Saturday night's all right, but not for fighting. (That was Thursday.)
Atlantic Sun: Belmont defeated Mercer, 61-38, in Nashville. Mercer's TaShera Lewis led all scorers with eighteen, but the Bruins' balanced attack won the day.
Big South: Looks like Saturday was the start of conference play there.
Big West: UC-Riverside, welcoming back forward Amber Cox and looking to an aggressive 2007-08 schedule, defeated Cal State-Fullerton, 64-48. Kemie Nkele had nineteen points and eleven rebounds to lead the Highlanders.
Meanwhile, Cal-State Northridge, fresh off having beaten Riverside to claim a share of the conference lead, knocked off the young and inconsistent 49ers of Long Beach State. Karina Figueroa had twenty-seven in the loss, while Jamie McCaa's twenty-four led the Matadors.
Horizon: Kevin Borseth picked up his 200th win in a game that Wisconsin-Green Bay wanted and wanted badly. UWGB defeated rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee 85-70 in front of a sold-out crowd. Forward Nicole Soulis led four Phoenix players in double figures with twenty-four; the Phoenix shot sixty percent from the field.
Ivy: Owing to the Ivy League's scheduling quirk of playing Fridays and Saturdays, Cornell gets to be in both reports. At Jadwin Gym in New Jersey, Meagan Cowher put up thirty-five points and added eleven rebounds, but that wasn't enough as Princeton fell 70-66 to Cornell. Claire Perry had twenty for the Big Red.
Mid-Continent: At Valparaiso, IUPUI gave the Crusaders all they could handle. It took overtime for Valparaiso to pull out a 78-72 win, and a Jaguar shot that bounced on the rim four times before coming off to get to the OT session. There were three double-doubles in the game: Jaguars Tanika Mays (seventeen points/ten rebounds) and Jernisha Cann (eighteen points/eleven rebounds) and Crusader Betsy Rietema (twenty-three points/twelve rebounds), who led all scorers. Valparaiso is looking to capitalize on their early wins in the MCC and the injury to Oral Roberts's Jenny Hardin.
Mid-American: #18 Bowling Green continued their MAC winning streak against Ohio, winning 64-55. Having eaten and ran, Carin Horne led all scorers with sixteen, one of three Falcons in double figures.
On the other side of the conference, Ball State visited Eastern Michigan and came away with a 55-46 win. The Cardinals' Julie DeMuth put up thirteen points and added fourteen rebounds to lead Ball State, who's looking to start conference play 5-0.
MEAC: North Carolina A&T, a squad without seniors, defeated Bethune Cookman, 75-62. Amber Bland, the erstwhile Nittany Lion, led the Aggies with twenty-two points. (And Bethune-Cookman really needs to update their homepage.)
Meanwhile, Coppin State trailed Norfolk State by three at the half, but fifty-nine points in the second half thoroughly put away the Spartans, 89-61. Rashida Suber had twenty-eight points to lead the Eagles to their 34th straight MEAC win.
Missouri Valley: Hosting the Lady Bears of Missouri State, Illinois State ran off a 39-6 run on their way to a 76-47 victory. Kristi Cirone led all scorers with twenty-one points, adding eight assists.
Mountain West: In Vegas, Utah beat UNLV 49-37. (No, those weren't the halftime numbers.) A 19-1 run put the Utes in control in the second half. Morgan Warburton put up twenty points for Utah, fifteen in the second half.
Northeast: Sacred Heart forward Amanda Pape was on crutches all week, but she was ready for gametime. The senior had twenty-nine points, ten rebounds, and six assists as the Pioneers beat Monmouth 60-51.
Patriot: At Holy Cross, Bucknell used twenty points each from Lindsey Hollobaugh and Amanda Brown to defeat the Crusaders, 63-50 (although Bucknell is claiming only nineteen for Hollobaugh; 12 rebounds are still pretty awesome, though). Holy Cross, sans their top two point guards, is trying to find their way.
Meanwhile, Army and Lehigh went down to the wire, with the Black Knights coming away with a 66-63 win. At 16-2, it's the best start in program history. Cara Enright had twenty points.
Southern: Georgia Southern's Carolyn Whitney led all scorers with fourteen points, but Davidson's bench outscored Georgia Southern's 32-12 to power a 69-51 win in Statesboro.
Southland: In Arlington, Southeastern Louisiana cut a ten-point lead to three with 1:21 left, but Texas-Arlington held on to the game and the Southland lead to win 51-43. Terra Wallace had sixteen points for the Mavericks.
Southwestern: In a thriller in Huntsville, Alabama A&M held on for a 68-64 win against in-state rival Alabama State. 25 turnovers did the Lady Hornets in, despite a balanced attack that featured four players in double figures.
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee State just packs those games in, don't they? The #21 Blue Raiders dismantled New Orleans, 78-50. Chrissy Givens scored seventeen points and had a school-record eleven steals. New Orleans committed 40 turnovers in the game. (Also, Privateers may be the coolest nickname ever.)
West Coast: In Spokane, Gonzaga dominated St. Mary's, 85-49. TheZags Bulldogs remain undefeated in WCC play. Heather Bowman led all scorers with twenty points in twenty minutes.
Western Athletic: Louisiana Tech isn't what it used to be. For the first time in fifteen years, a conference foe came to Ruston and defeated the Lady Techsters. Boise State never trailed in their 68-47 victory over Louisiana Tech. Four Broncos finished in double figures; for Louisiana Tech, senior center Ty Moore had sixteen points and ten rebounds.
...I really hope some of these conferences sort out their leads by the end of the week. My fingers hurt.
Atlantic Sun: Belmont defeated Mercer, 61-38, in Nashville. Mercer's TaShera Lewis led all scorers with eighteen, but the Bruins' balanced attack won the day.
Big South: Looks like Saturday was the start of conference play there.
- Alisha Dill had twenty-five points and hit a thousand for her career, but it wasn't enough for the Chanticleers. Liberty takes their first conference game, 58-54. Megan Frazee had twenty-four for the Flames.
- Radford trailed by seven at the half against Charleston Southern, but a 47-point outburst in the second half led the Highlanders to a 77-53 win. Senior Sarah Stephens led all scorers with nineteen.
- Reba Ross scored twenty-three points for Birmingham Southern, but it wasn't enough as High Point won on the road, 70-60. (High Point seems to be having web issues at the moment. Will post from them when their site becomes available.)
- Confident senior forward Amanda Elder led her UNC-Asheville team against Winthrop in a 60-47 win. Elder had sixteen points for the Bulldogs.
Big West: UC-Riverside, welcoming back forward Amber Cox and looking to an aggressive 2007-08 schedule, defeated Cal State-Fullerton, 64-48. Kemie Nkele had nineteen points and eleven rebounds to lead the Highlanders.
Meanwhile, Cal-State Northridge, fresh off having beaten Riverside to claim a share of the conference lead, knocked off the young and inconsistent 49ers of Long Beach State. Karina Figueroa had twenty-seven in the loss, while Jamie McCaa's twenty-four led the Matadors.
Horizon: Kevin Borseth picked up his 200th win in a game that Wisconsin-Green Bay wanted and wanted badly. UWGB defeated rival Wisconsin-Milwaukee 85-70 in front of a sold-out crowd. Forward Nicole Soulis led four Phoenix players in double figures with twenty-four; the Phoenix shot sixty percent from the field.
Ivy: Owing to the Ivy League's scheduling quirk of playing Fridays and Saturdays, Cornell gets to be in both reports. At Jadwin Gym in New Jersey, Meagan Cowher put up thirty-five points and added eleven rebounds, but that wasn't enough as Princeton fell 70-66 to Cornell. Claire Perry had twenty for the Big Red.
Mid-Continent: At Valparaiso, IUPUI gave the Crusaders all they could handle. It took overtime for Valparaiso to pull out a 78-72 win, and a Jaguar shot that bounced on the rim four times before coming off to get to the OT session. There were three double-doubles in the game: Jaguars Tanika Mays (seventeen points/ten rebounds) and Jernisha Cann (eighteen points/eleven rebounds) and Crusader Betsy Rietema (twenty-three points/twelve rebounds), who led all scorers. Valparaiso is looking to capitalize on their early wins in the MCC and the injury to Oral Roberts's Jenny Hardin.
Mid-American: #18 Bowling Green continued their MAC winning streak against Ohio, winning 64-55. Having eaten and ran, Carin Horne led all scorers with sixteen, one of three Falcons in double figures.
On the other side of the conference, Ball State visited Eastern Michigan and came away with a 55-46 win. The Cardinals' Julie DeMuth put up thirteen points and added fourteen rebounds to lead Ball State, who's looking to start conference play 5-0.
MEAC: North Carolina A&T, a squad without seniors, defeated Bethune Cookman, 75-62. Amber Bland, the erstwhile Nittany Lion, led the Aggies with twenty-two points. (And Bethune-Cookman really needs to update their homepage.)
Meanwhile, Coppin State trailed Norfolk State by three at the half, but fifty-nine points in the second half thoroughly put away the Spartans, 89-61. Rashida Suber had twenty-eight points to lead the Eagles to their 34th straight MEAC win.
Missouri Valley: Hosting the Lady Bears of Missouri State, Illinois State ran off a 39-6 run on their way to a 76-47 victory. Kristi Cirone led all scorers with twenty-one points, adding eight assists.
Mountain West: In Vegas, Utah beat UNLV 49-37. (No, those weren't the halftime numbers.) A 19-1 run put the Utes in control in the second half. Morgan Warburton put up twenty points for Utah, fifteen in the second half.
Northeast: Sacred Heart forward Amanda Pape was on crutches all week, but she was ready for gametime. The senior had twenty-nine points, ten rebounds, and six assists as the Pioneers beat Monmouth 60-51.
Patriot: At Holy Cross, Bucknell used twenty points each from Lindsey Hollobaugh and Amanda Brown to defeat the Crusaders, 63-50 (although Bucknell is claiming only nineteen for Hollobaugh; 12 rebounds are still pretty awesome, though). Holy Cross, sans their top two point guards, is trying to find their way.
Meanwhile, Army and Lehigh went down to the wire, with the Black Knights coming away with a 66-63 win. At 16-2, it's the best start in program history. Cara Enright had twenty points.
Southern: Georgia Southern's Carolyn Whitney led all scorers with fourteen points, but Davidson's bench outscored Georgia Southern's 32-12 to power a 69-51 win in Statesboro.
Southland: In Arlington, Southeastern Louisiana cut a ten-point lead to three with 1:21 left, but Texas-Arlington held on to the game and the Southland lead to win 51-43. Terra Wallace had sixteen points for the Mavericks.
Southwestern: In a thriller in Huntsville, Alabama A&M held on for a 68-64 win against in-state rival Alabama State. 25 turnovers did the Lady Hornets in, despite a balanced attack that featured four players in double figures.
Sun Belt: Middle Tennessee State just packs those games in, don't they? The #21 Blue Raiders dismantled New Orleans, 78-50. Chrissy Givens scored seventeen points and had a school-record eleven steals. New Orleans committed 40 turnovers in the game. (Also, Privateers may be the coolest nickname ever.)
West Coast: In Spokane, Gonzaga dominated St. Mary's, 85-49. The
Western Athletic: Louisiana Tech isn't what it used to be. For the first time in fifteen years, a conference foe came to Ruston and defeated the Lady Techsters. Boise State never trailed in their 68-47 victory over Louisiana Tech. Four Broncos finished in double figures; for Louisiana Tech, senior center Ty Moore had sixteen points and ten rebounds.
...I really hope some of these conferences sort out their leads by the end of the week. My fingers hurt.
posted by Rebecca at 10:19 PM
