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Early February, 2000
Western Conn. Women Win LEC Regular Season
DANBURY, Conn. -- Western Connecticut won its first Little East women's regular-season crown since its inaugural season in the conference, 1993-94, with a 60-55 win against Rhode Island College on Feb. 15 at the O'Neill Center.
Southern Maine had won the previous five LEC titles and shared the 1994 championship with Western. In all, Southern Maine had won or shared eight consecutive regular-season championships. Western and Southern Maine will play a meaningless regular-season finale on Saturday in Gorham, Maine. Western will host the LEC Final Four tournament Feb. 25-26 if it gets past its first round game.
Stacey Kurtyka and Deanita Lane scored 13 points apiece for Western (17-6, 11-20), while center Megan Lyon had 13 rebounds and three blocked shots. Western led by 24-17 at halftime before opening a 55-36 lead with 5:48 to play in the game.
Christine Martin paced RIC (6-16, 4-9), scoring 15 points.
No. 2 Eau Claire Clinches WIAC
The UW-Eau Claire women clinched the WIAC regular-season title and top tournament seed, defeating No. 22 UW-Oshkosh 65-54 before a sellout crowd of 2,450 at the W. L. Zorn Arena. The Blugolds outscored Oshkosh 12-2 in the final 3:56 of the game after the Titans had rallied from a 48-35 deficit to make it a 53-52 game. Senior captain Jacci Smieja hit a key three-pointer that pushed the margin back to four, then added a pair of free throws minutes later that expanded the lead to seven. Oshkosh led only once in the contest at 10-9 after falling behind 9-4 in the opening minutes.
No. 24 Brockport Men Win 10th in a Row
BROCKPORT, N.Y.: A 25-4 run to start the second half eclipsed a three-point halftime deficit and propelled Brockport to its 10th consecutive win with a 97-67 decision against New
Paltz. The victory gave Brockport a tie for the third-longest winning streak in school history. The school record for the longest winning streak is 19 games. Brockport also has produced the best single-season turnaround, improving by 10 wins over last year (8-16 in 1998-99 to current record of 18-4) with at least three games remaining in 1999-2000.
Senior Mark Wadams had a game-high 28 points, hitting 10 of 12 field goal attempts in the game. Senior Rob Ward and junior Mark Perry had 13 points each. Sophomore Ricky Hollis had nine points, seven assists, and seven steals. Perry had six steals and Brockport had 20 as a team and forced 29 New Paltz turnovers. Sophomore Mac Cavanaugh led New Paltz with 21 points.
No. 12 Connecticut College Rolls at Tufts
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Senior tri-captain Jason Ashur's 21 points led visiting Connecticut College to an easy 87-54 victory against Tufts in a NESCAC men's basketball game between two of the top ranked teams in New England on Feb. 12.
The victory was the ninth in a row for the Camels (17-3, 6-1), who were ranked fourth in the regional coaches' poll this week. They ended a nine-game winning streak by Tufts (14-5, 3-2), who was third in the northeast rankings.
Connecticut College's lead was nine at the half, but sharp three-point shooting soon had the Camels up by more than 20. They hit five threes within a span of barely five minutes -- two each by Ashur and junior guard Kareem Tatum -- during a 17-4 run that pushed their lead to 63-38 with 9:28 left in the second half. The rest of the game was garbage time.
The Camels were 8-for-14 (57.1%) on three-pointers in the second half and finished the game 3-for-59 from the field (52.5%). Ashur had 13 of his 21 in the second half, while Tatum finished with 17 points. Tufts was led by junior forward Fred Pedroletti's 19 points and nine rebounds, while Mike Andrews finished with 11 points.
Lewis & Clark's Streak at 15
Freshman Colin Oriard recorded 28 points and 12 rebounds as No. 23 Lewis & Clark captured the Northwest Conference regular-season championship with a hard-fought 75-68 victory against Pacific Feb. 11. The Pioneers won for the 15th consecutive time, breaking the school record set in 1963-64. The Boxers (14-6, 9-5) were led by Kevin Evers and Connelly Eseman with 14 points apiece. There were 19 lead changes in the game until the 16:29 mark of the second half when the Pioneers (18-4, 13-1) went ahead for good (39-38) on a jumper by Scott Davis.
Calvin-Hope Rivalry Gains Another Great Shot
Dan Vos, Calvin Sports Information |
Rose-Hulman Upsets No. 8 Trinity
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Rose-Hulman upset the eighth-ranked Trinity Tigers 70-65 in front of a vocal crowd of 1,500 at Hulbert Arena on Feb. 11, giving head coach Jim Shaw his 100th career victory as mentor of the Engineers. Shaw became just the third head coach in school history to record 100 victories and ranks second on the Rose-Hulman career winning percentage list.
Junior T.J. Holmes led Rose-Hulman with 23 points and five three-point field goals. Sophomore Clint Ferguson added 15 points, while senior center Michael Harris contributed 14 points for the Engineers. Junior Quintin Mason led Trinity with 18 points and eight rebounds. Senior Mike Mataya added 16 points, while sophomore Nate Coelen chipped in 15 points for the Tigers.
Rose-Hulman improved to 14-7 on the season and 9-5 in SCAC play in their seventh consecutive victory. Trinity fell to 18-2, 11-2.
Muskingum Coach Newberry to Step Down
Muskingum women’s basketball coach Donna Newberry will be stepping down from that position at the end of the year, but will remain as head coach of women’s softball. Believed to be the only Division III women's coach to win 400 games in two sports, Newberry was named national coach of the year in 1991 and has taken the Muskies to the NCAA basketball tournament seven times, while reaching two Division III World Series in softball. "I have always tried to do what is right for Muskingum women's athletic program and I believe that the time is right for both me and the program to make a change," said Newberry.
Coast Guard's Barry Wins No. 300
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Coast Guard men's coach Pete Barry registered his 300th career win Feb. 10 as the Bears beat Roger Williams 73-69 in an inter-conference game.
Barry, in his 18th season of coaching, is 300-193 lifetime. He coached at the University of San Francisco in 1980-81 and 1981-82, posting a 49-13 mark and leading the Dons to back-to-back NCAA Division I tournament appearances. He later coached Southern Oregon to a 102-86 record over six seasons. He is presently 149-96 at USCGA.
No. 5 Scranton Women Win 19th in a Row
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. -- Freshman forward AnneMarie Russo scored 17 points and pulled down 18 rebounds -- both season highs -- to lead Scranton to its 19th consecutive win,
a 94-64 victory against Delaware Valley in MAC Freedom League action at the James Work Arena Feb. 9. The Lady Royals (20-1, 11-0) also received 17 points from senior guard Kelly Halpin and 11 points from senior guard Heather
Mohrman. Scranton has now won 20 or more games in eight consecutive seasons and for the 14th time under head coach Mike Strong.
Delaware Valley (7-14, 4-7) was led by Alisa DiBonaventure's 15 points while guard Jeanne Waznak and forward Lauren Snyder added 12 apiece.
Scranton took control of the game early by shooting 52.8% (19-for-36) from the field to forge a 48-23 lead at intermission. The Lady Royals continued their torrid shooting the second half by draining 15 of 28 attempts (53.6%) to finish 53.1% for the game (34-for-64). Scranton also held a commanding 37-22 edge in rebounding. Halpin reached another milestone by surpassing the 1,700-point plateau. She is the second all-time leading scorer in Lady Royals history with 1,710 points.
Kraft's Desperation Three Rescues
F&M
LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall sophomore center Alex Kraft hit nothing but net on a 35-foot desperation shot as the final buzzer sounded to lift the Diplomats (16-5, 8-2 CC West) to a 82-81 men's basketball victory against visiting Gettysburg (12-9, 5-5) Feb. 9.
Senior guard Mike Ritacco led five Diplomats into double figures in the scoring column by equaling his season high of 23 points. Senior guard Jerome Maiatico added 16 points, followed by Kraft with 14 points, senior forward Dave Manzo with 11 and sophomore guard Matt McCuen with 10. Kraft led all rebounders with nine and added five assists.
Gettysburg, which rallied from a 19-point deficit midway through the first half, was led by sophomore guard Curtis McNeil with a game- and career-high 27 points and senior forward Bill Davidson with 24 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore guard Terence Callahan and junior forward Greg Schreiber each added 12 points.
The Diplomats broke the game open with an 18-0 run in the first half. McCuen's second three-point goal of the game with 4:23 left in the period gave the Diplomats a 36-17 advantage before Gettysburg rallied to cut the lead to 41-29 at the intermission.
In the second half, Gettysburg slowly cut into F&M’s lead, eventually tying the game at 68 with 51 seconds left on McNeil’s third three-point goal of the game, this from the right wing. Each team had one possession but failed to convert before the end of regulation.
In overtime, F&M scored first on a Ritacco three-point goal. But Gettysburg then ran off 11 unanswered points, including four by Schreiber and Davidson and three by McNeil, for a 79-71 lead with :52 seconds left.
Junior forward Grant Sporny hit a backdoor layup with 47 seconds left to ignite F&M’s rally. Maiatico then hit consecutive three-point shots within 16 seconds to even the score at 79 with 16 seconds left. Gettysburg sophomore guard Terence Callahan connected on a driving layup with :04 on the clock to give the Bullets the lead.
After a timeout, Kraft took the inbounds pass near midcourt, dribbled twice around a pick and launched the game-winning shot.
No. 23 Men, Women Victorious in
Lewis & Clark/George Fox Doubleheader
A balanced scoring attack and deadly three-point shooting propelled the No. 23 George Fox women to an 84-50 victory against Lewis & Clark in Northwest Conference women's basketball action at Pamplin Sports Center on Feb. 8. Katie Greller and Jill Barram each scored 12 points to lead the Bruins, who also got double-digit performances from Melissa Heuberger with 11, and Jenny Freeman and Tabitha Greller had 10 apiece.
The visitors put on an incredible shooting display from beyond the arc, hitting on 16 for 31 attempts for a 51.6% rate. George Fox (16-3, 9-1 NWC) shot 47.0% from the field overall.
After the Pioneers raced to a 6-0 lead to open the game, George Fox went on an 18-2 run of its own in a 6:07 span en route to a 31-22 lead at halftime, and the Bruins never looked back as Lewis & Clark could get no closer than nine points.
The Pioneers' Re Gildner returned to her old form by posting game highs with 16 points and 14 rebounds. The standout freshman forward has been bothered by a strain calf, which has caused her to miss two games and played sparingly in two others. Lewis & Clark, which has lost eight in a row, falls to 6-14, 1-10.
In the men's game, a trio of 20-point scorers and three-point prowess helped No. 23 Lewis & Clark to a 102-78 triumph against visiting George Fox. It tied the school record for consecutive wins at 14, originally set during the 1963-64 campaign.
Earning their national ranking from D3hoops.com just hours before the game, the Pioneers made the billing stand up with an excellent display of perimeter shooting by making 16 of 34 (47.1%) three-pointers. It surpassed the previous season high of 14 versus Puget Sound Christian on Dec. 18.
Todd Meyerding paced the Pioneers with a game-high 27 points, and Colin Oriard and Scott Davis added 22 and 21 points, respectively. John Mietus grabbed 12 rebounds coming off the bench. James Macy had 23 points on 8-for-12 shooting and had seven rebounds for the Bruins, who fall to 7-13 overall and 3-9 in the NWC.
The Pioneers (17-4, 12-1) clinched a NWC tournament berth and inched closer to their first conference regular-season championship since 1995 with their 11th consecutive home win.
Shenandoah Takes a Thriller from No. 2 CNU
By Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com
WINCHESTER, Va. -- Second-ranked Christopher Newport lost its second consecutive game as the Captains shot 4-for-22 from three-point range in an 85-75 loss at Shenandoah Feb. 6.
Shenandoah trailed 60-51 after Antoine Sinclair made a basket at the 14:38 mark to give Christopher Newport (18-2, 6-2 Dixie) a 60-51 lead. But the Hornets answered with a 15-1 run, thanks to Ronald Merriwether, who scored five of his eight points during the run, and Derek Helman, who added four more en route to an 8-for-12 shooting night.
The Captains pushed their lead back to 69-66 before sophomore guard Tyson Thompson carried the Hornets (12-8, 4-4) to the finish, scoring 10 of his team-leading 22 points in the final 5:30.
"Coach (Dave Dutton) looked at me and said everyone was tired, but he must have thought I was in excellent shape, because he didn't mention that I was tired," said Thompson. "He just said 'everyone's tired, so we've got to get fouls.' So I had to go to the bucket."
Thompson finished only 5-for-16 from the field, but was 4-for-9 in the second half and 11-for-14 from the line for the game. Shenandoah was coming off an emotional 76-72 victory against North Carolina Wesleyan the day before.
Helman added 21 points on an afternoon where everything he put up seemed to fall. "I was feeling pretty good in warmups. I tried to get more shots but they knocked me around pretty good and I couldn't get as many shots as I liked."
After the lead changed hands eight times in the beginning of the second half, Christopher Newport started to pull away after a three-pointer and a reverse dunk by Brandon Jones, who finished with a game-high 25. A three-pointer by Albert Haskins and a pair of free throws by Kenny Stokes led up to Sinclair's basket to make it 60-51.
"When you have a team that is committing to playing one-on-one basketball, and they can sustain making shots for that period of time, it's just difficult to defend," said CNU coach C.J. Woollum. "I'm disappointed because we've been in that situation a trillion times. Normally we make the plays, but today we shot the ball horribly."
"We didn't step up to the challenge at their place (a 103-63 loss three weeks ago) and we did today," said Dutton. "With the way the NCAA tournament is today, your conference is only getting one team. So the idea is to build a team to get ready for the month of February, so that when we get to the (conference) tournament we have as good a chance as anybody."
St. Benedict's Wendorff Reaches 1,000 Rebounds
Saint Benedict senior Laura Wendorff became Saint Ben's first to grab 1,000 rebounds during their career on Saturday, Feb. 5, at Claire Lynch Hall against MIAC foe St. Mary's. The 6-1 post grabbed 13 rebounds against the Cardinals in an 88-40 CSB victory. Wendorff now has 1,001 caroms for her career.
Wendorff is also the first Blazer basketball player to score over 1,000 points and grab more than 1,000 rebounds in her career. She also finished the St. Mary's game with a career-high 29 points.
The No. 19 Blazers are 15-4 overall and 14-2 in the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Wendorff is averaging 17.8 ppg and 9 rpg.
Interestingly, Wendorff become CSB's all-time leading scorer prior to St. Mary's. She surpassed former Blazer standout Joyce Spanier-Borash '91 on Feb. 2 in a 69-50 win against Hamline. Wendorff needed 15 points going into the game with Hamline, and scored exactly 15 points. She is CSB's career leader in rebounds (1,001) and field goals made (710).
William Paterson, Jenkins Too Much for TCNJ
By Ray Martel, D3hoops.com
EWING, N.J. -- Horace Jenkins scored 27 points and dished out six assists to keep No. 7 William Paterson in sole possession of first place in the NJAC, defeating New Jersey 68-51. The pace of the second half was actually set late in the first, when Jenkins stole the ball with five seconds left, raced the court and jammed it home to give the Pioneers (17-3, 12-2 NJAC) a 28-22 lead going into the locker room, one of numerous highlight jams the junior guard would provide the capacity crowd.
New Jersey (13-7, 8-6) would cut the lead to 50-45 with 6:29 left in the game when senior guard Joe Amari hit a 23-footer from the top of the key, but Paterson outscored the Lions 18-6 to close it out, as Jenkins finished off the game with a running one-hand jam.
Jenkins did this against a team that has targeted him in past meetings, holding him to 14 at Paterson in the first meeting this season. "Everyone knows who’s the guy on our team to lead us, and that’s Horace," said Pioneer coach Jose Rebimbas. "He’s the one who sets up our offense, and New Jersey likes to key in on him. He’s a special player, who plays hard at both ends."
Paterson might have looked sluggish in the first half, but they were in the process of attaining their goal to keep the TCNJ attack below their average 76 points. "We wanted to keep them to 25 points a half and we felt that would give us a chance to win." Though they missed that goal by one point, Paterson did hold the Lions' top scorer, senior guard Joe Amari to seven points, 13 below his season average, while forcing him into taking poor shots, and nullifying his three point stroke, to the tune of 1-for-5.
Junior forward Ray Ortiz added 13 points, four rebounds and three assists for Paterson, while sophomore center Dag Christiensen added 10 points and six boards.
For TCNJ, junior forward J.R. Gillern had seven points, five rebounds, and two assists; Amari also had seven points and four assists, while freshman guard Leroy Peterson chipped in seven points and an assist.
Paterson Women Finish TCNJ Sweep
By Ray Martel, D3hoops.com
EWING, N.J. -- Sophomore forward Melissa Donovan hit two three-point shots in the final 10 minutes to help William Paterson keep New Jersey at bay, and remain on top of the NJAC standings with a 57-49 win in front of 875 at Packer Hall.
The No. 17 Pioneers held off a late charge by the No. 14 Lions to win the game, which was close for the first 31 minutes, until Donovan and the Pioneers appeared to take control. New Jersey would start their late run trailing 51-39, when senior guard Jen Hutchinson hit a long jumper to cut the lead to 10. Then with 1:50 to play, senior center Jen Ford hit a layup and Paterson inbounded the ball only to have Laura Buckley steal the inbounds and dish to Hutchinson for another quick two, cutting the lead to 51-45.
New Jersey had more opportunities when Paterson couldn’t convert the front end of consecutive one and ones, while TCNJ inched closer with two Ford free throws, 51-47 with 21.8 to go, but then Donavan was fouled for WPU and sank her free throws to pull away for good, as the Lions ran out of time.
For a time the Lions looked as if they would come out with a win. Early in the second half Jen Hutchinson’s three-pointer put TCNJ up 30-23, and Paterson took a time out.
"I just told our team that we weren’t playing smart," said Pioneer coach Erin Monahan. "We needed better team defense, and from that point on we got it."
Donovan came on strong in the second half, scoring 12 of her 14 in the second half, where she was 2-for-5 from 3 point land. Senior forward Dana Feltz led all scorers with 20 points, bringing down 12 boards and dishing out three assists for the Pioneers. Junior guard Meg Renna rounded off the Paterson attack with 12 points, two assists, and one block.
For the Lions, Ford finished with 16 points and 12 rebounds, Hutchinson had 13 points and three assists, and Kristy Smith had 7 points, three assists and two rebounds.
Stevens Point Completes Platteville Sweep
STEVENS POINT, Wis. -- UW-Stevens Point hit its first seven shots of the game and jumped out to a 16-3 lead in becoming the first WIAC team to sweep a season series from UW-Platteville since 1991 with a 75-55 victory in front of 3,000 fans at the Quandt Fieldhouse. The Pointers never trailed in the contest and led 32-23 at halftime.
The Pioneers cut the lead to six points at 45-39 with 12:43 left, but the Pointers went on a 16-5 run over the next seven minutes for a 61-44 lead. Brant Bailey scored 23 points, including 17 in the second half, to lead the Pointers for the 13th straight game. Gabe Frank was 8-for-9 from the field and scored 19 points. Brent Larson added 11 points and Joe Zuiker had 10 rebounds. Mike Jones had 14 points and Tyler Selk added 12 points for UW-Platteville. The Pointers also beat the Pioneers 77-63 on Jan 8, marking the first time any WIAC team has swept UW-Platteville since UW-Eau Claire in 1990-91.
UW-Stevens Point last swept the Pioneers in 1986-87. UW-Stevens Point now holds a one-game lead over UW-Eau Claire in the WIAC standings at 12-2 in the conference and17-5 overall.
Hanover Men Stay Tied for First
NORTH MANCHESTER, Ind. -- Hanover held on to its share of first place in the HCAC with a 76-71 victory at Manchester on Feb. 5. The Panthers, who had four players in double figures, improved to 16-4 overall (7-2 HCAC). The victory marks the ninth time under head coach Mike Beitzel that Hanover has tallied at least 16 wins in a season.
Senior center Tim Schluge and freshman forward Derrick Clevenger each scored 13 points to lead Hanover, which had lost three consecutive games at Manchester. Senior guard Tyson Crandall and sophomore guard Derek Grimm added 10 points apiece for the Panthers. Manchester's Jeremy Neely led all scorers with 27 points.
The teams were never separated by more than five points in the opening 20 minutes of play and were knotted at 32-32 at the break. The Spartans (14-7, 6-3) edged ahead 35-34 less than two minutes into the second half. The Panthers immediately answered as Clevenger nailed a three-pointer to key a 7-0 run to put Hanover on top 41-35 and into the lead for good.
The Panthers responded to repeated challenges by Manchester. Hanover's lead was never more than seven points (62-55) and was trimmed to two points or less nine times in the final 15 minutes of action.
Manchester cut the margin to 68-66 with one minute remaining in the contest. Senior center Mike West, who led the Panthers with a game-high 13 rebounds, hit a jumper to put Hanover ahead 70-66 with 29 seconds left. Crandall added a pair of free throws with 17 ticks left on the clock to give the Panthers a 72-66 edge.
Neely canned a three-pointer with 13 seconds left to pull the Spartans to within 72-69. West and Crandall each hit a pair of free throws in the final seconds to ice the win.
Hanover, which remained tied with Franklin for the HCAC lead, shot 56.5% from the floor in the second half (13-for-23) and hit 17 of 20 second-half free throw attempts. The Panthers were 23-for-49 from the floor (46.9%), including 7-for-14 on three-pointers, and 23-for-27 from the charity stripe (85.2%) in the contest.
Manchester hit 28-61 field goals (45.9%), including 11-24 three-pointers (45.8%). The Spartans were 4-for-8 from the free-throw line (50%).
CNU Loses; One Unbeaten Remains
No. 2 Christopher Newport dropped its first game of the season after 18 consecutive wins in an 80-73 loss at North Carolina Wesleyan on Wednesday night. The Bishops, led by Jamar Jones' 28 points, took a 5-4 lead and never trailed again although CNU did tie the score four times. After a 44-44 tie, Wesleyan (13-4, 5-1 Dixie) gradually expanded its margin to 60-52, but the Captains battled back to make it 60-58 with 9:14 to play. But the Bishops, who got all but two of their points from four players, scored the next 11 points to put the game away. Antoine Sinclair led Christopher Newport (18-1. 6-1) with 22 points and Brandon Jones added 21 points and 11 rebounds. The Bishops shot 52% from the floor and 36% from three-point range. A huge key to the victory was 20-14 assist-to-turnover ratio for the Bishops as junior point guard Josh Walker dished out nine assists and only had two turnovers. Walker also scored 14 points and hit two key three-pointers.
Heather Stewart New All-Time Rebounder
Heather Stewart, 6-0 senior center and captain for New Rochelle, broke the record for career rebounds surpassing the 1,419 mark previously held by Arlene Eagan of Buffalo State. Heather needed two rebounds going into the game and achieved the feat at the 13:59 mark of the first half. From that point on the Blue Angels put the Raptors of Bard away posting a 69-48 win.
Heather aided in a true team effort posting 13 points and 20 rebounds, as three other starters scored in double figures. Heather recorded her ninth double-double of the season which has her averaging 10.3 points per game and a Division III-leading 18.3 rebounds per game
"Going into the season I wasn't aware that I had a chance to achieve this record," sais Stewart, "and as of this morning I was not aware that I was so close."
During a halftime television interview, head coach Bill O'Neill said, "Heather has been a tremendous asset to the program, her work ethic is unparalleled and is one of many reasons for the success Heather has been able to achieve. She has provided for us the ability to prevent opponents from getting second chance opportunities and certainly has given us our share of necessary second-chance points."
Jessica Ott Reaches 1,500 Points
UW-Stevens Point senior Jessica Ott became the second player in UWSP history to score 1,500 points in her career. Ott scored her 1,500th point on a first-half free throw against UW-La Crosse and trails only Sonja Sorensen on the Pointers' all-time scoring list. Sorensen scored 1,653 points from 1984-1988. Ott finished the game with 1,508 points.
No. 13 Connecticut College Continues Home Run
NEW LONDON, Conn. -- Senior guard Jason Ashur pumped in a game-high 21 points to lead Connecticut College to an 80-72 win against Colby Feb. 4 at the Charles B. Luce Field House.
Ashur, who fell one shy of his career-high 22 points, connected on 7 of 12 from the field including three three-pointers.
The victory was the fifth in a row for the Camels (13-3, 3-1 NESCAC) and the 24th consecutive victory for Connecticut College in the Charles B. Luce Field House dating back to February 1998.
Sophomore guard Mizan Ayers added 15 points and 4 assists for the Camels. Colby, 12-3 and ranked secoond in the Division III northeast regional poll, had its seven-game winning streak stopped. The White Mules were led by senior forward Pat Gallagher, who had 20 points and eight rebounds. Junior forward Sam Clark added 15 points and senior guard Ken Allen had 14 points.
Wheaton Stays in CCIW Race,
Knocking off No. 25 North Park
CHICAGO -- The Wheaton men snapped a two-game losing streak Feb. 2 with a key 78-74 win at No. 25 North Park. The victory, the last game in a stretch where 11 of 13 games were on the road, keeps Wheaton in the upper half of the CCIW standings with a 3-3 record.
Wheaton made the most of its opportunities all night and did so in the absence of the team’s second-leading scorer (13.6 ppg) and third-leading rebounder (6.2 rpg) forward Jermaine Ellis who sat out with an injury. Wheaton shot its top field goal percentage of the season with a 56.4% (22-for-39) mark from the floor, 12-for-18 in the second half. Wheaton also made a season-high 29 free throws by shooting 80.6% (29-for-36) at the charity stripe.
The Wheaton defense put the clamps on the Viking offense with North Park shooting 43.1% (25-for-58) from the field for the game and just 32.3% (10-for-31) in the first half.
Junior center Luke Moo (pictured) led the Crusaders with a game-high 22 points and seven rebounds. Senior forward Michael Collins scored 18 points with a game-high eight rebounds. Collins did much of his offensive damage in the second half with 14 points and four rebounds in the second stanza. Senior point guard Travis Senik scored 13 points with four assists and fives rebounds in a solid effort from the team’s co-captain. Freshman Nate Collord scored nine points off of the Crusader bench with two field goals from three-point range.
Senior guard Kerry Pates paced North Park with 21 points and five assists. Junior Robert Berki scored 16 points with four rebounds, while senior guard Rick Alspach scored 13 points. Sophomore guard Jason Collins added 12 points for the hosts off of the Viking bench.
No. 11 Platteville Stays in WIAC Hunt
UW-Platteville's bench outscored UW-Eau Claire's 11-0, helping propel the No. 11 Pioneers to a 55-51 victory Feb. 2 in front of 1,568 fans at UWP's Williams Fieldhouse.
The defending national and league champions moved into a tie with the No. 4 Blugolds for second place in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference with 9-3 records. The Pioneers, who completed a season sweep of UW-Eau Claire, improved to 16-4 overall, while the Blugolds fell to 17-3.
Once again, UW-Platteville overcame a second-half deficit for the win. The Pioneers trailed the Blugolds 39-31 with 13:07 remaining, then went on a 10-2 run to tie the score. Tim Duffy scored all four of his points during that spurt.
Mike Jones' three-point basket -- the Pioneers' only trey of the night -- gave his team the lead for good at 44-43 with 7:33 remaining. Merrill Brunson and Jones hit back-to-back jumpers, giving Platteville a 54-48 lead with 2:21 left. Eau Claire's Sherm Carstensen drilled a three-pointer with one minute left, cutting the lead to 54-51. Carstensen had a chance to tie the score late, but his three-point attempt air-balled with seven seconds left. Will Carter made one of two free throws to seal the win.
Jones had 16 points and 9 rebounds, while Brunson had 14 points for the Pioneers. Carstensen paced the Blugolds with 21 points, and Jon Wallenfelsz had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
St. Thomas Men Win 10th in a Row
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- In an exciting game marked by three lead changes in the final 37 seconds, conference leader St. Thomas ran its men's basketball win streak to 10 with a 91-89 victory against visiting Augsburg Feb. 2 in MIAC action.
Tommies senior Kip Sparby converted a three-point play with :06 to go to erase an 89-88 Auggies lead. Sparby scored all 13 points in a game-closing 13-6 run over the final 3:02 for St. Thomas (16-3, 13-2 MIAC).
The Tommies lead St. John's (12-3 MIAC) and Augsburg (11-4 MIAC) with five games left in the MIAC race. The loss hurts Augsburg's bid to win a third consecutive MIAC championship, although St. Thomas, St. John's and the Auggies are on pace to claim one of four playoff spots.
The Toms, ranked second in the NCAA West Region poll, shot 51% from the field and outrebounded the Auggies 40-29 to counter the Auggies' 58% shooting.
Sparby's big play answered a clutch three-point basket by Auggie senior Kevin Van Rossum with :20 to go that put Augsburg ahead 89-88.
Augsburg senior Jeoffrey Reed hit a three-point shot with 3:36 left to give Augsburg its biggest lead at 83-78. Sparby hit a free throw with 3:02 and sank a three-pointer at 2:13 to cut the lead to 83-82. Reed answered with another three-pointer with 1:42 for an 86-82 lead.
Sparby sank a three with 1:14 to go to cut the lead to 86-85, and after a missed Auggie three-point try, UST went ahead 89-88 with :37 to go as Sparby drove and converted a three-point play.
After Van Rossum sank his fifth trey of the game with :20 left to put Augsburg up 89-88, UST came off a timeout and used Sparby's basket, the foul on the shot and made free throw with :06 left to move ahead 91-89. Reed missed a 12-foot runner at the buzzer that would have forced overtime.
UST freshman center Mark Paulsen had a career-high 21 points on 10-of-11 shooting; Mark Buri sank four threes in the first eight minutes and finished with 19 points; Sparby had 17 points; Joe Buri scored 10 with five assists; and Mike Wrobel had eight points and 11 rebounds.
Van Rossum had 20, Reed and Jason Beckendorf each had 15 points and six assists; and Kyle Crubel scored 13 points for the Auggies, who shot 61% in the second half.
The St. Thomas men (11-1) and women (12-0) are a combined 23-1 in the year 2000.
Ithaca Men Edge Div. II Binghamton
Ithaca rallied from an 11-point deficit over the last 10 minutes
to beat Division II Binghamton 73-72. The Bombers held the visiting Bearcats without a basket over an 11:21 span and outscored Binghamton 21-6, taking a six-point lead with 3:16 remaining.
Binghamton cut the lead to one and Ithaca's Pat Britton made a lay-up to put the Bombers up 73-70. After two free throws by Binghamton's Ezenwa Ukeagu, the Bombers missed a free throw with nine seconds left. Binghamton controlled the rebound and called timeout to set up a final shot but Ukeagu's layup came after the buzzer had sounded.
Britton led the Bombers with 20 points; senior guard Ryan Bamford added 15. Junior guard John Lyons scored all 10 of his points during the decisive 21-6 run. The Bombers improve to 11-6, winning for the fourth time in their last five games. The Bearcats fall to 10-7, losing at Ithaca for the second consecutive time.
Ohio Northern's 1,000-Point Trio
Three Ohio Northern men's basketball players have surpassed the 1,000-point mark, the first time in school history ONU has had three 1,000-point scorers on the floor at the same time.
Senior Jeremy Thompson (1,770 points) became ONU's all-time career scorer Jan. 29 with 16 points in a 79-74 loss at Otterbein and scored a game-high 23 points in ONU's 80-76 loss to Muskingum Feb. 2.
Senior Mike Kluse scored 16 points vs. Muskingum to become the 29th member of ONU's 1,000-Point Club. He now has 1,001 career points.
Senior Scott Unverferth (1,129 points) is the third.
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