Sunday, March 09, 2008

News From The Summit 3/9/2008


With plenty of heart, a Southern Utah guard plays with only 1 hand--The Oakland Press
SUU basketball: SUU women open tourney--deseretnews.com

Tournament time--deseretnews.com

Oakland advances to semifinals--The Detroit Free Press
Grizzlies fight through poor shooting to win--The Oakland Press
Grizzlies Advance To Summit League Semifinals After 60-49 Win Over Centenary--OUGrizzlies.com
Grizzlies To Face Oral Roberts In Semifinal Of Summit League Tourney--OUGrizzlies.com

OU is not counting out Leathernecks--The Detroit Free Press
One last chance to dance--The Oakland Press
OU following simple approach--The Oakland Press

Fife, team stay loose at practice--The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Historic time; for IPFW, it's ‘another game'--The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

IPFW women's guard may be wild card today--The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Hill's free throws lift IUPUI past UMKC--The Indy Star

Kangaroos Suffer Heartbreaking Loss To IUPUI In Summit League Quarterfinals--UMKC Kangaroos

Kangaroos Upset No. 2 Seed Western Illinois In Summit League Quarterfinals--UMKC Kangaroos

'Necks ready to make a run--The Macomb Journal
Western Illinois women's basketball--The Peoria Journal Star

TULSA, Okla. - Missouri-Kansas City shot 50 percent from the field, led by Alysa Klein's 25 points, and knocked the Westerwinds out of the Summit League tournament with a 62-55 quarterfinal victory.

Western Illinois (14-16) was limited to 28 percent shooting from the floor, making only 17 of 60 shots.

Gina Hugelier had 17 points to lead Western and Nicole Myers added 12 for the Westerwinds.

WIU loses--The Hawk Eye
UMKC de'Klein's Western second round--Western Courier
Upset shows seeds truly do not matter--Western Courier
No. 2 Westerwinds upset in Summit League quarterfinals by No. 7 UMKC, 62-55--WIUAthletics.com

I have arrived--Argus Leader SDSU Blog

Area men's college basketball roundup--The Shreveport Times

ORAL ROBERTS 84, CENTENARY 56: At Tulsa, Okla., the Gents were unable to stop the Summit League regular season champs, losing to the Golden Eagles in the first round of the conference touranment.

In a physical first half, Centenary struggled in the early going to find its shooting touch. Jerrald Bonham scored in the first minute on a putback, but the Gents did not sink another bucket until Tyrone Hamilton's 3-pointer 7 minutes into the contest.

Centenary went just 2-for-14 from the field until Hamilton drained another 3 with 6:55 remaining in the half.

Meanwhile, Oral Roberts continued to use its inside-outside game effectively. Shawn King and Marcus Lewis provided the punch from in the paint, combining to score 11 points in the opening stanza. On the perimeter, Moses Ehambe connected on 5-of-9 long distance shots for 15 points.

Lance Hill led Centenary with 17 points while Hamilton added 13.

Top Seed ORU Ends Gents Season--GoCentenary.Com

Ladies Push Oakland Before Falling 60-49--GoCentenary.Com

Eagles soar into semis--The Tulsa World
Oral Roberts' rout gives coach breathing room--The Tulsa World
Golden Eagles reach semifinals--The Tulsa World
Summit League men: Day 1 in Review--The Tulsa World
IUPUI knocks off UMKC in first round--The Tulsa World
ORU Notebook: Watching and waiting--The Tulsa World
Ehambe, Hardy Lead ORU into Summit League Semis, 84-56--ORUGoldenEagles.com

Eagles healing up just in time--The Tulsa World
Game 2: UMKC upsets WIU in women's opening round--The Tulsa World


No. 1 Oral Roberts Defeats Eighth-Seeded Centenary, 84-56--The Summit League
Second-Seeded IUPUI Downs No. 7 UMKC, 69-65--The Summit League

Seventh-Seeded UMKC Upsets No. 2 Western Illinois, 62-55--The Summit League
Oakland Defeats Centenary 60-49--The Summit League

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