News From The Summit: News From The Summit 1/6/2008

Jags outrun T-Birds--The Spectrum

SUU's shooting key to victory--The Spectrum
IUPUI Cools Off Thunderbirds--SOUTHERN UTAH THUNDERBIRDS

Freshman gives Oakland University league victory, 73-71--The Detroit Free Press
Oakland tops North Dakota State--The Detroit News
OU hands Bison rare home loss--The Oakland Press
Golden Grizzlies Zap North Dakota State, 73-71--OUGrizzlies.com

OU women off to best D-I start--The Oakland Press
Kidd Sparks Grizzlies To 80-67 Win Over North Dakota State--OUGrizzlies.com

Road Woes Continue--GoMastodons.com

'Dons Drop Heartbreaker at South Dakota State--GoMastodons.com

IUPUI 78, Southern Utah 61

George Hill scored 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, leading Indiana-Purdue-Indianapolis to a 78-61 win over Southern Utah on Saturday.

It was Hill's fourth double-double of the season and second straight 30-point game. He scored 34 points at Missouri-Kansas City on Thursday night.

HILL STAYS HOT, LEADS JAGS TO 78-61 WIN AT SOUTHERN UTAH--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS

JAGS SQUANDER OPPORTUNITIES, FALL 61-56 AT SOUTHERN UTAH--IUPUI JAGUAR ATHLETICS

UMKC falls to Western Illinois--The Kansas City Star
16-Game Winning Streak Comes To An End; UMKC Falls To Western Illinois, 69-62--UMKC Kangaroos

Kangaroos Can't Hold Off Westerwinds, Fall 68-54--UMKC Kangaroos

W. Illinois 69, UMKC 62--The Chicago Sun-Times

David Jackson (16 points, 10 rebounds), Jerryck Owens-Murrey (14 points) and David DuBois (10 points, 10 rebounds) led the way as the visiting Leathernecks (6-8, 1-2 Summitt) put an end to a 16-game losing streak against the Kangaroos (5-11, 0-4).

Dane Brumagin (21 points) topped Missouri-Kansas City, which made 10 three-pointers but only six two-point baskets.

Western Illinois--The Peoria Journal Star

Western Illinois women

KANSAS CITY, MO. - The starters carried Western Illinois to a 68-54 win over Missouri-Kansas City.

"It is a great feeling to win this game," WIU coach Leslie Crane said. "We were able to defeat them on the boards and when you beat a good team like UMKC on the boards, it is a good thing."

Western held a 43-33 edge on the glass. Richwoods graduate Stephanie Lovingood grabbed 15 rebounds for the Westerwinds, one shy of a career high.

"When our guards get as many rebounds as they did (14) ,you are going to win games because they are running shots down," Crane said. "We learned in the first semester that if we were able to rebound with teams, you stay in the ball game and control the tempo."

Only one of the Westerwinds' points came from the bench, a free throw by Katy Clark.

The rest came from the WIU starters including a game-high 17 by Katy Davenport. Amanda Walker and Gina Hugelier scored 16 each.

Four of Walker's five field goals came from 3-point range.

"Amanda had the time that she needs to feel comfortable shooting the ball from beyond the arc because our guards did a good job of running the weave play and setting the screen in the second half," Crane said.

Western Illinois men

KANSAS CITY, MO. - Western Illinois snapped a 16-game losing streak to Missouri-Kansas City with a 69-62 win.

David Jackson and David DuBois each recorded a double-double for the Leathernecks.

Jackson led the Leathernecks with 16 points while DuBois added 10. Each player had 10 rebounds.

Jerryck Owens-Murray added 14 points for Western, which hadn't beaten UMKC since an 80-56 win on Jan. 28, 1999.