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Feb. 15-20, 2003

Jostens
finalists
announced
SALEM — Ten Division III men's and women's basketball players were named as finalists Friday afternoon for the Jostens Trophy. The awards will be presented March 20 in Salem.

Kevin Bartow of Maryville (Mo.), Willie Chandler of Misericordia, Joe Corbett of Hobart, Patrick Glover of Johnson State, Jesse Harris of Simpson, Robert Hennigan of Emerson, Ryan Hepp of Willamette, Joel Kolmodin of Wheaton (Ill.), Derek Reich of Chicago (at left) and Steve Zieja of Amherst are the men's finalists. Last year's recipient was Buena Vista's Adam Jones.

The women's finalists are Kendra Anderson of Hardin-Simmons, Michelle Barlau of St. Benedict, Whitney Bull of Wilkes, Amy Campion of Salisbury, Kristi Channing of UW-Eau Claire, Julie Christensen of Wisconsin Lutheran, Tanasha Ellis of East Texas Baptist, Heather Francoeur of Oglethorpe, Cheryl Kulesa of Rutgers-Camden and Becki Tower of Savannah Art and Design. Heather Kile of Swarthmore was the 2002 winner.

The Jostens Trophy seeks to honor the true Division III student-athlete: excellence in the classroom, on the playing court and in the community. The finalists are voted on by a national selection committee that consists of college coaches, former athletes, college administrators and selected members of the media, including D3hoops.com publisher Pat Coleman. The members of the national selection committee cast their votes based on three criteria: basketball ability, academic ability and community service.

IWU foul shooting at North Park sets D-III record
Illinois Wesleyan's 35-for-36 performance (.972) from the free throw line in the 98-97 double overtime win at North Park on Feb. 19 broke the single-game Division III record (more than 30 made). The previous mark of .971 was a 34 of 35 effort by Rochester Tech vs. RPI on Feb. 16, 1980.

The Division III game record for free throws (minimum 28 made) is 28-for-28 (1.000) by Albany State vs. Potsdam State on Feb. 19, 1994. The IWU record is 20-for-20 (1.000) vs. Millikin in 1988.

The previous high this season was a 25-for-26 performance by Lake Erie against Heidelberg on Jan. 4. The Storm also went 16-for-16 against Penn State-Altoona on Feb. 15, and UW-Stout went 16-for-16 against UW-La Crosse on Feb. 12.

St. Ben's ends Carleton streak
No. 6 St. Benedict knocked No. 5 Carleton from the ranks of the unbeaten and remained in a tie for second place in the MIAC, beating the Knights 77-65. The win avenged a Jan. 18 76-75 loss at Carleton.

Michelle Barlau, right, led the way for St. Ben's (21-2, 18-2) with 33 points on 10-for-17 shooting, helping compensate for the struggles of Danni Hannon, left (1-for-6, four points). Carleton (23-1, 20-1) made just two field goals in the final 5:30. Full story.

In men's action, No. 15 Illinois Wesleyan rallied from a 20-point deficit with 8:30 left to beat North Park 98-97 in two overtimes, Albion remained tied for first in the MIAA by beating Kalamazoo 72-64, and Wittenberg followed up its upset of Wooster by beating Wabash in overtime, 95-86.

Walsh pulls down 1,000th rebound at Colby
Senior center Sarah Walsh became the first Colby women's player to score 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds in a career while leading the Mules to a 68-47 non-conference victory over Newbury on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

Besides her rebound milestone, Walsh also moved into third place on Colby's all-time scoring list and set the single-season steals record. She had 22 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, five steals and two blocked shots while shooting 10-for-17 from the field and 2-for-2 from the foul line in the victory over Newbury.

Walsh, an All-American candidate, now has 1,397 points and 1,006 rebounds in her four years at Colby. She moved past Therese Langlois '85 (1,378 points) for third place on the scoring list. Only Kaye Cross '84 (1,452 points) and Erin Cole-Karagory '00 (1,403) are ahead of Walsh.

Walsh is already the all-time leading rebounder and the career steals (239) leader at Colby. She was in a tie for the lead in single-season steals with Kim Condon '01 with 60.

Walsh is averaging 18.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game this year. She is first in the New England Small College Athletic Conference in rebounding, second in scoring and is in the top 10 in three other statistical categories. Walsh is also averaging 3.04 assists, 2.71 steals and 1.0 blocked shots per game.

Wendy Bonner added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Mules (18-6). Bianca Belcher now has 900 career points after scoring 13 and dishing six assists for Colby. Christine O'Donnell added 10 points and four steals.

The Mules led just 25-23 at halftime, but shot 62% from the field in the second half to pull away.

Photo by Tom Dahlin Earlier in the game, Scott Christensen took a shot that was unimpeded by officiating mistakes.

In that contest, Scott Christensen’s apparent 30-foot game-winning 3-pointer was waved off after an inadvertent shot clock buzzer, allowing St. Olaf to edge host Carleton 71-69 in overtime.

St. Olaf scored with four seconds remaining in overtime to break a 69-69 tie. Christensen took the in-bounds pass, driving past half court. The shot clock, which hadn't been reset or turned off, expired and the horn sounded. Since none of the three officials blew the play dead, Christensen continued with the play, canning a 30-footer at the horn.

After a conference between the officials and the coaches, the officials ruled, despite no whistle being blown to signal the play dead, that Carleton would be awarded the ball on the sidelines with two seconds remaining since the horn caused the St. Olaf players to stop playing. Carleton’s desperation toss was well short, giving the Oles the win.

The statement, from MIAC executive director Carlyle Carter, reads:

"Following a careful review of the tape of the final seconds of the men’s basketball contest between Carleton College and St. Olaf College by George Drouches, (Supervisor of Officials) it has been determined that the officials working the contest erred in disallowing a 3-point field goal for Carleton College. In addition, a conference observer was present and submitted a report including his account of the situation. It is clear had the goal been allowed to stand, Carleton College would have won the contest as the game clock expired while the shot was in the air toward the goal. Unfortunately, NCAA basketball rules do not [allow] altering the outcome of contests upon certification by the officials. It is extremely regrettable that our officials did not interpret the rules covering this situation accurately. It is further regrettable that the shot clock operator erred by not turning off the shot clock by rule with less than 35 seconds remaining. This error, however, should not have led our officials to misinterpret the rules. The rules clearly state that only an official’s whistle or the horn sounding with the expiration of the game clock should player activity be terminated. Regardless of the St. Olaf players’ apparent hesitation when the shot clock horn sounded, play should not have stopped unless an official’s whistle sounded. It is only in this situation when an official blows their whistle in recognition of a shot clock error should subsequent results be disallowed. As no whistle was sounded, the only correct interpretation would have been to allow the field goal.

"I offer our apologies from the conference to Carleton College, especially its men’s basketball student-athletes and coaches, for this unfortunate outcome and it is our hope that all of our officials learn from this experience."

Macon evens series
The game lived up to expectations until midway through the second half, when No. 3 Randolph-Macon pulled away for a 66-55 win against No. 2 Hampden-Sydney. No. 1 Washington U. is now the only undefeated men's team left in Division III basketball.

After Jared Mills went out early in the second half with foul trouble, freshman Justin Wansley stepped in and dominated, scoring 17 of his career-high 25 points in the second half.

"We didn't defend him very well, that's for sure," said Hampden-Sydney head coach Tony Shaver. "The key is to stop him from getting the ball, and we were letting him get the ball four feet away from the basket in the second half." Full story.

The rubber match will likely come in the ODAC title game a week from Monday. Earlier this season, the Tigers won in round one as they came back from a seven-point deficit to defeat the Yellow Jackets, 52-45.

Elsewhere, there were two upsets in the Top 10, as Wittenberg knocked off No. 5 Wooster 61-55 and Albion dumped No. 8 Hope 69-65. Meanwhile, McMurry's run of overtime wins continues, as the Indians set an NCAA record with their seventh win after regulation.

DeSales capped a surprising set of regular-season matchups among the top three women's teams in the MAC Freedom, upsetting Scranton 73-71 in overtime. New Jersey handed Kean its second loss in as many games and pulled into a tie for first in the NJAC.

Robinson enters 2,000-point club
Waynesburg's Ray Robinson became the fourth D-III player this season and the second player in school history to score 2,000 career points, as he eclipsed the milestone in a Feb. 15 home win against Westminster (Pa.).

Robinson, a 6-0 senior guard, needed just one point coming into the game to reach 2,000, as he went on to score a game-high 33 points to lead the Yellow Jackets to the 75-67 win over the Titans.

Ranked first in the Presidents' Athletic Conference and 21st in Division III, Robinson is averaging 23.1 points per game. His 20.9 career scoring average is a potential school record, as Kevin Bealko holds the record with 20.8 points per game.

Robinson joins former NAIA First Team All-America Darrin Walls on the Waynesburg's 2,000-point club. Walls hold the school record with 2,442 career points from 1985-1989.

Waynesburg (16-6, 6-2) is off to its best start in Presidents' Athletic Conference play since the 1998-99 season. The Jackets are is sole possession of first place in the PAC.

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