WBB: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

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Halftime score:  Concordia-Chicago 28, Alverno 23  (CUC's Smith  17 pts. 8 rebounds, Alverno's Diedrich 6 pts, 5 rebounds

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Alverno 61, Concordia-Chicago 56 . Final

CUC's Smith -- 26 points

Alverno--Kochanowski's 14 points led the Inferno which had 4 players score in double figures  Inferno came back from 11 pts down in 2nd half and outshot CUC 50% to 32% from the field, per Alverno stats.

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2 other finals:

Lakeland 79, Rockford 72  OT (Muskies came back from 17-pt halftime deficit, and then their FT shooting was the difference in the extra session, per Rockford box score/PBP acct.

Edgewood 72, Concordia-WI 70  (WI Eagle defense foiled Falcons' last attempt--CUW press release)

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11/30 NAthCon final:

Maranatha Baptist 77, Marian 55 (A 23-4 Crusader scoring run which started approx. 5 min.into 2nd half was the difference here, per Marian PBP acct.)

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12-2-09 Updates: 

MSOE up on Aurora 74-64  15 secs left 2nd half 
     Raiders' Cayo --double/double-- Guthrie scored all of her pts in 2nd half
               Aurora had 34 TOs to MSOE's 15  all per MSOE stats

Alverno and WLC are going to OT tied at 64!

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Alverno and WLC deadlocked at 74 headed for OT #2  (will this go 4 like Lakeland the season before last?)

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Final:  WLC 88, Alverno 85  2 OT's (Whew!!)
               Inferno led this one for a good chunk of the game.
                     Alverno had 4 players foul out
                          WLC's Miller-- career high 30 pts
                                     Sankey's 2 pts were extremely impeccable--both on clutch FTs in 2nd OT

     If Alverno stays healthy--look out!!
                                   

                               

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12/5 NAthCon update:

Lakeland 65, Benedictine 55  5 secs left 2nd half (Muskies used a late 1st half scoring run to give breathing room, then held on)  Muskies; Blahnik --14 pts   Benedictine --28 turnovers (source--Lakeland stats)

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News about a scoring milestone reached by an Alverno player here:

http://northernac.org/releases/2009/2009_12/20091205c.html

 

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A couple more 12/5 finals:

Concordia-Chicago 58, Maranatha 35  (Cougars--30 pts off 34 Crusader turnovers-MBBC box score)

Rockford 75, MSOE 69 (Guthrie didn't play, Rockford's clutch FT shooting the last 2 1/4 min was the difference here --per Regent box score).

Marian 75, Dominican 71  (Dykstra --20 pts--was one of 4 Sabres in double figures  A late 9-0 Marian scoring run iced this one--per Marian press release).

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12/08 NAthCon finals:

MSOE 72, Dominican 58  (Bertram had a double-double --15 pts 10 rebounds, 4 Raiders scored in double figures-per Dom stats)

Aurora 63, Alverno 54 (A late 16-5 scoring run sealed this one-
Alverno stats)

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Edgewood vs. Lakeland:

1) Somethin's gotta give, both these teams are undefeated in-conference

2) Couple of ex-Muskie hoops players going against each other as coaches (Thousand vs Johnson).

Tip-off's approx. half an hour from now.

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Lakeland 66, Edgewood 61  Final 

WI Eagles trailed 49-29 at one pt, but got back in it by drawing fouls and hitting FTs --

Lakeland-- Dennewitz 20 pts -- Blahnik a double double (16 pts, 12 rebounds)

(Lakeland stats)

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MSOE 55, Benedictine 52  Final (Bren and Krozel double-doubles  MSOE  Costello 19 pts, Syverson 11, Cayo - 6 rebounds--held to 1 2nd half FT  per MSOE stats)

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Dominican 74. Alverno 66  2 sec left 2nd half

(Stars' Julkowski hit a couple of 3s to ignite a 2nd half Dominican rally--Blom 25 pts to offset a 22 pt night for Alverno's Sorgi per Inferno stats)