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November 1998

Rockford Women End Nation's Longest Streak
The Rockford College women's basketball team recently snapped the nation's longest losing streak of 70 games by defeating Webster 87-60 opening weekend in the consolation game of the Rockford College Regent Classic. Ironically, the Regents' last win, nearly three years ago, also came against Webster. The Regents won that game 43-41 on Dec. 1, 1995.

Otterbein Sweeps Three D-II's
Otterbein defeated Division II University of Tampa 71-66, concluding a three-game trip to Florida. The Cardinals defeated three D-II schools on the trip, including Queens (N.C.) 79-72 on Nov. 27 and Eckerd College 64-63 Nov. 28. Otterbein (3-0) will host its first OAC conference game Dec. 5 against Ohio Northern, the preseason No. 1 pick. Otterbein was picked second.

Roanoke Men End CAC Weekend 0-2
TOWSON, Md. - The Goucher College men’s basketball team held a decisive 45-32 rebounding edge and made 22 free throws en route to a 71-68 non-conference win against Roanoke Nov. 29 at the Sports and Recreation Center. The Gophers improved to 3-1 overall, while Roanoke slipped to 1-3. It was Roanoke's second consecutive loss to a CAC team, as the Maroons fell to Catholic 70-68 Nov. 27. The Gophers opened a 59-49 lead with 7:37 remaining in the game, but the Maroons rallied with a 15-6 run to cut the lead to 65-64 with 2:02 to play. The Gophers made six of eight free throws in the final two minutes to secure the win. Goucher finished with a 22-for-29 performance at the charity stripe (76%), while Roanoke was 9-for-18. Senior Bakari Ward led Goucher with 16 points. Roanoke was paced by sophomore center Alex Phillips with a game-high 17.

Hope and Calvin Miss Meeting in Old Kent
Calvin saw its three-game winning streak snapped as the Knights were defeated by Grand Valley State 89-79 in the championship game of the Old Kent Classic Saturday afternoon at the Van Andel Arena in downtown Grand Rapids. Trailing 37-27 late in the first half, Calvin used an 11-3 run capped off by layup from junior forward Aaron Winkle with 53 seconds left in the half. Grand Valley answered the Calvin surge with a long three-pointer with three seconds left in the half to take a 43-38 lead into the locker room. Calvin (3-1) opened the second half with a 12-2 run as Winkle and senior guard Scott Plaisier combined for all 12 points to give the Knights a 50-45 lead with 15:43 left. Grand Valley (3-2) came back with a 7-1 run to take a 52-51 lead a few minutes later. The Lakers took the lead for good at 63-62 with nine minutes left to play. Grand Valley was able to widen its lead to 80-69 with 3:30 left. Winkle finished the game with 25 points, six rebounds and four steals while converting all seven of his free throw attempts. In the consolation game, Cornerstone defeated Hope 98-80. Joining Grand Valley's Ennis Young on the all-tournament team were Winkle, Alan Gortmaker and Mike Long of Cornerstone and Ryan Klingler of Hope.

Rose-Hulman Men Top Aurora
Rose-Hulman relied on the senior trio of Bryan Egli, Sam Johnson and Matt Millington to defeat Aurora University 70-61 in the Engineers' 1998-99 home opener. Egli led Rose-Hulman (2-1) with 24 points, five assists, four rebounds and three steals in the victory over last season's Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference champions. Johnson added 20 points on 9-for-10 shooting from the field, while Millington scored 12 points and grabbed seven rebounds for the Engineers. Rose-Hulman shot 57% from the field (30-for-53) to gain the victory. The Engineers also outrebounded Aurora (2-2) 35-28. Junior Michael Harris came off the bench to score seven points in just 10 minutes of action. Harris made each of his three field goal attempts and added one rebound. Freshman Jabari Harrell and sophomore Dan DeBruycker led Aurora with 18 and 11 points, respectively. Aurora was held to just eight of 26 from three-point range.

Bradbury Tops Alma Scoring Record
Senior Ellen Bradbury, the reigning MVP of the MIAA, started the 1998-99 season off with a bang as she broke the Alma single game scoring record with 39 points in the Scots 108-100 comeback win against Wisconsin-Stout Friday night in the Scottie Classic at Alma. Bradbury shot 15-for-17 from the field and 9-for-12 from the line as the Scots erased a 16-point halftime deficit to race past the Blue Devils, outscoring them 68-44 in the second half while shooting 63% from the field. Bradbury also grabbed 14 rebounds and blocked two shots.

Ursinus' Barrett Sets Centennial Scoring Mark
Ursinus sophomore Richard Barrett set a Centennial Conference record with 43 points in the Bears' 70-65 win against Widener on Nov. 24 in Collegeville. Barrett connected on 13 of 25 shots from the floor, including a Conference-record 8-for-16 from three-point range, while also making 9 of 13 free throws. As if that was not enough, he also had a game-high eight rebounds, blocked three shots and handed out two assists. Barrett is just the third Centennial player to hit the 40-point plateau, joining Franklin & Marshall's Jerome Maiatico (42 vs. RPI, 1/9/98) and Muhlenberg's Mike Gramer (40 vs. Ursinus, 1/28/95).

Merchant Marines Picked to Win Skyline
The Kings Point men's basketball team was chosen to win the Skyline Conference in the 1998-99 Preseason Coaches Poll. The Mariners received six of the seven first-place votes from the Conference's head coaches. Picked to finish second were the SUNY Maritime Privateers, while the Mount St. Vincent Dolphins were chosen to finish third. The coaches also voted on the preseason favorite to win the Player of the Year Award and the Preseason First-Team and Second-Team All-Conference. The Mariners' senior captain Sean Bradley was picked as the probable 1998-99 Player of the Year. During the 1997-98 season, Bradley averaged 20.5 points and 8.4 rebounds per game to lead the team. He garnered numerous postseason accolades including his second consecutive Skyline Conference Player of the Year Award and the Division III Metropolitan Player of the Year Award. Kings Point also led the way in the All-Conference selections with three representatives. SUNY Maritime and Mount St. Vincent each had two players named to the All-Conference Preseason Teams.

Hanover's Beitzel Posts 300th Win
The Hanover College men's basketball team blasted Indiana University-Northwest 118-37 to give head coach Mike Beitzel his 300th career victory. The game was played Saturday, Nov. 21, as part of the Anderson/Hanover Classic in Anderson, Ind. Junior forward Greg Lorenzi, who was named to the all-classic team, led seven Hanover players in double figures with a game-high 23 points and eight rebounds. Junior Tim Schluge, who was also named to the all-classic team, scored 17 points on 8-10 shooting from the field. Beitzel is 175-110 in his 11th year at Hanover. He has guided the Panthers to six straight winning seasons, which includes two berths in the NCAA Division III national tournament and a conference title. He posted a 125-95 mark in eight years at Northern Kentucky University before heading to Hanover for the 1988-89 campaign.

Washington U. Women Cruise Past DePauw
In a matchup of two teams ranked in the Top 10 in every preseason Division III women’s basketball poll, the Washington (Mo.) University Bears used a solid second half to cruise past DePauw University, 79-50 in the DePauw tipoff Tournament championship game. Washington led the entire way, but by only two early in the second half after DePauw’s Kelly Morrison buried a three-pointer just 13 seconds into the second half. The lead was still eight with 16:05 left, but the Bears went to work with seven straight points to make it 52-37. Morrison hit another three-pointer to cut the margin to 12 with just over 12 minutes to play, but Washington went on a 16-3 run over a five-minute span to put the contest away. During that stretch, the Tigers shut down the Bears inside game, but couldn’t stop three different players from nailing four three-pointers. The second-half statistics told the story as the Bears connected on 61.5% of their floor shots to the Tigers’ 18.5%. The Tigers hit four of five from three-point range in the second half and just one of 22 from inside the arc.

Preseason Team of the Year center Alia Fischer led all scorers with 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Morrison led DePauw with 19 points and hit three of four from three-point range. She led Division III last year in three-point shooting. The Bears earned a spot in the championship game after handling Illinois Wesleyan Nov. 20 by a 98-82 count. DePauw defeated Franklin 70-52 to earn their spot in the title game. In Saturday’s consolation game, Illinois Wesleyan broke a 60-60 tie with 5:53 left by going on a 13-2 run over a span of 3:46. Sara Seebruch led the Titans with 31 points and 15 rebounds. Jenny Moore had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Grizzlies.

Augustana, MacMurray Win in OT
Augustana (Ill.) went to overtime to defeat host Illinois College by a final score of 81-77 in the championship game of the second annual Bill Merris Tip-Off Classic. The Vikings (2-0) jumped out to 42-30 halftime lead before Illinois College went ahead 64-62 with 4:10 left on a steal and layup by Drew Petefish. Augustana's Aaron Schmidt forced overtime when he hit the second of two free throws with :09 left. Schmidt and teammate Brian McMahon then combined for six of their team's eight OT points to seal the decision. McMahon and Schmidt tied for team scoring honors with 17 apiece while Augie's Jason Skoda scored 15 and Jeremiah Johnson tallied 12. Illinois College (1-1) was led by Chad Tobin with 18 followed by Justin Six with 14. In the consolation game, MacMurray (1-1) posted an 88-87 overtime decision over Concordia University of Illinois (0-2). The winners were led by tournament MVP Brad Bryan who scored 30 points. MacMurray's Matt Heyen added 18 and Scott Leibfried had 15 for the winners. Concordia was led in scoring by Lorenzo Trudo with 22, followed by Ryan Winckler with 19 and Jason Ash with 16. In addition to MacMurray's Brad Bryan, the all-tournament team included Lorenzo Trudo of Concordia, Justin Six and Chad Tobin of Illinois College, and Augustana's Aaron Schmidt and Jason Skoda.

Western Md. Women Win York Tournament Again
YORK, Pa.-- Western Maryland captured their second straight Lady Spartan Classic Championship with a 67-53 victory over the host York. The game was the meaning of a team win. The Green Terror outrebounded York 53-44 and forced the Spartans into shooting 29.7% from the floor. Individually for Western Maryland, Sophomore Jill Ibex led all scorers with 20 points on the afternoon while Tournament MVP Kathi Snyder dropped in 13 and led the team with nine rebounds. Sophomore Patty Russo earned herself All Tournament accolades after a 12 point, five assist afternoon. Western Maryland (2-0) has now won five titles in the 12-year history of the tournament.

Wittenberg and Wooster Tabbed for NCAC Repeat
Wittenberg's women and Wooster's men were tabbed as the favorites in voting by coaches and media at the NCAC media day. Wittenberg received 15 of 21 first-place votes from the media and eight of nine from the coaches to outdistance Denison. "It's always an honor to receive this type of preseason recognition," says 13th-year Wittenberg head coach Pam Evans-Smith. "What really matters, though, is being there to receive the championship trophy at the end of the season." Wooster earned 26 first-place votes in the men's balloting, 18 of 21 from the media and eight of nine from the coaches. Wittenberg was second in both polls. "We enter every season with the intention of winning a conference championship," says 12th-year Wooster head coach Steve Moore. "This year is no different. I think our team will welcome the additional challenge of being the preseason favorite."

MASCAC Picks Bridgewater Men, Salem Women
Salem State is the unanimous pick to win the MASCAC women's title, while Bridgewater State won by a narrow margin on the men's side. The Bears edged out Salem, Worcester State, and Massachusetts College in balloting in which all four received first-place votes. SSC has captured eight consecutive regular-season titles while compiling a 91-5 conference record during that span. Salem State's women have won the last five MASCAC titles.

SCAC Coaches Honor Trinity, DePauw
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference coaches picked Trinity's men's team to repeat as conference champs, and conference newcomer DePauw on the women's side. Even though it has not played a single SCAC game, DePauw apparently will take no one by surprise as the Tigers received five of the ten coaches' first-place votes. Southwestern, the defending conference champion and the coaches' second choice, received three first-place votes. Hendrix and Trinity each received one first-place vote. As for the men, Trinity was tabbed the overwhelming favorite to capture their second consecutive conference crown as the Tigers received nine of the ten coaches' first-place votes. Rose-Hulman, another newcomer, received the other first-place vote.

St. Lawrence's Greg Sutton Turning Pro
Greg Sutton is coming out early and ready to turn pro at the end of the fall semester. A Division III basketball player turning pro before his senior season? Details in Jim Stout's Northeast Notebook.

Are You Ready for Some Basketball?
Practice can begin Saturday, Oct. 24, and the Wooster Scots are starting the season off in style. The Scots will tip off their practice schedule with a fun-filled, prize-loaded Midnight Madness celebration on Friday, Oct. 23, at Timken Gymnasium. The event begins at 11:15 p.m., with a "Get the Gators" pep rally to support the Scot football team, which will host Allegheny in a key North Coast Athletic Conference matchup the following day. Afterwards, students can compete for prizes, as well as door prizes for everything from pizza to second-semester books. At midnight, the Scot basketball team will take center court, with player introductions, a three-point shootout and a slam dunk contest.

Rose-Hulman Hopes Program Doesn't Go South
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's men look to continue their winning tradition as a first-year member of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Engineers have forged a solid tradition in the 1990s, claiming two ICAC championships and making two NCAA tournament appearances. Senior Bryan Egli has emerged as Rose-Hulman's floor leader. Egli averaged an ICAC-high 21.9 points and 3.7 rebound per game last season. Help is available from fellow senior ICAC first-team representative Sam Johnson, a 6-7 center who scored 9.6 points per game last season. Senior forward Matt Millington and guard Joe Puthoff bring considerable experience to the starting lineup. Millington averaged 8.0 points and 3.7 rebounds per game, while Puthoff made two buzzer-beating three-point shots to defeat nationally ranked Illinois Wesleyan and Hanover. This season, as the Engineers move into the SCAC after their fourth consecutive winning season, the stakes have only been set higher.

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