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1st Team All NECC
All NECC Kierston Goings Angola
All NECC Rachel Rinehart Angola
All NECC Emily Watkins Angola
All NECC Cassi Cochard Central Noble
All NECC Morgan Young Churubusco
All NECC Taylor Graber Eastside
All NECC Megan Strock Eastside
All NECC Haley Bechtel Fairfield
All NECC Becca Kropf Fairfield
All NECC Jamie Stack Fairfield
All NECC Liz Carlson Fremont
All NECC Lindsey Stoy Hamilton
All NECC Jamie Coffman Lakeland
All NECC Carley Thompson Lakeland
All NECC Sicily Boyce Prairie Heights
All NECC Haley Richardson West Noble
All NECC Skyler Carpenter Westview
All NECC Richelle Sharick Westview
Honorable Mention All NECC
HM All NECC Taylor Conser Eastside
HM All NECC Kari Beasley Fairfield
HM All NECC Tianna Terry Prairie Heights
HM All NECC Ashley Dancy West Noble
HM All NECC Alex Landeros West Noble
HM All NECC Jeslyn Zimmerly Westview
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Midwest College news
Ohio State Concludes Cathedral City Classic With Two Losses Sunday
Buckeyes battled back vs. No. 2 UCLA, but fell, 12-5, in game two
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On the final day of competition at the 2011 Cathedral City Classic, the Ohio State softball team fell, 10-0 (five innings), against No. 18 Nebraska and, 12-5, against No. 2 UCLA Sunday at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City, Calif. The Buckeyes (4-11, 0-0 Big Ten) conclude the tournament with a 0-5 record.
In game one, extra chances for the Huskers and OSU defensive errors were a major factor in the ball game at replica Fenway Park. Nebraska scored three runs in each of the first three innings to break the game open, 9-0. The Ohio State bats were limited as well as Nebraska claimed a one-hit performance with the combination of starter Ashley Hageman and reliever Tatum Edwards.
Making her first career start was freshman pitcher Audrey Plant. Nebraska began the rally after lead-off hitter Nikki Haget reached base safely after an error at second base. Following a sacrifice bunt by Julie Brechtel, Taylor Edwards knocked a double to right center, scoring Haget to make it 1-0. The following batter, Brooke Thomason sent a pitch over the right center field fence to extend the lead to three runs for the Huskers.
Hageman was finding her groove early, striking out three OSU batters in the first two innings. She went three innings, allowing no hits on one walk with four strikeouts to pick up her tenth win of the season.
In the bottom of the second, Nebraska continued its momentum with three additional runs – all unearned. Tatums Edwards reached on an error to third base followed by Megan Southworth, who sent a pitch up the middle for a base hit. Freshman pitcher Kasie Kelly then replaced Plant following the NU single. After a sacrifice bunt, Brechtel continued her hot bat with a two-out two-RBI double that just made it out to short center field to make it 6-0.
In the top of the third, the Scarlet and Gray had their first scoring opportunity with freshman Melissa Rennie on second and junior Vanessa Spears on first. However, Hageman was able to get the force out at third base after Hillman hit into a fielder’s choice on a close play at the bag for the second out. The NU pitcher then struck out Alicia Herron to end the inning.
The next NU at bat, the Huskers made it 9-0 after a Buckeye error at second base began the rally for the Big 12 team. Megan Southworth then hit a double to left center with one out to make it 8-0, while Brechtel picked up her third RBI with a single, scoring Haget
In the fourth, Nebraska made a pitching change as designated player Tatum Edwards headed to the circle. After a hit by pitch that went off the helmet of freshman Evelyn Carrillo, Edwards sent down the next three OSU batters to keep Buckeyes hitless through four.
The play of the day came in the bottom of the fourth inning with senior Brittany Goodchild drawing an ovation from both Husker and Buckeye fans. At the plate, Edwards connected on a pitch and sent it down the right field line but Goodchild was there to rob an extra base hit. Stepping backwards, the native of West Hills, Calif., made a stretching catch over her left shoulder, while crashing through the fence to save two more NU runs. The Huskers picked up their final run of the day after an RBI single by Southworth, which scored Heidi Foland from second base.
In the fifth, Spears broke up the no-hit performance, but Nebraska eventually claimed the five-inning win, 10-0. Plant receives the loss and falls to 0-2 in 2011, going one inning with three hits, two earned runs and struck out one NU batter.
In game two vs. the defending NCAA champions, a great crowd was on display as fans scattered down each base line to watch the two teams play at replica Wrigley field. After being down 4-0 early, the Buckeyes fought back to cut it 7-5, but the Bruins pulled away late in the game to pick up their 13th victory of the year.
The Buckeyes threatened first with runners on first and second to begin the game after back-to-back hits by Herron and Carrillo. However, UCLA pitcher Jessica Hall struck out two-consecutive OSU batters to get out of the early jam.
The Bruins got on the board first with four runs in the opening inning. UCLA started the rally after a ground-rule double by DiSalvatore off Buckeye starter Karisa Medrano. Spears crashed through the wall in center field, while trying to make a great play – like she did two days earlier vs. the Aggies – but could not track it down for the out. The Scarlet and Gray then called in Kelly to replace Medrano in the circle.
With runners on second and third, Kelly was called for two consecutive-illegal pitches by the umpire, making it 3-0 in favor of the Bruins. Kellie Fox then stole second base and advanced to third after a throwing error by Rennie. The next batter, Kelly was called for her third illegal pitch against Alyssa Tiumalu to make it 4-0 as Fox tallied the run.
The Buckeyes then went to its third pitcher of the inning with Plant getting called into the circle. The Buckeye freshman got OSU out of the inning with a strikeout and ground out to first baseman Carrillo. In total, the Buckeye pitchers were called for six illegal pitches in the opening frame.
For the second straight inning, Ohio State had runners on first and second after a walk to Melaina Saalfeld and a base hit by Megan Coletta in the second, but this time, the Buckeyes plated runs.
Saalfeld scored the first Buckeye run following a single by Spears and a throwing error by UCLA third baseman Talee Snow. With Coletta now on third and Spears on first, the Buckeyes ran a double steal to perfection as the Buckeye third baseman made it 4-2. Spears advanced to third on the play after an error by Fox, the UCLA shortstop. However, Hall was able to work herself out of the inning with a strikeout and groundout to end the OSU rally.
In the bottom of the inning, the Bruins extended their lead to five runs with four hits, including three straight against Plant. Fox started the scoring with an RBI single, while Tiumalu sent a rocket up the middle, plating two UCLA Bruins to make it 7-2 after two.
In the third, Ohio State had nothing to show, going one-two-three vs. Hall. Goodchild had solid contact with two outs, but hit a liner right at the UCLA third baseman. The Buckeye defense held strong in the bottom of the inning. With runners on the corners, Rennie fired a perfect toss down to Coletta to tag out pinch runner Leroux for the first out to end the UCLA momentum.
In the fourth, the Buckeyes were able to put the ball in play, while taking advantage of the defensive erros by the Bruins to score three runs. With the bases loaded, Herron singled to the shortstop, scoring Saalfeld for the RBI, while Coletta plated another run from second base following an error by the Bruins’ shortstop to make it 7-4. Hall’s next pitch sailed over the glove of UCLA catcher Tiumala as Hillman came speeding in with a head-first dive to cut the Bruins lead to 7-5.
But the Bruins answered the OSU rally with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning when Snow posted an RBI single and B.B. Bates sent a two-out RBI double to left field against Plant to make it 10-5.
In the sixth, Ohio State went down in order against Hall and the Bruins threatened to end the game by the run-rule, scoring two additional runs to make it 12-5 after an RBI by DiSalvatore and an RBI groundout by Andrea Harrison. The Buckeyes had runners on first and second in the final inning, but could not produce any runs on the board as Hall claimed the complete game performance.
Hall picks up the win and improves to 7-3 on the season, giving up eight hits with two earned runs, while striking out seven OSU batters. Medrano receives the loss (1-6) after giving up three earned runs on one hit and two walks.
WTEN: Buckeyes Fall to No. 22 Sooners, 4-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 43 Ohio State women's tennis team (6-4, 1-0 Big Ten) fell to No. 22 Oklahoma (7-2), 4-0, Sunday afternoon in the squad's final match at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala.The Sooners earned the early advantage after taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. The Oklahoma duo of Ana-Maria Constantinescu and Alice Radu, ranked 56th nationally, downed Ohio State's Paloma Escobedo and Cami Hubbs, 8-3, on court one.At the second spot, Oklahoma's Whitney Ritchie and Maria Kalashnikova took their match against Kelsey Haviland and Gabby Steele, 8-0.Oklahoma wasted no time in singles, winning three matches in straight sets to clinch the team victory. With Escobedo out of the singles lineup because of injury, the Buckeyes were forced to move everyone in their lineup one spot higher.Ohio State's Kara Cecil dropped her match on court two, 6-2, 6-1, to Radu, while classmate Fidan Manashirova's 14-match win streak was ended on court four to Marie-Pier Huet, 6-0, 6-1.Constantinescu clinched the victory for the Sooners with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court one against Haviland.Because of time restraints, the remaining three singles matches were suspended. Steele had taken the first set of her match against Ritchie on court three, 6-4, while Hubbs was a single game from taking her match against Kalashnikova with the score at 6-3, 5-3.Freshman Noelle Malley was battling in the second set against Oklahoma's Mia Lancaster after dropping the first set, 6-3.
Offense Flutters For UIS
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Senior Brittany Morgan led the Illinois Springfield softball team with two hits and an RBI Sunday afternoon. However, the Prairie Stars fell to Missouri Western 9-0 in five innings and Lincoln 4-2.
Game one
Against the Griffons, UIS (2-4) had its best chance to score in the first inning with bases loaded and two down. Junior Danielle Abbott came to the dish, but flew out to right field, which was the first of eight straight Prairie Star batters retired before she picked-up a hit in the fourth.
In Mo. West’s half of the fifth, two Prairie Star errors led to seven unearned runs, as Toni Dance and Taylor Anding collected seven RBIs on two home runs all with two outs.
Game two
UIS jumped on top 2-0 in the first inning on RBIs by senior Jaylyn Jones and junior Rachel Wood. However, defensive miscues haunted the Prairie Stars, as three of the Blue Tigers four runs were unearned.
In the sixth, UIS had a prime opportunity to tie the game with Abbott in the box and two-on and two-out. Abbott however, on strike one just missed the chalk on a foul ball, which would have scored both runners and on the next pitch she struck out to end the threat.
The next action for UIS will be Friday, March 5, at the Southern/Pitt State Challenge in Joplin, Mo.
Bracket Announced
Michigan State earns top seed for first time in tournament history; Ohio State earns five seed
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Sunday the bracket for the 2011 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, with conference champion Michigan State earning the No. 1 seed. The tournament is set for March 3-6 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
After finishing the season with a 13-3 mark in Big Ten play, Michigan State receives the tournament’s top seed for the first time in school history. The Spartans put together their eighth-straight 20-win season, closing out the regular season with a 25-4 overall record. They will play their first tournament game in Friday’s second session at 6 p.m. ET after earning a first-round bye for the ninth consecutive year.
Penn State enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed after compiling an 11-5 conference record and a 22-8 mark overall this season. The Lady Lions boast their highest seed since 2004, when they held the tournament’s top spot. They will face their first competition in Friday’s first game at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin all put together 10-6 conference records, creating a four-way tie for third place. By virtue of their 5-0 combined record against the three other teams, the Wolverines earned the tournament’s No. 3 seed. The Hawkeyes enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Buckeyes receive the No. 5 seed and the Badgers earn the No. 6 seed.
Michigan earns its highest seed in the Big Ten Tournament since 2000, when it advanced to the semifinals as the No. 2 seed. The third-seeded Wolverines hold a 17-11 overall record entering the event and will play in Friday’s second game.
Fourth-seeded Iowa will take on fifth-seeded Ohio State in Friday’s fourth and final game. The Hawkeyes rounded out the campaign with a 22-7 overall record and head to Indianapolis having won seven of their last nine contests. This year’s tournament marks the fourth-straight season Iowa has received a top-four seed. The Buckeyes look to win their third-straight tournament title after putting together a 19-9 overall mark this season. Ohio State earns a bye into Friday’s quarterfinals for the eighth-straight season.
Wisconsin opens the tournament as the No. 6 seed after finishing 15-13 overall this season. The Badgers will take on No. 11 Illinois (7-22, 2-14 Big Ten) in Thursday’s second tilt, scheduled for 25 minutes after the first game’s completion.
Purdue receives the No. 7 seed after closing out the regular season with a 9-7 record in conference play and a 19-10 overall record. The Boilermakers will square off with intrastate rival and No. 10 seed Indiana (9-19, 3-13) in the first game of the tournament on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET.
Northwestern enters the tournament as the No. 8 seed and is slated to take on Minnesota, which holds the No. 9 spot, in Thursday’s third contest. The Wildcats finished the regular season at 6-10 in Big Ten games and 17-12 overall. The Golden Gophers own a 4-12 Big Ten record and a 12-17 overall mark.
Six conference teams have taken home the Big Ten Tournament title since the event’s inception in 1995, led by Purdue’s record seven titles (1998-99-00-03-04-07-08). Ohio State owns three tournament titles (2006-09-10), including two straight entering this year’s event. Iowa (1997-01) and Penn State (1995-96) have each won the title twice, while Indiana earned the crown in 2002 and Michigan State took home the title in 2005. Indiana tied Purdue's 1998 squad as the lowest seed to win the event when the No. 5 Hoosiers defeated Penn State in 2002 for their lone title.
Purdue Men’s Track & Field Place 10th At Big Ten Indoor Championships
Sophomore Geoff Davis posted the second-best high jump mark in school history.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Purdue men’s track and field team turned in a 10th-place effort with 26 team points at the 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships, hosted by the University of Illinois at the U of I Armory over the weekend. Senior Shane Crawford and sophomore Geoff Davis highlighted the championships for the Boilermakers with matching second-place finishes in their respective events.
Davis had Purdue’s most impressive performance of the championships, clearing a new personal record en route to the silver medal in the high jump. Davis and Indiana junior Derek Drouin put on an amazing performance going bar-for-bar through five heights, all on their first attempts. Both came in at 2.08 meters (6-09.75), easily jumping over their first two bars, and then Drouin cleared 2.14 meters (7-00.25) on his first try, allowing Davis to pass and move on to 2.17 meters (7-01.50). Both competitors notched 2.17 and 2.20 meters (7-02.50) on their first attempts, and then Drouin put the pressure on Davis as he soared over 2.23 meters (7-03.75) on his first try, forcing Davis to go after a career-best height. The Boilermaker sophomore missed on his first two attempts, but kept the competition going with his third attempt, clearing the bar and posting the second-best indoor mark in Purdue’s history. Drouin closed out a perfect day, tying his own Big Ten Championship record and locking up the gold medal with a 2.26-meter (7-05.00) clearance, while Davis settled for the silver, but not before ensuring himself a trip to the 2011 NCAA Championships, scheduled for March 11 at Texas A&M University.
Crawford came up just shy of back-to-back Big Ten 60-meter dash titles, taking second place to Indiana’s Kind Butler on Sunday. Crawford’s time of 6.71 seconds was just 0.01 off of Kind, while Illinois’ standout Andrew Riley was third in 6.72 seconds. Fellow senior Jacob Palmer came up with the Boilermakers’ other three points on Sunday, taking sixth in the 800-meter run in 1:51.96.
Minnesota captured the team title for the third-straight season, scoring 117.33 points, while Indiana finished second with 104.5. Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio State rounded out the top five with 96, 88 and 86 points, respectively.
A select group of Boilermakers may continue their season next weekend at one of several last chance meets, looking to qualify for the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships. More information on the last chance meets and national qualification will be available later this week at PurdueSports.com
WOODSTOCK, Ga. – The Boilermakers wrapped up a 4-0 weekend at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial Classic with a 7-4 win over the Mercer Bears Sunday afternoon. The Boilermakers were the only team at the event with an unblemished mark.
“We accomplished what we set out to do this weekend, which was to come out 4-0,” head coach Kim Maher said. “We had lots of good hits, pitching and defensive play. We still need work on stringing hits together and hit in timely situations.”
The Boilermakers scored seven runs on nine hits and two errors, while allowing four runs on eight hits and an error. Freshmen Danielle Fletcher and Tori Chiodo led the Purdue bats with two hits apiece. Fletcher and senior Shelby Krammer each posted a home run in the contest.
Senior Suzie Rzegocki (8-2) struck out five in the complete-game victory, while Jenni Holtz (7-2) was charged with the loss for Mercer.
The Boilermakers utilized all aspect of their offense to score three runs in the second. A single, a double, a triple, a walk and a sacrifice fly contributed to the scores. Freshman Kim McMillan led off with a doubled to left center and went to third on a ground out, before coming home on a sacrifice fly to left by sophomore Erika Petruzzi. Fletcher tripled up the right field line and sophomore Ashley Courtney walked to give Purdue runners at the corners for Chiodo, who delivered with a single through the left side to bring Fletcher home. Courtney stole third and the catcher’s throw sailed into left field allowing her to score. Chiodo swiped second on the backend of the double steal, but was tagged out returning second after Courtney’s score.
Purdue tacked on three runs in the third on Krammer’s blast over the scoreboard in right center. The long ball brought in freshman Lindsey Rains and McMillan, who reached on a single and a fielder’s choice. Freshman Andie Varsho also had a single and a steal in the inning, but was put out as the lead runner in the fielder’s choice.
Fletcher made it 7-0 with a solo shot to lead off the fourth. Courtney followed with a single up the middle. Pinch hitter Katie Hackney reached on a one-out fielding error by the second baseman, pushing pinch runner MaryBeth Pavlick to second, but the pair was left stranded by a strikeout and caught foul.
After putting a runner on to no avail in four of the first five innings, Mercer finally broke through with a two-run shot off the scoreboard by Sara Stukes. The one-out hit made good on a leadoff single.
Chiodo posted a one-out single in the sixth, but Purdue could not add to its lead.
In the seventh, the Bears cut the margin to three on a two-run home run by Krista Kennedy. The blast scored Allison Jones, who had reached on a one-out fielding error. Mercer got another base runner with a single to left, but a fielder’s choice and a ground out secured the Purdue win.
The Boilermakers (9-3) return to action on Saturday when they take on Wright State at the SIU Coach B Classic in Carbondale, Ill.
HEARTLAND COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY MANCHESTER COLLEGE
#1 Manchester 79 - #2 Hanover 69 (box attached as hcac5.htm)
SPARTANS ADVANCE TO NCAA TOURNAMENT FOLLOWING 79-69 WIN OVER HANOVER IN HCAC TOURNAMENT, SPINDLER NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP
Manchester College returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999, as the Spartans posted a 79-69 win over Hanover in the championship game to earn the HCAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA post-season tournament.
Manchester jumped out to a 19-10 lead with nine minutes left in the first half, but Hanover went on a 13-0 run over the next seven minutes to take a 23-19 lead, and held a 26-23 lead at the half. Manchester used an 18-5 run in the second half to take a six point, 43-35 with 14 minutes to go. MC settled for its biggest lead of the game 64-47 with 5:34 remaining and held on to pick up the 79-69 win.
Mitch Schaefer led MC with 19 points, hitting 4-8 three-pointers and 7-7 free throws. Jason Spindler added 18 points on 8-11 shooting and had four rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal. Tyler Henn and Nathan Ferch each scored 11 points, while Jordan Moss added nine points and eight assists.
MC's Jason Spindler was voted Tournament MVP, and was joined by teammate Mitch Schaefer on the All-Tournament team. Mitchell Meyers and Mike Case of Hanover were named to the All-Tournament team, along with Take Cox of Transylvania and Andrew Jones of Anderson.
Manchester improves to 21-6 on the year, and will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Visit the NCAA website at www.ncaa.com on Monday, Feb. 28 starting at noon for tournament pairings.
WTRK: Big Ten Champions! Buckeyes Capture First Conference Title in Program History
Led by Christina Manning, Ohio State dominates the competition for historic win
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Ohio State women’s track and field team put on a show for the ages in winning the first Big Ten title in program history Sunday afternoon at the 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships inside Purdue University’s Lambert Field House.
With a total of 122.50 points, the Buckeyes crushed their conference rivals on the second day of the competiton, compiling 97.5 points Sunday to create a 36.50 point gap between themselves and three-time defending champion Penn State, the second-place finisher with 86 points. Third-place went to Minnesota (73).
The Scarlet and Gray captured a total of two individual titles, five silver medals and 16 Top 5 finishes on the weekend. Leading the charge was All-American Christina Manning, who stated her case for Athlete of the Championships with a conference title in the 60m hurdles and second-place finishes in both the 60m and 200m dashes.
Manning and senior Letecia Wright pulled of a historic 1-2 sweep in the 60m hurdles, shattering their previous personal best times in the process. Manning edged her Maryland counterpart with a blistering 8.01 sprint, the fastest time in the nation this season, an NCAA automatic qualifier, and the second-fastest time in school history. Wright just missed out on the first individual conference crown of her career, crossing the finish line in 8.03, an NCAA automatic qualifier, the third-best time in school history and the second fastest time nationally. Sophomore Christienne Linton finished eighth in 8.64, bringing the Buckeyes’ total points in the event to 19.
Ohio State’s sprinters pulled off a stunning upset in the 60m dash, with Madison McNary and Manning finishing 1-2 ahead of 12-time Big Ten champion and All-American Shavon Greaves of Penn State. McNary won the first conference title of her Buckeye career, shattering the Ohio State school record with a time of 7.27, the 12th-fastest time in Division I. Manning finished just behind her fellow junior in 7.29, the second-best time in school history and 13th-best performance in the nation. Greaves was third in 7.37, followed by Chimerem Okoroji of Minnesota (7.43) and OSU freshman Chesna Sykes (7.49), who tied her personal record. Linton finished seventh in 7.50 – tied for her PR – as the Buckeyes compiled a total of 24 points in the event.
Manning finished her record-setting day in style, taking home runner-up honors in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 23.78, the third-best time in school history. McNary was third in 24.05 as Greaves won the title with an NCAA automatic qualifying and Lambert Field House record time of 23.67. Wright also scored for the Buckeyes, finishing sixth in 24.49. In all, Ohio State added 17 points to their team score.
The Buckeye 4x400m relay team, anchored by Shaniqua McGinnis, would end the meet on a high note, earning six points with a third-place time of 3:40.59, the fifth-best in school history. Penn State took first place in 3:37.80, followed by Iowa (3:40.38). Latoya Sanderson, Jackie Dim and Nyjah Cousar joined McGinnis as bronze medalists.
Here are more highlights from day two at the Big Ten indoor championships for OSU:
Triple Jump
A PR jump of 12.58m (41-3.25) helped Kelcey McKinney to second place and eight points. Ashley Stacey of Michigan State captured the title with a 12.69m (41-7.75) jump on her final attempt.
Weight Throw
Ohio State placed two athletes in the Top 5, led by bronze medalist Maggie Mullen, who set a PR at 20.27m (66-6). Alexis Thomas finished fifth for the Buckeyes with a PR of 19.16m (62-10.50), bringing the team’s point total in the event to 10. Purdue’s Dani Bunch finished in first-place with a 20.54m (67-4.25) heave.
400m Run
McGinnis finished fourth in the 400m finals with a time of 55.54. Dim was seventh with a season-best time of 56.13, bringing the Buckeye point total in the event to 7. Ashley Kelley of Illinois won the gold medal in 54.54.
High Jump
Ashley Galbraith followed up her third-place effort in the heptathlon Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the high jump – the junior cleared the bar at 1.73m (5-8), contributing 3.5 points toward OSU’s team score. The conference title went to Wisconsin’s Monika Jakutyte at 1.82m (5-11.50).
800m Run
Sophomore Tori Brink claimed 3 points for her team with a sixth-place finish in 2:11.84, the sixth-best time in school history. Michigan’s Jillian Smith won the event with a Field House record time of 2:06.96.
5000m Run
Freshman Meredith Wagner just missed the podium for the second day in a row, setting a PR with a ninth-place time of 16:46.54, the fourth-best indoor time in school history. Emily MacLeod completed the Big Ten long distance sweep, winning the conference title in 16:25.10.
Final Team Rankings
1) Ohio State – 122.50 points
2) Penn State – 86
3) Minnesota – 73
4) Michigan – 68.50
5) Indiana – 67
6) Michigan State – 65
7) Illinois – 61
8) Purdue – 56
8) Iowa – 56
10) Wisconsin – 47
NIU Softball Defeats St. John’s
Huskies finish 3-2 in second weekend of play
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Northern Illinois University softball team posted a 10-7 victory over St. John’s in the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic hosted by Texas Tech.
The Huskies (3-7) took an early 4-0 lead with a run in the top of the first and three in the top of the second. Freshman Nicole Germillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) stole home to score the first run of the game. Back-to-back doubles by Alexandra Wulbecker (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates) and Gianna Cipollone (Newport Beach, Calif./San Clemente) gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead. The big blow of the inning came on a two-run homer by Amanda Sheppard (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest).
“The offense never quit,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “We had a really important talk earlier this week about our offense what we need to do. They really stepped up their game at the plate this weekend and that’s why we won. The offense led the way and gave Morgan a lead and she just ran with it.”
Northern Illinois extended its lead to 6-0 with two runs in the fourth inning. However, St. John’s (5-10) cut the lead in half with a three-run sixth.
NIU added some insurance runs in its final at bat. With two on and nobody out, Andrea Colosimo (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) delivered an RBI single. Krista Matsui (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) followed with a three-run homer, the first home run of her career to give the Huskies a 10-3 lead. That would prove to be the difference in the game as Red Storm would plate four in bottom of the seventh.
“She got a pitch to hit and she was ready for it,” Chouinard said of Matsui’s home run. “We had a home run for Amanda Sheppard, our No. 9 hitter and Krista, our No. 8 hitter. So, up and down the lineup we were able to do it.
Sheppard led the way offensively, going 3-for-4 from the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Matsui was 1-for-1 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Wulbecker went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
Northern Illinois returns to the diamond Friday, Mar. 4 when the Huskies take on Sacred Heart in the first game of the Colorado State Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. First pitch is set for 10 a.m
Huskie Comeback Falls Short at Texas Tech
White ropes three extra base hits and RBI
LUBBOCK, Texas - In its second straight contest against Texas Tech, the Northern Illinois baseball team could not avoid a similar fate in a 14-8 loss Sunday afternoon at Dan Law Field. But this time, the Huskies did not go down without a fight as they fell short of bouncing back from an early six-run disadvantage with season highs of eight runs and 13 hits.
Yesterday, the Red Raiders (7-1) jumped on the Huskies (0-6) quickly with a six-run first inning with the help of a pair of free passes, leaving too large a deficit to overcome. TTU did the same on Sunday against starter Jeremy Gonzales, who labored through a six-run first inning. Jamodrick McGruder started the game with a triple and scored on a Bo Altobelli sacrifice fly. Then Gonzales could not find the strike zone consistently enough as he walked three of the next four hitters and hit the next batter to give TTU a 3-0 lead. David Paiz’s two-run single broke the frame open and Reid Redman followed with a double to leave the Huskies with a 6-0 hole that they were not able to dig out of.
In the third inning, NIU nearly evened the score with four runs. After missing out on a two-out scoring opportunity in the second, the Huskies broke through with help from a near-costly Red Raiders miscue. Tom Kotis led off with a double and seemed stuck on the bases until Troy White tripled with two outs. White then scored on a balk and a Joe Etcheverry infield single kept the inning alive. Jordan Rishavy followed with a single and Jeff Zimmerman drew a walk. Then the error came -- Alex Beckmann hit a grounder that appeared to be an inning ender. But second baseman McGruder booted it, allowing Rishavy and Etcheverry to score.
Two Texas Tech runs in the fourth and another in the fifth could have sucked the wind out of the Huskies, but they kept clawing. Zimmerman began the sixth with a single and came around to score on a two-out single by Kotis.
After a scoreless frame by Kyle Glancy, who replaced Gonzales on the mound, NIU pulled within two runs once again in the seventh. Jamison Wells singled to kick off the frame and stole third an out later. Another triple from White scored Wells and an RBI groundout by Etcheverry made the score 9-7.
However, that was all the closer NIU would get as the Red Raiders added five insurance runs in the eighth, which were more than enough to withstand a White RBI double for the Huskies in the ninth.
White did the most damage in the Huskies’ near-comeback effort. The senior went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. All three hits went for extra bases -- two triples and a double. Two three-baggers in a game hadn’t been accomplished by a Huskie since Alex Jones did it at Western Michigan on May 14, 2009.
Three other Huskies had multi-hit days. Rishavy went 2-for-4. Zimmerman went 2-for-2 and reached base in all five plate appearances with two walks and a hit-by-pitch. Kotis had a career-best 2-for-3 performance.
Etcheverry kept his hitting streak alive, extending it to nine-games dating back to May 22, 2010. The senior has had at least one hit in all six games in 2011.
With 3.1 innings of relief, Jerad McCrummen (1-0) picked up the win despite giving up two runs on three hits. Gonzales (0-2) took the loss for NIU, allowing nine runs on nine hits and six walks with one strikeout in five innings.
Altobelli led the Red Raiders by going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
The Huskies hit the road again next week to face four opponents in four days in Surprise, Ariz. at the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals Spring Training Facility. The trip begins on Thursday, March 3, with a 5 p.m. (CT) contest against Air Force. NIU will also face No. 9 Arizona State, UC Riverside and Cal State Bakersfield next weekend
WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- A four-run first inning propelled the Georgia State softball team (7-9) to a 5-2 victory over Ball State (6-3) on the final day of the Phyliss Rafter Memorial in Woodstock, Ga. The Panthers finished the tournament at 2-3. All-tournament teams will be announced at a later time.
After Ball State got on the board in the top of the first on Jennifer Gilbert's two-run homer to right field, the Panthers answered in the bottom of the inning with four runs. Freshman Jessica Clifton hit a bunt single, and Whitney Phillips singled up the middle to get the inning going. Senior Lauren Jones bashed her fourth homer of the season and second in as many days to put GSU up, 3-2. Three walks in a row chased Cardinal starting pitcher Audrey Workman from the game without recording an out. After a diving catch by the centerfielder yielded the first out, catcher Maddy Stanton hit a long fly ball off Kim Mazzapica that scored Nowacki from third to give GSU a 4-2 lead heading to the second.
GSU added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth to push the score to 5-2. Phillips opened the inning with a single and stolen base, and Paige Nowacki drove her in with a single up the middle.
Sophomore pitcher McCall Langford (2-3) turned in her first complete game win of the season, allowing two runs on four hits, while striking out six. Langford has now won two games in a row after beginning the year 0-3.
Jones was the star again for GSU. On the weekend the Stockbridge, Ga., native batted .438, going 7-for-16 with two homers, seven RBI and five runs scored.
The Panthers return to action on Tuesday when they host crosstown rival and No. 22 ranked Georgia Tech in a 5 p.m. game. The contest against the Yellow Jackets will be available via live stats.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Freshman Dani Bunch gave the Boilermakers their second Big Ten Championship in as many days, leading the Purdue women’s track and field team to an eighth-place showing with 56 points at the 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships, hosted by the Boilermakers at Lambert Fieldhouse. Ohio State University captured the team title in impressive fashion, rolling out 122.5 points and winning its first-ever indoor conference title.
Bunch followed junior teammate Leah Eber’s lead from Saturday, taking the Big Ten weight throw title in dramatic fashion with a career-best mark of 20.54 meters (67-04.75). Bunch threw an opening mark of 19.84 meters (65-01.25), good enough to advance to finals with the No. 2 mark after the prelims, and that held as her best after five throws. She was passed for second in the fourth round by Ohio State’s Maggie Mullens, while Beth Rohl of Michigan State held the event lead at 20.33 meters (66-08.50). Stepping into the ring for her sixth and final throw, Bunch unleashed a monster throw, vaulting herself to ninth on the NCAA Division I list and likely earning a bid to the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Bunch becomes the first Purdue woman to win a Big Ten weight throw title since Toyinda Smith’s back-to-back conference crowns in 1998 and 1999, and it marks the first year for the Boilermaker women with multiple indoor Big Ten Champions since 2002, when Lindsay Zinn won the 3,000-meter run and Ebbie Metzinger topped the pole vault.
Senior captain Stacey Wannemacher followed Bunch in the weight throw, scoring in her second event of the championships with a seventh-place effort. Wannemacher had a top throw of 18.67 meters (61-03.00), which came on her third throw of the day.
Eber backed up yesterday’s Big Ten Championship in the long jump with a personal record and sixth-place finish in the triple jump. Eber had several jumps over her previous career best of 11.85 meters (38-10.50), posting her top mark of the afternoon on her first jump of the finals at 12.43 meters (40-09.50). Senior teammate Emily Breslin added eight more points and came up just shy of a third conference championship, finishing second in the high jump with a mark of 1.79 meters (5-10.50). She appeared to have the gold in hand, clearing her personal best height on the first attempt, but Wisconsin’s Monika Jakutyte cleared the 1.79-meter bar on her third and final attempt and then made the next bar of 1.82 meters (5-11.50) on her second attempt to win the event.
The Purdue 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Ebony Woodard, senior NaTasha Blair, freshman Taylor Morrison and junior Janan Graham game an impressive effort in the first of two heats, crossing the line in 3:45.87 to finish seventh. The Boilermakers’ 56 team points is their second highest over the last nine years behind last year’s 71-point and sixth-place performance.
Ohio State ran away with the team title, dominating the sprint events with multiple scorers in each. The Buckeyes went first and second in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles as Madison Mcnary won the dash in 7.27 followed by Christina Manning in 7.29, while Manning took the hurdles crown and posted the NCAA’s No. 1 time this season in 8.01, while teammate Letecia Wright notched the second-fastest time in the country at 8.03. Manning, Mcnary and Wright also went second, third and sixth in the 200-meter dash, behind three-time event champion Shavon Greaves of Penn State.
Other impressive individual performances on Sunday came from Michigan State’s Emily MacLeod and Ashley Stacey and Michigan’s Jillian Smith. MacLeod edged out Iowa’s Betsy Flood for the second straight day, backing up yesterday’s 3,000-meter run title with an amazing 5,000-meter run finish and second conference title as she out-leaned Flood by 0.02 seconds in the 5,000, finishing in 16:25.65. Stacey used her final attempt in the triple jump to vault herself from sixth to first, bouncing 12.69 meters (41-07.75) and surpassing the three favorites to win the crown. Smith fractured the Lambert Fieldhouse record on her way to the 800-meter run title, crossing the line in 2:06.92.
Smith’s Wolverine teammate Rebecca Addison captured the mile crown in 4:42.99, while Illinois’ Ashley Kelly won the 400-meter dash in 54.54 and Iowa’s Bethany Praska took the 600-meter run in 1:28.99. Penn State dominated the 4x400-meter relay, smashing the facility record in 3:37.80. The Big Ten Conference awards for Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Athlete of the Championships and Freshman of the Year will be announced on Monday or Tuesday.
Select Boilermakers continue the indoor season next weekend, competing at an undetermined Last Chance meet, attempting to advance to the NCAA Indoor Championships.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1) Ohio State – 122.5
2) Penn State – 86
3) Minnesota – 73
4) Michigan – 68.5
5) Indiana – 67
6) Michigan State – 65
7) Illinois – 61
8) Iowa – 56
8) Purdue – 56
10) Wisconsin – 47
No. 3 Buckeyes Defeat Louisville, 6-1, to Stay Perfect At Home
Ohio State extends home win streak to 121
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The third-ranked Ohio State men’s tennis team defeated No. 15 Louisville, 6-1, Sunday at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center in front of 247 fans. The victory extends the Buckeyes’ home win streak to 121-consecutive matches. The Scarlet and Gray improve to 5-1 on the year against nationally-ranked opponents.
Ohio State (14-1, 0-0) moves to 9-1 vs. Louisville (8-5, 0-0) all-time. Head coach Ty Tucker improves his mark to 5-1 against the Cardinals. The Buckeyes are now 6-1 when playing the 15th-ranked team in the country and are 54-2 as the No. 3 ranked team in the ITA standings.
In doubles action, the 10th-ranked team of senior Matt Allare and freshman Peter Kobelt gave the Buckeyes the early advantage, defeating Louisville’s Simon Childs and Alejandro Calligari, 8-5, at No. 2. Allare and Kobelt are now 13-4 on the season. The Ohio State lead wouldn’t last however as the sixth-ranked duo of Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola couldn’t hold off Austen Childs and Viktor Maksimcuk, falling, 8-4, at No. 1.
Buckeyes Devin McCarthy and Balazs Novak clinched the doubles point, downing Robert Hall and Adam Donaldson, 8-6, in a highly-contested bout at No. 3. The Ohio State tandem moves to 15-5 with the victory.
Singles play was just as competitive with many matches seeing the lead go back and forth. Four matches went to a tiebreaker either in the first or second set.
Novak, a co-captain, cruised to a straight-set 6-1, 6-1 win over Dante Terenzio at No. 6, moving to 17-2 on the season and picking up his 13th-consecutive singles win to put the home team up 2-0. At one point during the match, Novak claimed 10 straight points.
Allare, also a co-captain, gave the Buckeyes a 3-0 cushion, handing Calligari a 6-4, 6-3 defeat at No. 4. Allare was initially down 3-0 in the first set before rallying. He improves his overall record to 19-3, two shy of picking up his 100th career win.
Buchanan, ranked 21st nationally, clinched the 121st-consecutive win for Ohio State with a 6-3, 7-6 triumph against No. 11 Austen Childs at No. 1. Buchanan notched his sixth win vs. a ranked opponent on the season, moving to 16-4 in singles.
In other singles action, McCarthy, a redshirt-sophomore, won his 11th match in a row, downing Louisville’s Andrew Carter 7-6, 6-3. McCarthy’s record now stands at 16-2. Childs defeated freshman Ille Van Engelen in a close contest 3-6, 7-6, 7-10. Rola, the nation’s fifth-ranked player, wrapped up the dual with a 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 win over No. 100 Maksimcuk.
Up next, the Buckeyes will kick-off their Big Ten season at 1:30 p.m. March 4, as they travel to State College, Pa., to take on the 69th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.
Tennis Match Results
#3 Ohio State 6, #15 Louisville 1
Feb 27, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
(VTC)
Singles
1. #21 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #11 Austen Childs (UL) 6-3, 7-6
2. #5 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. #100 Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
3. Simon Childs (UL) def. #103 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) 7-6, 3-6, 10-7
4. #45 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL) 6-4, 6-3
5. #55 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Andrew Carter (UL) 7-6, 6-3
6. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Dante Terenzio (UL) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. #26 Austen Childs/Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) def. #6 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) 8-4
2. #10 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. #50 Simon Childs/Alejandro Calligari (UL) 8-5
3. #66 Devin McCarthy/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Robert Hall/Adam Donaldson (UL) 8-6
Match Notes:
Louisville 8-5; National ranking #15
Ohio State 14-1; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3);Singles (6,4,1,5,3,2)
A: 247 T: 3:15
Buckeyes Close Out Snowbird Classic With 4-2 Win Over Western Michigan
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Ohio State closed its trip to the Snowbird Classic with a 4-2 win over Western Michigan Sunday afternoon in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Western Michigan used a leadoff walk to plate the first run of the game in the top of the first. After Vinnie Booker's walk and a sacrifice bunt by Zach Thoma, Grant Simotes laced an RBI single up the middle to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead. After a fielders' choice, a single and a walk, Western Michigan had the bases loaded with two down but Ohio State starter John Kuchno induced a ground ball to third for a fielders' choice to end the inning.
The Buckeyes wasted no time knotting the score at one. Tim Wetzel reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the first and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Engle. After a flyout by Josh Dezse, Brian DeLucia drilled a single up the middle to score Wetzel and tie the game.
Ohio State then added to the lead in the second when Ryan Cypret and Brad Hutton hit back-to-back long balls to left to lead off the inning. They were the first-career home runs for both players, Hutton's coming in just his second official at-bat as a Buckeye. It also marked the first time Ohio State has gone back-to-back since Cory Kovanda and Michael Stephens accomplished the feat on March 1, 2009 against Connecticut.
The Broncos answered back with one in the top of the third to cut the lead to 3-2. After a leadoff walk to Thoma, the Western Michigan junior stole second and scored on a two-out single by Jack Scanlon after Theron Minium came on to replace Kuchno with two down.
Western Michigan threatened again in the top of the fifth with runners on second and third and just one down when David Fathalikhani came into the game to replace Minium. However, the redshirt junior came up huge, striking out Simotes, the WMU three-hitter, before getting Troy Forton to fly out to left and end the inning.
The Buckeyes plated another in the bottom of the seventh when David Corna drove in Matt Streng, who had walked to lead off the inning, putting the Buckeyes up 4-2 heading into the eighth.
Andrew Armstrong replaced Fathalikhani after 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out three. The junior left-hander answered the bell, tossing a 1-2-3 eighth against the heart of the Western Michigan lineup.
Dezse then came on to pitch a scoreless ninth, striking out a batter, to earn his second career save while Fathalikhani picked up his first career win.
DeLucia and Hutton each had two hits for the Buckeyes but the story of the game was the job of the bullpen: 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk while striking out five.
The Buckeyes (4-3) travel to Forest City, N.C., for three games against Army, Western Carolina and Akron March 4-6.
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Falcon Offense Comes Alive In 9-6 Loss To Ball State
Kennesaw, Ga. – The Bowling Green State University softball team had its best offensive performance of the 2011 season but the Falcons were unable to hold off Ball State 9-6 Sunday morning. Although the two teams both play in the Mid-American Conference, the game was a non-conference tilt in the Phyllis Rafter Memorial, hosted by Kennesaw State.
Bowling Green jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning, but Ball State used a seven-run second to take the lead and the Cardinals held the Falcons scoreless the rest of the way.
Hannah Fulk opened the game with a double to left center and Rachel Proehl followed with an RBI triple for a quick 1-0 lead. Paige Berger then slammed an RBI double to make it 2-0 and Erika Stratton singled to put runners on first and third. Andrea Arney then had an RBI single that made it 3-0 before Ball State finally got the first out of the game on a Missy Bowman ground out.
Zada Lines then reached on a throwing error that plated another run and made it 4-0 and Katie Yoho singled home another run, while the sixth run scored on a fielding error by the centerfielder.
When the dust settled, Bowling Green staked starting pitcher Melissa Bott to a 6-0 lead. However, Ball State answered back with a run on two hits in the bottom of the first and then scored seven times on six hits in the second to take an 8-6 lead. The Cardinals added one more run in the fourth for the final 9-6 score.
Proehl led Bowling Green offensively by going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. In all, the Falcons pounded out eight hits but Ball State had 11. Freshman pitcher Erin Greenwalt took the loss on the mound to fall to 0-4 on the year.
Ball State improved to 6-2 with the win and Bowling Green fell to 1-9. The Falcons are off until playing in the Comfort Inn Softball Classic March 5-6, hosted by Morehead State
WOODSTOCK, Ga. – Senior Suzie Rzegocki struck out eight en route to taking sole possession of the Purdue shutouts record, and the Boilermaker offense provided a late-inning rally to seal the 5-0 win over Mississippi State on Sunday.
Rzegocki moved to 7-2 on the season with the complete-game victory, while Kylie Vry (2-6) was saddled with the loss for MSU. Misty Flesher and Lindsey Dunlap also saw time in the circle for the Bulldogs.
Seven different players contributed offensively for Purdue as the team racked up its five runs on seven hits. Senior Shelby Krammer provided a two-run home run to get the scoring started.
MSU managed a pair of hits in the first, but left both runners stranded in scoring position.
The Boilermakers got their first hit in the fourth as freshman Lindsey Rains lifted a two-out single into left center. A fly ball to deep left field, however, kept her from advancing further.
After recording 13 straight outs, Rzegocki allowed a two-out single in the fifth, but forced a grounder the following play to keep the scoreboard clean.
Purdue took advantage of a leadoff walk in the sixth to snap the shutout. Rzegocki drew the free pass and went to second on a ground out before coming home on a two-out double to left center by freshman Andie Varsho. A strikeout kept the Boilermakers from adding to the 1-0 lead.
The Boilermakers put the game out of reach with four runs on five hits in the seventh. Krammer made it 3-0 by bouncing a two-run shot off the light pole in left field. The round tripper drove in freshman Kim McMillan, who reached on single to right to start the inning, and forced an MSU pitching change. A pair of singles put sophomore Erika Petruzzi and freshman Danielle Fletcher aboard, then a wild pitch moved the duo into scoring position. Rzegocki picked up an RBI with a grounder to second base. Freshman Tori Chiodo brought Fletcher home with a single through the left side. Chiodo stole second and third and was joined on base by junior Molly Garst, who walked and promptly stole second. Dunlap entered the game and forced a fly out and a ground out to keep the score at 5-0 and get out of the inning.
The Bulldogs kept hope alive with a one-out single up the middle in the final stanza. A two-out infield single kept the game going, but a grounder to third base prevented a comeback bid.
Purdue (8-3) returns to action at 1 p.m. when the team faces off with Mercer to wrap up its stay at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial Classic.
Beck and Turner Garner First Team All-CCAC Honors
HAMMOND, Ind. – Purdue University Calumet’s Stephaine Beck and Tierra Turner each earned first team all-conference honors, as the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2010-11 women’s basketball awards on Saturday afternoon.
PUC was one of three conference squads to place multiple players on the first team, after recording the best record of the Tom Megyesi era with a 17-13 mark on the year. The Peregrines finished the campaign with a 7-5 record in the league, before falling to eventual tournament champion, Cardinal Stritch, in the CCAC Semifinals.
Turner ranked among the league leaders in every major statistical category on her way to an unprecedented five conference weekly honors. The 2009-10 CCAC Freshman of the Year led the Peregrines with 19.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game, recording 14 double-doubles on the season.
Beck was named First Team All-CCAC for the first time in career, after garnering honorable mention all-conference honors last season as a sophomore. The 5-foot-7 guard had a banner year, averaging a career-high 17.5 points per game, while connecting on a conference-best 2.9 trifectas per game. Beck finished the year ranked atop the CCAC and seventh in the nation with 44 percent shooting from downtown.
Megyesi will graduate seniors Britton and MeMe Harris, but is set to employ the services of three returning starters and seven letterwinners as well as a touted recruiting class next season.
Buckeyes battled back vs. No. 2 UCLA, but fell, 12-5, in game two
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On the final day of competition at the 2011 Cathedral City Classic, the Ohio State softball team fell, 10-0 (five innings), against No. 18 Nebraska and, 12-5, against No. 2 UCLA Sunday at the Big League Dreams Sports Park in Cathedral City, Calif. The Buckeyes (4-11, 0-0 Big Ten) conclude the tournament with a 0-5 record.
In game one, extra chances for the Huskers and OSU defensive errors were a major factor in the ball game at replica Fenway Park. Nebraska scored three runs in each of the first three innings to break the game open, 9-0. The Ohio State bats were limited as well as Nebraska claimed a one-hit performance with the combination of starter Ashley Hageman and reliever Tatum Edwards.
Making her first career start was freshman pitcher Audrey Plant. Nebraska began the rally after lead-off hitter Nikki Haget reached base safely after an error at second base. Following a sacrifice bunt by Julie Brechtel, Taylor Edwards knocked a double to right center, scoring Haget to make it 1-0. The following batter, Brooke Thomason sent a pitch over the right center field fence to extend the lead to three runs for the Huskers.
Hageman was finding her groove early, striking out three OSU batters in the first two innings. She went three innings, allowing no hits on one walk with four strikeouts to pick up her tenth win of the season.
In the bottom of the second, Nebraska continued its momentum with three additional runs – all unearned. Tatums Edwards reached on an error to third base followed by Megan Southworth, who sent a pitch up the middle for a base hit. Freshman pitcher Kasie Kelly then replaced Plant following the NU single. After a sacrifice bunt, Brechtel continued her hot bat with a two-out two-RBI double that just made it out to short center field to make it 6-0.
In the top of the third, the Scarlet and Gray had their first scoring opportunity with freshman Melissa Rennie on second and junior Vanessa Spears on first. However, Hageman was able to get the force out at third base after Hillman hit into a fielder’s choice on a close play at the bag for the second out. The NU pitcher then struck out Alicia Herron to end the inning.
The next NU at bat, the Huskers made it 9-0 after a Buckeye error at second base began the rally for the Big 12 team. Megan Southworth then hit a double to left center with one out to make it 8-0, while Brechtel picked up her third RBI with a single, scoring Haget
In the fourth, Nebraska made a pitching change as designated player Tatum Edwards headed to the circle. After a hit by pitch that went off the helmet of freshman Evelyn Carrillo, Edwards sent down the next three OSU batters to keep Buckeyes hitless through four.
The play of the day came in the bottom of the fourth inning with senior Brittany Goodchild drawing an ovation from both Husker and Buckeye fans. At the plate, Edwards connected on a pitch and sent it down the right field line but Goodchild was there to rob an extra base hit. Stepping backwards, the native of West Hills, Calif., made a stretching catch over her left shoulder, while crashing through the fence to save two more NU runs. The Huskers picked up their final run of the day after an RBI single by Southworth, which scored Heidi Foland from second base.
In the fifth, Spears broke up the no-hit performance, but Nebraska eventually claimed the five-inning win, 10-0. Plant receives the loss and falls to 0-2 in 2011, going one inning with three hits, two earned runs and struck out one NU batter.
In game two vs. the defending NCAA champions, a great crowd was on display as fans scattered down each base line to watch the two teams play at replica Wrigley field. After being down 4-0 early, the Buckeyes fought back to cut it 7-5, but the Bruins pulled away late in the game to pick up their 13th victory of the year.
The Buckeyes threatened first with runners on first and second to begin the game after back-to-back hits by Herron and Carrillo. However, UCLA pitcher Jessica Hall struck out two-consecutive OSU batters to get out of the early jam.
The Bruins got on the board first with four runs in the opening inning. UCLA started the rally after a ground-rule double by DiSalvatore off Buckeye starter Karisa Medrano. Spears crashed through the wall in center field, while trying to make a great play – like she did two days earlier vs. the Aggies – but could not track it down for the out. The Scarlet and Gray then called in Kelly to replace Medrano in the circle.
With runners on second and third, Kelly was called for two consecutive-illegal pitches by the umpire, making it 3-0 in favor of the Bruins. Kellie Fox then stole second base and advanced to third after a throwing error by Rennie. The next batter, Kelly was called for her third illegal pitch against Alyssa Tiumalu to make it 4-0 as Fox tallied the run.
The Buckeyes then went to its third pitcher of the inning with Plant getting called into the circle. The Buckeye freshman got OSU out of the inning with a strikeout and ground out to first baseman Carrillo. In total, the Buckeye pitchers were called for six illegal pitches in the opening frame.
For the second straight inning, Ohio State had runners on first and second after a walk to Melaina Saalfeld and a base hit by Megan Coletta in the second, but this time, the Buckeyes plated runs.
Saalfeld scored the first Buckeye run following a single by Spears and a throwing error by UCLA third baseman Talee Snow. With Coletta now on third and Spears on first, the Buckeyes ran a double steal to perfection as the Buckeye third baseman made it 4-2. Spears advanced to third on the play after an error by Fox, the UCLA shortstop. However, Hall was able to work herself out of the inning with a strikeout and groundout to end the OSU rally.
In the bottom of the inning, the Bruins extended their lead to five runs with four hits, including three straight against Plant. Fox started the scoring with an RBI single, while Tiumalu sent a rocket up the middle, plating two UCLA Bruins to make it 7-2 after two.
In the third, Ohio State had nothing to show, going one-two-three vs. Hall. Goodchild had solid contact with two outs, but hit a liner right at the UCLA third baseman. The Buckeye defense held strong in the bottom of the inning. With runners on the corners, Rennie fired a perfect toss down to Coletta to tag out pinch runner Leroux for the first out to end the UCLA momentum.
In the fourth, the Buckeyes were able to put the ball in play, while taking advantage of the defensive erros by the Bruins to score three runs. With the bases loaded, Herron singled to the shortstop, scoring Saalfeld for the RBI, while Coletta plated another run from second base following an error by the Bruins’ shortstop to make it 7-4. Hall’s next pitch sailed over the glove of UCLA catcher Tiumala as Hillman came speeding in with a head-first dive to cut the Bruins lead to 7-5.
But the Bruins answered the OSU rally with three runs of their own in the bottom of the inning when Snow posted an RBI single and B.B. Bates sent a two-out RBI double to left field against Plant to make it 10-5.
In the sixth, Ohio State went down in order against Hall and the Bruins threatened to end the game by the run-rule, scoring two additional runs to make it 12-5 after an RBI by DiSalvatore and an RBI groundout by Andrea Harrison. The Buckeyes had runners on first and second in the final inning, but could not produce any runs on the board as Hall claimed the complete game performance.
Hall picks up the win and improves to 7-3 on the season, giving up eight hits with two earned runs, while striking out seven OSU batters. Medrano receives the loss (1-6) after giving up three earned runs on one hit and two walks.
WTEN: Buckeyes Fall to No. 22 Sooners, 4-0
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The No. 43 Ohio State women's tennis team (6-4, 1-0 Big Ten) fell to No. 22 Oklahoma (7-2), 4-0, Sunday afternoon in the squad's final match at the Blue Gray National Tennis Classic in Montgomery, Ala.The Sooners earned the early advantage after taking the doubles point with wins on courts one and two. The Oklahoma duo of Ana-Maria Constantinescu and Alice Radu, ranked 56th nationally, downed Ohio State's Paloma Escobedo and Cami Hubbs, 8-3, on court one.At the second spot, Oklahoma's Whitney Ritchie and Maria Kalashnikova took their match against Kelsey Haviland and Gabby Steele, 8-0.Oklahoma wasted no time in singles, winning three matches in straight sets to clinch the team victory. With Escobedo out of the singles lineup because of injury, the Buckeyes were forced to move everyone in their lineup one spot higher.Ohio State's Kara Cecil dropped her match on court two, 6-2, 6-1, to Radu, while classmate Fidan Manashirova's 14-match win streak was ended on court four to Marie-Pier Huet, 6-0, 6-1.Constantinescu clinched the victory for the Sooners with a 6-1, 6-2 victory on court one against Haviland.Because of time restraints, the remaining three singles matches were suspended. Steele had taken the first set of her match against Ritchie on court three, 6-4, while Hubbs was a single game from taking her match against Kalashnikova with the score at 6-3, 5-3.Freshman Noelle Malley was battling in the second set against Oklahoma's Mia Lancaster after dropping the first set, 6-3.
Offense Flutters For UIS
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Senior Brittany Morgan led the Illinois Springfield softball team with two hits and an RBI Sunday afternoon. However, the Prairie Stars fell to Missouri Western 9-0 in five innings and Lincoln 4-2.
Game one
Against the Griffons, UIS (2-4) had its best chance to score in the first inning with bases loaded and two down. Junior Danielle Abbott came to the dish, but flew out to right field, which was the first of eight straight Prairie Star batters retired before she picked-up a hit in the fourth.
In Mo. West’s half of the fifth, two Prairie Star errors led to seven unearned runs, as Toni Dance and Taylor Anding collected seven RBIs on two home runs all with two outs.
Game two
UIS jumped on top 2-0 in the first inning on RBIs by senior Jaylyn Jones and junior Rachel Wood. However, defensive miscues haunted the Prairie Stars, as three of the Blue Tigers four runs were unearned.
In the sixth, UIS had a prime opportunity to tie the game with Abbott in the box and two-on and two-out. Abbott however, on strike one just missed the chalk on a foul ball, which would have scored both runners and on the next pitch she struck out to end the threat.
The next action for UIS will be Friday, March 5, at the Southern/Pitt State Challenge in Joplin, Mo.
Bracket Announced
Michigan State earns top seed for first time in tournament history; Ohio State earns five seed
PARK RIDGE, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference announced on Sunday the bracket for the 2011 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, with conference champion Michigan State earning the No. 1 seed. The tournament is set for March 3-6 at Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
After finishing the season with a 13-3 mark in Big Ten play, Michigan State receives the tournament’s top seed for the first time in school history. The Spartans put together their eighth-straight 20-win season, closing out the regular season with a 25-4 overall record. They will play their first tournament game in Friday’s second session at 6 p.m. ET after earning a first-round bye for the ninth consecutive year.
Penn State enters the tournament as the No. 2 seed after compiling an 11-5 conference record and a 22-8 mark overall this season. The Lady Lions boast their highest seed since 2004, when they held the tournament’s top spot. They will face their first competition in Friday’s first game at 11:30 a.m. ET.
Iowa, Michigan, Ohio State and Wisconsin all put together 10-6 conference records, creating a four-way tie for third place. By virtue of their 5-0 combined record against the three other teams, the Wolverines earned the tournament’s No. 3 seed. The Hawkeyes enter the tournament as the No. 4 seed. The Buckeyes receive the No. 5 seed and the Badgers earn the No. 6 seed.
Michigan earns its highest seed in the Big Ten Tournament since 2000, when it advanced to the semifinals as the No. 2 seed. The third-seeded Wolverines hold a 17-11 overall record entering the event and will play in Friday’s second game.
Fourth-seeded Iowa will take on fifth-seeded Ohio State in Friday’s fourth and final game. The Hawkeyes rounded out the campaign with a 22-7 overall record and head to Indianapolis having won seven of their last nine contests. This year’s tournament marks the fourth-straight season Iowa has received a top-four seed. The Buckeyes look to win their third-straight tournament title after putting together a 19-9 overall mark this season. Ohio State earns a bye into Friday’s quarterfinals for the eighth-straight season.
Wisconsin opens the tournament as the No. 6 seed after finishing 15-13 overall this season. The Badgers will take on No. 11 Illinois (7-22, 2-14 Big Ten) in Thursday’s second tilt, scheduled for 25 minutes after the first game’s completion.
Purdue receives the No. 7 seed after closing out the regular season with a 9-7 record in conference play and a 19-10 overall record. The Boilermakers will square off with intrastate rival and No. 10 seed Indiana (9-19, 3-13) in the first game of the tournament on Thursday at 2 p.m. ET.
Northwestern enters the tournament as the No. 8 seed and is slated to take on Minnesota, which holds the No. 9 spot, in Thursday’s third contest. The Wildcats finished the regular season at 6-10 in Big Ten games and 17-12 overall. The Golden Gophers own a 4-12 Big Ten record and a 12-17 overall mark.
Six conference teams have taken home the Big Ten Tournament title since the event’s inception in 1995, led by Purdue’s record seven titles (1998-99-00-03-04-07-08). Ohio State owns three tournament titles (2006-09-10), including two straight entering this year’s event. Iowa (1997-01) and Penn State (1995-96) have each won the title twice, while Indiana earned the crown in 2002 and Michigan State took home the title in 2005. Indiana tied Purdue's 1998 squad as the lowest seed to win the event when the No. 5 Hoosiers defeated Penn State in 2002 for their lone title.
Purdue Men’s Track & Field Place 10th At Big Ten Indoor Championships
Sophomore Geoff Davis posted the second-best high jump mark in school history.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. - The Purdue men’s track and field team turned in a 10th-place effort with 26 team points at the 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships, hosted by the University of Illinois at the U of I Armory over the weekend. Senior Shane Crawford and sophomore Geoff Davis highlighted the championships for the Boilermakers with matching second-place finishes in their respective events.
Davis had Purdue’s most impressive performance of the championships, clearing a new personal record en route to the silver medal in the high jump. Davis and Indiana junior Derek Drouin put on an amazing performance going bar-for-bar through five heights, all on their first attempts. Both came in at 2.08 meters (6-09.75), easily jumping over their first two bars, and then Drouin cleared 2.14 meters (7-00.25) on his first try, allowing Davis to pass and move on to 2.17 meters (7-01.50). Both competitors notched 2.17 and 2.20 meters (7-02.50) on their first attempts, and then Drouin put the pressure on Davis as he soared over 2.23 meters (7-03.75) on his first try, forcing Davis to go after a career-best height. The Boilermaker sophomore missed on his first two attempts, but kept the competition going with his third attempt, clearing the bar and posting the second-best indoor mark in Purdue’s history. Drouin closed out a perfect day, tying his own Big Ten Championship record and locking up the gold medal with a 2.26-meter (7-05.00) clearance, while Davis settled for the silver, but not before ensuring himself a trip to the 2011 NCAA Championships, scheduled for March 11 at Texas A&M University.
Crawford came up just shy of back-to-back Big Ten 60-meter dash titles, taking second place to Indiana’s Kind Butler on Sunday. Crawford’s time of 6.71 seconds was just 0.01 off of Kind, while Illinois’ standout Andrew Riley was third in 6.72 seconds. Fellow senior Jacob Palmer came up with the Boilermakers’ other three points on Sunday, taking sixth in the 800-meter run in 1:51.96.
Minnesota captured the team title for the third-straight season, scoring 117.33 points, while Indiana finished second with 104.5. Wisconsin, Iowa and Ohio State rounded out the top five with 96, 88 and 86 points, respectively.
A select group of Boilermakers may continue their season next weekend at one of several last chance meets, looking to qualify for the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships. More information on the last chance meets and national qualification will be available later this week at PurdueSports.com
WOODSTOCK, Ga. – The Boilermakers wrapped up a 4-0 weekend at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial Classic with a 7-4 win over the Mercer Bears Sunday afternoon. The Boilermakers were the only team at the event with an unblemished mark.
“We accomplished what we set out to do this weekend, which was to come out 4-0,” head coach Kim Maher said. “We had lots of good hits, pitching and defensive play. We still need work on stringing hits together and hit in timely situations.”
The Boilermakers scored seven runs on nine hits and two errors, while allowing four runs on eight hits and an error. Freshmen Danielle Fletcher and Tori Chiodo led the Purdue bats with two hits apiece. Fletcher and senior Shelby Krammer each posted a home run in the contest.
Senior Suzie Rzegocki (8-2) struck out five in the complete-game victory, while Jenni Holtz (7-2) was charged with the loss for Mercer.
The Boilermakers utilized all aspect of their offense to score three runs in the second. A single, a double, a triple, a walk and a sacrifice fly contributed to the scores. Freshman Kim McMillan led off with a doubled to left center and went to third on a ground out, before coming home on a sacrifice fly to left by sophomore Erika Petruzzi. Fletcher tripled up the right field line and sophomore Ashley Courtney walked to give Purdue runners at the corners for Chiodo, who delivered with a single through the left side to bring Fletcher home. Courtney stole third and the catcher’s throw sailed into left field allowing her to score. Chiodo swiped second on the backend of the double steal, but was tagged out returning second after Courtney’s score.
Purdue tacked on three runs in the third on Krammer’s blast over the scoreboard in right center. The long ball brought in freshman Lindsey Rains and McMillan, who reached on a single and a fielder’s choice. Freshman Andie Varsho also had a single and a steal in the inning, but was put out as the lead runner in the fielder’s choice.
Fletcher made it 7-0 with a solo shot to lead off the fourth. Courtney followed with a single up the middle. Pinch hitter Katie Hackney reached on a one-out fielding error by the second baseman, pushing pinch runner MaryBeth Pavlick to second, but the pair was left stranded by a strikeout and caught foul.
After putting a runner on to no avail in four of the first five innings, Mercer finally broke through with a two-run shot off the scoreboard by Sara Stukes. The one-out hit made good on a leadoff single.
Chiodo posted a one-out single in the sixth, but Purdue could not add to its lead.
In the seventh, the Bears cut the margin to three on a two-run home run by Krista Kennedy. The blast scored Allison Jones, who had reached on a one-out fielding error. Mercer got another base runner with a single to left, but a fielder’s choice and a ground out secured the Purdue win.
The Boilermakers (9-3) return to action on Saturday when they take on Wright State at the SIU Coach B Classic in Carbondale, Ill.
HEARTLAND COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS HOSTED BY MANCHESTER COLLEGE
#1 Manchester 79 - #2 Hanover 69 (box attached as hcac5.htm)
SPARTANS ADVANCE TO NCAA TOURNAMENT FOLLOWING 79-69 WIN OVER HANOVER IN HCAC TOURNAMENT, SPINDLER NAMED TOURNAMENT MVP
Manchester College returns to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1999, as the Spartans posted a 79-69 win over Hanover in the championship game to earn the HCAC's automatic qualifier to the NCAA post-season tournament.
Manchester jumped out to a 19-10 lead with nine minutes left in the first half, but Hanover went on a 13-0 run over the next seven minutes to take a 23-19 lead, and held a 26-23 lead at the half. Manchester used an 18-5 run in the second half to take a six point, 43-35 with 14 minutes to go. MC settled for its biggest lead of the game 64-47 with 5:34 remaining and held on to pick up the 79-69 win.
Mitch Schaefer led MC with 19 points, hitting 4-8 three-pointers and 7-7 free throws. Jason Spindler added 18 points on 8-11 shooting and had four rebounds, two blocked shots and a steal. Tyler Henn and Nathan Ferch each scored 11 points, while Jordan Moss added nine points and eight assists.
MC's Jason Spindler was voted Tournament MVP, and was joined by teammate Mitch Schaefer on the All-Tournament team. Mitchell Meyers and Mike Case of Hanover were named to the All-Tournament team, along with Take Cox of Transylvania and Andrew Jones of Anderson.
Manchester improves to 21-6 on the year, and will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Visit the NCAA website at www.ncaa.com on Monday, Feb. 28 starting at noon for tournament pairings.
WTRK: Big Ten Champions! Buckeyes Capture First Conference Title in Program History
Led by Christina Manning, Ohio State dominates the competition for historic win
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Ohio State women’s track and field team put on a show for the ages in winning the first Big Ten title in program history Sunday afternoon at the 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships inside Purdue University’s Lambert Field House.
With a total of 122.50 points, the Buckeyes crushed their conference rivals on the second day of the competiton, compiling 97.5 points Sunday to create a 36.50 point gap between themselves and three-time defending champion Penn State, the second-place finisher with 86 points. Third-place went to Minnesota (73).
The Scarlet and Gray captured a total of two individual titles, five silver medals and 16 Top 5 finishes on the weekend. Leading the charge was All-American Christina Manning, who stated her case for Athlete of the Championships with a conference title in the 60m hurdles and second-place finishes in both the 60m and 200m dashes.
Manning and senior Letecia Wright pulled of a historic 1-2 sweep in the 60m hurdles, shattering their previous personal best times in the process. Manning edged her Maryland counterpart with a blistering 8.01 sprint, the fastest time in the nation this season, an NCAA automatic qualifier, and the second-fastest time in school history. Wright just missed out on the first individual conference crown of her career, crossing the finish line in 8.03, an NCAA automatic qualifier, the third-best time in school history and the second fastest time nationally. Sophomore Christienne Linton finished eighth in 8.64, bringing the Buckeyes’ total points in the event to 19.
Ohio State’s sprinters pulled off a stunning upset in the 60m dash, with Madison McNary and Manning finishing 1-2 ahead of 12-time Big Ten champion and All-American Shavon Greaves of Penn State. McNary won the first conference title of her Buckeye career, shattering the Ohio State school record with a time of 7.27, the 12th-fastest time in Division I. Manning finished just behind her fellow junior in 7.29, the second-best time in school history and 13th-best performance in the nation. Greaves was third in 7.37, followed by Chimerem Okoroji of Minnesota (7.43) and OSU freshman Chesna Sykes (7.49), who tied her personal record. Linton finished seventh in 7.50 – tied for her PR – as the Buckeyes compiled a total of 24 points in the event.
Manning finished her record-setting day in style, taking home runner-up honors in the 200m dash with a season-best time of 23.78, the third-best time in school history. McNary was third in 24.05 as Greaves won the title with an NCAA automatic qualifying and Lambert Field House record time of 23.67. Wright also scored for the Buckeyes, finishing sixth in 24.49. In all, Ohio State added 17 points to their team score.
The Buckeye 4x400m relay team, anchored by Shaniqua McGinnis, would end the meet on a high note, earning six points with a third-place time of 3:40.59, the fifth-best in school history. Penn State took first place in 3:37.80, followed by Iowa (3:40.38). Latoya Sanderson, Jackie Dim and Nyjah Cousar joined McGinnis as bronze medalists.
Here are more highlights from day two at the Big Ten indoor championships for OSU:
Triple Jump
A PR jump of 12.58m (41-3.25) helped Kelcey McKinney to second place and eight points. Ashley Stacey of Michigan State captured the title with a 12.69m (41-7.75) jump on her final attempt.
Weight Throw
Ohio State placed two athletes in the Top 5, led by bronze medalist Maggie Mullen, who set a PR at 20.27m (66-6). Alexis Thomas finished fifth for the Buckeyes with a PR of 19.16m (62-10.50), bringing the team’s point total in the event to 10. Purdue’s Dani Bunch finished in first-place with a 20.54m (67-4.25) heave.
400m Run
McGinnis finished fourth in the 400m finals with a time of 55.54. Dim was seventh with a season-best time of 56.13, bringing the Buckeye point total in the event to 7. Ashley Kelley of Illinois won the gold medal in 54.54.
High Jump
Ashley Galbraith followed up her third-place effort in the heptathlon Saturday with a fifth-place finish in the high jump – the junior cleared the bar at 1.73m (5-8), contributing 3.5 points toward OSU’s team score. The conference title went to Wisconsin’s Monika Jakutyte at 1.82m (5-11.50).
800m Run
Sophomore Tori Brink claimed 3 points for her team with a sixth-place finish in 2:11.84, the sixth-best time in school history. Michigan’s Jillian Smith won the event with a Field House record time of 2:06.96.
5000m Run
Freshman Meredith Wagner just missed the podium for the second day in a row, setting a PR with a ninth-place time of 16:46.54, the fourth-best indoor time in school history. Emily MacLeod completed the Big Ten long distance sweep, winning the conference title in 16:25.10.
Final Team Rankings
1) Ohio State – 122.50 points
2) Penn State – 86
3) Minnesota – 73
4) Michigan – 68.50
5) Indiana – 67
6) Michigan State – 65
7) Illinois – 61
8) Purdue – 56
8) Iowa – 56
10) Wisconsin – 47
NIU Softball Defeats St. John’s
Huskies finish 3-2 in second weekend of play
LUBBOCK, Texas – The Northern Illinois University softball team posted a 10-7 victory over St. John’s in the final day of the Jeannine McHaney Memorial Classic hosted by Texas Tech.
The Huskies (3-7) took an early 4-0 lead with a run in the top of the first and three in the top of the second. Freshman Nicole Germillion (Missouri City, Texas/Elkins) stole home to score the first run of the game. Back-to-back doubles by Alexandra Wulbecker (Hoffman Estates, Ill./Hoffman Estates) and Gianna Cipollone (Newport Beach, Calif./San Clemente) gave the Huskies a 2-0 lead. The big blow of the inning came on a two-run homer by Amanda Sheppard (Oak Forest, Ill./Oak Forest).
“The offense never quit,” NIU head coach Lindsay Chouinard said. “We had a really important talk earlier this week about our offense what we need to do. They really stepped up their game at the plate this weekend and that’s why we won. The offense led the way and gave Morgan a lead and she just ran with it.”
Northern Illinois extended its lead to 6-0 with two runs in the fourth inning. However, St. John’s (5-10) cut the lead in half with a three-run sixth.
NIU added some insurance runs in its final at bat. With two on and nobody out, Andrea Colosimo (Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg) delivered an RBI single. Krista Matsui (Plainfield, Ill./Plainfield South) followed with a three-run homer, the first home run of her career to give the Huskies a 10-3 lead. That would prove to be the difference in the game as Red Storm would plate four in bottom of the seventh.
“She got a pitch to hit and she was ready for it,” Chouinard said of Matsui’s home run. “We had a home run for Amanda Sheppard, our No. 9 hitter and Krista, our No. 8 hitter. So, up and down the lineup we were able to do it.
Sheppard led the way offensively, going 3-for-4 from the plate with two RBIs and two runs scored, while Matsui was 1-for-1 with three RBIs and two runs scored. Wulbecker went 2-for-4 with two runs scored.
Northern Illinois returns to the diamond Friday, Mar. 4 when the Huskies take on Sacred Heart in the first game of the Colorado State Classic in Fort Collins, Colo. First pitch is set for 10 a.m
Huskie Comeback Falls Short at Texas Tech
White ropes three extra base hits and RBI
LUBBOCK, Texas - In its second straight contest against Texas Tech, the Northern Illinois baseball team could not avoid a similar fate in a 14-8 loss Sunday afternoon at Dan Law Field. But this time, the Huskies did not go down without a fight as they fell short of bouncing back from an early six-run disadvantage with season highs of eight runs and 13 hits.
Yesterday, the Red Raiders (7-1) jumped on the Huskies (0-6) quickly with a six-run first inning with the help of a pair of free passes, leaving too large a deficit to overcome. TTU did the same on Sunday against starter Jeremy Gonzales, who labored through a six-run first inning. Jamodrick McGruder started the game with a triple and scored on a Bo Altobelli sacrifice fly. Then Gonzales could not find the strike zone consistently enough as he walked three of the next four hitters and hit the next batter to give TTU a 3-0 lead. David Paiz’s two-run single broke the frame open and Reid Redman followed with a double to leave the Huskies with a 6-0 hole that they were not able to dig out of.
In the third inning, NIU nearly evened the score with four runs. After missing out on a two-out scoring opportunity in the second, the Huskies broke through with help from a near-costly Red Raiders miscue. Tom Kotis led off with a double and seemed stuck on the bases until Troy White tripled with two outs. White then scored on a balk and a Joe Etcheverry infield single kept the inning alive. Jordan Rishavy followed with a single and Jeff Zimmerman drew a walk. Then the error came -- Alex Beckmann hit a grounder that appeared to be an inning ender. But second baseman McGruder booted it, allowing Rishavy and Etcheverry to score.
Two Texas Tech runs in the fourth and another in the fifth could have sucked the wind out of the Huskies, but they kept clawing. Zimmerman began the sixth with a single and came around to score on a two-out single by Kotis.
After a scoreless frame by Kyle Glancy, who replaced Gonzales on the mound, NIU pulled within two runs once again in the seventh. Jamison Wells singled to kick off the frame and stole third an out later. Another triple from White scored Wells and an RBI groundout by Etcheverry made the score 9-7.
However, that was all the closer NIU would get as the Red Raiders added five insurance runs in the eighth, which were more than enough to withstand a White RBI double for the Huskies in the ninth.
White did the most damage in the Huskies’ near-comeback effort. The senior went 3-for-5 with three RBI and two runs. All three hits went for extra bases -- two triples and a double. Two three-baggers in a game hadn’t been accomplished by a Huskie since Alex Jones did it at Western Michigan on May 14, 2009.
Three other Huskies had multi-hit days. Rishavy went 2-for-4. Zimmerman went 2-for-2 and reached base in all five plate appearances with two walks and a hit-by-pitch. Kotis had a career-best 2-for-3 performance.
Etcheverry kept his hitting streak alive, extending it to nine-games dating back to May 22, 2010. The senior has had at least one hit in all six games in 2011.
With 3.1 innings of relief, Jerad McCrummen (1-0) picked up the win despite giving up two runs on three hits. Gonzales (0-2) took the loss for NIU, allowing nine runs on nine hits and six walks with one strikeout in five innings.
Altobelli led the Red Raiders by going 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored.
The Huskies hit the road again next week to face four opponents in four days in Surprise, Ariz. at the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals Spring Training Facility. The trip begins on Thursday, March 3, with a 5 p.m. (CT) contest against Air Force. NIU will also face No. 9 Arizona State, UC Riverside and Cal State Bakersfield next weekend
WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- A four-run first inning propelled the Georgia State softball team (7-9) to a 5-2 victory over Ball State (6-3) on the final day of the Phyliss Rafter Memorial in Woodstock, Ga. The Panthers finished the tournament at 2-3. All-tournament teams will be announced at a later time.
After Ball State got on the board in the top of the first on Jennifer Gilbert's two-run homer to right field, the Panthers answered in the bottom of the inning with four runs. Freshman Jessica Clifton hit a bunt single, and Whitney Phillips singled up the middle to get the inning going. Senior Lauren Jones bashed her fourth homer of the season and second in as many days to put GSU up, 3-2. Three walks in a row chased Cardinal starting pitcher Audrey Workman from the game without recording an out. After a diving catch by the centerfielder yielded the first out, catcher Maddy Stanton hit a long fly ball off Kim Mazzapica that scored Nowacki from third to give GSU a 4-2 lead heading to the second.
GSU added an insurance run in the bottom of the fifth to push the score to 5-2. Phillips opened the inning with a single and stolen base, and Paige Nowacki drove her in with a single up the middle.
Sophomore pitcher McCall Langford (2-3) turned in her first complete game win of the season, allowing two runs on four hits, while striking out six. Langford has now won two games in a row after beginning the year 0-3.
Jones was the star again for GSU. On the weekend the Stockbridge, Ga., native batted .438, going 7-for-16 with two homers, seven RBI and five runs scored.
The Panthers return to action on Tuesday when they host crosstown rival and No. 22 ranked Georgia Tech in a 5 p.m. game. The contest against the Yellow Jackets will be available via live stats.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Freshman Dani Bunch gave the Boilermakers their second Big Ten Championship in as many days, leading the Purdue women’s track and field team to an eighth-place showing with 56 points at the 2011 Big Ten Indoor Championships, hosted by the Boilermakers at Lambert Fieldhouse. Ohio State University captured the team title in impressive fashion, rolling out 122.5 points and winning its first-ever indoor conference title.
Bunch followed junior teammate Leah Eber’s lead from Saturday, taking the Big Ten weight throw title in dramatic fashion with a career-best mark of 20.54 meters (67-04.75). Bunch threw an opening mark of 19.84 meters (65-01.25), good enough to advance to finals with the No. 2 mark after the prelims, and that held as her best after five throws. She was passed for second in the fourth round by Ohio State’s Maggie Mullens, while Beth Rohl of Michigan State held the event lead at 20.33 meters (66-08.50). Stepping into the ring for her sixth and final throw, Bunch unleashed a monster throw, vaulting herself to ninth on the NCAA Division I list and likely earning a bid to the 2011 NCAA Indoor Championships.
Bunch becomes the first Purdue woman to win a Big Ten weight throw title since Toyinda Smith’s back-to-back conference crowns in 1998 and 1999, and it marks the first year for the Boilermaker women with multiple indoor Big Ten Champions since 2002, when Lindsay Zinn won the 3,000-meter run and Ebbie Metzinger topped the pole vault.
Senior captain Stacey Wannemacher followed Bunch in the weight throw, scoring in her second event of the championships with a seventh-place effort. Wannemacher had a top throw of 18.67 meters (61-03.00), which came on her third throw of the day.
Eber backed up yesterday’s Big Ten Championship in the long jump with a personal record and sixth-place finish in the triple jump. Eber had several jumps over her previous career best of 11.85 meters (38-10.50), posting her top mark of the afternoon on her first jump of the finals at 12.43 meters (40-09.50). Senior teammate Emily Breslin added eight more points and came up just shy of a third conference championship, finishing second in the high jump with a mark of 1.79 meters (5-10.50). She appeared to have the gold in hand, clearing her personal best height on the first attempt, but Wisconsin’s Monika Jakutyte cleared the 1.79-meter bar on her third and final attempt and then made the next bar of 1.82 meters (5-11.50) on her second attempt to win the event.
The Purdue 4x400-meter relay team of freshman Ebony Woodard, senior NaTasha Blair, freshman Taylor Morrison and junior Janan Graham game an impressive effort in the first of two heats, crossing the line in 3:45.87 to finish seventh. The Boilermakers’ 56 team points is their second highest over the last nine years behind last year’s 71-point and sixth-place performance.
Ohio State ran away with the team title, dominating the sprint events with multiple scorers in each. The Buckeyes went first and second in the 60-meter dash and 60-meter hurdles as Madison Mcnary won the dash in 7.27 followed by Christina Manning in 7.29, while Manning took the hurdles crown and posted the NCAA’s No. 1 time this season in 8.01, while teammate Letecia Wright notched the second-fastest time in the country at 8.03. Manning, Mcnary and Wright also went second, third and sixth in the 200-meter dash, behind three-time event champion Shavon Greaves of Penn State.
Other impressive individual performances on Sunday came from Michigan State’s Emily MacLeod and Ashley Stacey and Michigan’s Jillian Smith. MacLeod edged out Iowa’s Betsy Flood for the second straight day, backing up yesterday’s 3,000-meter run title with an amazing 5,000-meter run finish and second conference title as she out-leaned Flood by 0.02 seconds in the 5,000, finishing in 16:25.65. Stacey used her final attempt in the triple jump to vault herself from sixth to first, bouncing 12.69 meters (41-07.75) and surpassing the three favorites to win the crown. Smith fractured the Lambert Fieldhouse record on her way to the 800-meter run title, crossing the line in 2:06.92.
Smith’s Wolverine teammate Rebecca Addison captured the mile crown in 4:42.99, while Illinois’ Ashley Kelly won the 400-meter dash in 54.54 and Iowa’s Bethany Praska took the 600-meter run in 1:28.99. Penn State dominated the 4x400-meter relay, smashing the facility record in 3:37.80. The Big Ten Conference awards for Athlete of the Year, Coach of the Year, Athlete of the Championships and Freshman of the Year will be announced on Monday or Tuesday.
Select Boilermakers continue the indoor season next weekend, competing at an undetermined Last Chance meet, attempting to advance to the NCAA Indoor Championships.
FINAL TEAM SCORES
1) Ohio State – 122.5
2) Penn State – 86
3) Minnesota – 73
4) Michigan – 68.5
5) Indiana – 67
6) Michigan State – 65
7) Illinois – 61
8) Iowa – 56
8) Purdue – 56
10) Wisconsin – 47
No. 3 Buckeyes Defeat Louisville, 6-1, to Stay Perfect At Home
Ohio State extends home win streak to 121
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The third-ranked Ohio State men’s tennis team defeated No. 15 Louisville, 6-1, Sunday at the Varsity Indoor Tennis Center in front of 247 fans. The victory extends the Buckeyes’ home win streak to 121-consecutive matches. The Scarlet and Gray improve to 5-1 on the year against nationally-ranked opponents.
Ohio State (14-1, 0-0) moves to 9-1 vs. Louisville (8-5, 0-0) all-time. Head coach Ty Tucker improves his mark to 5-1 against the Cardinals. The Buckeyes are now 6-1 when playing the 15th-ranked team in the country and are 54-2 as the No. 3 ranked team in the ITA standings.
In doubles action, the 10th-ranked team of senior Matt Allare and freshman Peter Kobelt gave the Buckeyes the early advantage, defeating Louisville’s Simon Childs and Alejandro Calligari, 8-5, at No. 2. Allare and Kobelt are now 13-4 on the season. The Ohio State lead wouldn’t last however as the sixth-ranked duo of Chase Buchanan and Blaz Rola couldn’t hold off Austen Childs and Viktor Maksimcuk, falling, 8-4, at No. 1.
Buckeyes Devin McCarthy and Balazs Novak clinched the doubles point, downing Robert Hall and Adam Donaldson, 8-6, in a highly-contested bout at No. 3. The Ohio State tandem moves to 15-5 with the victory.
Singles play was just as competitive with many matches seeing the lead go back and forth. Four matches went to a tiebreaker either in the first or second set.
Novak, a co-captain, cruised to a straight-set 6-1, 6-1 win over Dante Terenzio at No. 6, moving to 17-2 on the season and picking up his 13th-consecutive singles win to put the home team up 2-0. At one point during the match, Novak claimed 10 straight points.
Allare, also a co-captain, gave the Buckeyes a 3-0 cushion, handing Calligari a 6-4, 6-3 defeat at No. 4. Allare was initially down 3-0 in the first set before rallying. He improves his overall record to 19-3, two shy of picking up his 100th career win.
Buchanan, ranked 21st nationally, clinched the 121st-consecutive win for Ohio State with a 6-3, 7-6 triumph against No. 11 Austen Childs at No. 1. Buchanan notched his sixth win vs. a ranked opponent on the season, moving to 16-4 in singles.
In other singles action, McCarthy, a redshirt-sophomore, won his 11th match in a row, downing Louisville’s Andrew Carter 7-6, 6-3. McCarthy’s record now stands at 16-2. Childs defeated freshman Ille Van Engelen in a close contest 3-6, 7-6, 7-10. Rola, the nation’s fifth-ranked player, wrapped up the dual with a 3-6, 7-6, 6-3 win over No. 100 Maksimcuk.
Up next, the Buckeyes will kick-off their Big Ten season at 1:30 p.m. March 4, as they travel to State College, Pa., to take on the 69th-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions.
Tennis Match Results
#3 Ohio State 6, #15 Louisville 1
Feb 27, 2011 at Columbus, Ohio
(VTC)
Singles
1. #21 Chase Buchanan (OSU) def. #11 Austen Childs (UL) 6-3, 7-6
2. #5 Blaz Rola (OSU) def. #100 Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) 3-6, 7-6, 6-3
3. Simon Childs (UL) def. #103 Ille Van Engelen (OSU) 7-6, 3-6, 10-7
4. #45 Matt Allare (OSU) def. Alejandro Calligari (UL) 6-4, 6-3
5. #55 Devin McCarthy (OSU) def. Andrew Carter (UL) 7-6, 6-3
6. Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Dante Terenzio (UL) 6-1, 6-1
Doubles
1. #26 Austen Childs/Viktor Maksimcuk (UL) def. #6 Chase Buchanan/Blaz Rola (OSU) 8-4
2. #10 Matt Allare/Peter Kobelt (OSU) def. #50 Simon Childs/Alejandro Calligari (UL) 8-5
3. #66 Devin McCarthy/Balazs Novak (OSU) def. Robert Hall/Adam Donaldson (UL) 8-6
Match Notes:
Louisville 8-5; National ranking #15
Ohio State 14-1; National ranking #3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1,3);Singles (6,4,1,5,3,2)
A: 247 T: 3:15
Buckeyes Close Out Snowbird Classic With 4-2 Win Over Western Michigan
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PORT CHARLOTTE, Fla. - Ohio State closed its trip to the Snowbird Classic with a 4-2 win over Western Michigan Sunday afternoon in Port Charlotte, Fla.
Western Michigan used a leadoff walk to plate the first run of the game in the top of the first. After Vinnie Booker's walk and a sacrifice bunt by Zach Thoma, Grant Simotes laced an RBI single up the middle to give the Broncos a 1-0 lead. After a fielders' choice, a single and a walk, Western Michigan had the bases loaded with two down but Ohio State starter John Kuchno induced a ground ball to third for a fielders' choice to end the inning.
The Buckeyes wasted no time knotting the score at one. Tim Wetzel reached on an error to lead off the bottom of the first and advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Tyler Engle. After a flyout by Josh Dezse, Brian DeLucia drilled a single up the middle to score Wetzel and tie the game.
Ohio State then added to the lead in the second when Ryan Cypret and Brad Hutton hit back-to-back long balls to left to lead off the inning. They were the first-career home runs for both players, Hutton's coming in just his second official at-bat as a Buckeye. It also marked the first time Ohio State has gone back-to-back since Cory Kovanda and Michael Stephens accomplished the feat on March 1, 2009 against Connecticut.
The Broncos answered back with one in the top of the third to cut the lead to 3-2. After a leadoff walk to Thoma, the Western Michigan junior stole second and scored on a two-out single by Jack Scanlon after Theron Minium came on to replace Kuchno with two down.
Western Michigan threatened again in the top of the fifth with runners on second and third and just one down when David Fathalikhani came into the game to replace Minium. However, the redshirt junior came up huge, striking out Simotes, the WMU three-hitter, before getting Troy Forton to fly out to left and end the inning.
The Buckeyes plated another in the bottom of the seventh when David Corna drove in Matt Streng, who had walked to lead off the inning, putting the Buckeyes up 4-2 heading into the eighth.
Andrew Armstrong replaced Fathalikhani after 2.2 scoreless innings, giving up one hit while striking out three. The junior left-hander answered the bell, tossing a 1-2-3 eighth against the heart of the Western Michigan lineup.
Dezse then came on to pitch a scoreless ninth, striking out a batter, to earn his second career save while Fathalikhani picked up his first career win.
DeLucia and Hutton each had two hits for the Buckeyes but the story of the game was the job of the bullpen: 6.1 scoreless innings, giving up four hits and a walk while striking out five.
The Buckeyes (4-3) travel to Forest City, N.C., for three games against Army, Western Carolina and Akron March 4-6.
NOTES
Falcon Offense Comes Alive In 9-6 Loss To Ball State
Kennesaw, Ga. – The Bowling Green State University softball team had its best offensive performance of the 2011 season but the Falcons were unable to hold off Ball State 9-6 Sunday morning. Although the two teams both play in the Mid-American Conference, the game was a non-conference tilt in the Phyllis Rafter Memorial, hosted by Kennesaw State.
Bowling Green jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning, but Ball State used a seven-run second to take the lead and the Cardinals held the Falcons scoreless the rest of the way.
Hannah Fulk opened the game with a double to left center and Rachel Proehl followed with an RBI triple for a quick 1-0 lead. Paige Berger then slammed an RBI double to make it 2-0 and Erika Stratton singled to put runners on first and third. Andrea Arney then had an RBI single that made it 3-0 before Ball State finally got the first out of the game on a Missy Bowman ground out.
Zada Lines then reached on a throwing error that plated another run and made it 4-0 and Katie Yoho singled home another run, while the sixth run scored on a fielding error by the centerfielder.
When the dust settled, Bowling Green staked starting pitcher Melissa Bott to a 6-0 lead. However, Ball State answered back with a run on two hits in the bottom of the first and then scored seven times on six hits in the second to take an 8-6 lead. The Cardinals added one more run in the fourth for the final 9-6 score.
Proehl led Bowling Green offensively by going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI. In all, the Falcons pounded out eight hits but Ball State had 11. Freshman pitcher Erin Greenwalt took the loss on the mound to fall to 0-4 on the year.
Ball State improved to 6-2 with the win and Bowling Green fell to 1-9. The Falcons are off until playing in the Comfort Inn Softball Classic March 5-6, hosted by Morehead State
WOODSTOCK, Ga. – Senior Suzie Rzegocki struck out eight en route to taking sole possession of the Purdue shutouts record, and the Boilermaker offense provided a late-inning rally to seal the 5-0 win over Mississippi State on Sunday.
Rzegocki moved to 7-2 on the season with the complete-game victory, while Kylie Vry (2-6) was saddled with the loss for MSU. Misty Flesher and Lindsey Dunlap also saw time in the circle for the Bulldogs.
Seven different players contributed offensively for Purdue as the team racked up its five runs on seven hits. Senior Shelby Krammer provided a two-run home run to get the scoring started.
MSU managed a pair of hits in the first, but left both runners stranded in scoring position.
The Boilermakers got their first hit in the fourth as freshman Lindsey Rains lifted a two-out single into left center. A fly ball to deep left field, however, kept her from advancing further.
After recording 13 straight outs, Rzegocki allowed a two-out single in the fifth, but forced a grounder the following play to keep the scoreboard clean.
Purdue took advantage of a leadoff walk in the sixth to snap the shutout. Rzegocki drew the free pass and went to second on a ground out before coming home on a two-out double to left center by freshman Andie Varsho. A strikeout kept the Boilermakers from adding to the 1-0 lead.
The Boilermakers put the game out of reach with four runs on five hits in the seventh. Krammer made it 3-0 by bouncing a two-run shot off the light pole in left field. The round tripper drove in freshman Kim McMillan, who reached on single to right to start the inning, and forced an MSU pitching change. A pair of singles put sophomore Erika Petruzzi and freshman Danielle Fletcher aboard, then a wild pitch moved the duo into scoring position. Rzegocki picked up an RBI with a grounder to second base. Freshman Tori Chiodo brought Fletcher home with a single through the left side. Chiodo stole second and third and was joined on base by junior Molly Garst, who walked and promptly stole second. Dunlap entered the game and forced a fly out and a ground out to keep the score at 5-0 and get out of the inning.
The Bulldogs kept hope alive with a one-out single up the middle in the final stanza. A two-out infield single kept the game going, but a grounder to third base prevented a comeback bid.
Purdue (8-3) returns to action at 1 p.m. when the team faces off with Mercer to wrap up its stay at the Phyllis Rafter Memorial Classic.
Beck and Turner Garner First Team All-CCAC Honors
HAMMOND, Ind. – Purdue University Calumet’s Stephaine Beck and Tierra Turner each earned first team all-conference honors, as the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference released its 2010-11 women’s basketball awards on Saturday afternoon.
PUC was one of three conference squads to place multiple players on the first team, after recording the best record of the Tom Megyesi era with a 17-13 mark on the year. The Peregrines finished the campaign with a 7-5 record in the league, before falling to eventual tournament champion, Cardinal Stritch, in the CCAC Semifinals.
Turner ranked among the league leaders in every major statistical category on her way to an unprecedented five conference weekly honors. The 2009-10 CCAC Freshman of the Year led the Peregrines with 19.0 points, 10.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 2.7 steals per game, recording 14 double-doubles on the season.
Beck was named First Team All-CCAC for the first time in career, after garnering honorable mention all-conference honors last season as a sophomore. The 5-foot-7 guard had a banner year, averaging a career-high 17.5 points per game, while connecting on a conference-best 2.9 trifectas per game. Beck finished the year ranked atop the CCAC and seventh in the nation with 44 percent shooting from downtown.
Megyesi will graduate seniors Britton and MeMe Harris, but is set to employ the services of three returning starters and seven letterwinners as well as a touted recruiting class next season.
Warsaw Tiger News
RESULTS FROM SATURDAY
IHSAA SWIMMING AND DIVING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Michael Boyle topped the Tiger efforts at this past weekend’s state swimming and diving championships. His fifth place finish ties for the highest finish in school history. He scored 459 points in his eleven dives at the IUPUI Natatorium. Complete results from the IHSAA state finals can be found at http://bit.ly/eZ45HO
BOYS BASKETBALL
VARSITY: WARSAW 50 CARROLL 45
JR. VARSITY: WARSAW 46 CARROLL 41
The Tigers completed their regular season with a win over the Chargers at home on Saturday afternoon. The varsity, now 18-4 heading into tournament play, were led by Jordyn Coon and Jared Bloom with 10 points each. Jalen Roscoe added 8 points and 6 rebounds. Travis Thomas also had 6 boards. The JV completed a 17-3 season and were led Saturday by Kevin West with 14 points, Brock Anson with 12 points and Taylor Cone with 10 points.
The Tigers will face Concord in the sectional opener on Tuesday in Elkhart. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 pm.
IHSAA BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS
March 1, 4 & 5 @ Elkhart’s North Side Gym
Tuesday, March 1
6:30 pm: Warsaw vs. Concord
8:00 pm: Elkhart Memorial vs. Goshen
Friday, March 4
6:30 pm: Winner Game 1 vs. Northridge
8:00 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Elkhart Central
Saturday, March 5
Championship Game, 7:30 pm
THIS WEEK IN TIGER ATHLETICS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Gymnastics vs. Peru @ WCHS, 6:30 pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional @ Elkhart, North Side Gym
6:30 pm – Warsaw vs. Concord
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional @ Elkhart, North Side Gym
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
IHSAA Gymnastics Sectional @ Wawasee, TBA
IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional @ Elkhart, North Side Gym
-Championship Game, 7:30 pm
IHSAA SWIMMING AND DIVING STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS
Michael Boyle topped the Tiger efforts at this past weekend’s state swimming and diving championships. His fifth place finish ties for the highest finish in school history. He scored 459 points in his eleven dives at the IUPUI Natatorium. Complete results from the IHSAA state finals can be found at http://bit.ly/eZ45HO
BOYS BASKETBALL
VARSITY: WARSAW 50 CARROLL 45
JR. VARSITY: WARSAW 46 CARROLL 41
The Tigers completed their regular season with a win over the Chargers at home on Saturday afternoon. The varsity, now 18-4 heading into tournament play, were led by Jordyn Coon and Jared Bloom with 10 points each. Jalen Roscoe added 8 points and 6 rebounds. Travis Thomas also had 6 boards. The JV completed a 17-3 season and were led Saturday by Kevin West with 14 points, Brock Anson with 12 points and Taylor Cone with 10 points.
The Tigers will face Concord in the sectional opener on Tuesday in Elkhart. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:30 pm.
IHSAA BOYS BASKETBALL SECTIONAL PAIRINGS
March 1, 4 & 5 @ Elkhart’s North Side Gym
Tuesday, March 1
6:30 pm: Warsaw vs. Concord
8:00 pm: Elkhart Memorial vs. Goshen
Friday, March 4
6:30 pm: Winner Game 1 vs. Northridge
8:00 pm: Winner Game 2 vs. Elkhart Central
Saturday, March 5
Championship Game, 7:30 pm
THIS WEEK IN TIGER ATHLETICS
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28
Gymnastics vs. Peru @ WCHS, 6:30 pm
TUESDAY, MARCH 1
IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional @ Elkhart, North Side Gym
6:30 pm – Warsaw vs. Concord
FRIDAY, MARCH 4
IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional @ Elkhart, North Side Gym
SATURDAY, MARCH 5
IHSAA Gymnastics Sectional @ Wawasee, TBA
IHSAA Boys Basketball Sectional @ Elkhart, North Side Gym
-Championship Game, 7:30 pm
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Evans and Beutler Earn Final NAIA National Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors
Evans and Beutler Earn Final NAIA National Women's Indoor Track & Field Athlete of the Week Honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gayon Evans of Oklahoma Baptist has been named the final NAIA National Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Kati Beutler of Bethel (Ind.) has been named the NAIA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Evans and Beutler were selected based on their performances from Feb. 14 - 20.
Evans, hailing from Clarendon, Jamaica, won the 60-meter dash (7.33 seconds) and the 200-meter dash (23.98 seconds) at the University of Nebraska Tune-Up Meet on Feb. 18. The sophomore runner's times in the 60 and 200 both rank as the NAIA's top times heading into the NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championships March 3-5 at the GaREAT Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio. Evans also ran the third leg of Oklahoma Baptist's meet-winning 4x400-meter relay.
Beutler, hailing from Fort Wayne, Ind., was named the Female Athlete of the Meet at the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 19. The senior took home first place in the triple jump with a mark of 37-5 ¾ and placed second in the long jump with a leap of 18-6. In addition to the field events, she also won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.78 seconds. Beutler will be one of 16 athletes representing the Lady Pilots at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.
Track Nominees: Cheryl Held, William Woods (Mo.); Kristine Smith, College of Idaho; Darcy Mascotti, Cumberlands (Ky.); Lyndsay Payne, Siena Heights (Mich.); Michelle Momo, Central Methodist (Mo.); Abby Parson, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa); Blair Dixon, Doane (Neb.); Lauren Versweyveld, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Sami Andrews, Concordia (Ore.); Stephanie Kenney, Taylor (Ind.); Marya Haegler, Ave Maria (Fla.); Erin Curran, Black Hills State (S.D.); Amy VanHal, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Alma Garcilazo, Eastern Oregon; Cassidy Wagner, Indiana Wesleyan; Adella King, Indiana Tech; Irene Masai, Oklahoma Christian; Charity Miles, Northwestern (Iowa); Crystal Bardge, Embry-Riddle (Fla.).
Field Nominees: Whitney Burton, William Woods (Mo.); Natausha Burke, Cumberlands (Ky.); Lenzey Stidham, Siena Heights (Mich.); Kate Fulton, Central Methodist (Mo.); Naomi Patrnchak, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Lauryn Camp, Grand View (Iowa); Jillian Ourada, Doane (Neb.); Caitlin McPherson, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Alaina Yaracz, Black Hills State (S.D.); Kirsten Harms, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Anne Barnett, Eastern Oregon; Katelin Morgan, Indiana Wesleyan; Sarah Dede, Judson (Ill.); Cora Tatum, Indiana Tech; Denise Mattoon, Oklahoma Christian; Kayla Xavier, Concordia (Ore.); Reta Woodard, Embry-Riddle (Fla.).
2011 Composite Award Winners (Track; Field) (Schedule)
Week 1: Blair Dixon, Doane (Neb.); Brittany Hoins, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 2: Stacy Warrior, Oklahoma Baptist; Megan Manning, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Week 3: Verone Chambers, Oklahoma Baptist; Brigitte Gross, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
Week 4: Adella King, Indiana Tech; Milika Tuivanuavou, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Week 5: Verone Chambers, Oklahoma Baptist; Tamala Daley, Shorter (Ga.)
Week 6: Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa); Bianca Grant, Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Week 7: Gayon Evans, Oklahoma Baptist; Kati Beutler, Bethel (Ind.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gayon Evans of Oklahoma Baptist has been named the final NAIA National Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Week and Kati Beutler of Bethel (Ind.) has been named the NAIA National Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Week, the national office announced Wednesday. Evans and Beutler were selected based on their performances from Feb. 14 - 20.
Evans, hailing from Clarendon, Jamaica, won the 60-meter dash (7.33 seconds) and the 200-meter dash (23.98 seconds) at the University of Nebraska Tune-Up Meet on Feb. 18. The sophomore runner's times in the 60 and 200 both rank as the NAIA's top times heading into the NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field National Championships March 3-5 at the GaREAT Sports Complex in Geneva, Ohio. Evans also ran the third leg of Oklahoma Baptist's meet-winning 4x400-meter relay.
Beutler, hailing from Fort Wayne, Ind., was named the Female Athlete of the Meet at the NCCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on Feb. 19. The senior took home first place in the triple jump with a mark of 37-5 ¾ and placed second in the long jump with a leap of 18-6. In addition to the field events, she also won the 60-meter dash with a time of 7.78 seconds. Beutler will be one of 16 athletes representing the Lady Pilots at the NAIA Indoor Track & Field National Championships.
Track Nominees: Cheryl Held, William Woods (Mo.); Kristine Smith, College of Idaho; Darcy Mascotti, Cumberlands (Ky.); Lyndsay Payne, Siena Heights (Mich.); Michelle Momo, Central Methodist (Mo.); Abby Parson, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa); Blair Dixon, Doane (Neb.); Lauren Versweyveld, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Sami Andrews, Concordia (Ore.); Stephanie Kenney, Taylor (Ind.); Marya Haegler, Ave Maria (Fla.); Erin Curran, Black Hills State (S.D.); Amy VanHal, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Alma Garcilazo, Eastern Oregon; Cassidy Wagner, Indiana Wesleyan; Adella King, Indiana Tech; Irene Masai, Oklahoma Christian; Charity Miles, Northwestern (Iowa); Crystal Bardge, Embry-Riddle (Fla.).
Field Nominees: Whitney Burton, William Woods (Mo.); Natausha Burke, Cumberlands (Ky.); Lenzey Stidham, Siena Heights (Mich.); Kate Fulton, Central Methodist (Mo.); Naomi Patrnchak, St. Ambrose (Iowa); Lauryn Camp, Grand View (Iowa); Jillian Ourada, Doane (Neb.); Caitlin McPherson, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.); Alaina Yaracz, Black Hills State (S.D.); Kirsten Harms, Trinity Christian (Ill.); Anne Barnett, Eastern Oregon; Katelin Morgan, Indiana Wesleyan; Sarah Dede, Judson (Ill.); Cora Tatum, Indiana Tech; Denise Mattoon, Oklahoma Christian; Kayla Xavier, Concordia (Ore.); Reta Woodard, Embry-Riddle (Fla.).
2011 Composite Award Winners (Track; Field) (Schedule)
Week 1: Blair Dixon, Doane (Neb.); Brittany Hoins, Hastings (Neb.)
Week 2: Stacy Warrior, Oklahoma Baptist; Megan Manning, St. Ambrose (Iowa)
Week 3: Verone Chambers, Oklahoma Baptist; Brigitte Gross, Sioux Falls (S.D.)
Week 4: Adella King, Indiana Tech; Milika Tuivanuavou, Fresno Pacific (Calif.)
Week 5: Verone Chambers, Oklahoma Baptist; Tamala Daley, Shorter (Ga.)
Week 6: Obsie Birru, Grand View (Iowa); Bianca Grant, Wayland Baptist (Texas)
Week 7: Gayon Evans, Oklahoma Baptist; Kati Beutler, Bethel (Ind.)
Seyfred and Yoder Earn All-MCC Honors
The list of accolades for the senior backcourt of Heather Seyfred and Mandy Yoder continues as both earned a spot on the All-MCC team.
Seyfred, who led the Mid-Central College Conference in scoring at 17.27 ppg, was named to the first team. The 5-5 shooter from Galien, Mich. set a Lady Pilots record this year with 105 three-pointers made, placing her second in the nation and breaking the BC record of 103 set by Abby Noll in 2007.
Yoder, named to the second team, was once again the do-it-all point guard that led the MCC in assists for the second straight year with 5.6 per game. She also averaged nearly 14 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 3.1 steals per game. Mandy's 170 assists currently find her third in the nation overall.
The post season honors just add to an already impressive list of accomplishments that the amazing backcourt has achieved since transferring to Bethel together following their freshmen year at Indiana State (Seyfred) and Ferris State (Yoder). Both players have also cracked the top 10 scorers in Lady Pilots history this year - Seyfred - 7th with 1,559 points and Yoder - 8th with 1,461 points.
The Lady Pilots (17-14 overall and 8-8 in the MCC) lost in the first round of the MCC Tournament to Huntington University and now plan to make a return trip to the NCCAA national tournament in Winona Lake, Ind
Seyfred, who led the Mid-Central College Conference in scoring at 17.27 ppg, was named to the first team. The 5-5 shooter from Galien, Mich. set a Lady Pilots record this year with 105 three-pointers made, placing her second in the nation and breaking the BC record of 103 set by Abby Noll in 2007.
Yoder, named to the second team, was once again the do-it-all point guard that led the MCC in assists for the second straight year with 5.6 per game. She also averaged nearly 14 ppg, 5.4 rpg and 3.1 steals per game. Mandy's 170 assists currently find her third in the nation overall.
The post season honors just add to an already impressive list of accomplishments that the amazing backcourt has achieved since transferring to Bethel together following their freshmen year at Indiana State (Seyfred) and Ferris State (Yoder). Both players have also cracked the top 10 scorers in Lady Pilots history this year - Seyfred - 7th with 1,559 points and Yoder - 8th with 1,461 points.
The Lady Pilots (17-14 overall and 8-8 in the MCC) lost in the first round of the MCC Tournament to Huntington University and now plan to make a return trip to the NCCAA national tournament in Winona Lake, Ind
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Northern Lakes Conferene Girls All Conference Team
NLC ALL CONFERENCE TEAM
Trenee Brownlee, (11) Concord
Akyah Taylor, (12) Elkhart Memorial
Brionna Barnett, (11) Elkhart Memorial
Monica Jones, (10) Elkhart Memorial
Natalie Newell, (12) Goshen
Morgan Olson, (9) Northwood
Emily Peppers VanNamee, (12) Northridge
Sydney Sample, (12) Northridge
Meagan Barron, (12) Plymouth
Amber Redinger, (10) Plymouth
Kayla Stout, (12) Warsaw
Kilee Knafel, (10) Wawasee
HONORABLE MENTION
Khadijah Moore, (9) Elkhart Memorial
Aimee Swihart, (10) Goshen
Hillary Lechlitner, (11) Northwood
Emylee Smith, (12) Northridge
Sarah Heagy, (11) Warsaw
Kalyn McDaniel, (12) Wawasee
Trenee Brownlee, (11) Concord
Akyah Taylor, (12) Elkhart Memorial
Brionna Barnett, (11) Elkhart Memorial
Monica Jones, (10) Elkhart Memorial
Natalie Newell, (12) Goshen
Morgan Olson, (9) Northwood
Emily Peppers VanNamee, (12) Northridge
Sydney Sample, (12) Northridge
Meagan Barron, (12) Plymouth
Amber Redinger, (10) Plymouth
Kayla Stout, (12) Warsaw
Kilee Knafel, (10) Wawasee
HONORABLE MENTION
Khadijah Moore, (9) Elkhart Memorial
Aimee Swihart, (10) Goshen
Hillary Lechlitner, (11) Northwood
Emylee Smith, (12) Northridge
Sarah Heagy, (11) Warsaw
Kalyn McDaniel, (12) Wawasee
Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Boys Northern Lakes All Conferene Team
NORTHERN LAKES CONFERENCE
2010-2011 BOYS BASKETBALL
ALL CONFERENCE TEAM
Name Grade School
DuWhan Alford 10 Concord
*Franko House 10 Concord
*Todd Johnson 11 Elkhart Memorial
*Markese McGuire 10 Elkhart Memorial
Jesse Good 10 Goshen
Malcolm Thurmond 12 Northridge
*Michael Paul 12 Northwood
*Cameron Williams 12 NorthWood
*Houston Hodges 12 Plymouth
*Lucas Grose 11 Warsaw
*Nic Moore 12 Warsaw
Trevor McKibben 12 Wawasee
*Riley Stichter 12 Wawasee
2010-2011 BOYS BASKETBALL
ALL CONFERENCE TEAM
Name Grade School
DuWhan Alford 10 Concord
*Franko House 10 Concord
*Todd Johnson 11 Elkhart Memorial
*Markese McGuire 10 Elkhart Memorial
Jesse Good 10 Goshen
Malcolm Thurmond 12 Northridge
*Michael Paul 12 Northwood
*Cameron Williams 12 NorthWood
*Houston Hodges 12 Plymouth
*Lucas Grose 11 Warsaw
*Nic Moore 12 Warsaw
Trevor McKibben 12 Wawasee
*Riley Stichter 12 Wawasee
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Northern Indiana Girls All Conference Team
Northern Indiana Girls All Conference Basketball
FIRST TEAM:
Chelsea Ward 12 Mishawaka
Noelly Scott 12 Mishawaka
Terran Scott 12 Washington
Alex Morton 11 Penn
Alex Kubsch 11 St. Joseph’s
Taloni Reese 9 Adams
SECOND TEAM:
Cassi Husband 12 Mishawaka
Kathleen Kavanagh 11 Marian
Shareita Patton 11 Washington
Tori Milliner 11 Penn
Michelle Adeniyi 10 Clay
Taylor Parmley 9 Mishawaka
HONORABLE MENTION:
Chyna Sanders 12 Elkhart Central
Ashley Lutz 12 Penn
Sarah Hall 12 SB St Joseph
Ayana Thomas 11 Washington
Turquoise Patton 11 Riley
Olivia Carlton 10 Penn
FIRST TEAM:
Chelsea Ward 12 Mishawaka
Noelly Scott 12 Mishawaka
Terran Scott 12 Washington
Alex Morton 11 Penn
Alex Kubsch 11 St. Joseph’s
Taloni Reese 9 Adams
SECOND TEAM:
Cassi Husband 12 Mishawaka
Kathleen Kavanagh 11 Marian
Shareita Patton 11 Washington
Tori Milliner 11 Penn
Michelle Adeniyi 10 Clay
Taylor Parmley 9 Mishawaka
HONORABLE MENTION:
Chyna Sanders 12 Elkhart Central
Ashley Lutz 12 Penn
Sarah Hall 12 SB St Joseph
Ayana Thomas 11 Washington
Turquoise Patton 11 Riley
Olivia Carlton 10 Penn
Sunday, February 6, 2011
IUSB Basketball
Titans Fall 104-65 To High-Octane ONU
Women's Basketball - Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:46 PM
Facing the nation's top-ranked scoring offense, IU South Bend (17-5/2-2 CCAC) jumped out to a 17-7 lead - holding #15 Olivet Nazarene to just two field goals in the first eight minutes of play, but they were unable to hold off the Tigers' charge, as ONU stormed back by forcing 39 Titan turnovers for a 104-65 win.
Katie Hacker (Indianapolis, IN/Franklin Central) broke the scoring open for IU South Bend, connecting on a triple to give the Titans an early lead. Kimmie Hummer (South Bend, IN/Mishawaka Marian [Goshen]) followed with a three-pointer of her own, and the Titans began to gain the edge.
A layup by Hacker, followed by a Lizzie Stapke (Highland, IN/Highland) three and putbacks by Brooke Daugherty (Terre Haute, IN/South [Danville]) and Courtney Simpson (Nappanee, IN/NorthWood) pushed the lead to ten, forcing a timeout by ONU.
Out of the stoppage, the Tigers stormed back, embarking on a 14-4 run to tie the game at 21, before taking the lead at 27-24. From there, the Titans would tie the contest at 31, but were never able to regain control, as ONU took a 48-33 lead into the break.
Out of the half, it was more of the same, as the Tigers began firing on all cylinders from behind the three-point line, connecting ten times in the second half to pull away for the final margin.
Ashley Hummer (South Bend, IN/Mishawaka Marian [Goshen]) led the Titans with 13 points, while Stapke and Kimmie Hummer chipped in with ten each. Daugherty pulled down nine rebounds to lead all players
Women's Basketball - Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 8:46 PM
Facing the nation's top-ranked scoring offense, IU South Bend (17-5/2-2 CCAC) jumped out to a 17-7 lead - holding #15 Olivet Nazarene to just two field goals in the first eight minutes of play, but they were unable to hold off the Tigers' charge, as ONU stormed back by forcing 39 Titan turnovers for a 104-65 win.
Katie Hacker (Indianapolis, IN/Franklin Central) broke the scoring open for IU South Bend, connecting on a triple to give the Titans an early lead. Kimmie Hummer (South Bend, IN/Mishawaka Marian [Goshen]) followed with a three-pointer of her own, and the Titans began to gain the edge.
A layup by Hacker, followed by a Lizzie Stapke (Highland, IN/Highland) three and putbacks by Brooke Daugherty (Terre Haute, IN/South [Danville]) and Courtney Simpson (Nappanee, IN/NorthWood) pushed the lead to ten, forcing a timeout by ONU.
Out of the stoppage, the Tigers stormed back, embarking on a 14-4 run to tie the game at 21, before taking the lead at 27-24. From there, the Titans would tie the contest at 31, but were never able to regain control, as ONU took a 48-33 lead into the break.
Out of the half, it was more of the same, as the Tigers began firing on all cylinders from behind the three-point line, connecting ten times in the second half to pull away for the final margin.
Ashley Hummer (South Bend, IN/Mishawaka Marian [Goshen]) led the Titans with 13 points, while Stapke and Kimmie Hummer chipped in with ten each. Daugherty pulled down nine rebounds to lead all players
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Indiana College News
Ball State Spoils Valpo’s Season Opener
Valparaiso opened the 2011 spring season on Saturday afternoon but ran into a tough Ball State squad, falling to the Cardinals 7-0 at the Northwest Athletic Club in Michigan City, Ind.
The Crusaders battled during doubles play, but were not able to come up with a win as Ball State (2-2) took the day’s first point. Katie Bilyeu (Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo H.S.) and Kristin Zakiewicz (Bristol, Ind./Northridge H.S.) played Sarah Hebble and Georgina Thomson tough at the top spot before falling 8-4. Stephanie York (Elkhart, Ind./Jimtown H.S.) and Jackie O’Reilly (Green Bay, Wis./DePere H.S.) fell 8-2 at number two doubles against Kylee Johnson and Kristel Sanders. Hayley Hall and Paola Rodriguez concluded with an 8-1 win at the third spot over Brittany O’Reilly (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest H.S.) and Aubree Zdanovec (Appleton, Wis./East H.S.).
The Cardinals surrendered just two games total in singles play, winning all six spots in straight sets. Jackie O’Reilly took a game from Hebble at the second spot falling 6-0, 6-1 while York dropped a 6-1, 6-0 decision to Johnson at number four. The other four matches were won by Ball State 6-0, 6-0 as Thomson topped Brittany O’Reilly at the top, Hall downed Zakiewicz at three, Sanders topped Bilyeu at five, and Rodriguez spoiled Zdanovec’s collegiate debut at sixth singles
Knights too Much for Trojans
The Taylor women’s basketball team found itself on the short end of a 91-58 score against No. 23 Marian on Saturday afternoon. Tess Rudolph scored 21 points and Allison Reece added ten points and seven rebounds as the Trojans fall to 5-8 in MCC play and 14-13 overall.
Taylor and Marian combined for 86 free throw attempts, just 11 shy of the NAIA D-II record as Marian connected on 38 of 50 from the charity stripe and Taylor finished 24 of 36 from the line.
Marian’s Whitley Emerson dominated the game scoring 28 points and pulling down 16 rebounds to lead a quartet of Knights in double figures. Rachel Kenney scored 16, Natasha Marshall added 12 and Natalie Robinson finished with 10 as the Knights swept the season series with the Trojans.
Taylor trailed 41-29 after a first half that saw Marian outscore the Trojans 20 to 8 in the paint while shooting 53.6 percent (15-for-28) from the field. Taylor shot just 34.6 percent (9 of 26) in the opening frame, including 1 of 4 from 3-point range.
Taylor scored the first seven points of the second half as the Trojans cut the Marian lead to five on a 3-pointer from Rudolph with 18:30 remaining in the game.
The Knights responded with a 25-2 run over the next eight minutes as Marian set up camp at the free throw line, going 14 of 17 during the stretch to extend its lead to 28 with 10:39 remaining in the game.
Taylor shot 28.1 percent (16 of 57) from the field and just 22.2 percent (2 of 9) from 3-point range in the loss.
Taylor will hit the road again on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. matchup with Grace
Indiana Tech Upset #14 Cornerstone University
Fort Wayne, IN – The Indiana Tech women’s basketball team shocked the 14th ranked Golden Eagles of Cornerstone University in the Schaefer Center on Saturday, 72-63. The Lady Warriors overcame a slow start to improve their record to 15-12 overall and 7-6 in the conference. Cornerstone slipped to 19-6 on the year and 8-4 in WHAC play.
Cornerstone jumped out to a 10-0 lead in first four minutes but the Lady Warriors battled back, going on a 14-2 run to take their first lead of the game at the 10:49 mark.
The game stayed tight the rest of the half with no team leading by more than four points. The Golden Eagles took a five point lead with 39 seconds to go, but Tech’s Amanda Tipton (Burton, MI/Bentley) hit a driving layup in the final seconds to cut the lead to three, 28-25, at the half.
The Lady Warriors chipped away at the deficit through the early parts of the second half, and finally regained the lead, 39-38, with a bucket from Tipton with 13:11 to play.
On the very next possession, Cornerstone tied the game with a free throw and following a Tech turnover, retook the lead 41-39.
The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes until back-to-back 3-pointers from Ebony Robinson (Ft. Wayne, IN/Huntington) and Yasmine Coleman (Indianapolis, IN/Pike) gave the Warriors a 50-45 advantage with 8:37 remaining.
Cornerstone fought back and tied the game at 61 apiece at the 2:31 mark, but Tipton answered and put Tech in front for good on the ensuing play.
Three Warriors finished in double figures as Coleman led the way with 16 points followed by Tipton with 15 and Ulyssia Richmond (Temple Hills, MD/Riverdale Baptist) with 12. Coleman added a game-high nine rebounds. Juniors Brittnay Jones (Harper Woods, MI/UTEP) and Kaneisha Bass (Detroit, MI/Lincoln Trail) chipped in eight points each.
Crusader Women Win Second Straight, Down Detroit 57-46
Valparaiso got 29 points from its bench on Saturday afternoon and utilized a 16-0 second half run to defeat Detroit 57-46 at the Athletics-Recreation Center for the Crusaders’ second straight victory.
With the win, the Crusaders have now won back-to-back games for the first time since November of 2009.
“I am really pleased with our kids,” head coach Keith Freeman said. “They are really trying hard. It’s difficult when you’ve been struggling like we have been, but we battled today and made plays. It really shows the character of our kids. Our bench gave us a lot of energy when they came in the game and I think we’ve played well in four of our last five games.”
Tabitha Gerardot (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury H.S.) registered her sixth double-double as a Crusader, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, and Valpo’s defense limited the Titans to just 15.6% (5-of-32) shooting in the second half to rally from a seven-point deficit.
“Tab really wants to do so well,” Freeman added. “She is a warrior getting to rebounds. I like her tough-mindedness.”
Trailing 28-25 at the break, Detroit scored the first four points out of the locker room to take the seven-point advantage, their largest of the afternoon. The Crusaders began to fight back, scoring 16 straight points after trailing 36-31, shutting out the Titans for seven-and-a-half minutes.
Six straight points by Gina Lange (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake H.S.) during the run, as well as five points by Gerardot paced the offense. Meanwhile, the defense held Detroit scoreless from the floor for more than 11 minutes as the Titans missed 16 straight shots from the field.
By the time the run ended, Valpo held a 47-36 lead with 6:13 to play. The advantage was still 10, 49-39, before the Titans made one late spurt. Seven straight points, capped by three straight free throws by Dominique Dixon after she was fouled shooting from long range, pulled Detroit within 49-46 with 1:59 to play.
“They are a good team, a scary team,” Freeman said. “We were fortunate we gave enough help and they never got in a rhythm in their offense.”
Skyler Gick (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central H.S.) then found Gerardot down low as the shot clock was winding down made it a two possession game and the Valpo defense would not surrender another point the rest of the way. Rashida Ray (Fort Wayne, Ind./Harding H.S.) made three free throws down the stretch and Gerardot added three more points as Valpo finished the game on an 8-0 run.
“Our kids battled,” Freeman commented. “Down the stretch we got the ball inside and finished.”
Detroit jumped out to an early 14-8 lead before the Crusaders scored six straight points to knot the game midway through the first half. After the Titans again built a five-point lead, Valpo answered a second time. A 9-0 run by the Brown and Gold, capped by a jumper from Gick, gave the Brown and Gold a 25-21 lead.
As was the case in the first half though, the Titans answered with one more run, scoring the final seven points of the stanza to build the three-point halftime advantage.
Valpo shot 41.2% from the floor for the game, including a 47.8% clip in the second half, to help offset a 2-of-15 afternoon from three-point range. Detroit finished just 23.1% from the floor overall and 13.8% (4-of-29) from outside the arc.
“We’re still a long way from being a good offensive team,” Freeman added. “But our defense is getting better. I thought we did a good job controlling penetration and got back in transition.”
Lange added nine points and six rebounds for the Crusaders, as Valpo outrebounded Detroit 43-41, including a 27-19 advantage in the second half. Gick and Stefanie Lang (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso H.S.) each added eight points while Ray has seven more. Gick also had six assists on the day.
“Skyler had a great floor game,” Freeman said. “She ran the team well.”
Dixon led Detroit (10-12, 4-7 Horizon) with 12 points while Yar Shayok pulled down 13 rebounds.
#19 Foresters upset #4 Wildcats
The Huntington University Foresters (19-7-8, 7-5) handed Indiana Wesleyan University (22-4, 11-1) their first MCC loss of the season with a 93-77 win over the Wildcats. Huntington led 39-29 at half-time and then cruised to the victory over Indiana Wesleyan.
Huntington’s Tyler Shively topped all scorers in the game with 22 points. Joining Shively in double figures for Huntington was Kellen Zawadzki with 18, Caleb Kennedy and Shane Merryman with 15, and Bobby Jolliff with 10. Zawadzki took team-high honors with 10 rebounds. Jordan Weidner led Indiana Wesleyan with 16 points. Patrick Hopkins took team-high honors with 10 boards.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - - Facing its strongest competition to date, the Ball State indoor track & field team collected one top 10 finish on the final day of the 24th annual Meyo Invitational hosted at Notre Dame's Loftus Sports Center.
In all, 47 women's teams from around the nation had at least one participant in the meet. BSU finished the two-day event with three top 10 efforts.
Senior Ali Bishel (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) led the Cardinals on the final day of competition with a seventh-place showing in the 3,000m run. She completed the course in 10:04.86 to place in the top third of the 33 runners.
Junior Janae Taylor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond H.S.) also turned in a solid effort for the Cardinals, placing 18th among 55 runners in the 200m dash with a time of 25.58.
The Ball State indoor track & field team returns to action next Friday, when it travels to Bloomington, Ind., for the Hoosier Hills Invitational hosted by the Indiana University.
Ball State’s Individual Results
3000m Run (33 entries)
7th - Ali Bishel (10:04.86)
Mile Run (43 entries)
26th- MaryKate Mellen (5:11.40)
Triple Jump (46 entries)
- Megan Cherry (Foul)
400m Dash (69 entries)
61st - Hannah Lange (1:01.00)
66th - Brandi Robinson (1:01.94)
DNS - Judah Smith
200m Dash (55 entries)
18th - Janae Taylor (25.58)
48th - Sharise Logwood (26.60
OXFORD, Ohio - - The Ball State men’s swimming & diving team ended its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 132-104 Mid-American Conference setback at Miami’s Nixon Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon.
Next up for the Cardinals is the 2011 MAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships which will be hosted by Southern Illinois at the Student Recreation Center Pool March 3-5.
BSU ends its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 1-5 (1-3 MAC) record, while Miami improves to 4-5-1 (2-2 MAC). Ball State finished the day with wins in four of the 13 events.
Ball State opened the meet strong, with sophomore Michael Weber (Lorain, Ohio/Elyria Catholic H.S.), junior Gavin McNeeley (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester H.S.), junior Chris Krupa (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike H.S.) and senior Josh Young (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North H.S.) combining for a first-place time of 3:30.88 in the 400 medley relay.
Unfortunately, Miami answered with wins in the next six events to take control of the meet. BSU finally broke the streak in the 100 freestyle with junior Casey Schroeder (Williamsport, Ind./Seeger Memorial H.S.) posting a winning time of 47.80.
Weber followed with a victory in the 200 backstroke (1:55.99), while sophomore Nicholas Stevens (Greencastle, Ind./Greencastle H.S.) claimed BSU’s final victory in the 500 freestyle (4:52.49).
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - - The Ball State women’s swimming & diving team ended its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 175-65 setback at Notre Dame’s Rolfs Aquatics Center Saturday afternoon. Next up for the Cardinals is the 2011 Mid-American Conference Championships Feb. 23-26 at the Ohio University Aquatic Center.
Ball State ends its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 4-4 record, while Notre Dame improves to 5-7. The Fighting Irish posted wins in all 13 events, with BSU scoring six runner-up efforts.
Ball State’s first second-place finish came in the 200 freestyle, with sophomore Jillian Bischoff (Atlanta, Ind./Hamilton Heights H.S.) posting a time of 1:57.86.
Five events later, freshman Haley Richter (Roanoke, Ind./Columbia City H.S.) collected a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly with a clocking of 56.77.
In the 100 backstroke, junior Nicole Saulters (Highland, Ind./Highland H.S.) posted a second-place time of 1:00.44.
Senior Christina Riordan (Homewood, Ill./Flossmoor H.S.) followed her school-record setting performance last weekend with another solid showing on the three-meter board, placing second with a score of 280.35.
Freshman Bridgette Ruehl (Lowell, Ind./Lowell H.S.) gave Ball State its final individual second-place effort with a time of 1:05.47 in the 100 breaststroke.
The Cardinals ended the meet with sophomore Mallory Przybylinski (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.), freshman Mia Miller (Goshen, Ind./Goshen H.S.), Saulters and senior Katie Bylsma (Westfield, Ind./Pinckney H.S.) placing second in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:39.69
Valparaiso opened the 2011 spring season on Saturday afternoon but ran into a tough Ball State squad, falling to the Cardinals 7-0 at the Northwest Athletic Club in Michigan City, Ind.
The Crusaders battled during doubles play, but were not able to come up with a win as Ball State (2-2) took the day’s first point. Katie Bilyeu (Terre Haute, Ind./South Vigo H.S.) and Kristin Zakiewicz (Bristol, Ind./Northridge H.S.) played Sarah Hebble and Georgina Thomson tough at the top spot before falling 8-4. Stephanie York (Elkhart, Ind./Jimtown H.S.) and Jackie O’Reilly (Green Bay, Wis./DePere H.S.) fell 8-2 at number two doubles against Kylee Johnson and Kristel Sanders. Hayley Hall and Paola Rodriguez concluded with an 8-1 win at the third spot over Brittany O’Reilly (Green Bay, Wis./Southwest H.S.) and Aubree Zdanovec (Appleton, Wis./East H.S.).
The Cardinals surrendered just two games total in singles play, winning all six spots in straight sets. Jackie O’Reilly took a game from Hebble at the second spot falling 6-0, 6-1 while York dropped a 6-1, 6-0 decision to Johnson at number four. The other four matches were won by Ball State 6-0, 6-0 as Thomson topped Brittany O’Reilly at the top, Hall downed Zakiewicz at three, Sanders topped Bilyeu at five, and Rodriguez spoiled Zdanovec’s collegiate debut at sixth singles
Knights too Much for Trojans
The Taylor women’s basketball team found itself on the short end of a 91-58 score against No. 23 Marian on Saturday afternoon. Tess Rudolph scored 21 points and Allison Reece added ten points and seven rebounds as the Trojans fall to 5-8 in MCC play and 14-13 overall.
Taylor and Marian combined for 86 free throw attempts, just 11 shy of the NAIA D-II record as Marian connected on 38 of 50 from the charity stripe and Taylor finished 24 of 36 from the line.
Marian’s Whitley Emerson dominated the game scoring 28 points and pulling down 16 rebounds to lead a quartet of Knights in double figures. Rachel Kenney scored 16, Natasha Marshall added 12 and Natalie Robinson finished with 10 as the Knights swept the season series with the Trojans.
Taylor trailed 41-29 after a first half that saw Marian outscore the Trojans 20 to 8 in the paint while shooting 53.6 percent (15-for-28) from the field. Taylor shot just 34.6 percent (9 of 26) in the opening frame, including 1 of 4 from 3-point range.
Taylor scored the first seven points of the second half as the Trojans cut the Marian lead to five on a 3-pointer from Rudolph with 18:30 remaining in the game.
The Knights responded with a 25-2 run over the next eight minutes as Marian set up camp at the free throw line, going 14 of 17 during the stretch to extend its lead to 28 with 10:39 remaining in the game.
Taylor shot 28.1 percent (16 of 57) from the field and just 22.2 percent (2 of 9) from 3-point range in the loss.
Taylor will hit the road again on Wednesday for a 7 p.m. matchup with Grace
Indiana Tech Upset #14 Cornerstone University
Fort Wayne, IN – The Indiana Tech women’s basketball team shocked the 14th ranked Golden Eagles of Cornerstone University in the Schaefer Center on Saturday, 72-63. The Lady Warriors overcame a slow start to improve their record to 15-12 overall and 7-6 in the conference. Cornerstone slipped to 19-6 on the year and 8-4 in WHAC play.
Cornerstone jumped out to a 10-0 lead in first four minutes but the Lady Warriors battled back, going on a 14-2 run to take their first lead of the game at the 10:49 mark.
The game stayed tight the rest of the half with no team leading by more than four points. The Golden Eagles took a five point lead with 39 seconds to go, but Tech’s Amanda Tipton (Burton, MI/Bentley) hit a driving layup in the final seconds to cut the lead to three, 28-25, at the half.
The Lady Warriors chipped away at the deficit through the early parts of the second half, and finally regained the lead, 39-38, with a bucket from Tipton with 13:11 to play.
On the very next possession, Cornerstone tied the game with a free throw and following a Tech turnover, retook the lead 41-39.
The teams traded baskets over the next three minutes until back-to-back 3-pointers from Ebony Robinson (Ft. Wayne, IN/Huntington) and Yasmine Coleman (Indianapolis, IN/Pike) gave the Warriors a 50-45 advantage with 8:37 remaining.
Cornerstone fought back and tied the game at 61 apiece at the 2:31 mark, but Tipton answered and put Tech in front for good on the ensuing play.
Three Warriors finished in double figures as Coleman led the way with 16 points followed by Tipton with 15 and Ulyssia Richmond (Temple Hills, MD/Riverdale Baptist) with 12. Coleman added a game-high nine rebounds. Juniors Brittnay Jones (Harper Woods, MI/UTEP) and Kaneisha Bass (Detroit, MI/Lincoln Trail) chipped in eight points each.
Crusader Women Win Second Straight, Down Detroit 57-46
Valparaiso got 29 points from its bench on Saturday afternoon and utilized a 16-0 second half run to defeat Detroit 57-46 at the Athletics-Recreation Center for the Crusaders’ second straight victory.
With the win, the Crusaders have now won back-to-back games for the first time since November of 2009.
“I am really pleased with our kids,” head coach Keith Freeman said. “They are really trying hard. It’s difficult when you’ve been struggling like we have been, but we battled today and made plays. It really shows the character of our kids. Our bench gave us a lot of energy when they came in the game and I think we’ve played well in four of our last five games.”
Tabitha Gerardot (Fort Wayne, Ind./Canterbury H.S.) registered her sixth double-double as a Crusader, scoring 15 points and grabbing 10 rebounds, and Valpo’s defense limited the Titans to just 15.6% (5-of-32) shooting in the second half to rally from a seven-point deficit.
“Tab really wants to do so well,” Freeman added. “She is a warrior getting to rebounds. I like her tough-mindedness.”
Trailing 28-25 at the break, Detroit scored the first four points out of the locker room to take the seven-point advantage, their largest of the afternoon. The Crusaders began to fight back, scoring 16 straight points after trailing 36-31, shutting out the Titans for seven-and-a-half minutes.
Six straight points by Gina Lange (Wyoming, Minn./Forest Lake H.S.) during the run, as well as five points by Gerardot paced the offense. Meanwhile, the defense held Detroit scoreless from the floor for more than 11 minutes as the Titans missed 16 straight shots from the field.
By the time the run ended, Valpo held a 47-36 lead with 6:13 to play. The advantage was still 10, 49-39, before the Titans made one late spurt. Seven straight points, capped by three straight free throws by Dominique Dixon after she was fouled shooting from long range, pulled Detroit within 49-46 with 1:59 to play.
“They are a good team, a scary team,” Freeman said. “We were fortunate we gave enough help and they never got in a rhythm in their offense.”
Skyler Gick (Otterbein, Ind./Benton Central H.S.) then found Gerardot down low as the shot clock was winding down made it a two possession game and the Valpo defense would not surrender another point the rest of the way. Rashida Ray (Fort Wayne, Ind./Harding H.S.) made three free throws down the stretch and Gerardot added three more points as Valpo finished the game on an 8-0 run.
“Our kids battled,” Freeman commented. “Down the stretch we got the ball inside and finished.”
Detroit jumped out to an early 14-8 lead before the Crusaders scored six straight points to knot the game midway through the first half. After the Titans again built a five-point lead, Valpo answered a second time. A 9-0 run by the Brown and Gold, capped by a jumper from Gick, gave the Brown and Gold a 25-21 lead.
As was the case in the first half though, the Titans answered with one more run, scoring the final seven points of the stanza to build the three-point halftime advantage.
Valpo shot 41.2% from the floor for the game, including a 47.8% clip in the second half, to help offset a 2-of-15 afternoon from three-point range. Detroit finished just 23.1% from the floor overall and 13.8% (4-of-29) from outside the arc.
“We’re still a long way from being a good offensive team,” Freeman added. “But our defense is getting better. I thought we did a good job controlling penetration and got back in transition.”
Lange added nine points and six rebounds for the Crusaders, as Valpo outrebounded Detroit 43-41, including a 27-19 advantage in the second half. Gick and Stefanie Lang (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso H.S.) each added eight points while Ray has seven more. Gick also had six assists on the day.
“Skyler had a great floor game,” Freeman said. “She ran the team well.”
Dixon led Detroit (10-12, 4-7 Horizon) with 12 points while Yar Shayok pulled down 13 rebounds.
#19 Foresters upset #4 Wildcats
The Huntington University Foresters (19-7-8, 7-5) handed Indiana Wesleyan University (22-4, 11-1) their first MCC loss of the season with a 93-77 win over the Wildcats. Huntington led 39-29 at half-time and then cruised to the victory over Indiana Wesleyan.
Huntington’s Tyler Shively topped all scorers in the game with 22 points. Joining Shively in double figures for Huntington was Kellen Zawadzki with 18, Caleb Kennedy and Shane Merryman with 15, and Bobby Jolliff with 10. Zawadzki took team-high honors with 10 rebounds. Jordan Weidner led Indiana Wesleyan with 16 points. Patrick Hopkins took team-high honors with 10 boards.
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - - Facing its strongest competition to date, the Ball State indoor track & field team collected one top 10 finish on the final day of the 24th annual Meyo Invitational hosted at Notre Dame's Loftus Sports Center.
In all, 47 women's teams from around the nation had at least one participant in the meet. BSU finished the two-day event with three top 10 efforts.
Senior Ali Bishel (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.) led the Cardinals on the final day of competition with a seventh-place showing in the 3,000m run. She completed the course in 10:04.86 to place in the top third of the 33 runners.
Junior Janae Taylor (Richmond, Ind./Richmond H.S.) also turned in a solid effort for the Cardinals, placing 18th among 55 runners in the 200m dash with a time of 25.58.
The Ball State indoor track & field team returns to action next Friday, when it travels to Bloomington, Ind., for the Hoosier Hills Invitational hosted by the Indiana University.
Ball State’s Individual Results
3000m Run (33 entries)
7th - Ali Bishel (10:04.86)
Mile Run (43 entries)
26th- MaryKate Mellen (5:11.40)
Triple Jump (46 entries)
- Megan Cherry (Foul)
400m Dash (69 entries)
61st - Hannah Lange (1:01.00)
66th - Brandi Robinson (1:01.94)
DNS - Judah Smith
200m Dash (55 entries)
18th - Janae Taylor (25.58)
48th - Sharise Logwood (26.60
OXFORD, Ohio - - The Ball State men’s swimming & diving team ended its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 132-104 Mid-American Conference setback at Miami’s Nixon Aquatic Center Saturday afternoon.
Next up for the Cardinals is the 2011 MAC Men's Swimming & Diving Championships which will be hosted by Southern Illinois at the Student Recreation Center Pool March 3-5.
BSU ends its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 1-5 (1-3 MAC) record, while Miami improves to 4-5-1 (2-2 MAC). Ball State finished the day with wins in four of the 13 events.
Ball State opened the meet strong, with sophomore Michael Weber (Lorain, Ohio/Elyria Catholic H.S.), junior Gavin McNeeley (North Manchester, Ind./Manchester H.S.), junior Chris Krupa (Indianapolis, Ind./Pike H.S.) and senior Josh Young (Huntington, Ind./Huntington North H.S.) combining for a first-place time of 3:30.88 in the 400 medley relay.
Unfortunately, Miami answered with wins in the next six events to take control of the meet. BSU finally broke the streak in the 100 freestyle with junior Casey Schroeder (Williamsport, Ind./Seeger Memorial H.S.) posting a winning time of 47.80.
Weber followed with a victory in the 200 backstroke (1:55.99), while sophomore Nicholas Stevens (Greencastle, Ind./Greencastle H.S.) claimed BSU’s final victory in the 500 freestyle (4:52.49).
NOTRE DAME, Ind. - - The Ball State women’s swimming & diving team ended its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 175-65 setback at Notre Dame’s Rolfs Aquatics Center Saturday afternoon. Next up for the Cardinals is the 2011 Mid-American Conference Championships Feb. 23-26 at the Ohio University Aquatic Center.
Ball State ends its 2010-11 dual meet schedule with a 4-4 record, while Notre Dame improves to 5-7. The Fighting Irish posted wins in all 13 events, with BSU scoring six runner-up efforts.
Ball State’s first second-place finish came in the 200 freestyle, with sophomore Jillian Bischoff (Atlanta, Ind./Hamilton Heights H.S.) posting a time of 1:57.86.
Five events later, freshman Haley Richter (Roanoke, Ind./Columbia City H.S.) collected a runner-up finish in the 100 butterfly with a clocking of 56.77.
In the 100 backstroke, junior Nicole Saulters (Highland, Ind./Highland H.S.) posted a second-place time of 1:00.44.
Senior Christina Riordan (Homewood, Ill./Flossmoor H.S.) followed her school-record setting performance last weekend with another solid showing on the three-meter board, placing second with a score of 280.35.
Freshman Bridgette Ruehl (Lowell, Ind./Lowell H.S.) gave Ball State its final individual second-place effort with a time of 1:05.47 in the 100 breaststroke.
The Cardinals ended the meet with sophomore Mallory Przybylinski (Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton H.S.), freshman Mia Miller (Goshen, Ind./Goshen H.S.), Saulters and senior Katie Bylsma (Westfield, Ind./Pinckney H.S.) placing second in the 200 freestyle relay at 1:39.69
Friday, February 4, 2011
Northern Indiana Conference
Northern Indiana Conference
2010-2011 All-NIC Wrestling Team
1st Team
Wt Name School Final NIC Team Dual Meet Standings
103 Zach Davis Penn 1st Mishawaka 8-0 35.00
112 Abraham Que Elk. Central 2nd Penn 7-1 32.50
119 Jacob Davis Penn 3rd Clay 6-2 30.00
125 Layton Binion Mishawaka 4th Riley 5-3 27.50
130 Taylor Wisler Mishawaka 5th Elk. Central 4-4 25.00
130 Trevor Manspeaker Penn 6th Adams 3-5 22.50
135 Tristan Macri Mishawaka 7th Washington 2-6 22.50
135 Alex Gregory Penn 8th St. Joseph’s 1-7 17.50
140 Daniel Ginter Penn 9th Marian 0-8 15.00
145 LaQuan Lunford Clay
152 Michael Hummer Penn
160 Davon Alwine Clay MVP – LaQuan Lunford of Clay
171 Nate Coddens Riley
189 Alex Skipper Adams Coach of the Year –
215 Joe Gallegos Clay Darrick Snyder of Mishawaka
HWT Dominique Stauffer Elk. Central
2nd Team Honorable Mention
103 Darnell Johnson Washington 103 DeLawerence Gayfield Elk. Central
112 Sammy Ferdig Adams 112 Jesse Strean Clay
119 Garrett Gleuckert Clay 112 Grant Martsolf Mishawaka
125 Tyler Chapple Penn 119 Mitch Emmons Mishawaka
140 Kyle Jones Mishawaka 125 Erik Ullrey Riley
145 Grant Anglemyer Penn 130 Trevor Echartea Elk. Central
145 Brandon Reynolds-Smith Riley 135 Clifford McCloud Riley
152 Darius Marshall Mishawaka 140 Richard Dixon Adams
160 Alex Lymburner Riley 152 Kelly Kollat Riley
171 David Stevens Penn 160 Phillip Treely Penn
189 Michael Ham Penn 171 Zach Kurtz Elk. Central
215 Devin Reagan Penn 189 Carson Volheim Elk. Central
HWT Shakir Carr Clay 189 Tyler Crain Riley
215 Robert Deering Marian
HWT Braxton Eby Mishawaka
HWT Marcus Dozier Riley
2010-2011 All-NIC Wrestling Team
1st Team
Wt Name School Final NIC Team Dual Meet Standings
103 Zach Davis Penn 1st Mishawaka 8-0 35.00
112 Abraham Que Elk. Central 2nd Penn 7-1 32.50
119 Jacob Davis Penn 3rd Clay 6-2 30.00
125 Layton Binion Mishawaka 4th Riley 5-3 27.50
130 Taylor Wisler Mishawaka 5th Elk. Central 4-4 25.00
130 Trevor Manspeaker Penn 6th Adams 3-5 22.50
135 Tristan Macri Mishawaka 7th Washington 2-6 22.50
135 Alex Gregory Penn 8th St. Joseph’s 1-7 17.50
140 Daniel Ginter Penn 9th Marian 0-8 15.00
145 LaQuan Lunford Clay
152 Michael Hummer Penn
160 Davon Alwine Clay MVP – LaQuan Lunford of Clay
171 Nate Coddens Riley
189 Alex Skipper Adams Coach of the Year –
215 Joe Gallegos Clay Darrick Snyder of Mishawaka
HWT Dominique Stauffer Elk. Central
2nd Team Honorable Mention
103 Darnell Johnson Washington 103 DeLawerence Gayfield Elk. Central
112 Sammy Ferdig Adams 112 Jesse Strean Clay
119 Garrett Gleuckert Clay 112 Grant Martsolf Mishawaka
125 Tyler Chapple Penn 119 Mitch Emmons Mishawaka
140 Kyle Jones Mishawaka 125 Erik Ullrey Riley
145 Grant Anglemyer Penn 130 Trevor Echartea Elk. Central
145 Brandon Reynolds-Smith Riley 135 Clifford McCloud Riley
152 Darius Marshall Mishawaka 140 Richard Dixon Adams
160 Alex Lymburner Riley 152 Kelly Kollat Riley
171 David Stevens Penn 160 Phillip Treely Penn
189 Michael Ham Penn 171 Zach Kurtz Elk. Central
215 Devin Reagan Penn 189 Carson Volheim Elk. Central
HWT Shakir Carr Clay 189 Tyler Crain Riley
215 Robert Deering Marian
HWT Braxton Eby Mishawaka
HWT Marcus Dozier Riley
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Area College Signings
2011 VERBAL COMMITMENTS
Akyah Taylor Elkhart Memorial Basketball Michigan State
Haley King Elkhart Memorial Golf Colorado State
Kelsie Skipper Elkhart Memorial Golf Holy Cross
Nic Moore Warsaw Basketball Illinois State
Darius Hardin SB Washington Football Grand Valley
Darrick Lee SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Yul Thomas SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Sarah Hall SB St. Joseph's Soccer Western Illinois
Allie Connely SB St. Joseph's Soccer West Virginia
Allissa Matzellari SB St. Joseph's Volleyball SE Missouri State
Kyle Zappia SB St. Joseph's Baseball Dayton
Will Corrigan SB St. Joseph's LaCrosse Notre Dame
Michael Granitz Concord Soccer Valparaiso
Tre Clifton SB Clay Football Miami OH
Donovan Campbell SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Jon Blanchard SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Max Andresen Penn Baseball Miami of Ohio
Allison Belcher Penn Swimming U of Toledo
Deanne Dekeizer Penn Golf Rose-Hulman
Lexie Pawlik Penn Volleyball U of S. Carolina
Kyle Schneider Penn Baseball Valparaiso
Jenna Simon Penn Softball Notre Dame
Abby Snyder Penn Soccer Bethel College
Shannon Stephan Penn Softball Manchester
Heather Stevens Penn Cross Country Taylor University
Shannon Reid Penn Soccer Indiana University
Waverly Neer Culver Academy X-Country Columbia University
Shebie Jones Mishawaka Softball Marian University
Mike Curtis Mishawaka Footballl Ohio University
Johnny Gray Jimtown Tennis IU East
Mandy Slabach Bethany Christian Volleyball Goshen College
Jack Adams Penn X-Country Benedictine
Natalie Newell Goshen Softball Bethel College
Emylee Smith Northridge Basketball Anderson University
Luke Davis Northridge Soccer U of Illiinois Springfield
Tyler Preim University of Mary... Bismarck, North Dakota Northridge
Emily Peppers IU South Bend Northridge
Andy Morrison Depaw University Soccer
Akyah Taylor Elkhart Memorial Basketball Michigan State
Haley King Elkhart Memorial Golf Colorado State
Kelsie Skipper Elkhart Memorial Golf Holy Cross
Nic Moore Warsaw Basketball Illinois State
Darius Hardin SB Washington Football Grand Valley
Darrick Lee SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Yul Thomas SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Sarah Hall SB St. Joseph's Soccer Western Illinois
Allie Connely SB St. Joseph's Soccer West Virginia
Allissa Matzellari SB St. Joseph's Volleyball SE Missouri State
Kyle Zappia SB St. Joseph's Baseball Dayton
Will Corrigan SB St. Joseph's LaCrosse Notre Dame
Michael Granitz Concord Soccer Valparaiso
Tre Clifton SB Clay Football Miami OH
Donovan Campbell SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Jon Blanchard SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Max Andresen Penn Baseball Miami of Ohio
Allison Belcher Penn Swimming U of Toledo
Deanne Dekeizer Penn Golf Rose-Hulman
Lexie Pawlik Penn Volleyball U of S. Carolina
Kyle Schneider Penn Baseball Valparaiso
Jenna Simon Penn Softball Notre Dame
Abby Snyder Penn Soccer Bethel College
Shannon Stephan Penn Softball Manchester
Heather Stevens Penn Cross Country Taylor University
Shannon Reid Penn Soccer Indiana University
Waverly Neer Culver Academy X-Country Columbia University
Shebie Jones Mishawaka Softball Marian University
Mike Curtis Mishawaka Footballl Ohio University
Johnny Gray Jimtown Tennis IU East
Mandy Slabach Bethany Christian Volleyball Goshen College
Jack Adams Penn X-Country Benedictine
Natalie Newell Goshen Softball Bethel College
Emylee Smith Northridge Basketball Anderson University
Luke Davis Northridge Soccer U of Illiinois Springfield
Tyler Preim University of Mary... Bismarck, North Dakota Northridge
Emily Peppers IU South Bend Northridge
Andy Morrison Depaw University Soccer
Area College Signings
2011 VERBAL COMMITMENTS
Akyah Taylor Elkhart Memorial Basketball Michigan State
Haley King Elkhart Memorial Golf Colorado State
Kelsie Skipper Elkhart Memorial Golf Holy Cross
Nic Moore Warsaw Basketball Illinois State
Darius Hardin SB Washington Football Grand Valley
Darrick Lee SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Yul Thomas SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Sarah Hall SB St. Joseph's Soccer Western Illinois
Allie Connely SB St. Joseph's Soccer West Virginia
Allissa Matzellari SB St. Joseph's Volleyball SE Missouri State
Kyle Zappia SB St. Joseph's Baseball Dayton
Will Corrigan SB St. Joseph's LaCrosse Notre Dame
Michael Granitz Concord Soccer Valparaiso
Tre Clifton SB Clay Football Miami OH
Donovan Campbell SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Jon Blanchard SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Max Andresen Penn Baseball Miami of Ohio
Allison Belcher Penn Swimming U of Toledo
Deanne Dekeizer Penn Golf Rose-Hulman
Lexie Pawlik Penn Volleyball U of S. Carolina
Kyle Schneider Penn Baseball Valparaiso
Jenna Simon Penn Softball Notre Dame
Abby Snyder Penn Soccer Bethel College
Shannon Stephan Penn Softball Manchester
Heather Stevens Penn Cross Country Taylor University
Shannon Reid Penn Soccer Indiana University
Waverly Neer Culver Academy X-Country Columbia University
Shebie Jones Mishawaka Softball Marian University
Mike Curtis Mishawaka Footballl Ohio University
Johnny Gray Jimtown Tennis IU East
Mandy Slabach Bethany Christian Volleyball Goshen College
Jack Adams Penn X-Country Benedictine
Natalie Newell Goshen Softball Bethel College
Emylee Smith Northridge Basketball Anderson University
Luke Davis Northridge Soccer U of Illiinois Springfield
Tyler Preim University of Mary... Bismarck, North Dakota Northridge
Emily Peppers IU South Bend Northridge
Andy Morrison Depaw University Soccer
Akyah Taylor Elkhart Memorial Basketball Michigan State
Haley King Elkhart Memorial Golf Colorado State
Kelsie Skipper Elkhart Memorial Golf Holy Cross
Nic Moore Warsaw Basketball Illinois State
Darius Hardin SB Washington Football Grand Valley
Darrick Lee SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Yul Thomas SB Washington Football Siena Heights
Sarah Hall SB St. Joseph's Soccer Western Illinois
Allie Connely SB St. Joseph's Soccer West Virginia
Allissa Matzellari SB St. Joseph's Volleyball SE Missouri State
Kyle Zappia SB St. Joseph's Baseball Dayton
Will Corrigan SB St. Joseph's LaCrosse Notre Dame
Michael Granitz Concord Soccer Valparaiso
Tre Clifton SB Clay Football Miami OH
Donovan Campbell SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Jon Blanchard SB Clay Football Siena Heights
Max Andresen Penn Baseball Miami of Ohio
Allison Belcher Penn Swimming U of Toledo
Deanne Dekeizer Penn Golf Rose-Hulman
Lexie Pawlik Penn Volleyball U of S. Carolina
Kyle Schneider Penn Baseball Valparaiso
Jenna Simon Penn Softball Notre Dame
Abby Snyder Penn Soccer Bethel College
Shannon Stephan Penn Softball Manchester
Heather Stevens Penn Cross Country Taylor University
Shannon Reid Penn Soccer Indiana University
Waverly Neer Culver Academy X-Country Columbia University
Shebie Jones Mishawaka Softball Marian University
Mike Curtis Mishawaka Footballl Ohio University
Johnny Gray Jimtown Tennis IU East
Mandy Slabach Bethany Christian Volleyball Goshen College
Jack Adams Penn X-Country Benedictine
Natalie Newell Goshen Softball Bethel College
Emylee Smith Northridge Basketball Anderson University
Luke Davis Northridge Soccer U of Illiinois Springfield
Tyler Preim University of Mary... Bismarck, North Dakota Northridge
Emily Peppers IU South Bend Northridge
Andy Morrison Depaw University Soccer
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