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December 1998

Hiram, Wabash to Join NCAC
Hiram and Wabash will join the North Coast Athletic Conference for basketball effective the 1999-2000 season. The schools will replace Case Western Reserve, which is leaving the NCAC following this season to take full membership in the University Athletic Association. Wabash competes in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference, while Hiram is in the Ohio Athletic Conference.

McMurry Men Go to 10-0
McMurry rolled to 10-0 for the first time in school history with a 101-70 win against LeTourneau and set a new school record for consecutive wins at 16, dating back to last season. The previous longest winning streak was set from 1934-35. Sam Thomas and Rusty Reedy each netted 16 points, as five players scored in double figures.

Goucher Men Deal Wooster First D-III Loss
TOWSON, MD. -- Goucher used a tenacious defensive effort to capitalize on 22 Scot turnovers and defeat Wooster 67-62. The Gophers scored 26 points off turnovers, while Wooster could only manage seven. Goucher battled back from a 54-49 deficit with 7:11 remaining to tie the game at 59 with 3:34 left. Goucher upped the ante to a five-point margin, 65-60, with two free throws by sophomore Darrian Lee at the 29-second mark. Wooster senior Ryan Gorman then hit a layup with 19 seconds remaining to cut the margin to 65-62, but Gopher senior guard Bakari Ward hit a pair of free throws with 15 seconds left to move Goucher ahead by the 67-62 final. Ward led all scorers with 17 points and three assists. Wooster was led by Gorman's 14-point outing and a game-high ten rebounds. Wooster held a 39-26 rebounding advantage and shot 44% from the field to 45% for Goucher.

Panko Reaches 2,000-Point Mark
Lebanon Valley's Andy Panko scored 33 points and grabbed 10 rebounds Dec. 12 in a 91-61 win against Ursinus. Panko became the second player in school history to reach the 2,000-point plateau and is only 19 points short of Mike Rhoades' school record of 2,050 points.

Stallings' 35 Lifts Connecticut Coll. Past Hunter
Senior guard Dwayne Stallings pumped in a career-high 35 points and tied his own school record with eight three-pointers as Connecticut College remained undefeated with a 76-69 win against Hunter (3-3) Dec. 12. Stallings, whose previous career high was 30 points, was 11-of-20 from the field and 8-of-12 from three-point range. Connecticut College (7-0) also received 17 points, three rebounds, and three assists from sophomore guard Kareem Tatum. The Camels knocked off their second 1998 Division III Tournament participant in the last four days. Connecticut College also defeated Springfield 96-87 December 9.

Illinois Wesleyan's Home Streak Ends
Benedictine ended Illinois Wesleyan's 46-game win streak at the Shirk Center by defeating the Titans 73-70 Dec. 9. Benedictine becomes just the second team to win at the Shirk Center since the building opened at the beginning of the 1994-95 season - the other coming to Manchester in the 1995 Elite Eight. Benedictine led most of the way and pulled ahead 62-52 with 3:14 to play. IWU mounted a charge, but key missed free throws by Nathan Hubbard and Andy Boyden in the final two minutes proved crucial. IWU had the ball with 12 seconds left, but Korey Coon's three-point shot at the buzzer rimmed out. The junior guard scored 22 points and Andrew Boyden had 16 to pace IWU, which falls to 4-2. Benedictine (5-3) was led by Jeremy Schoenecker's 20 points and Terry Frigo had game-high totals of 23 points and 13 boards.

Kean Bounces Back from Seton Hall Trouncing
By Kevin Reilly

Kean University showed great resiliency recently with a 77-76 victory against perennial D-III power College of New Jersey. Just a few days earlier the Cougars had attempted to climb up in class with a visit to in-state Big East neighbor Seton Hall University. Kean put up a valiant effort but was just not able to keep up with its Division I opponent.

The underlying theme for both these contests was that Kean coach Bruce Hamburger served apprenticeships at both institutions (New Jersey (formerly Trenton St.) and Seton Hall) while working his way up to his first head coaching assignment. Hamburger is a New Jersey native and grew up a short distance from Seton Hall and actually used to sneak into their gym as a youngster. He eventually coached alongside P.J. Carlesimo in the Hall's fabled Final Four appearance, now ten years ago.

Kean has been led this year by shooting guard Mark Stanley (who tallied 12 points versus Seton Hall) and swingman Alfonzo Thomas. Stanley was a 15 ppg scorer last year and Thomas was the NJAC Rookie of the Year two years ago. The starting unit is rounded out by point guard Majied Whitaker, forward Brad Martin and center Chester Brown. Getting significant minutes off the Cougars bench are Wade Walters, Mike Alfieri, Jon Burns and Raheem Townes.

Coach Hamburger is eagerly looking ahead to the rest of this season. He feels his squad can be most competitive in the well-respected NJAC. In the basketball-rich northern New Jersey area Kean has the capability to become a recognizable name at the small college level. Hamburger knows what it it takes to build and more importantly maintain a successful program. Keep your eye on the Cougars and the rest of the NJAC as the new year begins.

Kevin Reilly is a freelance writer from Cedar Grove, N.J. and covers Big East and MAAC basketball.

Gustavus Men Top Augsburg in MIAC Opener
MINNEAPOLIS - Three players scored in double figures for Gustavus Adolphus as the visiting Gusties snapped a 13-game regular-season conference home winning streak for Augsburg College on Wednesday night, topping the Auggies 80-69 in a MIAC game at Si Melby Hall. Bob Southworth led the winning Gusties (1-2, 1-0) with 20 points and five assists, while Mark McDonnell had 19 points and three assists. Luke Schmidt had 17 points and game highs of 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. Gustavus led 37-35 at the half and pulled out to a nine-point lead, 62-53, at the 6:41 mark of the second half. But the Auggies (4-2, 1-1) used a 9-0 run -- seven points from Devean George to take its final lead of the game, 64-62, with 5:15 remaining. Gustavus again pulled away, however, with an 8-1 run to secure the game. George led all scorers with 30 points and six rebounds and was 8-for-10 at the free-throw line. Kris Long added 12 points and a team-high 11 rebounds.

D-I Akron Beats Wooster 82-61
The Wooster Scots knew they would face a different Akron team Tuesday night from the team it faced two years ago, when the Zips faced Wooster riding a 23-game losing streak. And after defeating the Scots 82-61 at the James A. Rhodes Arena, Akron ran its overall record to 6-1. The full story, including an animated graphic sequence of a Ryan Gorman dunk, is on Wooster's site.

Amherst Men Finally Open, With Win
AMHERST, Massachusetts -- Junior guard Patrick Mulvey scored a career-high 32 points as the Lord Jeffs (1-0) took control down the stretch and routed visiting Clark (1-2). Clark had Amherst on the ropes early in the first before Mulvey got hot. The spirited guard went 4-for-4 to close out the half and supplied the Jeffs with a slim 34-32 halftime lead. Amherst came out firing on all cylinders in the second. Riding the momentum from a 13-2 run after the break, helped out by two three-pointers from Mulvey, the Jeffs took the lead for good coasted home for the 90-78 victory. Junior forward Chris Smith notched a double-double (15 points, 11 rebounds) while sophomore point-man Brian Daoust, fresh off the football field where he was just named First-Team All-ECAC at cornerback, came off the bench to pour in 13 points (8-for-8 from the line).

Platteville Extends Win Streak to Record 33
The Wisconsin-Platteville men's basketball team set a school record for consecutive wins by extending the nation's longest winning streak to 33 games with a 70-49 victory at Lakeland College Saturday. The 1994-95 Pioneers were 31-0, then won their first game of the new season to set the record at 32. Last year, the Pioneers were 30-0 and have won their first three this season. Merrill Brunson led the Pioneers with 18 points, while Dan Wargolet added 12 and Tim Duffy came off the bench to score 11. The Pioneers, national champions in 1991, 1995 and 1998, have the best record in collegiate basketball this decade at 239-25.

Ohio Northern Tops Otterbein on Last-Second Three
WESTERVILLE, Ohio -- Kevin Sensabaugh drilled two three-pointers in the final 30 seconds, including the game-winner with two seconds remaining, to lift the Ohio Northern men’s team past Otterbein 73-71 in the OAC opener for both teams Saturday night at the Rike Center. The Polar Bears, the preseason favorite to win the OAC title, improve to 3-0 overall. The Cardinals, picked second in the OAC preseason poll, fall to 3-1 after opening the season with three road victories over NCAA Division II schools in Florida. Trailing 71-70 after Otterbein’s Chad Dresbach missed the front end of a 1-and-1 opportunity with 19 seconds left, the Polar Bears calmly worked the ball around until Sensabaugh found an opening and canned his fifth three-pointer of the night to give the Bears the victory. Sensabaugh brought ONU within 71-70 by draining a three-pointer with 30 seconds left. Otterbein broke a 67-67 tie with a layup by Jason Dutcher at the 2:09 mark and two free throws by Ryan Roston with 53 seconds left. Jeremy Thompson and Scott Unverferth scored 18 points each and Sensabaugh added 17 for the Polar Bears. Otterbein placed five players in double figures, led by the 16-point effort of Scott Elliott. Kevin Weakley chipped in 15 points and Dutcher, Roston and Jeff Gibbs. The Cardinals out-rebounded the Bears 28-26, despite a game-high eight rebounds from Northern’s Mike Kluse.

Wheaton Tops Bridgewater State
The Wheaton (Mass.) Lyons (4-1) pulled off a huge upset with a 79-76 victory against the No. 3 ranked team in New England, Bridgewater State Bears (2-1). Wheaton was paced by Bill O'Brien's 19 points, and Justin Leftkowski's 16. Wheaton led by five with 30 seconds left, but a three-pointer by Nicholas Smith along with a foul on Wheaton's Lloyd Palmer gave Bridgewater a chance to tie the game. However, Tom McInnis missed the front end of the bonus, and Wheaton took control. Arnulfo DeLaCruz followed, making one of two free throws, and Bridgewater State's last-second three-point attempt by James Parriot was short. Mark Gonsalves led all scorers with 23 points, and Joe Andrews added 22 to pace the Bears. Wheaton is off to its best start since '93 when the team finished 20-5.

Bates Women Crush Emmanuel
LEWISTON, Maine -- The Bates College women's basketball team (5-0) shot a season-high 47% from the floor en route to a 82-46 win over the visiting Emmanuel College Saints (2-4). Bates shot 57.5% from the floor in the first half, taking a 52-25 lead into the break. Junior forward Emily King had 11 points before the intermission to lead all scorers. The Bobcats opened the second half with a 13-1 run to put the Saints away for good. King, senior forward Amy Taylor, and junior guard Jolene Thurston each had 16 points to lead all scorers. Sophomore center Katy Dutille had a game-high 11 rebounds. For the fifth straight game, the Bobcats forced more than 30 turnovers (36). Emmanuel was led by first-year guards Marcy Tillman, who had 12 points, and Brianne Bogano with 11.

Simpson Sweeps Buena Vista
Simpson began Saturday night's men's basketball game against Buena Vista on a 17-2 run and went onto to defeat Buena Vista 101-90. The win extended Simpson's home-court winning streak to 25 dating back to Feb. 17, 1996. Nathan Ackerman led the Storm with 22 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Adam Doll added 16 points and six assists while Marty Richter scored 16 points and pulled down seven rebounds. Buena Vista's Adam Jones led all scorers with 28 points on 11-18 shooting. Simpson improves to 5-1, 3-1 in the Iowa Conference, while BV drops to 2-4, 2-2 in the IIAC. The Simpson women improved to 3-0 in the IIAC tonight with a hard-fought 88-81 win against Buena Vista (3-2, 2-1). Jamie Rustad led all scorers with a career-high 23 points. Sarah Tonn turned in 11 points, eight rebounds, three steals and three blocks on the night. Simpson (4-1), which forced 75 turnovers in its previous two games this week, forced 31 BV turnovers Saturday night. Four Storm players led by guard Lisa Cowling had three steals. Luther's Jennifer Lange led the Beavers with 16 points.

Washington's Tom Finnegan Picks Up 350th Win
Junior guard Steve DeVore scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed a team-leading and career-high eight rebounds to lead the visiting Washington College men's basketball team to a 74-70 win against St. Mary's Nov. 30. DeVore shot 7-for-11 from the floor, including 4-of-5 three-pointers, and added three assists and two steals. The win was the 350th career win for head coach Tom Finnegan '65, now in his 28th year at the helm of the Shoremen. Finnegan came to Washington College as a student-athlete in 1963, transferring from Seton Hall. In just two seasons he scored 1,120 points, and still holds the school records for career scoring average, season scoring average, points in a game, field goals in a season, field goals in a game, and free throws in a game. Returning to Chestertown to coach in 1970, Finnegan developed the Washington program into a consistent winner. In 1990, he guided the Shoremen to a school-record 25 wins and the Division III Final Four, where they finished third in the nation. In the last 18 years, Washington has had 16 winning seasons, appeared in four NCAA tournaments, and posted a record of 281-153 against Division III opponents. Overall, Finnegan's career record stands at 350-304.

Chicago Men Edge Illinois Wesleyan
Kurt Riemer scored a game-high 17 points to lead the University of Chicago to a 61-59 non-conference win against Illinois Wesleyan Dec. 2 at Chicago’s Henry Crown Field House. Illinois Wesleyan (2-1) led 36-28 at halftime and held the lead until the 9:49 mark, when a three-pointer by Andy Strommen gave Chicago (5-0) a 49-47 lead. IWU then went on an 8-2 run to go ahead 55-51 with 6:31 remaining, but the Maroons recaptured the lead for good at the 3:13 mark on a layup by David Steward. Steward finished the game with 14 points, while Strommen and Craig Kelleher each contributed 13. Kelleher also had 14 rebounds and three blocked shots. Nathan Hubbard led Illinois Wesleyan with 16 points, while Andrew Boyden and Mike Rogers chipped in 12 and 11 points, respectively. The win, which was Chicago's first in six meetings with Illinois Wesleyan, extended the Maroons’ homecourt winning streak to 14 games and avenged a late-season loss last year in Bloomington. Chicago has won 31 of its last 32 games at the Henry Crown Field House.

Delaware Valley Women Knock Off Scranton
Delaware Valley's women's team pulled off one of the big upsets in years by knocking off the University of Scranton, 75-71. Scranton came into the game 3-0 overall and have reached the NCAA playoffs the last seven years. However, guards Jeanne Waznak and Alisa DiBonaventura led the way for the Aggies, who are 4-0 for the first time since opening the 1988-89 season 8-0. Waznak, who is from Scranton, Pa., scored a game-high 26 points and the junior became just the fourth player in Delaware Valley history to reach the 1,000-point milestone for a career. DiBonaventura, a sophomore transfer from Division II Slippery Rock, added 21 points, 10 assists and five steals and hit two free throws with four seconds left to seal the win. It was Delaware Valley's third win against Scranton in 37 lifetime meetings and just the third time in 67 games that Scranton lost a MAC Freedom League game since the conference realigned the leagues prior to the 1993-94 season.

Edge's 32 Can't Give Anderson the Edge
Raven senior DeAnn Edge scored a career-high 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds for the third time this season in Anderson's 73-69 loss to Indiana Wesleyan Dec. 3 at O.C. Lewis Gymnasium. The visiting Wildcats (6-4) downed Anderson (2-2) despite Edge's performance. The senior added three steals and dished out seven assists. It was Edge's third 13-rebound game out of the Ravens' four contests this season. The Raven forward was one point shy of the school single-game scoring record of 33 points by Susan Berry in 1994. Indiana Wesleyan held a ten-point advantage at halftime, but the Ravens battled back to within two points with 0:36 left before losing.

Tufts Upsets Springfield Men
Freshman guard Bobby MacMannis scored 16 points with five steals and sophomore guard Bobby Mpuku added 15 points and seven assists as Tufts Jumbos upset Springfield 80-73, in men's action Dec. 3. Visiting Springfield (3-1), coming off a 26-2 season last year, entered the game at 3-0 with an average victory margin of over 23 points. The Jumbos (4-2), who started three sophomores and a freshman, built a 13-point lead in the middle of the second half and held off a Springfield rally to post the win. Tufts led 61-48 with 11:01 to play after a basket by junior forward Rich Sisson. The Pride cut the lead to 70-68 on junior Justin Dalessio's drive to score with 2:30 remaining. The Jumbos scored the next six points, including a three by senior guard Mike Andrews, for a 76-68 edge with 0:40 left. Two free throws by Mpuku with 0:37 left and some Springfield misses and Tufts was an upset winner. The Jumbos led 38-35 at the half behind nine points from Mpuku. Tufts scored the first six points of the second half to lead 44-35. MacMannis scored 13 of his 16 points in the second half, connecting on all five of his field goal attempts in the half.

Panko Scores MAC-Record 58
Lebanon Valley's Andy Panko, a Preseason Team of the Year honoree, scored 58 points in a 94-46 defeat of Juniata. Panko scored 32 points in the first half, as the Flying Dutchmen jumped out to a 50-16 lead at the break. Panko added 26 more in the closing stanza finishing the night with 58 total points. His previous high was the 45 points that he scored at home against Franklin & Marshall last January 19. Panko broke the 25-year school record held by Don Johnson, who scored 56 points in a singe game in 1973. Zach Yoder of Messiah held the previous conference record with 47 points in a double overtime game against Widener last season. Lebanon Valley put the game away early by jumping out to a 39-2 lead.

Cabrini Opens Dixon Center With Split
Cabrini's men’s and women’s basketball teams opened the sparkling new Dixon center tonight with a great women’s contest, going down to the wire with Sciences-Philadelphia winning it on the free throw line with seconds to go and the men’s team handling Misericordia. The Cavaliers' former home, Sacred Heart Hall, was dark tonight. "This is great for the entire athletic program." said Associate A.D. Leslie Donely. "This is a huge recruiting advantage. Cabrini has had the tradition, and the spirit, but it never had the quality. With the Dixon center we have the entire package." D3hoops.com takes you to the opening.

Platteville Men Edge Oshkosh in Key WIAC Game
Dan Wargolet led all scorers with 24 points as defending champ Wisconsin-Platteville defeated Wisconsin-Oshkosh 79-75 in overtime at Oshkosh. The senior forward hit three free throws with 0:23 seconds left in regulation to tie the game at 65-65. Oshkosh scored the first points in overtime, before the Pioneers reeled off eight straight points. Mike Jones scored baskets in that run, and Wargolet knocked down a three-pointer, one of a school record 12 on the night. Merrill Brunson added 16 points, while Brad Clark led the Titans with 24 points. The Pioneers tied their school record for consecutive victories at 32.

Whitworth Hangs In Against Utah State
Division I Utah State needed four free throws from Tony Brown in the final minutes to defeat Whitworth 69-65 Saturday night. Whitworth (2-1) led much of the second half thanks to Ryan Nelson's 19 points and Tyler Jordan's 12. The Pirates took the lead midway through the half on a Jordan jumper. He later hit a pair of layups to extend the Pirates' lead to 61-56, but Utah State (5-0) scored six straight points and led the rest of the way. Whitworth was 10-for-25 from three-point range but had only five free-throw attempts compared to 25 for Utah State, which extended its home win streak to 30 games.

McMurry Upsets Division I Texas-Arlington
McMurry University overcame an 18-point deficit in the second half to upset Division I Texas-Arlington Tuesday at Texas Hall. It was the Indians' first win against a Division I program since 1979, avenging a 96-77 loss to the Mavericks last year. Texas-Arlington led 51-33 with 16:58 remaining in the game, before McMurry went on a 17-2 run to cut UTA's lead to 56-53 with just under 12 minutes to play. But the Mavericks pushed the lead back out to nine at the 5:12 mark before the Indians went on another run led by a trio of 3-pointers by Matadi Kikunga, Rusty Reedy and Sam Thomas to tie the game 72-72 with 2:55 left. McMurry's Alex Denson drained a pair of free throws to give McMurry its first lead of the game, but UTA answered with a pair from Jermaine Johnson. Denson then scored on a breakaway layup and Dustin Martin added an offensive tip-in to give the Indians a 78-74 lead with less than a minute to play and held on for the 80-76 win. McMurry shot 59% in the second half and held UTA to 34% from the floor for the game.

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