. No. 4
Millikin takes first D-III loss, home streak
over Elisa Ettner hit 9 of 12 free throws for the Titans, most of them down the stretch, as IWU (13-9, 8-3 CCIW) snapped Millikin's 46-game home court win streak. Millikin's last loss at Griswold Center was in the 1998 NCAA Tournament to UW-Eau Claire. Millikin zipped out to an 11-0 lead in the first 3:06, but then shooting woes and the Big Blue found themselves trailing 38-25 at the half. MU shot just 26% (8-for-31) in the first 20 minutes. After a pair of free throws by Kristin Kwasny at 11:26 gave Millikin a 15-10 lead, MU could manage just 10 points the rest of the half. Millikin put on a furious rally early in the second half and took the lead at 51-50. IWU retook the lead for good on a 3-pointer by Melissa Glerum at 6:25. Kwasny led Millikin (21-2, 11-1) with 23 points in 24 minutes because of foul trouble. The 6-foot junior has scored 23, 29 and 23 points in her last three games. Sara Brown added 14. Glerum led IWU with 15 points, including 4-for-7 from behind the 3-point stripe. Ettner added 14. Millikin's only other loss this season was at Division II Regis (Colo.). Buzzer-beaters
lift Wartburg women, Norbert men
Schoonover's heroics came after Luther's Lynn Dalhed hit one of two free throws with five seconds left to tie the game at 56-all. On Dalhed's missed second shot, senior forward Molly Mason cleared the rebound to Schoonover who dribbled just inside the half-court line and threw the shot up that hit the backboard and the front of the rim before falling in. The shot dropped Luther to 13-9, 11-7. In DePere, Wis., St. Norbert sophomore forward Nick Perz knocked home a 35-foot 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer to the Green Knights to an improbable 81-79 win against Beloit at Schuldes Sports Center in Midwest Conference men's action. The win pushed the Green Knights to 11-10 overall and 9-6 in the MWC, as well as sole possession of fourth place with one game to play. The top four teams advance to the conference tournament. Beloit fell to 9-12 and 8-7. St. Norbert led 78-77 with 28 seconds to go in overtime when Phil Leiterman hit a runner in the lane. Beloit came down and Matt Entwistle missed a shot with about 4 seconds left. Tyson Chapman tipped the ball in with 1 second left, giving St. Norbert one last chance put trailing 79-78. Drew Demerath fired an inbounds pass to Perz at mid-court, who was given space to let the ball bounce. He picked the ball up facing the basket and swished the shot as the horn sounded. The rally capped off an amazing turnaround by St. Norbert. Beloit shot 68% from the field in the first half, making 19 of 28 field goals, to take a 47-31 lead at halftime. The Buccaneers made 6 of 7 3-point baskets in the first half. But the Green Knights did not commit a turnover in the second half, and shot 58% from the field to hold a 39-23 second-half scoring advantage. The Green Knights were fortunate to force overtime. Leiterman hit an NBA-range 3-pointer with 32 seconds left in regulation to tie the score at 70-70. After a Beloit timeout, Henry Grant took a 3-pointer from the left elbow with 6 seconds left but missed, and ensuing scramble for the ball allowed time to expire.
"We're very pleased to have our team recognized in this manner," commented Wooster head coach Steve Moore, who has guided the program to a 304-80 record, eight North Coast Athletic Conference regular season championships, and six NCAC Tournament titles during the past 14 years. "We also know that, of course, polls do not win any games for you," Moore continued. "And, often times, it will motivate opponents even more so, but it's certainly a positive thing for The College of Wooster and our basketball program." Junior guard Antwyan Reynolds (pictured) currently leads the team in scoring at 17.3 points per game. He's also averaging 4.5 assists and 2.9 steals. On Saturday, two of the top five Division III teams in the country will face off, as Wooster plays host to No. 5 Wittenberg (19-2, 13-1 NCAC) at what is expected to be a sold out, 3,400-seat Timken Gym, where the Scots own an NCAA-best active home winning streak of 44 games, at 7:30 p.m.
Reynolds' career mark over 29 seasons, stands at 500-284. The 58-year-old coach has led teams to ten Ohio Athletic Conference titles and into the NCAA Tournament 12 times, advancing to the Final Four in 1981 and 1991. Late
Luthman jumper leads The lead seemed to change hands every possession in the early going as each team struggled to establish control. Capital (17-4, 14-2 OAC) would jump out first posting a 22-15 lead with 9:14 left before the half. Baldwin-Wallace (20-2, 15-1 OAC) then scored eight in a row to reclaim the lead at 23-22. The two would trade baskets until the half with the Crusaders taking a slight 36-34 edge into the locker room. Capital would again charge ahead in the second half as a 12-6 run provided the Crusaders largest lead of the contest at 48-40 with 11:53 remaining. The Yellow Jackets immediately answered again as well with a 10-2 run to tie the game at 50-50 at the 8:36 mark. The teams would then exchange the lead seven more times until Capital would take a 59-58 lead with 2:55 left. The Crusaders would not score again as Luthman's would-be game-winner was followed by a pair of Capital turnovers, the last of which came as time was running out. Capital was led by All-American Kendra Meyer who had her third-consecutive double-double with 15 points and 11 rebounds, but was held to three points in the second half. Danielle Meyer also had 15 points along with 12 from Erica Hostetler as the only Crusaders in double figures. Baldwin-Wallace got a game-high 17 points from Jenny Nance along with 12 from Holly Koepp and 10 from Luthman. Baldwin-Wallace now holds a one-game lead over Capital in the OAC standings with just two regular season games remaining. Stevens Point women upset
Oshkosh in overtime UW-Stevens Point (17-5, 9-5 WIAC) took a 27-24 lead at intermission after battling through six ties. The largest margin between the two teams in the opening period was three points, with UW-Stevens Point having the advantage of that count three times and UW-Oshkosh once. UW-Stevens Point opened the second half with a 11-4 scoring run to lead 38-28 with 16:04 left in regulation. Trailing 44-34 with 13:04 remaining, UW-Oshkosh began to chip away at the deficit and finally cut the margin to 62-61 with 42 seconds left following sophomore guard Brenda Utech's three-point basket. UW-Oshkosh's decision to not foul on UW-Stevens Point's ensuing possession paid dividends as the Titans got the rebound of a missed three-point shot with 11 seconds left and marched up court before junior forward Jenny Deuster was fouled in the act of shooting with 0.7 seconds remaining. Deuster made the first free throw to tie the game and missed the second for a 62-62 deadlock. In overtime, UW-Oshkosh took its first lead since the 2:54 mark of the first half on a basket by Deuster. The tally gave the Titans a 64-62 lead with 4:33 left in the extra period. UW-Stevens Point regained the lead at 66-64 and held a 68-65 advantage with 36 seconds left before senior guard Jenelle Ristau tied the game at 68-68 with a three-point basket with 3.4 seconds remaining. Going the length of the court, freshman guard Andrea Kraemer hit Schmitt with a perfect pass over a pair of UW-Oshkosh defenders and guided in the game-winning basket with 0.3 seconds left. The basket was Schmitt's only one of the contest in 23 minutes of playing time. Junior guard Kristin Steckmesser led UW-Oshkosh with 18 points, while junior guard Jamie Turtenwald added 14. Freshman forward Cassandra Heuer paced UW-Stevens Point in scoring with 15 points, while Kraemer chipped in 14. The loss was only the fourth for UW-Oshkosh in its last 79 games played in Albee Hall. In addition, it was only the ninth setback for the Titans in their last 94 WIAC contests. Jannuzzi
reaches 2,000-point mark Jannuzzi reached the milestone with 8:49 left in the opening half when he converted a pair of free throws. A week ago Jannuzzi became the school's all-time leading scorer and now has 2,025 career points. Jannuzzi hit 12 of
19 field goal attempts and 10-of-11 free throws for the Colonels. He also
dished out six assists, came up with three steals, and pulled down four
boards for Wilkes (19-2, 11-1 MAC Freedom). Vega had 23 points and six rebounds for FDU-Madison (12-9, 4-7). Keith Kelly chipped in with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Tim McCorkle added 11 points and five boards. Randolph-Macon
men's run continues HSC's slide Randolph-Macon (15-8, 12-5) was ahead for the entire first half. The Yellow Jackets led by as many as 15 points in that period. Trailing 27-12 with 3:04 left in the first, Hampden-Sydney (19-4, 13-4) outscored the visitors 7-0 to cut the halftime margin to 27-19. The Yellow Jackets continued to hold the lead for the first 11:00 of the second period. Randolph-Macon was ahead 31-21 at the 15:29 mark. A 14-2 run by the Tigers gave them their first lead of the game, 35-33 with 5:58 remaining. Smith nailed a three-pointer to put the Yellow Jackets back on top, but two free throws by Hampden-Sydney sophomore forward Jay Patrick put the hosts up 37-36. Randolph-Macon outscored the Tigers 9-2 the rest of the game, including a big three-pointer by freshman guard Ryan Stein and a pair of free throws each from sophomore forward Jared Mills and Smith. Neither team shot the ball well. Randolph-Macon was 17-for-46 (37.0%) overall, including a 30.0% (3-for-10) three-point shooting performance. The Yellow Jackets helped themselves by making 8-of-10 (80.0%) free throws. Things were even worse offensively for the Tigers, who shot just 26.3% (15-for-57) from the floor, connecting on 2 of 17 three-pointers (11.8%). Hampden-Sydney was also solid at the foul line, shooting 87.5% (7-for-8). Bergmann added eight points, two steals, a team-high eight rebounds, and two steals. Hampden-Sydney was led by senior forward Aaron Gibbs, who had a double-double with game-highs of 12 points and 12 rebounds. Junior forward Bobby Jackson added eight points and four rebounds. George Fox women clinch
tie for NWC's top spot The victory over their Yamhill County rivals boosted the Bruins to 20-1 overall and 13-0 in the Northwest Conference, clinching no worse than a tie for the league title. George Fox needs only one win in its remaining three games to win the crown outright, after sharing last year's title with Pacific Lutheran. With Lacey, Becky Thompson, and Nicole Prazeau scoring four points apiece, the Bruins jumped out to a 12-2 lead four-and-a-half minutes into the game, and never led by less than six the rest of the way. Lacey added six more in an 11-0 run that stretched the George Fox lead to 31-16 with six minutes to go in the half, and the Bruins still led by 15 at the break, 41-26. The Wildcats (8-14, 3-11) got within 13 twice early in the second half, but never seriously threatened again. The Bruins' largest lead of the game was 23, the last at 72-49 with 3:39 to play on a pair of Thompson free throws. In addition to Lacey's big night, Prazeau finished with 16, and Thompson scored 14 with a game-high 8 assists. For the Wildcats, Shae Wright scored 14, and Monica Schwing and Leah Moore added 11 each. Wright led Linfield with 6 rebounds and Tiffany Reynolds passed out 5 assists. Averett
hands CNU another Dixie loss CNU (18-3, 7-2 Dixie) trailed by as many as 18 points in the first half and was down 44-32 at halftime. That came with Carlos Heard on the bench for most of the half with three fouls. Antoine Sinclair took up the slack with 13 first-half points. CNU cut the margin to as few as seven in the second half, 47-40, but Averett (12-9, 8-2) continued to make three-pointers, hitting 11 of 24 attempts despite shooting 39.1% overall. Heard bounced back in the second half to score 24 points, including 12-for-12 from the foul line. Sinclair finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds, Jermaine Woods added 14 points and Terry Gray had 10 points and six blocked shots. Averett got 20 points from Charles Holloway, Brantley Shields scored 16, Marcus Tucker had 12 and Teron McFadden 10.
Conn. men explode in second
half to beat Trinity The victory improved Connecticut Colleges record to 15-5 overall and 3-3 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference. Trinity falls into a four-way tie for first in the NESCAC at 4-2, 15-4 overall. After Connecticut College built a 7-2 lead in the first half, Trinity outscored the Camels 26-9 over a 10-minute stretch to take a 28-16 lead with seven minutes remaining in the half. The Bantams hit 13 of 13 free throw attempts in the first half and junior guard Colin Tabb scored 13 points as Trinity took a 36-29 lead at the intermission. Trinity extended its lead back to 41-29 early in the second half on a basket by senior guard Michael Keohane. Keohane was the top scorer for the Bantams with 16 points. Connecticut College received two free throws from sophomore guard Ali Rahman to cut the deficit to 44-34 with 17:01 remaining. From there, the Camels outscored Trinity 21-2 over a stretch of nearly seven minutes that was capped off by a transition basket by Rahman that put Connecticut College ahead 55-46 at the 10:35 mark. Rahman ignited Connecticut College scoring all eight of his points and recording two steals in the second half. The Camels also received a second half lift from junior guard Isaiah Curtis who scored seven second half points. Curtis hit a three-point field goal at the 7:51 mark to put Connecticut College ahead 62-51. The guys came out with a sense of urgency in the second half, said head coach Lynn Ramage, whose Camels were coming off a 73-57 NESCAC loss at home to Williams last Saturday. We changed things up defensively and I think that took them out of their rhythm. Senior guard Kareem Tatum led all scorers with 23 points. Senior forward Jason Shea also played a strong game scoring 14 points and hitting 10 of 12 from the line. Shea also corralled eight rebounds. Christopher
Newport women forfeit five games The player in question, who appeared only in those five games and scored four points, was not enrolled for enough credit hours to be eligible for competition. The Captains' record goes from 14-6 to 9-11, but since no conference games were affected, they remain 6-2 in Dixie play and second place in the conference. |
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