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| One, Wisconsin UW-Platteville and UW-Oshkosh shared the limelight Feb. 25 as both of the nation's new No. 1 teams were in action.
On the men's side, Platteville, who earned the No. 1 ranking in the NABC poll earlier in the day, won at Oshkosh 65-57 to remain undefeated at 24-0. Oshkosh, ranked third in the West Region and No. 18 in the NABC, fell to 20-4 overall.
Over in Platteville, the WBCA's newly elected top team from Oshkosh beat the Pioneers 67-36.
The Titans improved to 23-1 overall. Both the Platteville men and Oshkosh women have clinched Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles with 15-0 records and automatic bids to the Division III NCAA playoffs. |
| Permalink | Feb 25, 1998 |
| | It's oh-oh in the OAC The Ohio Athletic Conference is in its semifinals and the top remaining men's seed is No. 5 Otterbein. Top-seeded John Carroll and No. 2 Ohio Northern hit the dust tonight, as did No. 3 Mount Union. So who's left? Just No. 5 Otterbein, No. 6 Baldwin-Wallace, No. 7 Capital and No. 8 Marietta.
Also, some conference finalists: Goucher at Catholic (men's Capital), York vs. Hunter (men's CUNYAC), Hunter vs. Staten Island (women's CUNYAC) and Muhlenberg at Johns Hopkins (men's and women's Centennial). |
| Permalink | Feb 24, 1998 |
| | Ill. Wesleyan knocks off No. 2 Chicago
 Matt Hoder shot 8-for-10 for the Titans. |
Illinois Wesleyan has lost only once on its home court since it opened, and they kept that streak alive, dropping No. 2 University of Chicago 88-76 at the Shirk Center.
The Titans opened the second half on a 10-3 run to open up a 50-35 lead en route to the win. Forward Matt Hoder scored 17 points for the Titans on 8-for-10 shooting, while teammate Brent Niebrugge led all scorers with 22 points.
Chicago is No. 2 in the latest NABC Top 20, while Illinois Wesleyan is No. 13. The two teams are ranked 1-2 in the Midwest Region. |
| Permalink | Feb 21, 1998 |
| | PAC in three-way tie, playoffs loom After Washington and Jefferson defeated the Waynesburg Yellow Jackets 73-62 in Washington, Pa., the Presidents' Athletic Conference had a three-way tie for first place. Waynesburg, Thiel and W&J are each 6-3 in the conference.
PAC teams have had trouble beating each other on the road this season, as each of these teams have traded victories.
After Saturday, Feb. 21, the PAC may still have the same situation as the top three schools play home games. PAC officials have yet to announce a playoff site or any further details, reports the Greene County (Pa.) Messenger. |
| Permalink | Feb 19, 1998 |
| | Clement sets single-game scoring record Grinnell guard Jeff Clement set the D-III scoring record with 77 points Feb. 18 in Grinnell's 149-144 win against Illinois College. Clement shot 26-for-68 from the floor and 19-for-52 from 3-point range, breaking his own record of 17 3-pointers in a game set earlier this season.
The previous record was 69 points by Steve Diekmann, also of Grinnell, in 1994.
Last Saturday, Grinnell had broken the record for most players making a 3-pointer when 13 players hit from downtown in a 104-73 win against Monmouth. The Pioneers broke the previous record, 11, set by St. Mary's (Md.) against Bard in 1994. |
| Permalink | Feb 18, 1998 |
| | Brooklyn rookie breaks steals record BROOKLYN, N.Y. – With eight steals Feb. 17 in a 92-76 men's basketball victory against Pratt Institute, Brooklyn freshman Elijah Jefferson broke the school's season steals record. The old record of 106 was set by former BC star Glen Earl James during the 1984-85 season.
Jefferson, a 5-10 point guard, now has 114 steals this season going into Monday night's season finale against Yeshiva. Jefferson also scored 20 points and added eight assists as well. |
| Permalink | Feb 17, 1998 |
| | Will Marshall tops 46-year-old scoring record Western Maryland senior forward Will Marshall became the school's all-time leading scorer on a jumper with 15:21 remaining in the second half of a 71-66 Centennial Conference loss to Gettysburg. The basket gave Marshall 1,565 points, surpassing the 1,564 compiled by Art Press from 1949 through 1952.
Marshall topped all scorers with 24 points, raising his record total to 1,577. Western Maryland fell to 11-10, while Gettysburg improved to 13-9. |
| Permalink | Feb 14, 1998 |
| | Webster men set SLIAC mark for best turnaround The Webster men etched their names into the record books of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference this afternoon with a 68-61 win against MacMurray. With the win, the Gorloks (13-9, 9-3) sets the conference's mark for biggest turnaround in one season. The Gorloks have improved their conference record by eight wins so far, coming off a 1-13 season in 1996-97.
The Gorloks held an 11-point lead at halftime before MacMurray rallied to within 64-61 with one minute left. Free-throws by Adam Tigert and Paul Zellmer clinched the game for Webster. |
| Permalink | Feb 14, 1998 |
| | Christopher Newport sweeps, men 21-1 The No. 6 Christopher Newport men ran their winning streak to 21 and clinched the Dixie Conference regular season championship with an 86-78 win, while the women won their seventh consecutive game to solidify their hold on first place in the Dixie. In the men's game the Captains (21-1, 10-0) led by as many as 16 in the second half.
Senior Sean Phillips had the game of his career with a career-high 26 points and 12 rebounds, while senior Steve Butler added 16 points and a CNU career-high 22 rebounds. Averett (8-13, 5-5) was led by Demarcus Morrison with 21 points.
The CNU women also coasted to an 83-63 win. Freshman Serita Jackson had a career-high 27 points to pace CNU, which improved to 18-3 and 9-1. Junior Tamara Pool added 20 points. Averett (8-12, 4-6) got 20 points from Shannon Yopp. |
| Permalink | Feb 14, 1998 |
| | Miller's 47 lifts Gallaudet in Atlantic battle WASHINGTON – Gallaudet's Ronda Jo Miller set a school record with 47 points as the Bison, ranked No. 5 in the women's Atlantic region, defeated No. 8 Mary Washington 104-96. Miller shot 17-for-27 from the floor and tied the school record with seven blocked shots.
Mary Washington's Andrea Sellers led the Eagles with 34 points. Miller, leading the nation with 27.7 points per game, also broke her own school record with 574 career points.
Mary Washington dropped into a four-way tie atop the CAC with Gallaudet, Salisbury State and St. Mary's. |
| Permalink | Feb 11, 1998 |
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