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Michigan 67, Purdue 56The University of Michigan women's
basketball team used six three-pointers from senior guard Kate Thompson
and a double-double by senior forward Nya Jordan to upset No. 13 Purdue,
67-56, Sunday afternoon (Feb. 10) inside Mackey
Center. The Wolverines hit 9-of-17 shots from behind the arc (52.9
percent) and had a 34-24 rebounding advantage for their first win at
Purdue since 1998 and their seventh road win of the season. Thompson was
one three-pointer away from a season high as she went
6-of-13 from three-point range and 4-of-5 from the free throw line for
22 points. She also had four rebounds and three assists in the victory.
Jordan had 16 points and 11 rebounds for her second double-double in the
last three games and fourth on the season. Senior forward Rachel
Sheffer had eight points and six rebounds, while senior guard Jenny Ryan added seven points and tied a season high with nine assists. RECAPPenn State 71, Michigan State 56The
#8/9 Penn State Lady Lions (20-3, 10-1 Big Ten) notched the
program's 25th 20-win season with a 71-56 victory over Michigan State
(18-5, 6-4) on Sunday afternoon in the Bryce Jordan Center. The win
gives Penn State its third-straight 20-win season and 18th-straight home
win. The Lady Lions sported three players in double-figures with senior
Alex Bentley leading the way with 24 points to go along with three
assists and four steals. Junior Maggie Lucas netted 19 points with five
rebounds and two assists, while senior Nikki Greene chipped in 13 points
and six rebounds to go along with three blocks. The Lady Lions
accounted for 17 steals, the fifth time this season in which they have
recorded at least 17 thefts. Junior Dara Taylor, senior Mia Nickson and
Bentley each recorded four steals, while sophomore Tori Waldner tallied a
career-high three thefts. RECAPIllinois 76, Minnesota 66Junior
Amber Moore scored Illinois' last nine points and the Illini finished
on a 16-6 run
to secure a 76-66 win over Minnesota in front of 2,703 fans at the
Assembly Hall Sunday. Moore finished with a game-high 25 points, Karisma
Penn added 22 points and 11 rebounds, and Adrienne GodBold posted 20
and 10, respectively, as the Orange and Blue finished the season sweep
of the Gophers. RECAP
Wisconsin 65, Indiana 53After suffering a double
overtime loss at Ohio State on Thursday, the
Wisconsin women's basketball team needed a win. And it got one today
with a 65-52 win over Indiana on Sunday afternoon in the Kohl Center on
Sunday afternoon.Seven Badgers scored, led by a game-high 17 points from
Morgan Paige, with three players in double figures. Jacki Gulczynski
added 15 points while Cassie Rochel picked up her fourth career
double-double with 12 points and a career-high 15 rebounds. RECAP Ohio State 59, Northwestern 52Tayler Hill scored a game-high 26 points and had six steals and Darryce Moore
grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked three shots and had three assists off the
bench as Ohio State won its third consecutive game with a 59-52 win at
Northwestern.
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Michigan (rv/-) at #13/14 Purdue, Noon, BTN Michigan State (rv/-) at #8/9 Penn State, 2 p.m., ESPN2 Minnesota at Illinois, 2 p.m., BTN Indiana at Wisconsin, 3 p.m., BTN.com Ohio State at Northwestern, 4 p.m., BTN All times are ET. Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches
Penn State 76, Indiana 54The #8/9 Penn State Lady Lions
(19-3, 9-1 Big Ten) landed four players in double figures, led by 20
points each from Alex Bentley and Maggie Lucas on the way to a 76-54 win
at Indiana (10-13, 1-9)
Thursday. The win is the 850th in program history, making Penn State one
of 12 programs in NCAA Division I to reach the milestone. Additionally,
Nikki Greene became the only player in Penn State history to
accumulate 1,000 points, 900 rebounds and 200 blocks in the win. Playing
in her home state of Indiana for the final time in her
collegiate career, Bentley posted her fourth 20-point performance of the
season and the 22nd of her career with 20 markers. She also added four
rebounds and three steals. Lucas, who was saddled with foul trouble for
much of the first half, had 20 points for her 10th 20-point effort of
the year and 41st of her career. She also pulled in two rebounds and had
two steals. RECAP
Michigan 72, Illinois 69 The
University of Michigan women's basketball team had four players score
in double figures, including 21 from senior forward Rachel Sheffer,
and held off a late Illinois run to defeat the Fighting Illini, 72-69,
Thursday night (Feb. 7) inside Crisler Center. Michigan, which won its
11th game at home this season, snapped a three-game losing streak in Big
Ten play. Sheffer was 8-of-15 from the floor and grabbed seven
rebounds, while senior guard Kate Thompson hit five three-pointers for
all 15 of her points. Thompson also had a pair of blocked shots. Senior
forward Nya Jordan and senior guard Jenny Ryan had
14 and 13 points, respectively. Ryan had seven rebounds, seven assists
and four steals, while Jordan had a game-high nine rebounds. RECAP
Ohio State 65, Wisconsin 59 (2OT) Ohio
State worked two overtimes to defeat Wisconsin, 65-59, Thursday
at Value City Arena. But it took a little magic at the end of regulation
for the Buckeyes to pull out the victory. Trailing by four points with
11 seconds left, Tayler Hill was fouled on a 3-point attempt with 1.5
seconds left. After making the
first two, Hill intentionally missed the third free throw as Amber
Stokes flipped the ball under the basket to Ameryst Alston who quickly
flipped the ball over her shoulder and through the net as time expired.
It was Alston's first basket of the game. But that was only just the
beginning of the drama. With 1:32 left in
the first overtime and down two, Stokes drove baseline and converted a
layup to tie the game for the 14th time. After a Wisconsin miss on its
next possession, Hill had a chance to win the game but missed a layup,
which forced another overtime session. This time Ohio State (13-10, 3-7)
eliminated the drama early,
outscoring the Badgers 7-1 in the second overtime to win its second in a
row and keep its postseason hopes alive. Ashley Adams led Ohio State
with 16 points and nine rebounds while Hill and Stokes each added 15.
Aleksandra Dobranic also hit key shots for the Buckeyes in critical
moments and finished with nine. RECAP
Nebraska 55, Northwestern 50 Jordan
Hooper and Lindsey Moore both went over the 1,500 career point mark and
powered the Nebraska women's basketball team to a 55-50 victory at
Northwestern on Thursday night. With the victory, Nebraska improved to
17-6 overall and 7-3 in the Big Ten, as the Huskers notched their fourth
conference road win of the year. Northwestern slipped to 11-12 overall
and 3-7 in the league. Hooper finished with a game-high 19 points, while
adding seven rebounds, and Moore pitched in 16 points, two assists and
four steals. Emily Cady added seven points and seven rebounds, while
Rachel Theriot pitched in six points and three assists. RECAP
Minnesota 72, Iowa 60
The University of Minnesota (15-9, 4-6 B1G) women's basketball team got 34 points and nine rebounds from Rachel Banham
to defeat visiting Iowa (16-8, 5-5 B1G), 72-60, Thursday night in Big
Ten action from Williams Arena. With her basket with 10:46 remaining in
the second half, Banham
surpassed Lindsay Whalen for the program scoring record for a sophomore.
Whalen boasted 1,092 points by the end of her sophomore campaign, while
Banham finished the contest with 1,099 for her career. Banham also
passed former Gopher and current Minnesota assistant coach Kelly
Roysland for the No. 15 spot on Minnesota's all-time scoring register.
Roysland concluded her career with 1,074 points. Along with Banham,
freshman Shayne Mullaney and redshirt freshman Kayla Hirt also scored in double-figures for the Gophers in the victory. Micaella Riche
was Minnesota's top rebounder, pulling down a game-best 13 boards to go
along with six points, two blocks and a steal, while Sari Noga added six rebounds, five points, four assists and a steal. RECAP
#8/9 Penn State at Indiana, 6:30 p.m., BTN Illinois at Michigan (rv/-), 7 p.m., BTN.com Wisconsin at Ohio State, 7 p.m., BTN.com Nebraska (rv/rv) at Northwestern, 8 p.m., BTN.com Iowa (rv/rv) at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m., BTN All times at ET Rankings: AP/US Today Coaches
Two women's basketball players were named finalists for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award, it was announced on Wednesday. Iowa's Jaime Printy and Purdue's Drey Mingo are two of 10 finalists from around the country named to the list. The Big Ten is one of three conferences with multiple honorees. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The winner will be announced during the NCAA Women's Final Four in New Orleans, April 7 and 9. For the complete list of finalists, click here.
For the tenth consecutive week, six Big Ten women's basketball teams are receiving votes in the latest Associated Press (AP) and USA Today Coaches polls, including two teams in the top 15 of each poll. In the AP poll, Penn State leads the way at No. 8, followed by Purdue at No. 13. The Lady Lions check in at No. 9 in the coaches poll, while the Boilermakers are ranked No. 14. Iowa and Nebraska are receiving votes in both rankings, while Michigan and Michigan State are receiving votes from the AP.
Penn State 69, Purdue 61The #8/8 Penn State Lady Lions (18-3,
8-1 Big Ten) used a key 10-0
run in the final stages of the game to knock off the #13/11 Purdue
Boilermakers (18-4, 7-2) by a count of 69-61 on Monday night in the
Bryce Jordan Center. Penn State moves into sole possession of first
place in the Big Ten standings with the victory. Additionally, the win
extends the Lady Lions' home court winning streak to 17 games and snaps a
five-game home court losing streak to Purdue. Junior Maggie Lucas led
all Penn State scorers with 17 points to go along with six rebounds and
three steals, while senior Alex Bentley added 13 points. The backcourt
duo each eclipsed
the 1,600-point mark for their careers, becoming just the 10th and 11th
Penn State players ever to accomplish the feat. Senior Mia Nickson
scored 11 points to go with four rebounds and three steals in the win.
Junior Talia East was strong off the bench for the Lady Lions,
scoring nine points and grabbing six rebounds in just 12 minutes of
action. Senior Nikki Greene chipped in six points and nine rebounds,
while junior Ariel Edwards added six first-half points and four
second-half rebounds.
RECAPMichigan State 61, Michigan 46
Becca Mills provided a lift with 12 points off the bench and Courtney Schiffauer provided
passion along with nine points and nine rebounds to help the Spartans
beat the Wolverines 61-46 Monday night. Michigan State has won 12 straight in the series and 20 of the last 21
matchups, a stretch of dominance that is very important to the Spartans. Junior guard Klarissa Bell had nine points and four assists, Nya Jordan totaled 13 points and 10 rebounds, Rachel Sheffer scored 12 points and Kate Thompson chipped in 11. RECAP
#14/11 Purdue at #7/8 Penn State, 7 p.m., ESPN2 Michigan (rv/rv) at Michigan State (rv/-), 7:30 p.m., BTN All times are ET. Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches
Illinois 64, Wisconsin 56Illinois moved into a tie for third in the Big Ten standings with a 64-56 victory over Wisconsin on Sunday afternoon. The Illini improved to 4-0 on the road in conference play this season (13-8, 6-3 Big Ten). Illinois boasted a balanced scoring attack, as Adrienne GodBold led four players into double figures with 18. Karisma Penn tallied 15 points, Amber Moore notched 14 tallies and Ivory Crawford chipped in 10 points. GodBold also recorded 13 rebounds for her third double-double in Big Ten play. RECAP
Ohio State 70, Indiana 56
Tayler Hill led three Buckeyes in double-figures with 24 points and Ashley
Adams recorded six blocked shots as Ohio State snapped a three-game losing skid
with a 70-56 win Sunday over Indiana at Assembly Hall. The win moves the
Buckeyes to 12-10 and 2-7 in the Big Ten while Indiana falls to 10-12 and 1-8
in league play. The Buckeyes committed just nine turnovers on the afternoon and
shot 50 percent from the field on the offensive end. Hill was 10 of 13 from the
free throw line and added five boards while Ameryst Alston recorded 11 points
and five assists. Junior Darryce Moore added 11 off the bench. RECAP
Northwestern 67, Iowa 65
Down by as many as 15 points in the second half, Northwestern stormed back to
earn a 67-65 victory over No. 24/25 Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday
afternoon. Karly Roser's coast-to-coast layup beat the buzzer to secure the win
for the Wildcats, their first in Iowa City since 1995. Kendall Hackney led
Northwestern with 18 points in the victory, and was one of four Wildcats in
double figures. Playing in her 100th career game, Dannielle Diamant chipped in
with 15 points and seven rebounds, Roser registered 11 points and eight
assists, and Alex Cohen delivered eight rebounds in just 15 minutes of action.
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Nebraska 80, Minnesota 56
Jordan Hooper scored a game-high 27 points to lead Nebraska's most complete
effort of the year in an 80-56 women's basketball win over Minnesota at the Bob
Devaney Sports Center on Sunday afternoon. Playing in front of a season-high
crowd of 6,935 on Super Bowl Sunday in Lincoln, the Huskers notched their
fourth straight Big Ten win to improve to 16-6 overall and 6-3 in the
conference. Minnesota slipped to 14-9 overall and 3-6 in the Big Ten, as
Nebraska completed a regular-season sweep of the Gophers. Hooper, who
hite10-of-17 shots from the field, including 3-of-7 three-pointers, produced
her third straight game with 25 or more points for the Huskers. Sophomore guard
Tear'a Laudermill tied her career high with 14 points off the bench, including
three three-pointers, which helped put five Huskers in double figures for the
day. RECAP
Ohio State at Indiana, 2 p.m., BTN.com
All times are ET. Rankings: AP/USA Today Coaches
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