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Ashland University
Eagles
It was a clean sweep last week for the Eagles as they posted a 3-0 mark. Junior Jessica Minch (Centerville, OH) tallied a career-high 23 points and added 9 rebounds in the win over Lake Erie College. For the week, Minch averaged 14.3 ppg., 7.3 rpg., and blocked 10 shots. Her 15 rejections this season lead the team and she has as many swats as AU’s opponents through the first five games. The Eagles won both games at the Ashland Thanksgiving Classic, with the final game of the classic being just that—a classic. After Shepherd tied the game at 88-88 with 5 seconds left, junior point guard Alethea Lamberson (London, OH) took the inbounds pass, raced down the floor, and nailed a 25-foot three-pointer with two-tenths of a second remaining to give AU a stunning 91-88 victory. Lamberson completed her day with a 20-point (career-high), 7-assist, 6-rebound, 4-steal performance and played all 40 minutes. That is the second time this season the junior has played the entire game. Junior Lisa Graue (Dayton, OH/Wayne) added a career-high 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 steals in the win over Shepherd. The balanced AU attack had five players average double-figures throughout the week. Lamberson (14.7 ppg.), Minch (14.3), and Graue (11.7) led the way, while junior forward Betsy Morrison (Gahanna, OH/Lincoln) averaged 10.7 ppg. and freshman guard Rachel Poorman (Zanesville, OH/Maysville) contributed 10.3 ppg.
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Ferris
State University
Bulldogs
FSU finished as the lone unbeaten team in its own GLIAC/GLVC Challenge as the Bulldogs recorded a 73-69 win over Kentucky Wesleyan to wrap up the two-day event Saturday (Nov. 24) evening inside FSU’s Jim Wink Arena at Big Rapids, Mich. The Bulldogs, who defeated Southern Illinois-Edwardsville on Friday (Nov. 23), posted a 2-0 mark in the GLIAC/GLVC Challenge. Senior forward/center Rachel Folcik (Powers/Carney-Nadeau) averaged 22 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the two contests for FSU. She netted a team-high 20 points and a game-best 10 rebounds along with five assists in Friday’s (Nov. 23) 77-69 triumph over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Folcik then recorded a game-high 24 points, hauled down 11 rebounds and dished out six assists as FSU topped Kentucky Wesleyan 73-69 on Saturday (Nov. 24). Folcik converted 16-of-32 (.500) shots in the two games, including a two-of-three (.667) performance from behind the three-point stripe. Additionally, she was 10-of-12 (.833) from the free throw stripe.
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University
of Findlay
Oilers
The Oilers lost their only game of the week last Saturday 67-64 to Fairmont State University on the road…Junior forward Ashley Westenbarger led four Oilers in double figures with a career-high 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the floor…She also made 3-of-5 three pointers to go along with four rebounds and a pair of steals…Junior guard Brittany Wells added 13 points while sophomore guard Audra Mihalic and freshman forward Kendra Robbins had ten points apiece…Robbins is currently leading the team in scoring and rebounding at 12.0 and 6.7 per game….
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Gannon
University
Golden Knights
The Lady Knights posted a 56-47 road victory at Tiffin in their only action of the week … Gannon trailed by seven in the first half before rallying for a three-point halftime lead … Ashley Lowdermilk (Kensington, Ohio/Carrollton) led all scorers with 18 points … Lowdermilk ignited an 8-0 first-half run that erased a three-point deficit with a pair of three-pointers … Brittany Tabron (Canton, Ohio/Canton Central Catholic) posted 14 points, reaching double digits off the bench for the second time in the first three games … Gannon has won 22 consecutive games dating back to the 2005-06 season when leading at halftime … the Lady Knights begin GLIAC play November 29 against Northern Michigan at home.
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Grand
Valley State University
Lakers
#19 Grand Valley State tallied two wins last week, as they opened the home portion of its schedule…The Lakers averaged 69.0 points, while holding their opponents to just 40.5 points in the two games…GVSU also tallied 15 more rebounds and 11 more steals in the two games…Grand Valley was led by senior guard Crystal Zick who averaged 23.5 points, 5.5 steals, 4.0 rebounds, and 2.0 assists…She tallied career-highs in both points (29) and steals (10) in the Lakers win over Saint Joseph’s…Freshman guard Elizabeth Van Tiflin posted 10.0 points in the two wins…The Lakers will host Marygrove in a non-conference game on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 6:00 p.m. in the GVSU Fieldhouse Arena.
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Hillsdale
College
Chargers
After the Chargers’ 2-0 weekend at the AU Thanksgiving Classic, the team is now 18-1 in the month of November dating back to the 2004-05 season…The Chargers have won every game this season by 11 or more points…Junior Katie Cezat, who didn’t start a single game last season, is averaging 21.5 points and 8.8 rebounds per game this season…She scored a career-high 27 points in Sunday’s win over Alderson-Broaddus…She set her previous career-high in scoring back on Nov. 16, with 26 against West Virginia Weslyan…Senior Julie Slot has also scored in double figures in all four games this season…Freshman Kara McCormick enjoyed a productive weekend, scoring a total of 27 points in the team’s two wins…She was 6-for-8 in 3-point baskets during the two games, and scored 17 in Saturday’s win over Shepherd…Hillsdale will play in its third consecutive weekend tournament this weekend, at West Virginia Tech, taking on the University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) and the host WVU Tech squad.
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Lake
Superior State University
Lakers
Senior forward/center Rachel Folcik (Powers/Carney-Nadeau) averaged 22 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.5 assists in the two contests for FSU. She netted a team-high 20 points and a game-best 10 rebounds along with five assists in Friday’s (Nov. 23) 77-69 triumph over Southern Illinois-Edwardsville. Folcik then recorded a game-high 24 points, hauled down 11 rebounds and dished out six assists as FSU topped Kentucky Wesleyan 73-69 on Saturday (Nov. 24). Folcik converted 16-of-32 (.500) shots in the two games, including a two-of-three (.667) performance from behind the three-point stripe. Additionally, she was 10-of-12 (.833) from the free throw stripe.
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Mercyhurst
College
Lakers
The Laker’s dropped to 1-3 on the season with an 83-67 loss to No. 18 Northern Kentucky and a 74-63 loss to Tiffin…The Lakers held second half leads in both contests and had a 37-30 halftime advantage on Northern Kentucky…Mercyhurst led Tiffin 57-55 with six minutes to play before the Dragons scored 13 unanswered points for the win…Freshman Amy Achesinski had her second double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds against Northern Kentucky. She then followed that up with 24 points and six rebounds against Tiffin. Achesinski also made 24-of-26 free-throws in the two games…Stephanie Prischak scored 15 points in each game and is shooting 71 percent from the field, including 8-of-10 on three-pointers…Mercyhurst was shooting a GLIAC-best 42 percent from three-point range until the Tiffin game, in which the Lakers made only 2-of-13 from long range…Sophomore transfer Stevie Spetoskey had her first double-digit scoring game as a Laker, finishing with 10 points against Tiffin.
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Michigan
Technological University
Huskies
MTU evened its 2007-08 record with two wins at Minnesota Duluth’s Thanksgiving Classic. The Huskies defeated the host Bulldogs on their floor for the first time since 1998 with a 79-69 victory last Friday (Nov. 23). Senior Catherine Rottier and sophomore Katie Wysocky were both named to the all-classic team. Rottier totaled a career-high 27 points in Friday’s win over UMD, breaking her previous career high of 25 set in the 2006 NCAA Regional Quarterfinal game vs. Northern Kentucky . Katie Wysocky notched a double-double in each of Michigan Tech’s two wins last weekend. The sophomore forward scored 17 points and grabbed 14 rebounds on Friday (Nov. 23). She followed that up with an 11-point, 13-rebound effort against St. Cloud State last per game this season.
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Northern
Michigan University
Wildcats
The Northern Michigan University women’s basketball team will travel to Erie, Pa. this week to open up GLIAC play against Gannon and Mercyhurst…Last week the Wildcats lost in overtime to St. Cloud State (77-81) and picked up its first win of the season against UM-Duluth (70-53)…Allison Carroll led the ‘Cats at the UM-Duluth Tournament with 24 points and nine rebounds against the Huskies and 16 points and five rebounds against the Bulldogs…Carroll was named to the all-tournament team and is the lone ‘Cat averaging over 10 points a game with 17.0 ppg…Carroll also leads the team off the glass with 6.8 rpg…Kelsey Deacon with 18 points and Steffani Stoeger with 17 were the other two ‘Cats in double-figures against St. Cloud…Natalie Larocque added 14 points in the win against UM-Duluth…Newcomer Steffani Stoeger has a team-high 13 steals on the team, she had 10 over the weekend.
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Northwood
University
Timberwolves
The Northwood University women’s basketball team won its only game of the week, posting a 106-53 win over Rochester … NU finished the game at 57.1 percent (44-77) from the floor and had advantages of 51-21 in rebounding and 38-0 in fast break points … Northwood established a new school record with 29 assists for the game … NU was also one point short of tying the school record for points in a game (107 - 2005) … five Timberwolves finished in double figures, led by freshman Pam Wilson (Grand Blanc, Mich.), who finished with 25 points, six rebounds and five steals…Jodi Ostergren (Midland, Mich./Dow) registered a double-double, scoring 20 points while grabbing 13 rebounds … Redshirt freshman Sara Pawlaczyk (Bay City, Mich./Central) had her best game as a Timberwolf, totaling 14 points while dishing out nine assists to go with zero turnovers … Megan Starnes (Mt. Pleasant, Mich.) and Jenny Theisen (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) finished with 12 and 11 points, respectively … Northwood hosts three games this week, facing Tiffin Monday night before opening GLIAC play against Lake Superior Wednesday and Ferris State Saturday.
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Saginaw
Valley State University
Cardinals
The Cardinals won their only game of the week, beating Central State by a score of 71-52 at home on Tuesday night…the win improved the Cardinals’ record to 2-1 for the season…LaTille Ross (Opelika, Ala./Alabama St.) scored a season high 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds against CSU…Kara Kinzer (Shelby Twp., Mich./Utica Eisenhower) scored 15 points and snatched six rebounds, while Brittany Burns (Saginaw, Mich./Alabama St.) made nine of her ten free throw attempts on her way to 11 points…junior Tricia Everett (Saginaw, Mich./Swan Valley) continued her fine all around play, dishing out eight assists to go along with her seven points…for the season, Everett is second in the GLIAC with an average of 5.67 assists per game…freshman Brittany Burkhardt (West Bloomfield, Mich./Walled Lake Central) scored ten points and grabbed seven rebounds off the bench against CSU…Burkhardt has now reached double figures in scoring in all three contest for the Cardinals this season…the Cardinals return to action on Thursday when they travel to Ferris State for their GLIAC conference opener.
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Wayne
State University
Warriors
WSU defeated Madonna, 90-52, in its home opener to improve to 2-1 … the 90 points is the most by a Warrior squad in 54 games since a 91-47 triumph over Concordia on November 22, 2005 … junior guard Jasmine McCall (Detroit, Mich./CMA) led the Warriors with 14 points, eight assists and seven steals … sophomore guard Brooke Bowers (Delphos, Ohio/Jefferson) had a game-high 24 points off the bench on 6-of-11 from beyond the arc and 6-of-6 at the charity stripe … the six made three pointers is tied-for-sixth best single game in school history … Bowers was 1-of-6 from beyond the arc in the first half, and 5-for-5 in the second half … junior Chastidy Miller (White Lake, Mich./Waterford Kettering) contributed 21 points on three triples and 12 of 13 from the foul line … the12 made foul shots by Miller is tied-for-second best single game behind 15 made free throws by Ebony Vincent on Feb. 16, 2004, at Findlay … Vincent was at Saturday’s game serving as an assistant coach at Madonna … junior Kim Gear (Watervliet, Mich.) had four blocks, the sixth most in a game by a WSU player in history … Wayne State is idle until playing on Monday, Dec. 3 at Central State at 6 p.m.
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