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Early January 2000

Simpson Women Run Away in Second Half
PELLA, Iowa -- The Central women's basketball team threw a scare into unbeaten Simpson in the first half but was overpowered by a 62-point Storm second half in a 102-71 defeat.

Central jumped to a 10-2 lead and was up 41-40 at the break. But No. 3 Simpson shot 58% in the second half to 28% for the Dutch. The Storm outscored Central 22-3 in the first seven minutes of the second half and never looked back, running its record to 13-0 overall and 9-0 in league play.

Central (3-8, 3-4) got a game-high 18 points from senior guard Allison Cooper. Senior forward Abbie Brown had 10 points and nine rebounds while sophomore guard Molly Parrott had nine points and seven assists.

Simpson placed four players in double figures topped by Emily Tonn's 17. Michelle Stover had 14 and Abbie Blake and Megan Jameson each came off the bench to hit 13. Simpson outrebounded Central 52-39.

George Fox on Fire, Knocks off PLU
NEWBERG, Ore --- A hot-shooting second half by the home team and a stone-cold effort by the visitors resulted in George Fox upsetting No. 21 Pacific Lutheran 57-54 in a Northwest Conference women’s basketball game Jan. 14 at the Wheeler Sports Center.

PLU, which entered the game on a six-game winning streak, went on a tear in the first half, building as much as a 13-point lead, and held a 34-25 halftime margin. But the Bruins (9-3, 2-1 NWC) sank 12 of 22 shots in the second half (.545), including 4-for-6 from three-point range, while the Lutes connected on only 5-for-29 (.172) and were outscored in the half 32-20.

Becky Thompson’s three-point basket with 1:52 to play put the Bruins ahead for good 53-51, and she and Katie Greller each hit a pair of free throws down the stretch to offset a final three-pointer by the Lutes’ Lucy Barker.

Greller finished with a game-high 20 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead the Bruins. Jill Barram added a career-high 11, including 3-for-3 from three-point range. Suzanne Santos came off the bench to contribute personal bests of seven points and six rebounds while leading the Bruins defensively with four steals.

For PLU (7-4, 2-1), Tara Millet scored 18 and had 9 rebounds, Barker scored 12, and Betsy Ruud added 10. Amber Hahn led all rebounders with 10, while Betsy Franza had a game-high five assists.

Trinity U. Men Go to 12-1
SAN ANTONIO -- The Tigers easily defeated Rose-Hulman 73-43 in an SCAC game. They were led by Quintin Mason, who scored a game-high 21 points and pulled down seven rebounds in only 23 minutes. Chris Hill also had 13 points, knocking down three of four three pointers in only 19 minutes. Matt Zahn also played strong off the bench with 10 points and six rebounds in only 15 minutes, including 8-for-8 from the free-throw line.

Trinity (5-1 SCAC) won its 20th consecutive home game, and its 14th consecutive conference home game while holding Rose-Hulman to only 30.2 % shooting. Junior guard T.J. Holmes scored 12 points for Rose-Hulman, which dropped to 7-6, 3-4 SCAC.

Bates Women Beat Colby in Overtime
WATERVILLE, Maine -- For the second time in their past three meetings in Waterville, the Bates women (9-1) defeated rival Colby (6-4) in overtime, taking a 73-71 decision.

Bates, ranked second in New England by the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA), took a two-point advantage into the locker room when senior Jolene Thurston hit a 17-foot jumper with six seconds left in the stanza. Colby, third in the NEWBA poll, kept the game close despite 12 first-half turnovers by shooting 54% from the field (14-for-26). Thurston, who scored her 1,000th career point two days earlier, led all scorers with eight points at the break.

The White Mules opened the second stanza on an 8-1 run over the first 2:30 to take a 39-34 lead, their biggest of the game, at 17:23. Bates responded with a 14-0 run of their own, sparked by a three-pointer from first-year F/G Carla Flaherty. The run put the Bobcats up 48-39 at the 11:47 mark. Bates picked up its largest margin of the night at the 7:38 mark on a three-pointer by rookie guard Marcy Grossman.

Colby played its best ball of the game from that point, posting a 16-5 run to take its first lead since the 15:44 mark when first-year center Sarah Walsh hit two free throws to put Colby up 61-60 with 1:05 left in the game.

Both teams played tough defense over the final minute of regulation before Grossman penetrated and hit a seven-footer with 18.2 seconds left to give Bates a 62-61 lead, then hit two free throws with 4.9 seconds left after the Bobcats recovered a Colby turnover. But Belcher dribbled the length of the floor and worked free to hit a 27-footer as time expired, sending the game into OT.

Colby took an early 69-64 lead, but Grossman hit another field goal to cut the deficit to three with 4:02 remaining. Colby's Carla Paricella hit their final bucket of the night with 2:15 remaining. The Bobcats took advantage of the double bonus, as junior Kate McLaughlin and Thurston each hit a pair of free throws to but Bates down 71-70 with 50.2 seconds left. The Bobcats put together their best defensive stand of the night on the next possession, as shot clock wound down to five seconds before McLaughlin cut in front of a pass, dribbled the length of the floor and hit the decisive layup with 15.2 seconds on the clock.

Colby's Walsh led all players with 19 points and 14 rebounds, while senior Erin Cole-Karagory had 14 in the losing effort. McLaughlin topped the Bobcats with 17 points and six boards, while Grossman had 15, including 13 points after halftime.

Five Ranked Men's Teams Fall on the Road
The road was less than kind to five members of the men's Top 25 Jan. 12, as No. 3 UW-Platteville, No. 9 William Paterson, No. 13 Franklin & Marshall, No. 14 St. John's and No. 20 Johns Hopkins each lost. The details:

UW-Superior 66, No. 3 UW-Platteville 63
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- After losing consecutive double-overtime games, UW-Superior had gained plenty of experience in tight games. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets took it a step further and beat UW-Platteville 66-63 in a nip-and-tuck affair.

Justin Johnson nailed a three-point attempt with 1:58 remaining to give the Yellowjackets (8-5, 3-4 WIAC) a 64-63 lead. The Pioneers missed three jump shots, and Johnson and Jason Strilzuk each hit one of two free throws. Tyler Selk rebounded Strilzuk's miss on his second shot with 17 seconds remaining. The Pioneers (12-3, 5-2) brought the ball up the court, but Merrill Brunson's potential tying three-point shot rimmed out.

Brunson led the Pioneers with 16 points, and Mike Jones added 12. Strilzuk, with 17, Tony Sanders, with 13, and Alin Andre, with 12, paced UW-Superior.

New Jersey City 72, No. 9 William Paterson 68
JERSEY CITY, N.J. -- The Gothic Knights held Team of the Year guard Horace Jenkins to three first-half points and held on to beat the ninth-ranked Pioneers 72-69.

NJCU (10-3, 4-3 NJAC) got out to an early lead behind three-pointers by Omar Cooper and Jeff Harrington, but William Paterson kept it close with an impressive low-post offensive performance by Mufeed Thomas.

Trailing only 36-35 at the half, Paterson got Jenkins going offensively by pushing the ball up the floor. But Jenkins had to leave the game twice with leg cramps and missed several minutes, finishing with 15 points.

Cooper, who scored 14 of his team-high 19 points in the second half, helped NJCU break a 61-61 tie with five minutes left and win for the sixth consecutive time.

Thomas led William Paterson with 21 points as the Pioneers (9-3, 5-2) lost for the second consecutive game.

Ursinus 89, No. 13 Franklin & Marshall 83 (OT)
COLLEGEVILLE, Pa. -- Ursinus junior guard Rich Barrett scored 19 points, grabbed eight rebounds and led four teammates into double figures in the scoring column as the Bears (8-3, 3-0 CC) upended No. 13 Franklin & Marshall (9-3, 2-1) in Centennial Conference men's basketball action.

Luther Owens added 15 points and 11 assists while Steve Erfle added 13 points, including the game-tying bucket with 1:31 left in regulation that forced overtime, for the Bears, who snapped an 11-game losing streak vs. the Diplomats. The Bears’ last victory against the Diplomats was a 69-58 decision at F&M’s Mayser Center in the 1981 NCAA playoffs.

The Diplomats, who held a 41-36 halftime advantage and led by four early in the overtime period, were led by senior guards Mike Ritacco and Jerome Maiatico with 23 and 19 points, respectively. Sophomore center Alex Kraft added 14 points, five rebounds, three assists and two steals while junior reserve center Quinn Philbin chipped in 10 points and four boards for the Diplomats. Both Kraft and Philbin fouled out of the game late in regulation.

Ritacco led all scorers with 13 points in the first half, including both three point attempts, as the Diplomats held a 41-36 lead at the break. F&M hit 17 of 32 field goal attempts (53%), including 5-for-8 from three-point range, in the opening 20 minutes.

The shots continued to fall at the same end of the court in the second half as Ursinus battled back by hitting 13 of 23 attempts (56.5%). Barrett tallied 11 points in the second half, and Erfle's hoop with 1:31 left forced F&M to its first overtime game of the season.

Maiatico hit a three in the first minute of overtime to open the scoring, but that was F&M's last field goal of the game. UC broke the game open on an Owens layup with 47 seconds left, giving the hosts an 85-82 lead. The Bears then clinched the game with four straight free throws. The Diplomats, who hit just one of six shots in overtime (0-for-3 from three-point range), were outrebounded by a 44-32 margin and suffered consecutive losses for the first time since February 1998.

Augsburg 84, No. 14 St. John's 80
MINNEAPOLIS -- Senior Jason Beckendorf scored 26 points and pulled down five rebounds to lead the Augsburg men to an 84-80 upset win against St. John's University in a battle of MIAC leaders at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.

Beckendorf had 14 points in the first half, and ended up hitting 11 of 15 from the field to pace a torrid shooting night for the Auggies (7-3, 6-1 MIAC). As a team, Augsburg hit 58.9% of its field goals (33 of 56) in the game. Jeoffrey Reed scored 15 points -- 13 in the second half -- including a clutch three-pointer with 46 seconds remaining to push Augsburg ahead 81-76. He also hit three free throws in the final 11 seconds of play and had a clutch steal.

Reed ended up with three assists, three blocked shots and three steals. Nate Hoerr had 10 points and five rebounds and Kyle Crubel had nine points and five rebounds. Kevin Van Rossum hit a three-pointer in the second half to tie Augsburg's school record for career three-pointers. He now has 185 in his career, tying him with Scott Syring (1989-93) for the school's three-point scoring record.

Augsburg built an 11-point lead five times in the first half before a second-half St. John's rally. But the Johnnies (10-1, 6-1) could not cut the Augsburg lead closer than two points in the second half -- at 78-76 with 1:14 remaining. Mike Nester paced the Johnnies with 21 points, 7-for-8 from the field and a perfect 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. He also had three steals.

Troy Bigalke scored 19 points, adding three assists, three steals and six rebounds for the Johnnies before fouling out late in the game. Sam Bugbee had 16 points, three assists and five rebounds.

Washington (Md.) 90, No. 20 Johns Hopkins 82 (OT)
CHESTERTOWN, Md. -- Junior guard Greg Adams led all scorers with 24 points to help host Washington College team to a 90-82 upset in overtime of nationally ranked Johns Hopkins in a Centennial Conference matchup. Adams shot 6-for-13 from the floor, including 2-for-2 from three-point range, and also was a perfect 10-for-10 at the foul line. Adams now needs just 36 points to break the 1,000-point plateau for his career.

Washington (5-7, 2-1) escaped from the first half with a 37-36 lead. Ironically, Johns Hopkins ended up outscoring the Shoremen 37-36 in the second period. In the first half, the Blue Jays (9-3, 2-1) shot 51.7% (15-for-29) from the floor, including 3-for-4 (75.0%) from three-point range. Washington, meanwhile, shot 15-for-33 (45.5%) overall in that period, and was 80.0% (4-for-5) from three-point territory.

Senior forward David Bell led Washington in the opening period with 12 points, while senior forwards Ryan Satalin and Joel Wertman scored eight points apiece in the first half for Johns Hopkins.

Washington dominated the overtime, outscoring the Blue Jays, 17-9. The Shoremen only made one field goal, however, just 12 seconds into the period to break the 73-73 tie from the end of regulation. The rest of Washington's points came at the foul line, as the hosts converted on 15 of 18 (83.3%) free throws. The Shoremen played tough defense, forcing the Blue Jays into 17 turnovers, while committing just nine themselves.

For Washington, following the performance by Adams, junior guard Alhamisi Simms added 21 points, a game-high nine rebounds, a team-high four assists, and three steals. Bell finished with 17 points.

Johns Hopkins sophomore guard Brian Cosgrove finished with a career- and team-high 20 points, on 8-for-12 shooting, 4-for-5 from three-point distance. He also pulled down a team-high eight rebounds. Wertman had 17 points and three assists, and matched Cosgrove's team-high rebounding effort.

Washington & Lee Prevails in Four Overtimes
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior center Brian Ricketts posted career highs in points (27), rebounds (21), and blocks (6) to help lead Washington and Lee to a 96-92 win against Lynchburg Jan. 12 at the Warner Center.

The Generals (5-5, 4-3 ODAC) trailed by as many as 16 points (41-25) with 16:34 remaining in regulation, but outscored the Hornets 32-14 over the next 13:47 to take a 57-55 lead with 3:47 remaining. The two teams then ended the second half tied, 60-60.

Both teams had numerous opportunities to win the game in the four overtimes, but no team could take control until Ricketts broke a 90-90 tie on a layup with 36 seconds remaining in the fourth overtime. Ricketts then made 3-of-4 free throws in the final 11 seconds to seal the win.

Freshman guard Toussaint Crawford also tallied a career-high 27 points on 12-of-18 shooting. Junior guard Chad Braley amassed 15 points, including four three-pointers that helped the Generals slice into their second-half deficit. Sophomore forward Bob Bustamante added 11 points and seven rebounds.

Lynchburg (4-8, 1-5) was led by senior forward Dennis Brown. Brown tallied a game-high 32 points and 10 rebounds. Senior forward Jerry O'Hara scored 24 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the loss. For the game, Washington and Lee shot just 48.6% from the foul line (18-for-37), while Lynchburg shot 63% (17-for-27).

Cortland Women Hand Buffalo First Loss
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Sophomore Erin Egan recorded career-highs of 21 points and 14 rebounds as fifth-ranked Cortland State defeated host Buffalo State 65-48 in a battle of the SUNYAC's unbeaten leaders.

Egan, a transfer from NYU and sister of Red Dragon senior tri-captain Lauren Egan, scored 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in the first half as No. 5 Cortland (10-0, 8-0 SUNYAC) took a 32-21 lead at the break. Junior center Kate Smith, limited to two minutes in the first half due to foul trouble, scored all 12 of her points in the second half, including the Red Dragons' first six points of the period.

Buffalo State (9-1, 7-1) drew to within 45-37 on a Monica Polka layup with 10:57 left and 47-39 on a Chrissy Milleville layup with 9:16 remaining. Smith, however, scored six points during a 12-3 Red Dragon run which extended the lead to 59-42 with 5:49 left. Milleville led the Lady Bengals with 14 points and five steals while Polka registered 10 points and 11 rebounds.

Cortland senior guard Shonna Sargent's three-pointer early in the second half made her the ninth player in school history and the second this season to reach 1,000 career points. Senior guard Kristie Meyer accomplished the feat in late November.

New Jersey's Defense Suffocates Marymount
By Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com
ARLINGTON, Va. -- A Jen Hutchinson three-pointer gave them the lead for good three minutes into the game, but it was the College of New Jersey defense that won the game as the No. 25 Lions defeated Marymount 59-38. New Jersey (9-3) held the Saints to 27.6% shooting and Marymount committed 30 turnovers in the loss at their new Bell Atlantic Sports Arena Jan. 9.

After a Candice Brown runner cut the Lions lead to 7-6 at the 13:55 mark of the first half, New Jersey went on a 15-4 run sparked by consecutive baskets by freshman guard Kristen McCandless and a three-point play by senior center Jen Ford. McCandless ended the day with 10 points on 5-for-8 shooting, including steals she took coast-to-coast for baskets on consecutive second-half possessions. Marymount (6-7) never got closer than nine points the rest of the way.

"I'm really pleased with our defensive effort," said head coach Dawn Henderson. "This was our first game where we played a solid 40 minutes of defense."

Hutchinson led the Lions with 14 points and added five rebounds as the Lions shot 28-for-56 from the field. They had no answer for Marymount freshman center Trina McLean, however, who led the Saints with 13 points and nine rebounds in only 20 minutes of action off the bench. Saints starters shot 7-for-32 from the floor, for 21.9%.

Rust and Fisk Need Five Overtimes
A couple scores had to make you go "Hmm..." when you saw them this weekend. First of all, any time a team goes five overtimes, as Rust did in defeating Fisk 120-117, you have to expect some buzzer-beaters. And there were. Fisk deflected the ball out of bounds to stop Rust's attempt to win in regulation. Then Rust had to rally in the final seconds of all five extra periods just to stay in the contest, including a three by Jerry Lawhorne to tie the game as time expired in the first OT. As 11th-year head coach Rodney Stennis put it, "Go for the tie at home, I agree, and win on the road." But even that adage has its limits, and in the fifth overtime Lawhorne got the ball underneath and turned it into a three-point play for the three-point win. Seven players fouled out between both teams, while Rust's balanced attack meant their leading scorer had only 16 points. The five extra periods tied a Division III record set four times previously, including last year between Wheaton (Mass.) and Babson. Also, Coe and Monmouth took a game to six overtimes back in 1956-57, before the beginning of Division III.

Monmouth Holds Grinnell to 60 for Glasgow's 400th
Saturday Monmouth head coach Terry Glasgow got his 400th career win in holding run-and-gun Grinnell to just 60 points in a 63-60 win. Glasgow elected to have his team hold the ball on each possession for 20-25 seconds before setting his offense in motion. The move was designed to draw Grinnell out of a zone defense, but when the Pioneers didn’t budge, neither did Monmouth. As a result, the Pioneers never did find an offensive flow in Monmouth’s victory that saw Grinnell score 56.7 points below their average. The victory ran Glasgow’s record to 400-214 (.651) in his 28th year of collegiate coaching, all with the Fighting Scots. Glasgow, who has guided the Scots to seven Midwest Conference championships, is 14th among active Division III coaches in wins.

Bates Women Go to 7-1
WORCESTER, Mass. -- Junior All-Tournament selection Kate McLaughlin poured in a season-high 21 points on 9-for-13 shooting as the Bates College women's basketball team (7-1) downed Clarkson 79-52 in the championship game of the Unum/Provident Tournament hosted by WPI.

The defending champion Bobcats also got 17 points, 10 rebounds, six steals, four assists and two blocks from Tournament MVP Emily King. King now has 1,237 career points, second on Bates' all-time scoring list behind Sarah Bonkovsky '97 with 1,407. The third member of Bates' triumverate of Granite State starters, junior center Katy Dutille had 12 points and six boards. Dutille, ranked 10th in the nation in shooting percentage at 59.5%, hit four of seven from the floor.

The Bobcats jumpd out to a comfortable 48-21 halftime lead and cruised in the second stanza. Bates shot 49.2% (32-for-65) from the the floor, just missing the 50.0% level for the second consecutive game. They also forced Clarkson (4-6) into 28 turnovers while outrebounding the Golden Knights 41-33.

Wilkes Upsets No. 5 William Paterson
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. -- Chad Fabian canned four clutch free throws in the final 25 seconds and Wilkes captured the Ramada Plaza Hotel Colonel Classic championship with a 68-66 win against nationally ranked William Paterson in the Marts Center Jan. 8. Fabian was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player after cashing in a team-high 18 points in the title game. Fabian’s first free throw with 25 seconds to play also marked a milestone as the senior guard reached the 1,000-point plateau for his career.

His effort helped offset the fact that the Colonels (8-3) were playing their seventh consecutive game without senior guard Dave Jannuzzi, who is still ailing from a foot injury. Fabian had ample help in the scoring column as Wilkes placed three other placers in twin digits. John Boylan and Ron McIntyre, who had a team-high eight rebounds, each scored 13 points, while Greg Barrouk added 11.

William Paterson (9-2) was led by 1998-99 Team of the Year guard Horace Jenkins' 25 points and nine rebounds, while Dag Christensen chipped in 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Simonds Wins 400th at Maine's St. Joe's
PURCHASE, N.Y. -- In his 20th season as head coach of the men's basketball team at Saint Joseph's College, Rick Simonds won his 400th career game Jan. 8 as the Monks rolled to a 95-48 win against Purchase State at the New York Knicks training facility.

Ryan Martin led Saint Joseph's with 20 points, including four three-pointers, as the Monks jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first 5:45. St. Joe's took a 35-10 lead with 6:47 to play in the half on a three-point play by freshman C.J. Vose and never looked back. The Monks used their traditional full-court pressure to take a 49-24 lead at the intermission.

Vose finished with 15 while freshman Travis Seaver chipped in with 13. Devon Wilson led Purchase State with 21 points and 7 rebounds in a losing effort.

With the win, Simonds' career record is now 400-145, good for a .734 winning percentage. He currently ranks seventh among the all-time winningest coaches in Division III history. Simonds has led the Monks to 20 wins on 12 different occasions. Sixty-seven of his 145 losses have come to scholarship schools.

Halpin Sparks Scranton to 10th in a Row
SCRANTON, Pa. -- Senior guard Kelly Halpin scored a game-high 21 points and handed out 10 assists to lead the University of Scranton to an 80-63 victory against Widener in non-conference action Jan. 7 at the John Long Center. The Royals (11-1) also received 14 points and eight rebounds from senior center Shannon Milder to post its 10th consecutive win. Widener, which fell to 7-4, was led by senior forward Corinne Gawason with 14 points and 11 rebounds and sophomore guards Erin Hannigan and Lauren Potchak added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Halpin and Milder combined for 24 points as the Lady Royals shot 44.7% (17-for-38) from the field en route to a 37-28 lead at intermission. Widener cut the Scranton lead to seven twice in the second half, the last time coming at the 17:18 mark on a layup by Melanie Weindel. Scranton maintained a double-digit lead throughout much of the second half and opened up its largest lead at 80-57 with less than a minute remaining.

Roanoke Stays Unbeaten in ODAC
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Senior guard Paris Butler tied a Roanoke record by hitting six three-pointers en route to a game-high 20 points in leading the Maroons to a 90-59 win against Washington and Lee Jan. 7 at the Warner Center. Leading 34-28 with 1:05 left in the first half, Roanoke surged on a 19-2 run over the next 5:33 to take a commanding 55-30 lead with 14:32 remaining. They would cruise from there to the win.

Junior forward Jason Strickland scored 18 points and junior guard Brad Dunleavy added 11 points to lead the Maroons (10-1, 5-0). W&L (3-5, 3-3) was led by sophomore forward Bob Bustamante, who scored 16 points. Freshman guard Scott Hetterman scored a career-high 10 points and claimed seven rebounds.

Christopher Newport Hangs on to Unbeaten Streak
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- It was a victory that reversed recent CNU trends as the Captains this time opened a big first-half lead, saw most of it slip away and then rallied for a 78-69 win against Marymount Jan. 8 at Ratcliffe Gym. The win kept the Captains unbeaten at 12-0.

CNU had as much as a 17-point lead during the first half, 31-14, and was on top 36-25 at the break. In many recent games the Captains have trailed much of the first half and won on big second halves. CNU has been behind at halftime in six of its 12 games. Much of the early scoring was provided by Tiran Matthews who hit three consecutive three-point shots. That gave him a consecutive streak of nine threes going back to CNU's last game.

After Marymount closed the gap to 36-34 the Captains went on a 19-5 run to pull ahead 55-39 (5-5) with 8:54 to go. The lead eventually reached 23 before the Captains began to substitute freely while Marymount did not.

Donte Henderson paced CNU with a career-high 20 points. Antoine Sinclair added 17 points and ten rebounds, while Brandon Jones had 15 points and Tiran Matthews 11. Marymount was led by Henock Berhanu with 16 points while Dallas Crawley added 14.

Rowan Women Roll Over Curry
MILTON, Mass. -- Five different players scored in double figures as No. 3 Rowan overmatched host Curry 107-43. It was the Colonels' second loss to the Profs this season and marked a schoolrecord for most points allowed. Rowan cruised to a 54-14 lead at halftime, as the Colonels were held to 24% shooting in the opening frame. Rowan senior Jessica MacNeill scored 13 of her 18 total points in the first half to pace the visitors. Sophomore Kristi McCullough poured in 12 of her team-high 20 points in the opening frame. Curry's only double-digit scorer was junior Nikki Leckie, who collected 11 points. The Colonels were paced on the boards by sophomore Shannon Brock's seven rebounds.

UW-Superior in Mourning
UW-Superior junior guard/forward Calah Matthias was killed and teammate Jessica Reed was in critical condition after their car collided head-on with a truck Thursday morning just east of Iron River, Wis. Reed was upgraded to stable condition by Friday afternoon but was to remain in intensive care through the weekend. Slushy road conditions were said to have been the cause of the crash. The two were headed to the funeral of the father of another player. UW-Superior's women's games scheduled for Saturday and Monday against UW-Eau Claire and UW-Whitewater were postponed. Matthias was not a starter, but scored a career-high 18 points off the bench the night before.

Platteville Loses Another
All five starters scored in double figures as UW-Stevens Point defeated UW-Platteville 77-63 Jan. 8, ending the Pioneers’ 96-game regular-season home winning streak. Stevens Point trailed 20-16 with 7:44 left in the first half before using a 21-4 run to close the first half and take a 37-24 halftime lead. The Pointers extended their lead to 18 points at 60-42 with 10 minutes left in the game when the Pioneers used a 9-0 run to close to within 60-51. However, Platteville came no closer than eight points the rest of the way as UW-Stevens Point converted its free throws and several key shots down the stretch. The victory snapped the Pioneers’ regular-season home streak, which began in January 1991. UW-Platteville has won 46 of its last 48 home games overall with both losses coming to Stevens Point. Brant Bailey, who averages 24 points per game, scored 22 points to lead UW-Stevens Point, while point guard Brent Larson, a Division I transfer from Central Michigan, added 17 points.

Susquehanna Tops No. 7 F&M
Seventh-ranked Franklin & Marshall hadn't played Susquehanna in Selinsgrove in nearly 38 years, and they might not want to come back. Junior power forward Brad Rausch (pictured) scored a game- and career-high 20 points and pulled down eight rebounds as his team ended a six-game losing streak to F&M (9-2) with a 91-75 win Thursday. Senior guard Rob Makarewicz and sophomore forward Corey Green added 18 points apiece, while junior guard John Green scored in double figures for a fifth consecutive game off the bench. The Diplomats, suffering their second loss in the last four games, were led by sophomore forward Casimer Thomas' 16 points off the bench and seven rebounds, while sophomore center Alex Kraft added 15 points and seven boards.

Susquehanna broke the game open by outscoring the Diplomats 11-4 in the last four minutes of the half for a 37-28 lead. The Crusaders (6-3) extended the lead to double digits, but F&M battled back to within four points (52-48) on a Thomas layup with 11:26 left. SU answered with an 11-3 run in the next three minutes and F&M never got back within nine. "Our free-throw shooting (33-for-43) was big. I thought we shot free throws well both in the first half ... and in the second half when we shot a ton as they were trying to scramble and get back in the game," said Marcinek.

St. Joseph's Men Go to 8-1
By Ray Martel, D3hoops.com
PATCHOGUE, N.Y. -- Up by two with 3:42 left St. Joseph's went on a 15-7 run to put CCNY away 75-65 and win for the school-record seventh consecutive time. After CCNY freshman forward Micheal Bucknight cut the St. Joe's lead to 60-58, the Eagles ran off the next nine points, with two buckets from sophomore center Kevin Smith and clutch free throws by sophomore guard Tom Roeder (pictured) to make the score 69-58 in favor of St. Joe's.

CCNY would try to respond, but the team play of St. Joe's overcame a squad , which had multiple new faces to start the new year.

The game was much closer throughout with neither team gaining more than a six-point advantage, and the teams were deadlocked 34-34 at the half. But in the end, St. Joes' well -polished team play made the difference.

"We played well together, and we have guys who blend in and make us a better team," said head coach Joe Maniaci. "We don't have a big 20-point scorer, but what we do have is a team with four or five 10-12 point scorers who play as a unit."

The win improved St. Joseph's to 8-1. Add to this the best start in school history, and you have one of the hottest, and most intriguing teams in D-III. Last year the Golden Eagles were 11-13, and the previous two years went 5-19 and 9-16. This year it's been a different story.

"I'm pleasantly surprised in how we've played," said Maniaci. "Did it surprise me we'd be this successful? No. The fact that we've been successful early in the season has been surprising, but I knew we had the guys to do it."

St. Joe's is well on the way to its first winning season since 1988-89 and has a good chance of eclipsing the all-time win total of 18 wins in a season, last accomplished in 1985-86.

Leading the way for the Eagles was Roeder, who had 15 points, four rebounds and four assists. Roeder also was 7-for-9 at the charity stripe. Junior guard Tom Solch pitched in 13 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Junior guard Jon Hardy rounded out the scoring with 10 points and three assists.

For the Beavers, Bucknight led all scorers with 21 points, on 9-for-12 shooting and six rebounds. Freshman guard Vernon Dansler had 10 points, was 2-for-2 from behind the three-point arc, and had four steals. Sophomore forward Neil Harewood also had 10 points, on 4-for-4 shooting, and three rebounds.

Platteville Rallies to Squeak Past Eau Claire
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. -- After trailing the first 35 minutes of the contest, UW-Platteville finally fought its way back from deficits in the 8- to 13-point range and escaped with a 62-60 triumph against UW-Eau Claire in a battle of nationally ranked men's basketball teams at the W. L. Zorn Arena Jan. 5.

The Pioneers trailed 52-41 when they started their comeback behind their three seniors. Colin Gassner drilled a jumper with 7:36 remaining, and Merrill Brunson followed with a three-point basket 28 seconds later. Brunson knocked down another shot on the next UWP possession, and quickly the large lead was cut to 55-51.

The Blugolds' Matt Fermanich hit a three-pointer, pushing the lead back to seven points, but the Pioneers ripped off a 12-0 run. Three-pointers by Mike Jones and Brunson cut the lead to 55-54, and Jones's two free throws at the 4:26 mark gave the Pioneers their first lead of the game. Jones and freshman Tyler Selk followed with a pair of jumpers, extending the score to 60-55 with 2:06 remaining and stunning the crowd of 2,400. Gassner hit two free throws with 11 seconds remaining to seal the deal, and the 'Golds scored at the buzzer for the final 62-60 score.

Turnovers proved costly to the Blugolds who suffered their first loss in 11 starts this season. During one stretch of Platteville's streak, the Blugolds gave the ball up six times in seven possessions. They also had a critical turnover with 15 seconds left when they trailed by just two points. A team that was averaging just 14.8 turnovers per game coming into the contest, the Blugolds matched their season high with 23 miscues.

Eau Claire jumped to a 20-7 advantage in the first 8:08 of the contest and never let the lead slip below eight the remainder of the half, taking a 35-24 lead into the locker room at intermission. The Blugolds hit 52% of their field goals while Platteville converted just 39%. In the second half, it was Platteville that shot 56% while Eau Claire managed just 37%.

Platteville's Team of the Year first-teamer Merrill Brunson, held to four points in the first half, exploded for 15 in the second half. Sherm Carstensen hit 10 and Dave Mellenthin eight in the first half for Eau Claire but the pair was limited to six and four, respectively, in the final 20 minutes while the team's leading scorer, 6-8 Jon Wallenfelsz totaled just seven for the night on 3-for-10 shooting. He had converted 19 of 22 shots in two games last week.

Jones added 17 points and four assists for Platteville, while Gassner scored 11. Beau Buchs, playing his first game since injuring his hand at a late December practice, scored eight points, while Will Carter had six assists.

No. 2 UW-Platteville 62, No. 3 UW-Eau Claire 60
Platteville (11-1, 4-0 WIAC): Ryan 0-0 0-0 0, Gassner 3-8 4-4 11, Brunson 8-18 0-0 19, Jones 6-8 3-4 17, Selk 3-6 0-0 7, Carter 0-2 0-0 0, Bryan Stangel 0-1 0-0 0, Duffy 0-0 0-0 0, Buchs 4-7 0-0 8, Schambow 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-50 7-8 62.
Eau Claire (10-1, 3-1): Fermanich 1-7 0-0 3, Mellenthin 4-6 2-4 12, Carstensen 7-12 0-0 16, Wallenfelsz 3-10 1-4 7, Schneeberger 3-4 0-0 6, Larson 0-0 4-4 4, Kassing 1-2 0-0 3, Johnson 2-7 0-0 5, Marks 0-0 0-0 0, Gardow 0-1 0-0 0, Jacobson 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 23-52 7-12 60.
Three-Point Shots: Platteville 7-15 (Brunson 3-8, Jones 2-2, Gassner 1-2, Selk 1-2, Stangel 0-1). Eau Claire 7-16 (Mellenthin 2-3, Carstensen 2-4, Fermanich 1-4, Kassing 1-2, Johnson 1-3). Rebounds: Eau Claire 35 (Wallenfelsz 7, Carstensen 6, Schneeberger 6). Platteville 24 (Selk 5). Assists: Platteville 16 (Carter 6, Jones 4). Eau Claire 9 (Fermanich 2, Mellenthin 2). Turnovers: Eau Claire 23, Platteville 16. Halftime: Eau Claire 35, Platteville 24.

Carthage Men Run String to Record 11
The Carthage men’s basketball team (11-0) defeated Beloit (3-4) 84-59 Jan. 5 in Kenosha, Wis. The No. 18 set a school record with its 11th consecutive win to start the season, breaking a mark set by coach Herbert "Hub" Wagner’s 1929-30 team, which started its season 10-0. Including a 59-54 win against Augustana to end the 1998-99 season, the Redmen have put together a school-record 12-game winning streak.

Beloit had a 19-17 lead midway through the first period before Carthage took the lead for good, 22-21, at 9:01 on a pair of free throws by Tanner Mitchell. From there, the Redmen used a 19-4 run to go up by 16, 41-25, and led at halftime by a 44-30 margin. The Buccaneers got to within 11 points on three occasions in the second half, but the Redmen went on to win by 25 points, 84-59. Carthage shot 48 percent for the game, while Beloit was held to 37 percent shooting. Jason Wiertel led the Redmen with 21 points and eight rebounds. Greg Ktistou had 20 points and five assists. Bart Fabian matched his season-high of 15 points on four-of-eight three-pointers, and Antoine McDaniel chipped in 12 points and five boards. Henry Grant topped Beloit with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

Mass. College Hands No. 16 Williams First Loss
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts stunned No. 16 and previously unbeaten Williams 80-76 Jan. 5 in a non-conference game between neighboring Berkshire Mountain rivals.

MCLA (4-4) got 19 points from Bobby Fortes and 18 points from Brett Lamboley. Josh Kanozek contributed 10 rebounds for the winners from the Massachusetts State College Conference, which rallied from a 44-32 halftime deficit.

Fortes hit 6 of 12 shots from the floor and blocked four shots. Lamboley was also 6-for-12 and contributed three steals and three assists. Williams (5-1) was led by the 19 points and eight rebounds of Emmanuel Benjamin, and the 14 points and six assists of Jim Sheehy.

Elmira Stuns No. 3 NYU
ELMIRA, N.Y. -- Elmira women's basketball handed No. 3 NYU its first loss of the season in a 60-58 overtime struggle with Elmira College Jan. 4. The Violets used an aggressive man-to-man defense to build a seven-point lead at the half, but the Soaring Eagles turned the tables, holding NYU without a field goal for nearly seven minutes to start the second stanza. Elmira led by as many as six points, midway through the second half, but NYU (8-1) knotted the score late in regulation to send the game into overtime. Elmira outscored NYU seven to five in the extra period to secure the upset.

Elmira (8-2) was led by guard Suzanne Wellman, who scored 20 points, pulled down six rebounds and added four blocked shots and two steals in the effort. NYU’s Samiyrah DeGout led the Violets’ with 13 points and 12 rebounds.

Washington U. Runs Away From Johns Hopkins
By Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com
BALTIMORE -- After 15 minutes, the No. 2 Johns Hopkins women trailed No. 1 Washington U. 21-19. They couldn't maintain that intensity, however, and Washington reeled off a 14-4 run to close the half en route to an 82-46 victory.

"I think Hopkins came out really hustling. Our players recognized that," said Bears head coach Nancy Fahey. "We needed to do some simple things, control the boards at both ends of the floor."

Outrebounded 21-19 in the first half, the Bears (10-0, 1-0 UAA) held a 25-20 advantage the rest of the way, but it was 58% shooting from the floor (compared to 23% for the Blue Jays) that fueled the 61-27 game-closing run.

Although the votes were already counted before this game started, Johns Hopkins (7-2, 3-1 UAA) fell to No. 10 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 based on their loss to UW-Stevens Point in Florida the previous week. The win was the 48th in a row for the two-time defending national champions.

"We're not talking about it (the streak). We didn't talk about this game being 1 vs. 2," said Fahey. "We're going to lose, but we're trying our darndest not to do it too soon."

Junior Tasha Rodgers led all scorers with 17 points and tied for a game high with seven rebounds. Senior Alia Fischer added 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting, while junior Sara Ettner came off the bench to add 15 more and was 3-for-5 from three-point range.

No. 14 Johns Hopkins Rallies in Overtime
By Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com
BALTIMORE -- Johns Hopkins went on a 7-2 run to open overtime and held on to defeat Washington University 73-69 in a University Athletic Association game at Goldfarb Gymnasium.

Despite going scoreless for nearly three minutes in the middle of the second half, Washington U. (7-4, 0-1 UAA) whittled the Hopkins lead from 45-36 to a 48-48 tie with 7:09 left. After trading baskets and turnovers, Washington took its first lead of the game, 52-50 with an inside jumper by freshman forward Chris Jeffries. His three-point play 30 seconds later extended the lead to 55-52.

The Bears led by as many as four after a baseline jumper by Ben Wanger with 3:31 left, but Hopkins (8-1, 4-0) rallied behind a jumper by Matt Eisley and a three-point play by Brian Cosgrove at the 1:27 mark to tie the game at 60 apiece.

After Wash U missed on two shots in the paint, Hopkins had a chance to take the lead with 30 seconds left, but a backdoor pass led Nino Vanin too far underneath the basket and his layup went off.

Vanin stole the ball at the top of the key and Hopkins called timeout with 3.5 seconds left. But after a second timeout, Jeffries deflected the inbounds pass to DeGreef, who called timeout with 1.7 seconds remaining. A 60-foot shot by Tabash rimmed out at the buzzer.

Eisley led Hopkins with a career-high 22 points and four rebounds, including a key offensive rebound of a missed free throw at the end of overtime and a blocked shot late in regulation. Washington U. made nine consecutive free throws in overtime but couldn't get within three points the final three minutes. The one missed overtime free throw was an intentional miss by Ryan Patton.

New No. 1 Team Plays Like It
Jack Jirak led five Tigers in double figures as Hampden-Sydney rolled to a 97-64 win against Randolph-Macon. Chris Fox poured in 13, Bobby Jackson had 11 and T.J. Grimes and Jeremy Harris added 10 each.

The Tigers, who will be No. 1 in the new D3hoops.com Top 25 poll, used a 22-4 run over a 6:22 span in the opening half to open a 12-point led they would never relinquish. The Yellow Jackets trimmed the lead to nine with just under three minutes, and Hampden-Sydney (10-0, 4-0 ODAC) responded with an 11-0 run to take a 20-point halftime lead. Randolph-Macon scored the opening four points of the second half to close the score to 16 but would get no closer.

Hampden-Sydney shot 54.2% from the floor and committed just 12 turnovers. Randolph-Macon shot 49.1% for the game, but lost the rebounding battle 40-27 and committed 26 turnovers. Mike Moore scored a game-high 15 points to lead Randolph-Macon (4-6, 1-3). Jamie Rice netted 14 and Jared Mills had 11 and a game-high 10 rebounds.

Trailing Again at Half, Christopher Newport Wins
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- An amazing second-half effort propelled Christopher Newport to a 90-74 win against Lebanon Valley and the championship of the Ramada Inn/Captains Shootout Jan. 4 at Ratcliffe Gym. The win was the undefeated Captains' 11th in a row.

Trailing 40-39 at halftime after a fierce battle, the Captains grabbed control early in the second half, largely on the three-point shooting of Tiran Matthews, who was 6-for-9 in the half, the first four coming early. CNU built its margin to 58-49 on a Matthews three-pointer, but the Flying Dutchmen cut the margin back to one, 59-58 with 10:58 to go. The Captains burst to a 26-7 run to grab am 85-65 lead with 2:44 remaining. Matthews closed with 23 points, all in the second half.

Antoine Sinclair added 20 points and had eight rebounds and Brandon Jones had 19 points. Newcomer Terry Gray scored nine points in 14 minutes of action in just his second CNU appearance. Lebanon Valley (6-3) had four players in double figures. Steve Horst led the way with 19, Keith Phoebus had 17, Jason Vogtman 16 and Dan Pfeil 14 with 10 rebounds. Jones was named tournament MVP and was joined on the all-tournament team by Sinclair and Matthews plus Horst and Pfeil of Lebanon Valley and Scott Lamonica of Muskingum.

In the third-place game Muskingum raced to a 37-7 lead and was never challenged in a 98-48 win against Hunter. The Muskies (8-4) had five players in doubles figures, Lamonica with 20. Mike Moler with 18, Chris Garber with 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Andy Connell and Kent Keitch with 10 each. Jermaine Parkinson was Hunter's only double-figure scorer with 12 points as the Hawks fell to 2-9.

Calvin Men Bounce Back
After suffering back-to-back defeats to nationally ranked NAIA Division I opponents Biola and Azusa Pacific last week, the biggest question for the Calvin men heading into its MIAA opener against Defiance was whether its recent trip to Southern California would serve as a stumbling block or a stepping stone for the remainder of the season.

The final answer to that question remains to be seen but the Knights took a step in the right direction with an impressive 104-74 victory against visiting Defiance Jan. 4 in front of more than 1,900 fans at the Calvin Fieldhouse.

Calvin snapped its two-game losing skid with the win and improved to 9-2 overall. A year ago, Defiance (6-5 overall, 0-1 MIAA) was one of two opponents to defeat the Knights at the Calvin Fieldhouse as the Yellow Jackets downed Calvin 75-72 in the MIAA Tournament semifinals. In that victory, Defiance drilled 13 of 27 attempts from three-point range including a game-winning triple by Eric Viney at the buzzer.

On Tuesday night, Calvin used a reversal in fortunes in three-point shooting as the Knights drained 13 of 23 attempts from three-point range for a blistering 56.5 percent clip. Calvin fired in six three-pointers on seven attempts in the first seven minutes of the contest to jump into a 26-7 lead. Calvin would later lead 50-18 on a jumper by junior Derek Kleinheksel (Hamilton) with 4:56 left before the Yellow Jackets rallied with a 16-7 run to end the half to bring the halftime score to 57-34. Calvin finished the first half with a 64.7% (22 of 34) field goal performance as well as a 75 percent (9 of 12) clip from three-point range.

Calvin then maintained a comfortable lead throughout the second half with Defiance never getting closer than 24 points the rest of the way.

Freshman Jeremy Veenstra led Calvin with a game-high 21 points on 7 of 11 field goal shooting while also grabbing seven rebounds and collecting three assists and three steals. In addition, Veenstra was a perfect 3 of 3 from three-point range. Sophomore point guard Jon Potvin was also stellar for the maroon and gold, scoring a career-high 15 points including a 3-for-4 performance from three-point land. Junior center Brian Krosschell was also big for the Knights, recording his second double-double of the year with 14 points and 15 rebounds while adding three blocked shots and a pair of crowd-pleasing dunks. Junior Jason DeKuiper chipped in with a career-high 12 points, 4-for-6 from three-point range while senior Aaron Winkle added 12 points and five assists to extend his double-figure scoring streak to 22 games. Kleinheksel also contributed eight points on 4-for-5 shooting while snaring seven rebounds.

Defiance was led by Viney's 16 points as the sophomore hit 3 of 5 three-point attempts while senior Chad Kahle had 13 points and seven rebounds. Senior Seth Newlove and sophomore Kris Hinchcliff added 10 points apiece for the Yellow Jackets. Defiance shot 32.4% overall including just 30.6% in the first half. Defiance had its best success from three-point range, hitting 9 of 21 attempts for a 42.9% clip.

Calvin owned the boards, outrebounding Defiance 52-35, including 37-21 on the defensive glass.

No. 8 Simpson Goes to 9-0
Simpson improved to 9-0 overall (5-0 IIAC) with a 84-79 victory against Wartburg Jan. 4 in Indianola. The Storm withstood two furious Wartburg rallies.

With Simpson leading 33-18 with 5:39 to go in the first half, the Knights went on a 14-0 run to cut the lead to 33-32 with a little over two minutes to go in the opening frame. Heather Davis ended the run with a short jumper and the Storm led 40-37 at the break.

Simpson took control of the second half and pushed their lead to 19 with 9:09 to go in the game on the post play of sophomore forward Michelle Stover. The 5-10 Osceola native scored eight of her 24 points during the opening part of the second half.

Wartburg cut the lead to just six with 2:26 to go as the Knights went on a 17-4 run. Brianne Schoonover scored six points during the the seven minute span.

The Storm steadied themselves and won their 33rd consecutive regular-season game as Lisa Cowling hit five of her eight free throws in the final two minutes of the game. The Knights (6-2, 3-1) had five players score in double figures led by Schoonover and Amy Drees who each charted 17 points. Molly Mason and Jenni Donohue both scored 13 while Holly Mohs posted 12 points. Wartburg outrebounded the Storm 53-40 (23-16 on the offensive glass). Simpson has won 34 of their past 36 and 54 of their past 60 dating back to the start of the 1997-98 season.

Rhodes Wins SCAC Battle
Led by Drew Murphy's 20 points the Rhodes men defeated previously unbeaten and 24th-ranked Trinity University 73-65 at Mallory Gymnasium in Memphis Jan. 3. Senior guard Josh Cockerham added 14 points and four assists and Center Neal Power added 14 points for the Lynx who improved to 9-1 overall and 3-0 in SCAC play. Trinity (9-1, 3-1) was led by junior forward Qunitin Mason's 21 points and senior Mike Fogo added 14 points for the Tigers. Rhodes led 34-32 at halftime, but Trinity rallied to take its largest lead of the game at 49-44 with 11:07 to play. However, the Lynx finished the game on a 19-8 run capped by four late free throws by Cockerham to seal the win.

Muskingum Takes No. 3 Christopher Newport to Overtime
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. -- It took another rally but Christopher Newport remained unbeaten with a 68-64 win against Muskingum in the first round of the Ramada Inn/Captains Shootout in Ratcliffe Gym Jan. 3. As has happened several times this season, CNU found itself down at halftime, this time 31-20, after shooting just 33% in the first half. But the Captains quickly battled back into contention, pulling to within one at 33-32. CNU, however, could not pull in front until a layup by Kenny Stokes gave the Captains a 48-47 lead with 5:01 to play.

Trailing 53-50, the Muskies hit a pair of three-pointers to forge back in front 56-53, with 1:33 to play. CNU's Tiran Matthews canned a three-pointer from the corner with 28 seconds to play to tie it and Muskingum's Mike Moler missed a shot seconds before the buzzer to send it into OT. In the overtime the Captains jumped in front quickly and never trailed. Brandon Jones paced CNU (10-0) with 20 points. Donte Henderson added 16 and Antoine Sinclair with with 13 rebounds. Scott Lamonica led the Muskies (7-4) with 18 points. Chris Garber added 12 and Chas Call and Moler had 10 each.

In the night's opener Lebanon Valley defeated Hunter 76-61 to win a spot in the title game. Steve Horst led the Flying Dutchmen with 24 points, 17 in the first half as Lebanon Valley built a 32-25 edge. Keith Phoebus added 19 points and Dan Pfeil 11 as the Flying Dutchmen improved to 6-2. Hunter got 32 points from Greg Hardin and fell to 2-8.

Hampden-Sydney Rolls Nebraska Wesleyan
T.J. Grimes scored 20 points and dished out a career-high seven assists to lead No. 2 Hampden-Sydney to an 86-61 win against No. 18 Nebraska Wesleyan (7-4) in the championship of the Taco Bell Grande Hoops Classic. Grimes, the tournament MVP, was 7-for-14 from the field and 4-for-4 from the line for his 20 points, and handed out the seven assists without a turnover. He was one of four in double figures for the Tigers, as Chris Fox netted 16, Jack Jirak added 12 and Brett Thompson had 10. H-SC raced out to a 16-2 lead to open the game. Nebraska Wesleyan was never closer than 11 after that as the Tigers limited the Plainsmen to a .377 percentage from the field, and owned a 51-30 advantage on the boards. Cory Adams led Nebraska Wesleyan with 17 points and seven rebounds.

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