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News and notes from around D-III
Feb. 22-28, 2001
 UW-Eau Claire and LaToya Banks played themselves into the tourney and will host Lakeland on Wednesday. |
Bracket
truth is stranger
than fiction
We projected a men's Field of 48, with odd brackets. But
the NCAA gave us even stranger ones! The men's
pairings. What else could you call a scenario that could
put Western New England, Carthage, Maryville and Ohio Northern in the
same sectional?
We call it wonderful. High time we started jumbling these brackets around. Kudos to the NCAA for striving to acheive some competitive balance so the best teams can meet in Salem. On the women's side, well, the move of the ASC and NWC out of Pool B has severely affected the competitiveness of the tournament. What else can you call it when the women's pairings include Pool B teams that are 13-11?
With
third chance, Wooster beats Witt
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio —
Wooster won the NCAC automatic bid after brawling Wittenberg for 40 minutes
before the second-seeded Scots came away with an emotional 59-56 victory
over the top-seeded Tigers. The victory improves Wooster to 24-3 and earns
them their third consecutive automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.
Wooster came out strong early, jumping on top and holding an 8-to-10 point lead throughout most of the first 20 minutes of the game. But Wittenberg battled back in the second half to take the lead on a three-point field goal by sophomore forward B.J. Harris with 13 minutes remaining. The lead then changed hands four times and included two ties heading into the final minute of action.
That's
when Wooster's junior point guard Antwyan Reynolds (pictured) buried a
three-pointer with 28 seconds remaining. Wittenberg then missed two free
throws and two three-pointers in a desperate final flurry to give Wooster
the hard-earned victory.
Hardly a thing of beauty after two well-played games earlier in the season — both of which were won by eventual regular season champion Wittenberg — the game was bruising and intense, and the season-high crowd of 2,475 screaming fans never lost their intensity either. Wooster, which shot 55% from the field in the first half and then a dreadful 30 percent in the second half, was led by the herculean effort of sophomore center Bryan Nelson, who scored 31 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to earn Tournament MVP honors. Reynolds, who made the All-Tournament Team, added 12 points and six assists.
For Wittenberg, the shooting percentages were that much worse, which ended being the difference in the game. The Tigers made just 33% from the field in the game, including 27% in the second half. Even worse, the Tigers managed just 64% from the free throw line, including a disastrous 47 percent in the final 20 minutes. Despite those numbers, All-Tournament Team selection Kevin Longley did shine, scoring 17 points and grabbing 12 rebounds in 27 minutes of action. Senior forward Ryan Taylor was limited to six points and four rebounds but was also selected to the All-Tournament Team based on his 16 points that carried Wittenberg to the Friday night win over Ohio Wesleyan.
Full-court
heave saves Cabrini's season
READING, Pa. —
Cabrini brought a nine-year winning streak at Alvernia into Saturday afternoon's
Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Final, and with Crusader freshman Byu-Deen
Twyman on the free throw line with only a second left in a tie
game it looked like that streak would end.
Twyman made good
on the first shot to give the Crusaders the one-point
edge, 71-70. His second free throw caromed off the front iron and right
into the hands of Kareem Brunson. The 6-5 forward took one step and let
fly on a full-court heave that picked the NCAA dance ticket right out
of the Crusaders' grasp and with a swish 85 feet away punched the ticket
for the Cavaliers.
In the nine-year history of the PAC Cabrini has never lost to Alvernia in the Physical Education Center, the Crusaders' home gym. Saturday's win is the seventh PAC Title for Cabrini and head coach, John Dzik.
Sophomore point-guard
Kris Pittman led all scorers with 16 points. Brunson's final three gave
him 15 for the game. Gary Goldman scored 12 points and Tim Gordon and
Brian Wood each scored 11 as all five starters reached double-figures
for the Cavaliers. Ray Strickland paced the Crusaders with 16 points.
Twyman added 13 off the bench and Tillman Sims and Deotis Carolina scored
11 apiece.
Cabrini looked to re-assert its dominance in Reading right from the tap. Wood dropped his first two, Gordon followed with a free throw and Brunson's first two made it 5-0 Cabrini just 2:36 into the game. Strickland finally broke the ice for the hosts with a slashing move to the hole, but a three-pointer from Goldman put the Cavaliers up 8-2 and prompted Alvernia to burn a full timeout.
Strickland scored again for the Crusaders out of the timeout, but back-to-back buckets for Cabrini gave them an early eight-point cushion. Alvernia responded as Will Craig nailed his first of two threes on the day that started an 8-0 run for the home team.
Cabrini would strike back, scoring 11 of the next 16 to build a six-point bulge at 23-17 with 6:28 left on the first-half clock. Again the Crusaders matched the deficit and tied the game with a Chris Alba three and layup and free throw from Carolina. A jump hook from Dwayne Walker on their next possession gave the Crusaders their first lead of the night at 25-24, but Cabrini rattled off six straight over the next 2:37 to regain a five-point edge. The two teams traded buckets before Walker hit his final hoop of the day to cut the Alvernia halftime deficit to 33-29.
Goldman scored twice
for the Cavs coming out of the break and a Gordon three
at the 17:12 mark prompted another timeout from Alvernia now down eight,
40-32. The Crusaders responded quickly to the coaches' instruction as
Craig nailed his second three from the corner just six seconds into their
next possession, and two Alba free throws cut the Cabrini lead back to
three. Three and a half minutes later, Twyman slashed down the lane for
two and tied the game at 44. Cabrini then took a timeout, but it was Alvernia
that came out hot scoring six of the next nine points to hold a three-point
edge at 50-47.
From that point the Cavaliers rattled off another streak, this time 10 straight for a 57-50 lead with 7:57 to play. The Crusaders weren't going to go quietly as they scored seven straight to knot the game at 57, five of the seven coming from the charity stripe.
With 4:44 to play Brunson would miss two free throws, but Pittman picked up the slack with a two-point bucket as he would score the Cavs' next five points. Twyman and Carolina answered Pittman's spurt with five for the Crusaders and the scored was again tied at 62 with 2:18 to play.
After a pair of Wood free throws, Sims was fouled on a post move and converted the free throw for a two-point Alvernia edge. Pittman would tie it up again with a pair from the stripe, but Carolina answered with two of his own for a 67-65 lead with 48 seconds left in regulation. Cabrini called timeout on its next possession, but turned the ball over and was forced to foul Carolina again who hit two more for a four-point lead, 69-65.
Pushing the ball hard up the court, Pittman was able to create space and launch a three from the elbow, with 14 seconds to go, that connected and pulled the Cavs to within one at 69-68. Alba was fouled on the inbounds, but only converted 1-of-2. With seven seconds to go, Gordon was fouled on a slashing move along the baseline and nearly threw in a circus shot that would have given him a free throw for a shot at the lead, but he had to settle for a pair of free throws that tied the game at 70.
Twyman took the inbounds after the second free throw, dribbled the length of the court and was fouled by Wood on a strong move with one second left to set up the game's unforgettable ending.
With the win, Cabrini (21-6, 13-3) takes the PAC Title and the automatic qualifier for the NCAA Tournament. Alvernia (18-9, 13-3) will await the Monday decision of the ECAC selection committee to see if its season will continue.
Catholic
avoids Pool C with a buzzer-beater
WASHINGTON — Freshman
forward Will Morley hit a seven-foot jumper in the lane as time expired
to give No. 15 Catholic a 61-59 victory against Marymount in the Capital
Athletic Conference championship game before 1,050 fans at DuFour Center
on Saturday.
The top-seeded Cardinals (22-5), who won their 10th straight, advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament for the fourth year in a row. It was CUA’s third CAC Tournament championship under head coach Mike Lonergan.
Senior point guard Pat Maloney, who assisted on Morley’s game-winner, finished with a game-high 27 points, including six 3-pointers. Maloney hit 7 of 14 shots overall and 7 of 8 free throws. He added five assists, three steals, a block and a rebound with just two turnovers.
Henock Berhanu led Marymount (12-15) with 20 points and Andre Coles added 16 points and seven rebounds. The Saints, who captured the CAC Tournament last year, entered as the tournament’s sixth seed and won twice on the road to advance to the title game. They outrebounded the Cardinals 35-24 and outshot the hosts 44.2% to 38.0%. CUA was 14-for-17 (82.4%) from the line.
Morley, the leading candidate for CAC Rookie of the Year honors, finished with 10 points and a game-high eight rebounds. Tim Judge added 10 points.
After Marymount’s Patrick Duverneau hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key to tie the game at 59, the Saints called timeout with 22 seconds remaining. The Cardinals worked the ball to Maloney on the right baseline, but Duverneau forced him to pick up his dribble. With about two seconds left, Maloney threw a bounce pass to Morley for the soft jumper in front of the free throw line.
CUA led by eight points on four occasions, the last with 6:10 to go on a jumper by Mike Hartman. But Berhanu scored eight unanswered points on two 3-pointers and a goaltending call on Matt Hilleary to tie the game at 52 with 3:50 left.
Maloney, who finished 6-for-11 from beyond the arc, nailed a trey off the dribble from the right wing to give the Cards a 57-54 advantage at the 2:35 mark. With 38 seconds to go he hit two free throws to hand CUA a 59-56 lead. Duverneau’s only points of the game tied it 14 seconds later.
Wartburg
men and women sweep IIAC bids
WAVERLY,
Iowa — The remarkable Wartburg winter season continued as the Knights
swept the Iowa Conference championship games at Knights Gymnasium. The
women won their school-record 18th consecutive game with an 84-56 romp
past Simpson, while the men turned in their 20th home win in a row, stopping
Buena Vista 89-79.
In the men's tilt, the league's top two teams traded blows like prizefighters in the first half. BV (21-6) started the game on a 5-0 run, the Knights (24-3) countered for a 14-11 lead, the Beavers responded for a 31-28 lead, Wartburg came right back for a 35-32 cushion and BV led 36-35. The Orange and Black ended the opening half on a bit of run, out-scoring the Beavers 8-2 for a 43-38 halftime advantage.
Buena Vista started the second half just like the first. After the Knights opened the scoring for a 45-38 lead, BV went on a 10-0 run, topped by Nick Winters' four-point play, for a 48-45 lead. The regular season champions stayed close for several minutes and then went off on a 17-5 stretch at the 12-minute mark that turned out to be the big blow of the game.
Wartburg extended the margin to 13 late in the game. BV rallied within six in the closing minute but could get no closer. Sophomore forward Mike Pipho finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds, while senior guard Troy Osterhaus tallied 18 points, six rebounds, two assists and three steals.
Buena Vista was led by Brett Smith with 21 points, three assists and two steals. Adam Jones added 17 points, two assists, and two steals. Chris Petersen tallied 13 points and two blocked shots.
Both teams shot well from the field, including from outside the arc. Wartburg hit at a 51.9% clip, while BV finished at 51%. The Knights hit eight of 17 three-point attempts, and the Beavers finished 50% (nine of 18).
The women's final was all Knights (23-4). Wartburg scored 15 of the game's first 20 points and never trailed. Simpson (20-7) struggled from the field, hitting just 35.3% for the game. Turnovers were also a big key in the women's finale as Simpson committed 29 compared to the Knights' nine.
Junior guard Brianne Schoonover finished with 17 points, four assists, a blocked shot and a steal, leading a group of five players in double figures. Senior forward Molly Mason ended up with 15 points, eight rebounds, three assists, a blocked shot and three steals. Sophomore center Holly Mohs added 14 points, and senior forward Jenni Donohue came in with 11 points.
Casey Spree finished with 14 points to lead the Storm. Tiffany Whitsell and Michelle Stover added 11 points each.
Millikin
clinches CCIW's automatic bid
WHEATON, Ill. —
No. 7 Millikin defeated No. 25 Wheaton (Ill.) by a 61-52 final score in
Division III women's basketball action this afternoon in front of 1,200
fans in Wheaton's King Arena. Not only did the Big Blue win a game, but
the squad also won the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Championship
and the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Tournament. Wheaton
(20-5, 11-3 CCIW) will have to wait until Sunday night when the tournament
pairings are announced to find out if it will earn an at-large bid.
Wheaton owned a 32-31 halftime advantage, despite Millikin (23-2, 13-1) owning a seven-point lead at 23-16 with 4:22 to play in the first half. The second half was a seesaw battle that had 10 lead changes with score tied on three occasions. Wheaton owned its last lead of the game at 50-49 with 6:03 to play in the contest. In the final four minutes of the game Millikin went on a 12-2 run that was aided by five Wheaton turnovers that led to seven points for the Blue in that game-ending scoring spurt.
For the game Wheaton made 19 turnovers, while Millikin made 11 and owned a 19-11 advantage in points off of turnovers. Sophomore center Becky Moo had her best game of the season with a season-high 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting, with seven rebounds. Senior standout Rachel Horgen scored 11 points with four rebounds and three assists in possibly the final game of her stellar Wheaton career. Horgen is Wheaton's all-time leading three-point field goal leader, either male or female with 206. She is also fourth on the women's basketball program's scoring list with 1,356 points.
Millikin senior guard Missy Barrett scored 17 of her team-high 20 points in the first half. Junior forward Kristin Kwasny added 17 points, while Sara Brown scored 15 points with four steals.
Wheaton shot 42.6% (20-for-47) from the field, 30.8% (4-for-13) from three-point range and 66.7% (8-for-12) from the free throw line. Millikin shot 44.8% (13-for-29) from the field, 28.6% (23-for-52) from three-point range and 61.9% (13-for-21) from the free throw line. Wheaton outrebounded Millikin 31-30 on the afternoon, but Millikin owned a 13-11 edge in offensive rebounding. The game saw 15 lead changes and was tied on six occasions.
Carleton
women upset St. Thomas, earn bid
ST. PAUL, Minn. —
The Carleton women used a game-closing 8-1 run to secure the school's
first NCAA Division III basketball playoff berth with Saturday night's
61-58 victory over the host Tommies in the finals of the inuagural MIAC
playoffs.
The Knights (22-4) also ended a 23-game losing streak to the Tommies and won at Schoenecker Arena for the first time in 20 attempts. They earn the MIAC's automatic bid into the 50-team Division III playoffs.
St. Thomas (23-3), which made 33-of-41 at the line in Wednesday's semifinal win against Concordia, was just 8-for-18 Saturday vs. the Knights. They also went 0-for-9 from 3-point range.
Meanwhile, the Knights'
struggles came in shooting from the field, as they
hit only 35% (21-for-60). But they only had eight turnovers and sank 19-for-26
at the foul line.
The Tommies trailed by as much as 10 early in the second half, but used a 16-5 run to take their first lead at 40-39. UST went ahead 57-53 with 3:16 left on Sarah Gurdnowski's layup, but only managed one free throw thereafter.
Carleton guard Angie Grabowski's layup with 1:47 to play put the Knights up 59-58 and erased the final Tommie lead. Teammate Renee Willette sank two free throws with 17 seconds to notch the game's final points. The Toms misfired on a potential tying 3-point shot with :05 to go.
Grabowski led the Knights with 12 points and Bridget Seegers added 10 points and 11 rebounds.
For St. Thomas, Jennifer Ulstad had 13 points, eight rebounds and four blocks; Missy Pederson had 12 points, seven rebounds and five steals and Alissa Case had 11 points and seven rebounds.
No.
8 seed CCNY rides home court to NCAA's
NEW YORK — The
eighth-seeded CCNY Beavers wrapped up a week of improbable upsets, finishing
off one of the most shocking runs in CUNYAC Tournament history by capturing
the conference championship and earning the league’s automatic bid
to the NCAA Tournament with a 77-69 win against second-seeded Staten Island.
The victory for CCNY (14-14) marked their 10th title in CUNY Tournament
history, but the Beavers’ first since 1980.
“This is an unbelievable accomplishment in an unbelievable season,” said first-year CCNY head coach Andy Stampfel. “To think we started our practice season outside in November [when Nat Holman Gymnasium was being refurbished] to seeing our fans storm the court after the final horn tonight, it’s been a long, strange trip. I’m certainly proud of my guys for never giving up and playing the game the way we like to play it.”
Staten Island (18-9) controlled the tempo early and was ahead for most of the first half, but the Beavers took their first lead of the game at 27-25 with 2:22 remaining in the first stanza on an Aki Trent jumper. CCNY would take a 29-28 lead into the break after a statistically even first half.
CCNY took control early in the second half, opening up an eight point lead at 55-47 on a Vernon Dantzler runner with 8:06 remaining. The Beavers would then reach their biggest lead of the game at 69-56 with 3:50 remaining following a Trent three-pointer. CSI would get to within three at 70-67 with just 0:47 remaining, but the Beavers iced the game by going 6-for-7 from the free throw line in the final 44 seconds to secure the victory.
CCNY freshman forward Obinna Efobi, an All-Tournament selection, led the Beavers with a game-high 19 points and three blocks. Senior guard Ralph Perez was named Tournament MVP after posting 15 points and a game-best eight rebounds. Trent contributed 14 points, earning All-Tournament honors in the process.
Staten Island was led by the 17-point effort of junior forward Kasim Nesbitt. Junior guard Champ Albano added 16 points while CUNY regular season MVP David Paul tossed in 13 points and a team-high six rebounds.
“Throughout the year, we lost games by close margins but did not feel our opponents were really beating us,” said Trent. “We knew that if we came together as one unit and executed the plays like Coach Stampfel drew them up, then we could compete and win no matter what the seedings were.”
CCNY had to play their way into the tournament with a victory over Brooklyn. The Beavers then posted a stunning upset over No. 1 seed and defending CUNY champion Baruch in the quarterfinals. Their Cinderella run continued in the semifinals with a victory over fourth-seeded York.
“You have to give them credit, and their victory tonight was certainly not a fluke,” said CSI head coach Tony Petosa. “They have very talented players who made shots and got defensive stops when they had to. That’s what wins basketball games.”
Jenkins
leads Paterson to another NJAC title
WAYNE, N.J. —
Senior All-American Horace Jenkins scored a game-high 31 points on 11-for-24
shooting as No. 11 William Paterson (22-4) captured their second consecutive
New Jersey Athletic Conference championship and an automatic bid to next
month’s NCAA Division III tournament, with an 88-72 victory over
New Jersey City (17-9) Friday evening at the Rec Center.
The second-seeded Gothic Knights saw their season-long seven-game winning streak snapped in the loss, and now must hope for a longshot at-large bid to the 48-team NCAA tournament, or settle for a high seed in the ECAC tournament. The appearance for NJCU in the NJAC final was its first since winning the title during the 1994-95 season. NJCU remains tied with Rowan for the most conference championships since 1957-58 (10).
The first two meetings between the Pioneers and NJCU had been decided by a total of five points, and after the two clubs played more than half of the first period, it appeared as if the 1,100 fans present would experience another close contest between the top two teams in the conference.
With 8:57 remaining in the first half, senior forward Charles Outley pulled down two offensive rebounds after his own misses and connected on a jumper on his third try to mark the fifth lead change of the opening half, and give the Knights an 18-16 lead.
With the game tied at 18 and 8:25 remaining in the period, Jenkins forced a NJCU turnover into a steal and was attempting a fast-break slam before sophomore guard George Thomas made an aggressive defensive stop and was whistled for an intentional foul. Jenkins made one of two free throws to give the Pioneers a 19-18 lead that they would not relinquish. After the foul shots, junior forward Mufeed Thomas slammed home a Ray Ortiz pass to give WPU a 21-18 edge. Moments later Jenkins turned another steal into a fast-break layup to give WPU a 23-18 lead. The Pioneers concluded a 10- 0 run with an Ortiz layup that gave the Pioneers a 26-18 advantage.
NJCU hung in the game, and when junior guard Rafi Hargrove nailed a three with 3:10 remaining, the Pioneer lead was just 33-30. WPU scored 9 of the final 11 points of the half and led 41-32 at the intermission.
Jenkins would score 17 of his 31 in the second half and behind 51.9% shooting in the period (14-for-27), WPU would open a double-digit lead. A fast-break dunk by Thomas from Ortiz gave the Pioneers a 45-34, 11-point lead 46 seconds into the second half. NJCU shaved the lead to 48-40 with 17:23 left on a fast-break basket by senior Marques Morris. But Ortiz (19 points, 8 rebounds) sank a three-pointer at 16:16 to give WPU a 53-41 lead.
Later, a block by junior forward Dag Christensen led to a Jenkins fast-break dunk at 14:38, and nine seconds later, an Ortiz steal was converted into a transition lay-up by junior guard Rashaan Barner, and the Pioneers had opened up a 57-43 advantage. Jenkins hit his only three of the day from NBA range at 12:16 and WPU continued to lead by 14, 62-48.
WPU went up by 17,
79-62 with 5:58 remaining. Ortiz was triple-teamed along the baseline
but found Christensen open under the basket for a lay-up. WPU’s largest
lead was 18 at 84-66 as the Pioneers won for the 15th time in 16 games.
Despite the loss, NJCU’s Jeff Harrington led the Knights with 18
points (5-for-9 shooting, 8-for-10 free throws). The senior forward now
has 1,261 points, and moves past Steve Schindler (1,254 points) for 11th
place on the NJCU all-time scoring list. Freshman forward Samar Battle
notched 14 points on 4-6 shooting and 5-6 from the line.
In addition to the 31 points, Jenkins was 8-for-13 from the line and had six steals, to make up for surrendering five turnovers. Barner had 13 for WPU while Christensen added 12 and five steals. Thomas had eight points and a game-high nine rebounds as the Pioneers won the battle under the glass 46-31, including 22 offensive boards.
The win marks the first back-to-back championship in the conference for WPU since three-peating from 1982-83 thru 1984-85.
Mississippi
College survives on buzzer-beater
CLINTON, Miss. —
The Mary Hardin-Baylor men fought back from a 12-point deficit with less
than five minutes remaining in the game only to watch Mississippi College
nail a last-second shot and escape with a 57-55 victory over the Crusaders
in the American Southwest Conference tournament semifinals. The loss ends
UMHB's season at 16-9 record. Mississippi College improves to 22-3 and
advances to tomorrow afternoon's championship game against the winner
of the McMurry/Ozarks semifinal.
UMHB trailed by five points at halftime and by 12 points with 4:48 to go in the game before starting a late charge. The Crusaders tied the game at 55 with 12 seconds remaining. The Choctaws held the ball for one final shot and Karlos Fairley hit from just inside the far baseline three-point line as the buzzer sounded to give Mississippi College the win.
Robert Moore had 25 points to lead UMHB. It was the 21st straight game in which Moore had scored 20 or more points. Justin Russell added eight points and Brandon Mueller scored six. Only four other Crusaders scored in the slow-paced game. Stacey Keyes led the Choctaws with 17 points and Rushing added 13, including the game-winner.
Mississippi College outrebounded UMHB 35-33 and enjoyed a huge advantage at the free throw line. The Choctaws hit 11 of 20 free throws, while UMHB was three of six from the charity stripe. Neither team shot the ball well; UMHB hit 43 per cent from the field and 23% from beyond the three-point arc. Mississippi College shot just 40% from the field and 27% from three-point range.
Moore also fell just short in his bid for the NCAA Division III national scoring title. He finished the season with an average of 28.8 points per game. Willie Chandler of Misericordia College averaged 29.3 points per game this season. UMHB qualified for the ASC Tournament for the third consecutive season and the Choctaws eliminated the Crusaders for the second year in a row.
ONU
advances to OAC championship
ADA,
Ohio — Freshman Chad Bostelman scored a career- and game-high 23
points to lead No. 6 Ohio Northern to a 71-64 Ohio Athletic Conference
tournament semifinal victory over Capital on Saturday at the ONU Sports
Center.
With the victory, Ohio Northern moves onto the OAC Tournament Championship Game on Saturday at 7:30 pm in the ONU Sports Center to face seventh-seeded Muskingum. The Muskies posted a 76-61 victory over sixth seed John Carroll in the other semifinal.
The Polar Bears (23-2) won for the 14th consecutive time and will appear in their third consecutive OAC Tournament Championship Game.
Bostelman scored his 23 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the floor and 10-for-11 from the charity stripe. Kris Oberdick and Jim Conrad also scored in double figures netting 16 and 10 points, respectively.
Capital (16-10) was led by Geron Tate who scored 14 points. Chuck Bihn recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds.
With 1:28 remaining in the game, Tate converted on a free throw to make the score 64-61. However, that was the closest the Crusaders would get, as the Polar Bears went 6-for-7 from the charity stripe in the final 1:11 to close out the win.
ONU led for the entire second half. However, Capital pressured the Polar Bears the entire period and managed to hold the advantage to within six until there was :24 remaining.
“We thought it was going to be a very physical game,” ONU head coach Joe Campoli said. “We prepared our kids for it, and I give them a lot of credit for hanging in there and never quitting.”
ONU shot 20-for-49 from the floor for 41%, while holding CU to 46% on 23-for-50 shooting. Northern shot 7-for-15 from beyond the arc for 47%.
Hope
women edge Calvin in overtime
HOLLAND, Mich. —
Becky Sutton's three-point basket from the corner with seven seconds left
in overtime gave the Flying Dutch an exciting 73-71 victory over rival
Calvin on Thursday in the MIAA semifinals.
Playing before a capacity Dow Center throng, the Flying won their 20th consecutive game to advance to the championship game of the tournament. The No. 5-ranked Flying Dutch (24-2) will play Alma (19-6) on Saturday at the Dow Center. Alma won Thursday's other semifinal, nipping Kalamazoo 69-66.
Tricia Dyk's basket with 32 seconds left in overtime put Calvin ahead 71-70. After a timeout, the Dutch tried to work the ball inside, but when that failed the ball was kicked out to Sutton who nailed the three-pointer deep from the corner in front of the Hope bench.
Calvin took command early in the game leading by as many as 10 points, 28-18, but the Dutch battled back to within 38-36 at halftime.
In the second half the teams exchanged the lead seven times and were tied on seven occasions, the last at 65-65 to force the overtime.
Freshman center Laura Geurink scored 18 points off the bench, making 7-of-9 shots. Sophomore center Amanda Kerkstra and senior forward Kristin Koenigsknecht each tallied 11 points while junior forward Laura Poppema had 10.
Calvin, which lost to Hope three times this season, ended with four more baskets, but the Dutch connected on 17 of 26 free throws compared to the Knights' 8 of 11.
Sophomore guard Amy Baltmanis dished off nine assists while Geurink was credited with six blocks and Kerkstra had a team-leading nine rebounds.
Game scoring honors went to Calvin's Tricia Dyk with 27 points on 13-for-21 shooting.
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