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February 1999

Rowan Edges Stockton for NJAC Title
Rowan got 16 points from senior forward John Randall (left) and defeated Richard Stockton 58-50 Friday night to improve to 25-1 and win the NJAC men's title. The Profs led the entire second half en route to their first title since 1994. Senior guard Rajon Odom (right) added 11 points. Ray Martel and the rest of the staff are canvassing the Atlantic Region to bring you our own Championship week. We'll see all of the tournaments with bids on the line, from the CUNYAC semifinals, to the NJAC women's semis, NJAC men's finals, CAC women's final and Skyline final. Also, Staten Island defeated York (N.Y.) 61-53 to win the CUNYAC men's championship and a trip to the tournament. Staten Island led by one at the half, but York inched out to a 41-37 lead early in the second half on a basket by senior guard Reggie Jackson. Dolphins sophomore Craig Sleap scored at the 12-minute mark, however, to give Staten Island (16-10) the lead for good.

Simpson Women Clinch IIAC Crown
Simpson claimed its first outright IIAC women's basketball title Feb. 26 with a 86-77 victory against Wartburg. With the win, the Storm seized the IIAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Trisha Heiden led four Simpson players in double figures with 17 points. Michelle Stover charted 15 while Jamie Rustad and Kristy Norman added 14 and 13 respectively. Kayah-Bah Phillman was Wartburg's leading scorer with 17 points. Simpson (23-1) registered its 23rd consecutive victory while Wartburg fell to 19-4.

Rowan Women Win Fourth Consecutive NJAC Title
EWING, N.J. -- Junior guard Meleena Edwards scored a game-high 25 points, including 11 in overtime to lead Rowan to a 69-59 upset of New Jersey in the NJAC championship at TCNJ's Packer hall. Rowan won its fourth consecutive NJAC championship, while the loss was New Jersey's first of the season. Edwards was held scoreless in the first half (0-for-6) but buried three consecutive three-pointers in overtime to help Rowan pull away. Her first three in the OT broke a 52-52 tie, and gave Rowan a lead they would never relinquish. Jill Fischman and Jen Hutchinson led the Lions with 15 and 12 points apiece.

Cabrini Women Upset Gwynedd-Mercy in PAC Final
Erin Crawford scored 20 points and tournament MVP Melissa Posse added 18 and 13 rebounds, as Cabrini defeated Gwynedd-Mercy 61-52 to claim the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championship. The Lady Cavaliers improved to 20-7 on the season and earned the PAC's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Second-seeded Cabrini never trailed in the contest. Crawford and Posse led the way in the first half, with 11 and 10 points, respectively, as Cabrini ran out to a 31-21 lead at intermission. Gwynedd-Mercy (23-4) responded early in the second half behind Conference Player of the Year Michelle Costa, who scored 15 of her team-high 16 points after the break, but the Griffins, seeded first, could not get any closer than two points. Gwynedd-Mercy was undefeated in Conference play this season. This was Cabrini's third PAC Championship in seven years, and its first since 1995 and they return to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth time in five seasons.

Gustavus Adolphus Wins MIAC
Gustavus Adolphus limited host Augsburg to five points over the last 7:29 of the game Saturday night, as the Gusties rallied with nine points over the same stretch, leading to an 66-64 victory in the MIAC championship game before a sellout crowd of 3,000 at Si Melby Hall. Gustavus, which finished second to Augsburg in the race for the MIAC regular-season title, claimed their third consecutive title -- each game decided by four points or less. Augsburg, which won the MIAC regular-season title for the second year in a row, drops to 23-3 overall, breaking a 19-game winning streak.

The Gusties' defense held Augsburg Team of the Year forward Devean George to just five points in the second half and a total of 25 in the game. He added 11 rebounds for his 11th consecutive double-double. Senior Luke Schmidt scored six of his 14 points over the last 8:13 of the game, helping to rally the Gusties (21-5) from a 57-50 deficit to the final margin of victory. The seven-point Augsburg lead, coming with 9:47 remaining in the second half, was the largest lead either team enjoyed in the game.

Down 65-62 in the last two mintues of play, George scored a putback basket to cut the lead to one, 65-64, with 1:20 remaining. Augsburg's Kris Long blocked a shot on Gustavus' next possession and pulled down the rebound with under 40 seconds to play, but the Auggies (23-3) could not convert on several opportunities to score the potential game-winning basket in the final seconds. A turnover by Augsburg and a steal by Gustavus senior Mark McDonnell with five seconds remaining gave the Gusties the ball. Two free throws by Bob Southworth put the finishing touches on the game. Southworth led the Gusties with 17 points and seven rebounds. Schmidt also had seven rebounds for the Gusties' team high.

Wilkes Upsets Lebanon Valley to Win MAC
Wilkes held Lebanon Valley forward Andy Panko to just 15 points and five field goal attempts to post a 66-51 road win in the Middle Atlantic Conference championship game. The Colonels (24-3) won their third MAC title in four seasons, and their second in a row, thanks to a 25-8 run in the second half that put the game away. Lebanon Valley (24-3) led 35-33 with 16:08 to play folliwng a Steve Horst three-pointer before Brian Gryboski answered for Wilkes with a jumper from the corner to knot the score at 35. After Scott Cleveland hit one of two free throws to put Wilkes on top for good, Chad Fabian cashed in a 12-footer to give the Colonels a 38-35 advantage. "This is a great win for us," commented Wilkes head coach Jerry Rickrode. "To beat a team the caliber of Lebanon Valley on the road is really exciting. We executed very well on the offensive end and defensively we did a great job on limiting the amount of times that Andy Panko touched the ball. Scott Cleveland and Greg Barrouk did a super job on Panko in our box-and-one, and the rest of the guys really attacked them defensively." Fabian cashed in a game-high 25 points to lead Wilkes, while Jannuzzi added 20 points. Panko, who came into the game averaging 26.5 points per game, managed to score 15 points, but was limited to just five shot attempts from the floor. Steve Horst added 11 points for the Flying Dutchmen.

Goucher Wins Men's CAC Title
TOWSON, MD. -- Goucher went on a 7-0 run late in the game and held on to defeat Catholic 77-73 in the Capital Athletic Conference men's championship game. Leading 59-56 with 4:37 remaining, freshman forward Josh Stolz and senior guard Bakari Ward combined to score the next seven points to take a 10-point lead Catholic could not surmount.

Catholic (21-6) trailed 52-37 before a pair of technical fouls and four consecutive missed free throws helped the Cardinals cut the deficit to 56-54. But after a few traded baskets Stolz, freshly inserted into the game, hit a free throw and two baskets sandwiched around a Ward steal and layup. "I was just trying to rebound -- that's my job," said the freshman forward. "Coach (Leonard Trevino) was getting on me for not playing hard enough and I felt I had something to prove."

The Cardinals scored nine of the final 12 points, including cutting the lead to six with seven seconds left, but Catholic had to settle for a two-point putback by Shawn Kane with one second left. Despite stealing the inbounds pass at halfcourt Catholic could not get off a three-pointer or draw a foul. Goucher improved to 23-4.

"I can't believe they wouldn't get into the tournament," said Trevino, who saw his team drop out of NCAA contention with a loss at Catholic in 1998. "It would be inexcusable."

Ward led all scorers with 21 points, including 5-for-7 from three-point range.

Rose-Hulman Women Break 43-Game Losing Streak
Rose-Hulman's women's basketball team ended a 43-game, two-season losing streak with a 51-46 SCAC victory against Millsaps. The Engineers picked up their first conference victory in the four-year history of the program and gained their first win since a 62-27 win against Cal Tech in December, 1997. Senior Amanda Speich paced the Engineers with 20 points and 11 rebounds. Rose-Hulman improved to 1-23 on the season and 1-16 in SCAC play. Millsaps fell to 4-20, 1-16.

Gallaudet Women Rally Past York in CAC Semis
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Junior center Ronda Jo Miller showed no ill effects from a knee injury Feb. 24 as she scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds in Gallaudet's 77-70 win against York. Miller entered the game with 10:58 left and four seconds later was fouled and made two free throws. Despite Miller's return, York led at the half 44-36 thanks to a 24-15 rebound advantage. The Spartans extended the lead to 48-36 on a pair of Katie Parise baskets before Gallaudet (22-4) went on a 31-12 run to take a 67-60 lead. Junior forward Jenny Cooper scored 10 points during the stretch, which started when Miller returned to the game with 18:12 left in the game. York (15-11) was whistled for five traveling violations during the run. Ronda Johnson added 18 points for Gallaudet, while Cooper scored 14 points and added four blocked shots. York was led by Veronica Byrne's 16 points and Amy Anderson's 12. Brooke Davis added eight points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots.

Snow Wipes Out MASCAC Semifinals
BRIDGEWATER, MASS. -- The storm belting southern New England has forced the MASCAC to reschedule Thursday night's men's games for Saturday afternoon at the Richard O'Keefe Center in Salem, Mass. At 1:00 third-seed Bridgewater State will take on second-seed Massachusetts College followed at 3:00 by top-seed Salem State and fourth-seed Worcester State. The championship game will be played Sunday at 1:00.

Wash. College Advances to Centennial Final
LANCASTER, PA. -- Greg Adams scored 28 points to lead Washington to a 77-71 upset of Franklin & Marshall before 1,000 at Mayser Center. The Shoremen won their eighth consecutive game to improve to 17-9 and advanced to their first Centennial championship. WC will host Johns Hopkins, a 57-56 winner over Muhlenberg at 7:30 p.m. Saturday. The Diplomats (21-4) were outscored 42-28 in the second half. Adams went 9-for-15 from the floor, including three three-pointers, while shooting 7-for-8 from the line. He has scored 87 points in his last three games. Earl Piner (14), Corey Davis (12) and Shawn Peterson (10) also hit double figures for Washington. Mike Ritacco led F&M with 15 points.

Washington Men Top Ursinus in Centennial Play-In
COLLEGEVILLE, PA. -- Greg Adams tied a Centennial Conference playoff record with 30 points as Washington held off Ursinus, 72-69, to win the East Division tie-breaker game Feb. 22. Adams scored 24 of his points in the first half, as the Shoremen (16-9) forged a 37-33 lead. A David Bell jumper with 8:05 remaining gave Washington its biggest lead of the second half at 60-55. But the Bears battled back and took a 65-64 lead on consecutive baskets by Matt McCloskey, the last coming with 4:04 left. Corey Davis scored on a layup with 2:48 on the clock to put the Shoremen back in front for good. Steve DeVore added 10 points for WC, which advanced to the Conference semifinals on Wednesday at Franklin & Marshall. The other semifinal pits Johns Hopkins and Muhlenberg in Allentown. Richard Barrett led Ursinus (12-13) with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Josten's Finalists Announced
The ten finalists for the second annual Jostens Trophy have been announced. The award will be presented at the Salem (Va.) Rotary Club Thursday, March 18 in conjunction with the D-III men's Final Four. In addition to the trophy presentation, the Rotary Club of Salem has created the Wooldridge Scholarship Fund, with a $1,000 scholarship presented to the winner's institution in his or her name. The scholarship has been named in honor of Dan Wooldridge, retired commissioner of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference.

Men (Institution)	Women (Institution)
Jeff Bell (Olivet)	Jen Feneli (Brockport State)
Korey Coon (Ill. Wesleyan)	K.C. Hammond (Millikin)
Adam Doll (Simpson)	Karin Hendrickson (Grove City)
David Jannuzzi (Wilkes)	Marisa Hesse (Austin)
Brad Nelson (Willamette)	Joyce Johnson (Widener)
Marc Newell (Gustavus)	Rachel Lachecki (UW-Oshkosh)
Andy Panko (Lebanon Valley)	Kelly Morrison (DePauw)
Michael Schantz (Hamilton)	Michelle Singer (Franklin)
Shawn Swavely (Albright)	Lauren Turnbow (Hendrix)
Brian Tudman (McMurry)	Kristen Venne (Susquehanna)

What a Weekend
You average 11.5 points and 7.5 rebounds to help lead your team to two of its biggest wins of the season and come from behind to gain a share of your conference championship, you score the 1,000th point of your career, you get engaged, and to top it off, you are named Homecoming Queen at halftime of your last home game. That's what the weekend was like for Christopher Newport senior Tamara Pool, who experienced the weekend of her life Friday and Saturday. Friday she scored 14 points and had four rebounds as CNU put itself in contention to tie for the Dixie Conference regular season title with a 77-61 win against Greensboro. In that game she also scored her 1,000th point and earlier in the day had announced her engagement to former CNU pole vaulter Wally Atkins. Saturday the Lady Captains defeated first place Methodist 72-68 in overtime to clinch a regular-season championship tie. At halftime of the game in which she scored nine points and had 11 rebounds, the 5-10 Hampton, Va., native, also the student government president, was named Homecoming Queen and was crowned in her basketball uniform.

Anderson Knocks Off Midwest No. 1 Manchester
ANDERSON, Ind. -- Anderson got 18 points from senior guard Brent Brobston and 13 off the bench from junior forward Mike Wingert to defeat Manchester 65-60 Feb. 20. Anderson (19-5, 10-4) came in ranked No. 4 in the Midwest and will be the second seed in the HCAC Tournament. Manchester (21-3, 10-4) shot 37.7% (23-for-61) from the floor for the game and just 30% (9-for-30) in the first half. Anderson outrebounded the Spartans 35-34. Antwann Jones led Manchester with a game-high 30 points and 14 rebounds with four blocked shots. Manchester jumped out to a 7-0 advantage in the first two minutes of the game, but in the final six minutes of the half Anderson put together a 16-4 run to give them the 35-23 halftime advantage. The Spartans got as close as a five-point deficit with a 65-60 Raven advantage with :05 left in the game.

William Smith, Hamilton Clinch NCAA Bid
GENEVA, N.Y. -- William Smith extended the nation's longest home winning streak to 70 games and clinched its fourth straight Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association championship with an 82-45 victory against Skidmore College Feb. 20. The Herons ran their record to 21-3 overall, 10-2 in the UCAA, while the Thoroughbreds fell to 13-11, 7-5. William Smith charged out to a 24-6 lead on its way to a 40-17 halftime advantage and was never forced to look back. The key to the Herons' victory was depth. William Smith used 14 players, each of whom scored at least two points, while the Heron reserves outscored Skidmore's bench 49-11. Freshman Leah Cornwell led the way with 15 points, while sophomore Mollie Masten controlled the glass, pulling in nine rebounds. The victory, combined with a 50-49 victory by St. Lawrence at Rensselaer gave the Herons the UCAA's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Meanwhile, Rensselaer's men did Hamilton a favor, knocking off St. Lawrence 59-55 and clinching first place and the automatic bid for the Continentals.

And the Game Played On
It took five extra periods to decide the Feb. 18 men's game between Wheaton (107) and Babson (115). In a back-and-forth battle throughout regulation, Wheaton led 65-62 with 20 seconds left before Babson guard Evan Carlson forced overtime with a three-pointer. Bill O'Brien hit a three for Wheaton to tie the game at 80 and force the second overtime. Carlson was the hero twice more as the freshman hit threes to tie the game at the end of the third and fourth extra periods. Finally, Mike Kmiec, who scored 54 points and had 27 rebounds on the night, took over in the fifth overtime to help Babson (12-11) pull away. Kmiec missed a quadruple-double by one blocked shot and two assists. More on the game in Jim Stout's Northeast Notebook.

Washington College Closes in on Centennial Playoffs
CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Sophomore guard Greg Adams scored a team-high 16 points to help the visiting Washington College men's basketball team to an important 70-64 Centennial Conference victory against Haverford Wednesday evening. Adams shot 5-for-5 from the foul line and also grabbed four rebounds and handed out a team-high two assists. With their fifth consecutive win, the Shoremen improve to 14-9 overall, 7-5 in the Centennial, while the Fords drop to 4-19, 2-10. Washington pulled into a tie for second in the East division with Ursinus, which dropped a 68-67 decision against Gettysburg. Muhlenberg (9-3) clinched first place in the East with a 83-73 win against Swarthmore. The top two teams in the division qualify for the Centennial playoffs. The Shoremen had to survive a late-game comeback by the Fords, who erased an 11-point Washington lead to go ahead 64-62 with just 2:42 remaining. Washington, however, scored the last eight points of the game. Following Adams, DeVore and Piner finished with 14 points apiece. For Haverford, Riley tied Adams for game-high scoring honors with 16 points of his own. He shot 6-for-11 from the floor, and also pulled down seven rebounds. Junior center Mark Maggiotto added 11 points and eight rebounds.

Melissa Posse Reaches 2,000 for Cabrini
Cabrini senior Melissa Posse converted a fast-break layup with just over three minutes remaining in the Lady Cavaliers 71-61 win against Marywood Feb. 17 for her 2,000th career point. Posse finished the game with 12 points and eight rebounds as Cabrini improved to 17-6 (15-1 PAC). The 6-0 Posse is the all-time leading scorer and rebounder in the history of Cabrini basketball. With her eight rebounds versus Marywood, her career total improved to 1,240, making her the third woman in Division III basketball history to amass 2,000 points and 1,200 rebounds. Posse entered Wednesday's contest 12 points shy of the milestone but scored just one basket in the first half with a little over two minutes remaining in the stanza. However, she scored Cabrini's first basket of the second half and was just four points shy of the mark when she went to the bench for a rest midway through the half. Posse then converted a lay-up with eight minutes remaining before the historic basket gave Cabrini a 68-48 lead with 3:04 to go in the game.

St. Benedict Defeats St. Thomas
St. Benedict defeated St. Thomas women 77-62 Feb. 17 to gain sole possession of first place in the MIAC. St. Benedict (22-1), which suffered its only loss to St. Thomas (19-2) in January, shot 7-for-11 from three-point range and was led by juniors Molly Mark with 21 points and Laura Wendorff with 20 while senior Heidi Schwichtenberg added 17 coming off the bench. St. Thomas came into the game ranked No. 2 in the West Region, while St. Benedict was ranked No. 3.

Cortland Men Clinch SUNYAC Regular-Season Title
The Cortland State men's basketball team clinched the State University of New York Athletic Conference regular-season title with a 73-65 victory against visiting New Paltz Feb. 16. The No. 20 Red Dragons (18-4, 14-4 SUNYAC) will be the top seed at eight-team SUNYAC playoffs which start Feb. 25 at the Utica Memorial Auditorium. Cortland won SUNYAC Eastern Division titles each of the last four seasons. The conference disbanded its divisional format this season. All five Red Dragons scored in double figures versus New Paltz, led by 15 points apiece from sophomore guard Tom Williams and freshman center Jon DeHay and 14 points from sophomore guard Adam Blauweiss. Fourth-year head coach Tom Spanbauer's club, which starts two sophomores and three freshmen and has no seniors on its roster, was picked sixth out of 11 schools in the SUNYAC's pre-season poll.

St. Lawrence Sets Wins Record in Triple Overtime
St. Lawrence's women played one for the (record) books Tuesday night as the Saints downed Middlebury 106-96 in triple overtime to set records for both points in a game and wins in a regular season. SLU surpassed the point record set earlier this season against Alfred when it went over 100 points with 44 seconds to go in the third overtime. It surpassed last year's team and the 1982 team which each won 16 regular-season games, when the dust settled and the Saints had their victory. Meredith Eisenhut scored 29 points for St. Lawrence (17-5), hitting nine of 18 from the field and 10 of 14 at the foul line to lead six Saints in double figures. Middlebury (12-9) led 46-34 at halftime and maintained the lead through much of the second half. The Saints tied the game for the first time on Barbierri's shot with 3:49 to play to make it 69-69 and the teams swapped leads until Eisenhut put the Saints up 74-73 with two free throws with 23 seconds left. Chrissy Peterson then tied the game for Middlebury with one of two free throws with 11 seconds left and Janeway's shot to win it rolled off the rim at the buzzer. Middlebury overcame a three-point Saint lead in the first overtime and took a 86-85 lead with 13 seconds to go, but Eisenhut made one of two free throws to tie it at 86-86 and force the second overtime. The Saints jumped out to a lead in that extra period on Barbierri's jumper and led by as much as four at 92-88 with 2:01 to play, but the Panthers tied it again on Dawn Trowbridge's jump shot with 13 seconds left to make it 93-93 after two overtimes. The Saints outscored Middlebury 13-3 in the third extra period to put the game away.

A Decent Proposal
Linfield junior guard Matt Dyment accounted for six assists, four steals and three points, but it was his unusual marriage proposal that had the crowd of 1,500 at Ted Wilson Gymnasium talking. After Scott Turner gave Linfield a 13-point lead, 46-33 with 14:42 to play, the Wildcats called timeout. As his teammates formed two lines at center court, Dyment took the public address microphone and called his surprised girlfriend, Carla Gunderson, out from the stands. With ring in hand, Dyment asked for Gunderson's hand in marriage, was accepted, and the game resumed. On Linfield's ensuing possession, the Wildcats took their biggest lead when Dyment dished the ball to sophomore backcourt partner Rob Emerson who canned a 15-foot jumper. Linfield went on to beat Pacific 74-67.

A Case for Muhlenberg as No. 1
For all of you who like comparative scores, here's a case for Muhlenberg as the No. 1 men's team in all college basketball. Muhlenberg defeated Swarthmore College by 34 points. Lafayette defeated Swarthmore by 19 points and Yale beat Swarthmore by 29. Also, the Mules defeated Haverford by more points (45) than Lafayette did (34). So clearly Muhlenberg is better than both Lafayette and Yale. Now, Lafayette and Yale each defeated Princeton. Princeton defeated UNC Charlotte, UNC Charlotte defeated Cincinnati and Cincinnati defeated Duke, the consensus No. 1 team in the country. Therefore, Muhlenberg deserves to be right up there with Duke. . .

In all seriousness, Muhlenberg did knock off No. 7 Franklin & Marshall last week.

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