#2 Concordia St. Paul Stomps #8 SW MN State

#2 posting 9.24.2008
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COLLEGE REPORTS
BIG 10
Northwestern travels to Minnesota and Iowa this weekend.

Ohio State hosts #21 Michigan tonight.

D1 RESULTS
NON CONFERENCE
Cincinnati won their 5th straight with a sweep of IUPUI. Kelsey Brandl (Lakeville North) had 12 for the Bearcats.

St. John's beat Stony Brook in three. Alicia Nelson (Eastview) had 7.5 points for SB.

Northern Iowa won their 5th straight with a sweep of South Dakota State. UNI's Amy Sampson (Champlin Park) led both teams with 21.5 points. Mackenzie Angner (Cincinnati St. Ursula) had 18.5 points for SDSU. Mary Sanderfoot (Rochester Century) had 0.5 points for the Jackrabbits.

Utah Valley beat Weber State in five. Brittney Bisaillon and Leah Burmeister (both Jackson County Central) had 14.5 and 13.5 points for the Wildcats.

South Dakota beat Northwestern, IA in a five. Kristin Kritenbrink (Gretna, Nebraska) had 30.5 points for USD.

ACC
Virginia Tech beat Virginia in a sweep. Marlow Bruneau (Lakeville) had 10 assists for the Cavaliers.

MORE D1 NEWS
Colorado State assistant coach Jesse Mahoney has been promoted to Associate Head Coach.

#13 Colorado State faces Wyoming.

Iowa State is at #3 Texas tonight.

Davidson hosts Georgia Southern tonight.

D1 AWARDS
North Dakota's Britta Hanson (Thompson, ND) was named Great West Offensive player of the week.

D2
NORTHERN SUN RESULTS
#2 Concordia St. Paul "stomped" #8 SW MN State. Emily Palkert (SW Christian Chaska) had 19.0 points for CSP. Laura Hegerle (Kasson-Mantorville) had 10 points for SW.

#14 UM Duluth swept Mary. Sarah Wyffels (Marshall) had 19 points for UMD. Amanda Hennessy (Williston, ND) had 11 points for Mary.

Bemidji State beat Northern State in four. Nicole Olson (Lake of the Woods) had 16.5 points for BSU. Kayla Ysteboe (Grand Forks Red River) had 23.5 points for NSU.

MSU Mankato beat St. Cloud State in four. Amanda Beekman (Marshall) had 24 points for Mankato. Brittney Stamer (Hutchinson) had 51 assists for Mankato. Kristin Stott (Radisson, Saskatchewan) had 11 points for SCSU.

D2 POLLS
#2 Concordia St. Paul, and #8 SW MN State remained unchanged in the latest polls. UM Duluth dropped two spots to #14. Augustana moved up two to #18.

D3
IIAC
Buena Vista swept Dubuque. Sam Narveson (Chatfield) had 9.5 points for BV.

POLLS
St. Thomas is #7 in the latest D3 poll.

NUMBERS
D1
5 sets
Kristin Kritenbrink, South Dakota 30.5 vs Northwestern IA 3-2.
3 sets
Amy Sampson, Northern Iowa 21.5 vs South Dakota State 3-0

D2
4 sets
Amanda Beekman, MSU Mankato 24 vs St. Cloud State 3-1
Kayla Ysteboe, Northern State 23.5 vs Bemidji State 1-3

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