The Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) doubleheader tips-off with the women's contest at 6 p.m. Central Time/ 7 p.m. Eastern, followed by the men's game at approximately 8 p.m. Central / 9 p.m. Eastern.
The Rogers State Wildcats women's hoops team enters the week ranked #25 in the NAIA, with a 16-7 overall record and an 8-7 record in the SAC. This past Saturday afternoon, the Wildcats lost 68-62 to #7-ranked Oklahoma City. The Wildcats are paced by Jenny Hardin, a senior forward who averages 14.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.
Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:12 PM - [MBB DI] - Viewed 11 times
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. --
Seniors Jordan Benock and T.J. Bishop can now say they've beaten every
team in the Mid-South Conference, as No. 9 Campbellsville University
(Ky.) took down rival No. 18 Georgetown College (Ky.), 71-64, Saturday
(Feb. 6) for the first time since the 2006 Mid-South Conference
Tournament.
"That
says a lot about Georgetown's dominance. It says a lot about how hard
it is to beat them. Give our guys the credit though. I'm so happy for
them and so proud of them. We're not done, but at least they can taste
that huge win over a big rival," CU head coach Keith Adkins said.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:15 AM - [MBB DI] - Viewed 17 times
HAVRE, Montana
– The No. 10 Westminster (Utah) men's basketball team improved to 1-3
against a ranked opponent with a 68-47 win at No. 21 Montana
State-Northern on Saturday night (Feb. 6) in Frontier Conference action. With the win, No. 10 Westminster (18-5, 8-1) opens up a two game lead over Northern in the conference standings.
The
Griffins took control of the game behind a 12-2 run midway through the
first half, turning a 9-9 tied into a 21-11 advantage. Northern
got back within eight with 15:11 to play in the second half, but the
Griffins used a mini 8-0 run over the next three minutes to regain
momentum and cruise to the victory.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:08 AM - [MBB DI] - Viewed 20 times
LAMONI, Iowa
-- The Graceland (Iowa) men's basketball team defeated No. 10 Central
Methodist (Mo.) in a thrilling end which saw the Jackets hold off the
conference-leading Eagles in the final seconds to win, 79-73 on
Saturday (Feb. 6).
The
Graceland men played a solid first half, but both squads seemed merely
to be gearing up for a second half showdown as Graceland took a 33-29
lead into the break.
Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:17 PM - [MBB DII] - Viewed 11 times
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore.
– Behind a 20-point effort by Justin Parnell and 19 points from Joseph
Foster, No. 3 ranked Oregon Tech ran past Northwest University (Wash.)
by a 67-52 final tonight in Cascade Conference action at Danny Miles
Court (Feb. 6).
Oregon
Tech upped their season mark to 23-4 on the season and 12-3 in
conference play. Northwest is now 14-11 on the season and 8-6 in CCC
action.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:23 AM - [MBB DII] - Viewed 31 times
MARION, Ind.
– No. 6 Indiana Wesleyan University shot 70.8-percent (17 of 24) in the
first half en route to a 79-61 victory over No. 19 Spring Arbor (Mich.)
University in the Men's Basketball Game of the Week (Feb. 6).
The
battle of ranked opponents went to No. 6-ranked Indiana Wesleyan as the
Wildcats never trailed throughout the game. No. 19-ranked Spring Arbor
forced one tie at 2-2 in the second minute of the game but Indiana
Wesleyan scored the next 11 points for a 13-2 advantage.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:22 AM - [MBB DII] - Viewed 38 times
LIVONIA, Mich. -- The
Madonna University (Mich.) men's basketball team came into Saturday's
(Feb. 6) game looking to put a signature win on its schedule and the
Crusaders did just that, knocking off No. 13-ranked Davenport (Mich.),
51-44 in front of a raucous Activities Center crowd. Junior guard Bryant Slaughter (Westland, Mich.) led the all players with 17 points while freshman guard Kevin Henry (Toledo, Ohio) added 15 points and eight rebounds.
Senior forward Leroy Allen (Detroit, Mich.) added eight points and 11 rebounds for the victorious Crusaders. David Thompson led DU with 14 points.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:20 AM - [MBB DII] - Viewed 19 times
BARTLESVILLE, Okla.
-- Top-ranked Oklahoma Wesleyan broke open a tight game early in the
second half, posting an 85-69 win over No. 11 Bellevue University
(Neb.) Saturday night (Feb. 6) in Midlands Collegiate Athletic
Conference men's basketball action. The loss halted BU's 16-game
winning streak.
OWU
led by just two points at the half at 36-34 but went on a 16-4 run in
the first seven minutes of the second half and never let the Bruins get
closer than 10 points the remainder of the contest.
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CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky.
– From the early moments of the first half, down to the final point,
Campbellsville University used team work to reach two individual honors
and a 95-78 win over long-time rival Georgetown College.
The
first of two accolades came with 2:33 left in the second half, as
Barbourville native Wendi Messer drained her eighth 3-pointer to tie
the school record for 3-pointers in a game. She finished with a
season-high 28 points. The second was the first of three major
milestones to come for junior post player Whitney Ballinger, as she
scored career point 1,000 on a free throw with 1:09 to play.
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SHAWNEE, Okla.
– Fourth-ranked Oklahoma Baptist used runs of 11-0 and 12-0 in the
second half to shake free from No. 22 Lubbock Christian in Sooner
Athletic Conference women's basketball action Saturday in Shawnee. The
Lady Bison came away with a 73-62 victory.
Gabi Mattox and Taujhnae Travis led the Lady Bison with 21 points and nine rebounds apiece.
The
first half witnessed 15 lead changes with OBU trailing by as many as
six in the half and by a 35-34 count at intermission. LCU got out to a
39-34 lead with the first two baskets of the second half before the
Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:10 PM - [WBB DII] - Viewed 11 times
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The top-three teams retained their
ranking for a second consecutive week in the eighth installment of the
NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the NAIA
announced Monday. No. 1 Hastings (Neb.) collected all 16-possible
first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Davenport (Mich.) and
third-ranked Cedarville (Ohio). Northwestern (Iowa) leapfrogged
conference foe Briar Cliff (Iowa) to take over at No. 4, while the
Chargers drop back to No. 5.
Concordia (Neb.) is the only
new addition to this week's poll, checking in at No. 25. The Bulldogs
last appeared among the Top 25 in the second poll of the regular season
on Dec. 7. Concordia replaces last week's No. 25 Aquinas (Mich.).
Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 12:03 PM - [WBB DII] - Viewed 47 times
The College Fanz Sports Network has announced its top 25
poll for the week of February 8. Northwestern (Iowa) is the new No. 1, followed
by Hastings (Neb.) at No. 2. Cedarville (Ohio), Black Hills State (S.D.) and
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) round out the top five.
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 at 10:25 AM - [WBB DII] - Viewed 14 times
HASTINGS, Neb. - In a heavy weight match up
between No. 1 Hastings (Neb.), the top team in the Great Plains
Athletic Conference, and No. 4 Briar Cliff (Iowa), second in the
conference standings, the home team out lasted the visitors 70-64
Saturday.
The game was controlled by the Chargers' defense in the first half.
They used their length to their advantage holding the Broncos to only
17 percent shooting, but the Broncos played tough defense. They held
the top scorer in the country, Liz Grider, to only four points in the
first half.
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