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Jimmies’ record season ends

It did not take long for the harsh reality of postseason basketball to hit Jamestown College women’s coach Mark Wiest right in the gut.
Just hours after watching his team’s record-breaking season come to an end against Iowa Wesleyan, 72-60 on Friday, Wiest was back at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Iowa, waiting to [...]

March 13 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship Qualifiers Announced

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has officially released the field of 32 teams for the 30th Annual NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball National Championship, held March 17 – 23 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.
College Fanz Sports Network, the world’s largest online college sports community launched by ESPN founder [...]

March 10 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Brazilian player finds right fit with Columbia College women’s basketball team

Home is a far away place for Denise Rosario. A junior center for the Columbia College women’s basketball team, Rosario has had to adjust to the life, the language, the people.
With the season nearing its climax, Rosario has become a force for the Cougars, averaging 16.5 points and seven rebounds in her past four games. [...]

February 25 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Last-second layup ends season for Bethel women

In a third meeting against the Friends University women’s basketball team, arguably one of the most physical in the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference, the Bethel Threshers were able to give as good as they got.
What Bethel wasn’t able to do was hit free throws, also struggling with turnovers. Tavi Polley-Davis hit a layup with 2.1 [...]

February 25 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

OCU’s Hardin has nose for rebounds

Oklahoma City University senior Holly Hardin knew early on what her role on the basketball court would be, even before she got truly serious about the sport.
The Chickasha native remembers going to summer basketball camps as a little kid and coming home with the “Most Outstanding Rebounder” award more often than not.
Things haven’t changed much [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Big second half propels Columbia College women’s basketball team

The Columbia College women’s basketball team knew what to do Tuesday against visiting Hannibal-LaGrange.
“We knew we had to get the ball inside,” center Denise Rosario said.
The problem was the shots didn’t always fall, and the Trojans wouldn’t go away, either. At least for the first half.
After leading just 35-31 after the first 20 minutes, the [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Lady ‘Cats dominant in win over Lady Cougars

MCKENZIE, Tenn. (02.15.10) – The Bethel Lady Wildcats dominated in almost every single offensive and defensive category in the 86-55 victory over the visiting Lady Cougars of Mid-Continent University. Nine different Lady Wildcats tallied points in the win.
Bethel scored the game’s first eight points and led by 18 points twice enroute to a 39-25 halftime [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Ross drives Union to home conference win

Union coach Mark Campbell had trouble describing sophomore Lavanda Ross’ impact Saturday as the No. 1 Lady Bulldogs pulled away for a 68-59 win against No. 15 Freed-Hardeman in Fred DeLay Gymnasium.
Ross had been fairly quiet in the second half after scoring 11 first-half points, but the North Side product made sure FHU wouldn’t come [...]

February 17 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Djokovic mixes European, U.S. styles

Bethel women’s basketball coach Chris Nelson found the cornerstone for his program just two weeks after taking the job four seasons ago.
Assistant coach Martina Mihailovic sent Nelson game film on Nina Djokovic, a Serbian native that Mihailovic found while returning to her native Belgrade for the summer.
“I thought (Nina) was good, but I was looking [...]

February 3 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »

Columbia College women’s basketball team pushes streak to 18

Starting forward Veronica Smith had to be feeling a little left out. With a little more than five minutes left in the Columbia College women’s basketball team’s game against Missouri Baptist, she was the only Cougars player who saw the floor that didn’t have a point.
“I was just looking to take the ball out and [...]

January 22 2010 | Posted in NAIA | Read More »