Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Metro+state: Cornerstone in NAIA final

Wes Hudson scored 18 points to lead Cornerstone University to an 82-52 victory over Northwood (Fla.) in the semifinals of the NAIA Division II men's national championship Monday night at Point Lookout, Mo.

The Golden Eagles (33-4) play St. Francis (Ind.) (28-9) for the title at 10 tonight.

Women's basketball: Kallie Benike had 20 points and 15 rebounds to lead Davenport to a 68-55 victory over Walsh (Ohio) in the semifinals of the NAIA Division II national championship at Sioux City, Iowa. Cara Bedard led Walsh (29-5) with 20 points. The Panthers (37-0) play Northwestern (Iowa) (34-1) for the title at 8 tonight. ... Lisa Staehlin scored 17 points to lead Michigan Tech a 69-57 win over Wis.-Parkside (24-7) in the NCAA Division II Midwest Regional final at Houghton. The Huskies (29-2) advance to the Elite Eight in St. Joseph, Mo., playing Arkansas Tech (30-2) in a quarterfinal at 7 on March 22.

Baseball: Michigan State first baseman Jeff Holm is Big Ten co-player of the week, and MSU right-hander David Garner is Big Ten freshman of the week after helping the Spartans go 4-0 last week. Holm was 8-for-16 with eight RBIs. Garner allowed three runs, one earned, on five hits and a walk with seven strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings in a win over Pittsburgh.

Fencing: James Hu of the Renaissance Fencing Club in Troy finished second in Division II men's foil at the North American Cup last weekend at Cobo Center. Other club members who won medals were Anatolie Senic, second in Div. II men's saber; Inga Cho, second in Div. II women's saber; Carolyn Grant, third in Division II women's foil; and Mike Cho, Yves LeBlanc and Jon Zelkowski, third in veteran men's team foil.

Gymnastics: Michigan's Thomas Kelley is Big Ten gymnast of the week after posting four top-five finishes versus No. 2 Oklahoma. Kelley won the high bar (15.350) and took third in the floor exercise, fourth on the still rings and fifth on the parallel bars. He tied for second in the all-around (87.350). ... Central Michigan's Andrea de la Garza is MAC gymnast of the week. A senior from Macomb Dakota, she won the vault (9.925) and the all-around (39.400) in a victory at New Hampshire, and she posted four top-three finishes in a win over Bowling Green.

Lacrosse: Detroit Mercy's Scott Harris, a junior from Saline, is Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference offensive player of the week after tallying five goals and four assists in two games. UDM freshman Shayne Adams is MAAC rookie of the week. He had four goals and an assist in two games.

Softball: Central Michigan Kari Seddon is MAC West pitcher of the week. A senior from St. Clair, she struck out 19 in 15 2/3 innings.

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