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University of Nebraska-Omaha

• Green and Nash Named to All-MIAA Teams


KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Alyssa Green was named all-MIAA second team and Jamie Nash was named to the MIAA all-defensive team as the conference honors were announced Tuesday. Green, a senior is currently sixth in the MIAA in scoring. She averaged 15.3 points a game and 2.4 assists per game, second best in the league. Nash leads the MIAA with 3.0 steals a game. The freshman had five or more 10 different times with a season-high seven at Fort Hays State on January 27.


• Loss at Pittsburg State Ends Maverick Season


PITTSBURG, Kan. - Four Mavericks reached double figures but Nebraska-Omaha shot just 21 percent in the second half in an 87-64 loss at Pittsburg State Saturday. The loss eliminated the Mavs from postseason play and ended their season at 12-15 overall and 7-13 in the MIAA.

Adelphi Women's Basketball news

• Adelphi Women Tripped Up By New Haven, 66-56
The Adelphi University women's basketball team succumbed to the University of New Haven, 66-56, in its regular season finale tonight at the Center for Recreation & Sports. The Chargers improve to 13-15 and 11-11 in the Northeast-10, as the Panthers finish the season 4-23 and 1-21.


• Panther Women Come Up Short At AIC, 67-50
The Adelphi University women's basketball team fell behind, 39-27, in the first half and were unable to rally back against American International College, falling 67-50. The Yellowjackets improve to 11-15 and 9-12 in the Northeast-10, while the Panthers fall to 4-22 and 1-20.

UMass Lowell Women's Basketball news

• AIC Late Show Stuns UMass Lowell, 63-59, in NE-10 Tournament First Round
Junior G Adriana Johnson (Tobyhanna, PA) scored 18 points, including six in a key late run, to lead No. 10 American International College over No. 7 UMass Lowell Sunday afternoon in the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament First Round at the Costello Athletic Center.


• River Hawks Wary of Yellow Jackets Threat
They have only met three times in the postseason, but UMass Lowell is still looking for its first victory over American International College. The River Hawks are hopeful the Jan. 16 result - a 68-64 victory over the Yellow Jackets - is a precursor.

The College of Saint Rose.

• EARLY DRY SPELL DOOMS GOLDEN KNIGHTS


ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose women’s basketball team converted only seven field goals in the first half and was unable to overcome a 13-point halftime deficit as 12th seed Merrimack College handed the fifth-seeded Golden Knights (15-13) a 77-70 setback in the first round of the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament this afternoon.


• THREE SAINT ROSE PLAYERS GARNER NE-10 ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS; POPE NAMED FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR


ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose is represented by three players on the Northeast-10 Conference basketball All-League squads. The teams were announced earlier today following a vote of the conference’s head coaches.

Augustana Athletics RSS Feeds

• Augie Women End Season with 79-52 Loss to Fort Lewis College


A strong first half by the No. 1 seeded Fort Lewis College ended the season of the Augustana women’s basketball team, beating them 79-52 in the semi-finals of the NCAA Div. II Central Regional Championships.


• Augie Women Advance to Semifinals of Central Regional Tournament


With a 74-57 win over Minnesota Duluth on Friday in Durango, Colo., the Augustana women's basketball team advanced to the semifinal game of the NCAA Division II Central Regional Tournament. The Vikings outrebounded their Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference foe 56-43 in the victory.

• Barondeau Named Second Team All-NSIC


ST. PAUL, Minn. - The office of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced their 2009-2010 Women’s Basketball All-Conference teams Thursday, and Northern State sophomore forward Mikayla Barondeau was named to the Second Team.


• Augie's second half surge ends Wolves' season


SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Lennea Mueller was not ready to take off her Northern State University uniform for the last time but, unfortunately, the Augustana Vikings would not let her and the Northern State Wolves pull off a first-round upset Wednesday night at the Elmen Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. as the Vikings held firm in their home court for a 67-55 Northern Sun Tournament victory.

• Stadler Named All-NSIC Second Team


NSIC Release (PDF) ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference announced today that Southwest Minnesota State senior #Megan Stadler# has been named All-NSIC second team. Stadler, a 5-foot-5 guard from Sioux Falls, S.D., had a record-breaking season for the Mustangs in 2009-10. She set the SMSU single-season record for assists with 167 and also broke the single-game record for assists when she handed out 14 against Minnesota, Crookston on Feb. 6. Stadler finished her career ranked second all-time in assists at SMSU with 474.


• Mike Jewett Steps Down as SMSU Head Women’s Basketball Coach


COMPLETE RELEASE (PDF) MARSHALL, Minn. - Mike Jewett, who has spent the past four seasons as the head women’s basketball coach at Southwest Minnesota State University, announced on Monday afternoon that he has declined a contract renewal and will no longer serve as the head women’s basketball coach. Jewett will continue to serve as an assistant professor in the Department of Wellness and Human Performance at SMSU through the end of the academic year. SMSU Director of Athletics Chris Hmielewski announced that current SMSU assistant coach Jina Johansen has been named interim head coach. A national search for a permanent head coach will begin soon. “The past four years have been both challenging and rewarding, and I am thankful to have had the opportunity to coach at SMSU,” Jewett said. “My experiences here have made me a better person and professional. I would like to thank the young ladies in our program for their hard work and commitment. Their efforts have strengthened the program and elevated it to a competitive level in a very tough conference.”

St. Cloud State University - Women's Basketball

• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL; Talisha Barlow Named Second Team All-NSIC



St. Paul, Minn. – St. Cloud State junior guard Talisha Barlow (Little Canada) has been named to the 2009-10 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Women’s Basketball All-Conference Second Team. Barlow was named All-Conference for the second straight season.




• WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Listen to Final Five Q's for 2009-10

The St. Cloud State University women's basketball makes another stop on the Five Questions with the Coach.  Peter Tomala of KVSC FM 88.1 provided the questions for Coach Fish this week.  You can listen to Tomala every Friday on Husky Sports Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on St. Cloud State's KVSC FM 88.1.

 

 

Upper Iowa Women's Basketball news

• Upper Iowa Flirts with Top-25 Upset
The Peacock women's basketball team took the floor in Dorman Gym for their final game of the 2009-10 season against the #19 Golden Bears of Concordia University, St. Paul. Upper Iowa made a strong push for an upset of their nationally-ranked opponents, but couldn't quite hold up for the full forty minutes falling 67-55.

Upper Iowa scored the first seven points of the game and held the top team in the Northern Sun Conference scoreless for the first five minutes of the game. At the midway point of the first half, the Golden Bears had crept back to tie the game at 11-11. The Peacocks were led by Cassandra Deiters, who scored six points on three buckets in the paint. The home team continued to force their guests into tough and contested shots, while working the ball inside on offense.



• Peacocks Fall in Final Road Contest of 2009-10 Season
The Peacock women's basketball team closed out the road portion of the 2009-10 season Wednesday evening as they visited McCown Gymnasium in Winona, Minn. to battle the Warriors of Winona State University. The Warriors jumped out to an early lead and wouldn't look back on their way to a 98-72 Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference victory.Winona State scorched the nets in the first half of the contest while racing out to a fast 17-4 lead with 13:17 to play before halftime. While the visitors settled in shortly after, WSU extended their lead to 49-29 going into the halftime break. The Warriors shot an impressive 58.6% (17-29) in the first half of action which included a 69.2% (9-13) from beyond the three-point arc. The Peacocks shot 40% (10-25) from the field in the first half, but only connected on three trifectas.

Winona State University

• Wurtz Named To All-Conference Team


ST. PAUL, MN -- Winona State University #Ana Wurtz# has been selected the 2009-10 All-Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Team.


• Warriors Ousted From Tournament Play


DULUTH, MN -- Winona State University ran into a dry spell in the second half and went on to lose 64-51 to the University of Minnesota Duluth in opening-round action of the 2010 NSIC/Sandford Health Women's Basketball Tournament held at Romano Gymnasium.

• Women's Basketball Helps with Okizu Gala


The Academy of Art women's basketball team donated their time and artistic talents to help with the Okizu Foundations' 16th Annual Art Inspiring Hope Gala. Okizu's goal is to provide peer support, respite, mentoring, and recreational programs to meet the needs of all members of families affected by childhood cancer.


• Nolan and Etchell Receive Final Top 10 Honors from PacWest


Phoenix, AZ--- Urban Knight sophomore Lorraine Etchell and junior Jessica Nolan were nominated to the PacWest Top 10 Honor roll for their final week of competition. AAU went 2-0 for the week against the visiting Chaminade Silverswords and the Seasiders of BYU-Hawaii, thanks to the work put in by Etchell and Nolan.

Clarion Women's Basketball news

• SUWALA NAMED FIRST TEAM ALL-PSAC-WEST
LOCK HAVEN - After one of the finest individual seasons in school history, Clarion senior Lizzie Suwala has been named a first-team All-PSAC-West women's basketball player in voting by the league's coaches.

Suwala ranked in the Top Five in the PSAC in four categories and in the Top 20 in six including finishing fourth in the PSAC in scoring at 18.1 points per game, the sixth-best single-season mark in Clarion history.




• GOLDEN EAGLES COME UP SHORT
EDINBORO - With a PSAC Playoff berth at stake, the Clarion University women's basketball team rallied from a 13-point second-half deficit only to fall short at Edinboro 78-66 in what turned out to be the season finale for the Golden Eagles Saturday afternoon.

Clarion (14-13 overall, 5-9 PSAC-West) needed to beat Edinboro (16-11, 7-7) to claim the final PSAC playoff berth awarded to the PSAC-West. Instead, the Fighting Scots go to the postseason and will travel to Gannon at 7 p.m. Tuesday night for a first-round game.

IUP Women's Basketball news

• Sarah Pastorek Named PSAC West Freshman of the Year; Lacey Claar on All-Conference Second Team
IUP forward Sarah Pastorek has been selected the PSAC West Freshman of the Year while junior guard Lacey Claar was selected to the all-conference second team in balloting by the division's head coaches.


• Eryn Withers Ties Career High with 23 Points but Proves too Little in PSAC Quarterfinal Loss at California
Eryn Withers tied her career high with 23 points but nearly outscored the rest of the IUP roster in a 72-49 loss to California in the quarterfinals of the PSAC tournament Tuesday at Hamer Hall. The defeat ends IUP's run of three straight conference championships.

Millersville University

• How Sweet It Is: Marauders Down Vulcans to Advance to Regional Final


Throughout the last decade, California (Pa.) was nothing but a roadblock to Millersville’s postseason success. But on Saturday night in Hamer Hall, led by double-doubles from Raquel Green and Mashira Newman, the Marauders rolled past the 25th-ranked Vulcans 74-63 and into the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region championship game for the first time since 2000.


• Follow Millersville's NCAA Tournament Action Live


Following Friday's 66-50 victory over West Liberty, the sixth-seeded Millersville women's basketball team earned a spot in the second round of the NCAA Atlantic Regional and will play California (Pa.) in Hamer Hall Saturday night at 7 p.m.

• Beckley, Gardner Named to Daktronics Atlantic Region Women's Basketball All-American Squads


Senior Lauren Beckley and junior Kasey Gardner were named to the Daktronics Atlantic Region Women's Basketball All-America squads on Wednesday after voting was conducted by the region’s sports information directors and powered online by ATHLETICSITE.COM.


• Beckley Named PSAC East Player of the Year; Earns First-Team Honors In All Four Seasons


Lauren Beckley was named the PSAC Eastern Division Player of the Year for the second consecutive season and honored with her third straight PSAC player of the year award while both Beckley and Kasey Gardner were named to the All-PSAC Eastern Division First Team.