Penn State 68, Michigan 57With 14,173 fans, including a
record 621 breast cancer
survivors, filling the Bryce Jordan Center, the #7/9 Penn State Lady
Lions (23-3, 13-1 Big Ten) clinched a share of their second-straight and
seventh overall Big Ten regular season title with a 68-57 victory over
the Michigan Wolverines (19-8, 8-6) on Sunday afternoon. The Lady Lions
sported four players in double-figures with junior Maggie Lucas leading
the way with 21 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists and
three steals. Senior Alex Bentley accounted for 11 points, five assists,
four steals and three rebounds, while fellow senior Mia Nickson added
11 tallies and eight rebounds. With her
performance, Bentley moved into third place on PSU's career steals
chart. Junior Ariel Edwards rounded out the double figure scorers with
11 points, five rebounds and three assists. Senior Nikki Greene added
eight points and nine rebounds in the win. Seniors Gizelle Studevent and
Marisa Wolfe joined Greene, Nickson and Bentley in the starting lineup
on senior day.
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Purdue 75, Minnesota 63 Courtney Moses scored 23
points Sunday and No. 22 Purdue defeated Minnesota 75-63. KK Houser and
Drey Mingo scored 14 points each, and Sam Ostarello had 10 points and 10
rebounds for the Boilermakers (20-7, 9-5 Big Ten),
who had lost two in a row. Purdue is tied for third in the Big Ten.
Rachel Banham led Minnesota (16-12, 5-9) with 21 points. Micaella
Riche had 13 points and nine rebounds, Sari Noga added 12 points and
Kionna Kellogg scored 10 for the Gophers. Minnesota only trailed 65-63
with 3 1/2 minutes left, but the Gophers
didn't score again. Purdue scored the final 10 points, the last eight
from the free-throw line.
RECAPNebraska 66, Iowa 46Freshman
Rachel Theriot poured in a career-high 19 points to help No. 24
Nebraska roll to its ninth consecutive win with a 66-46 victory over
Iowa at the Bob Devaney Sports Center on Sunday afternoon. Playing in
front of more than 7,000 fans at the Devaney Center and a Big Ten
Network national television audience, the Huskers improved to 21-6
overall and 11-3 in the Big Ten. Iowa slipped to 17-10 overall and 6-8
in the conference. Senior Lindsey Moore added 10 points, seven rebounds,
eight assists and two steals to help the Huskers to their fifth
straight win over the Hawkeyes. Junior Jordan Hooper gave NU three
players in double figures with 10 points, seven boards and three steals.
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