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Hays High Girls Defeat Liberal, Move On In Post Season

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The Hays High Lady Indians advanced to the Sub-State championship game with a 51-31 win over Liberal on Thursday night.  The Indians led by ten after the first quarter then used a 11-0 run in the second and were never threatened again. The Indians held Liberal to just 24% shooting and held a 40-26 edge in rebounding.  Paige Lunsford scored 20 to the lead the Indians on a night were nine different players scored.  Hays High improves to 17-4 and has their most wins since the 02-03 season.

Hays High will play Newton in the championship game in Newton on Saturday at 7:45.  The Railers beat Great Bend 44-29.  Hays High lost 36-30 the first time the two teams met up at the Hays City Shoot-Out.

 

Game Highlights:
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Maska Post Game Interview:
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Central Missouri Outlasts Lady Tigers 73-61 In MIAA Championships

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Shaquanda Wiggins recorded a double-double, scoring 22 points and pulling down 11 rebounds, as No. 4 seed Central Missouri pulled away to defeat No. 5 Fort Hays State, 73-61, in the first round of the MIAA Centennial Women’s Basketball Championship Thursday afternoon at Municipal Auditorium.

In a game that featured three ties and eight lead changes, neither team led by more than four points until Fort Hays State went on an 8-0 run to take a 23-18 advantage with 7:54 to play in the first half.

The Tigers extended their lead to 28-21, their largest lead of the game, before Central Missouri battled back to make the score 33-29 in favor of Fort Hays State at halftime.

Central Missouri (20-7) came out strong with an 11-1 run to start the second half, kick started by a three-pointer by Taylor Hanson 14 seconds into the half, to give the Jennies a 40-34 advantage with 17:17 to play in the game.

Central Missouri would not give up the lead the rest of the game, but Fort Hays State kept it close throughout the majority of the second half.

The Tigers cut the Jennies’ lead to two at 44-42 on two Kimber Weiser free throws with 13:50 to play, but a 7-0 UCM run put the Jennies back up by nine (51-42) at the 11:46 mark of the second half.

Fort Hays State fought back once again with a 10-4 run of its own to trim the Central Missouri lead to 55-52 with 6:44 to play, but another run by the Jennies (14-4 over the next four minutes of play) put the game out of reach for the Tigers at 69-56 with just 2:06 left in the game.

Fort Hays State was led on the afternoon by Wesier with 13 points and four rebounds, as well as Traci Keyser with 13 points of her own to go along with three rebounds.

Nicole Caddell chipped in 14 points and nine rebounds for Central Missouri, while Alyssa Rhodes scored 14 points as well to go along with five rebounds.

Central Missouri moves on to face No. 1 seed Washburn in the semifinals Saturday at noon. Fort Hays State closes out its season with a 20-9 record overall.

– MIAA Media Relations –

Game Highlights:
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Coach and Player Post Game Interview Part 1:
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Coach and Player Post Game Interview Part 2:
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Hays High Indians Lose a Heartbreaker; End Season

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The Hays High Indian Boys fall to Salina South by the score of 41-39 Wednesday night in Salina. The Indians led by as much as 10 in the first half. The Indians led by 2 going in to the 4th but ultimately lost the game on a buzzer beater from Salina South. With the loss, the Indians fall to 6-15 and end their 2011-2012 Basketball season.

 

 

Game Highlights:
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Keltner Post Game Interview:
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Tuesday’s High School Basketball Scores

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 4A Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Abilene 74, Atchison 31
Anderson County 67, Prairie View 48
Basehor-Linwood 92, Perry-Lecompton 51
Bonner Springs 44, KC Bishop Ward 33
Buhler 61, Maize South 28
Chapman 66, Wamego 60
Cheney 66, Haven 55
Coffeyville 78, Girard 48
Concordia 62, Nickerson 42
DeSoto 40, Eudora 32
Fort Scott 61, Chanute 35
Holton 81, Clay Center 61
Independence 49, Columbus 19
KC Sumner 57, St. James Academy 51
Labette County 67, Pittsburg 63, OT
McPherson 75, Wichita Trinity 36
Mulvane 56, El Dorado 45
Osawatomie 60, Louisburg 49
Paola 55, Iola 43
Pratt 65, Colby 35
Rose Hill 51, Clearwater 48
Royal Valley 34, Hiawatha 33
Smoky Valley 46, Hesston 34
Spring Hill 67, Baldwin 64, OT
Tonganoxie 53, Jefferson West 36
Topeka Hayden 65, KC Piper 46
Ulysses 56, Hugoton 34
Wellington 63, Augusta 54
Wichita Collegiate 51, Circle 40
Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Riley County 66, McLouth 62
Class 2A Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Bennington 53, Washington County 52
Burlingame 48, KC Christian 36
Ell-Saline 40, Smith Center 34
Ellis 59, Rawlins County 50
Herington 59, Northern Heights 33
Hill City 55, Oakley 54
Inman 54, Little River 49
Jefferson North 70, Oskaloosa 43
Johnson-StantonCounty 45, Wichita County 24
Lebo 62, Pleasanton 21
Lyndon 66, Maranatha Academy 35
Marais des CygnesValley44, Jayhawk Linn 35
Meade 72, Kinsley 38
Medicine Lodge 69, Ellinwood 37
Ness City 72, Trego 61
Northeast-Arma 60, Marmaton Valley 43
Olpe 62, Wabaunsee 30
Onaga 47,Troy 30
Peabody-Burns 48, Chase County 39
Plainville 68, Oberlin-Decatur 38
Pratt Skyline 43, Oxford 42
Republic County 60, Solomon 23
Sedan 68, Oswego 37
Sterling 59, Central Plains 40
Syracuse 53, Sublette 44
Uniontown 50, West Elk 44, OT
Valley Falls 70, Doniphan West 49
Class 1A Division I Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Stockton 67, Quinter 62
Class 1A Division II Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Stafford 54, Ransom-Western Plains 50
St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 73, Elyria Christian 52

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 4A Sub-StateQuarterfinal
Tonganoxie 53, Jefferson West 36
Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Atchison County 50, Maur Hill -Mount Academy 13
Burlington 82, Humboldt 15
Caney Valley 58, Riverton 38
Central Heights 43, Wellsville 17
Chaparral 35, Belle Plaine 31
Cimarron 47, ScottCity42
Conway Springs 47, Bluestem 24
Erie 48, Pittsburg Colgan 40
Eureka 55, Neodesha 47
Fredonia 66, West Franklin 37
Frontenac 52, Galena 20
Garden Plain 53, Wichita Independent 19
Hillsboro 74, Marion 37
Hoisington 41, Salina Sacred Heart 7
Holcomb 51, Lakin 21
Horton 57, Riverside 28
Kingman 55, Douglass 35
Marysville 57, Nemaha Valley 43
Phillipsburg 54, Norton 42
Remington 55, Halstead 43
Riley County 79, McLouth 15
Russell 57, Minneapolis 45
Sabetha 59, Pleasant Ridge 21
Silver Lake 63, Osage City 35
South East 38, Cherryvale 29
Southeast Saline 59, Hutchinson Trinity 48
Southwestern Heights 55, Goodland 27
St. Mary’s 44, Council Grove 40
Class 2A Sub-StateQuarterfinal
Uniontown 42, West Elk 20
Class 1A Division I Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Blue Valley 51, Wakefield 30
Burrton 48, Goessel 41
Hodgeman County 36, South Gray 21
Quinter 54, Stockton 51
Satanta 48, Minneola 43
South Haven 57, Central Burden 15
Southern Cloud 49, Rock Hills 20
Southern Coffey 42, Hartford 33
St. Francis 71, Osborne 65
Sylvan-Lucas 38, Clifton-Clyde 33
Udall 40, Flinthills 20
Valley Heights 64, Linn 38
White City 34, Pretty Prairie 27
Class 1A DIvisin II Sub-State
Quarterfinal
Bucklin 59, Attica 31
Elyria Christian 25, St. John’s Beloit-Tipton 24
Frankfort 55, Bern 21
Golden Plains 55, Triplains-Brewster 40
Moscow 47, Healy 19
Palco 53, Northern Valley 22
Rolla 39, Fowler 34
South Barber 59, Cunningham 36
Stafford 39, Western Plains 37, OT
Wallace County 70, Cheylin 46
Wilson 63, Tescott 23

3-Point Shooting Leads K-State To Road Win

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(Dave McDonald/Bryan-College Station Eagle)

College Station, TX – Rodney McGruder posted a game-high 26 points as he helped guide Kansas State to a 76-70 win over Texas A&M in Big 12 Conference play at Reed Arena.

McGruder converted 5-of-7 shots behind the three-point line for the Wildcats (20-9, 9-8 Big 12) as they won for the third time in the last four outings and picked up their fifth Big 12 road win, clinching a winning conference road record for just the second time in the last 24 seasons and the first time since the 2009-10 campaign.

Jamar Samuels registered a double-double for the Wildcats with 17 points and a game-high 11 rebounds, while Angel Rodriguez delivered 13 points and five assists for the visitors.

The Aggies (13-16, 4-13) were paced by Elston Turner, one of four starters in double figures, with 22 points as he made good on all four of his three-point tries and 8-of-9 from the floor overall. David Loubeau accounted for 13 points, Ray Turner 12 and Dash Harris 11 points and five assists as the team suffered a fourth straight setback.

A&M led by as many as seven points in the first half, but the Wildcats knocked down an impressive 57.7 percent from the floor and an even more incredible 8-of-9 behind the three-point line, en route to a 44-33 lead at the break.

In the second half KSU made a total of just eight field goals, but half of those came from beyond the arc and the team also knocked down 12-of-14 at the free-throw line to secure the six-point win.

With the victory KansasStatenow has at least 20 wins for the 25th time in school history, including the sixth consecutive campaign. Frank Martin is the first KSU head coach to direct the program to five consecutive 20-win seasons.

– Sports Network –

FHSU’s Simmons, McKenzie, Dayee Named to All-MIAA Team

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Missouri Southern center Keane Thomann was selected as MIAA Player of the Year, and Northwest Missouri head coach Ben McCollum was chosen as MIAA Coach of the Year to headline the 2011-12 all-conference men’s basketball team released Tuesday by the league office. The selections were made by the league’s 11 head coaches, and coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

Thomann was named player of the year after a season in which he led the MIAA in scoring (21.5ppg) and field goal percentage (.632), while finishing fourth in the league in rebounding (7.9 rpg) and third in the conference in blocked shots (1.3 bpg). The senior from Olney, Ill., was also one of two unanimous All-MIAA First Team selections along with Washburn junior guard Will McNeill.

McCollum was voted coach of the year for the first time after leading Northwest Missouri to a share of the MIAA regular season championship, the 12th regular season conference title for Northwest and first since 2006-07. The Bearcats finished 15-5 in league play (21-5 overall) and will be the No. 3 seed in the MIAA Tournament.

Fort Hays State senior center Matt Simmons was selected as the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. The Great Bend, Kan., native led the conference with 53 blocked shots (2.0 per game) and 198 defensive rebounds (7.6 per game). Simmons was also an All-MIAA Second Team selection.

Truman guard Seth Jackson is the MIAA Freshman of the Year after finishing 16th in the league in scoring with 11.9 points per game. The St. Louis, Mo., product was also All-MIAA Honorable Mention.

Missouri Southern and Northwest Missouri led the league with four All-MIAA selections apiece, followed by Central Missouri, Fort Hays State, Pittsburg State and Washburn with three each, Missouri Western, Southwest Baptist and Truman with two each, and Emporia State and Lincoln with one apiece.

The MIAA Centennial Basketball Championships begin Thursday at Municipal Auditorium in Downtown Kansas City, with the men taking the floor on Friday. Men’s award winners and All-MIAA First Team selections will be recognized prior to the 6 p.m. game Friday evening.

2011-12 ALL-MIAA MEN’S BASKETBALL TEAMPLAYER OF THE YEAR
Keane Thomann, Sr., C, Missouri Southern

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt Simmons, Sr., C, Fort Hays State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Seth Jackson, G, Truman

COACH OF THE YEAR
Ben McCollum, Northwest Missouri

FIRST TEAM
Keane Thomann, Sr., C, Missouri Southern**
Will McNeill, Jr., G, Washburn**
Deshaun Cooper, Jr., G, Northwest Missouri
Ryan Dougherty, Sr., G, Southwest Baptist
Jason Adams, Sr., G/F, Missouri Southern [r1]

**Unanimous Selection
[r1] – Repeat first team selection from last season

SECOND TEAM
Dominique Long,Jr., F, Central Missouri
Boo Hunter, Sr., G, Central Missouri
Jake Reinders, Sr., F, Northwest Missouri
Andra Bailey, Sr., F, Pittsburg State
Matt Simmons, Sr., C, Fort Hays State

THIRD TEAM
Karron McKenzie, Sr., G/F, Fort Hays State
Lavonte Douglas, Sr., F, Missouri Western
Moses Dayee, Sr., G/F, Fort Hays State
Marquis Addison, So., G, Missouri Southern
Eric Ray, Sr., G, Pittsburg State

HONORABLE MENTION
Widgett Washington, Jr., G, Central Missouri
Tola Lawal, Sr., G, Emporia State
Cedric Ridle, Jr., G, Lincoln
Jordan Talbert, So., F, Missouri Southern
TJ Johnson, Sr., G, Missouri Western
Kyle Haake, Sr., G, Northwest Missouri
DeAngelo Hailey, Jr., G, Northwest Missouri
Javon McGee, Jr., C, Pittsburg State
Robson Memnon, Sr., F, Southwest Baptist
Seth Jackson, Fr., G, Truman
Tom Norton, Jr., G, Truman
Martin Mitchell, Jr., G, Washburn
Bobby Chipman, Jr., F, Washburn

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Matt Simmons, Sr., C, Fort Hays State
Ryan Dougherty, Sr., G, Southwest Baptist
Will McNeill, Jr., G, Washburn
Jake Reinders, Sr., F, Northwest Missouri
Andra Bailey, Sr., F, Pittsburg State

Monday’s High School Basketball Results

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BOYS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Sub-State
Division I
Quarterfinals
Burrton 43, Fairfield 29
Central Burden 62, Cedar Vale/Dexter 48
Clifton-Clyde 58, Pike Valley 52
Flinthills 60, Caldwell 43
Goessel 73, Centre 50
Linn 71, Wakefield 42
Minneola 45, Satanta 17
Rock Hills 54, Southern Cloud 32
St. Francis 74, Osborne 56
St. John 49, LaCrosse 41
Division II
Quarterfinals
Attica69, Argonia 48
Axtell 52, St. Xavier 30
Bern 58, Wetmore 44
Bucklin 67, Norwich 53
Chase 61, Rozel-Pawnee Heights 33
Dighton 46, Ingalls 36
Hutchinson Central Christian 68, Tescott 47
Moscow 53, Rolla 34
Wallace County 77, Golden Plains 52
Weskan 52, Triplains-Brewster 33
Class 2A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Berean Academy 55, Mission Valley 22
Jackson Heights 57, Immaculata 51
Lincoln 46, Ellsworth 43
Madison 68, Yates Center 22
Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Beloit 58, Lyons 50
Caney Valley 52, Erie 41
Central Heights 75, Fredonia 29
Conway Springs 45, Kingman 43
Douglass 59, Chaparral 44
Frontenac 50, Pittsburg Colgan 36
Galena 59, Cherryvale 55, 2OT
Garden Plain 52, Belle Plaine 48
Hillsboro 52, Southeast Saline 34
Hoisington 59, Russell 28
Holcomb 74, Phillipsburg 47
Humboldt 47, Eureka 24
Lakin 52, Cimarron 32
Maur Hill -MountAcademy40, Riverside 28
Moundridge 43, Halstead 37
NemahaValley 66, Marysville 54
Neodesha 51, West Franklin 48
Norton 62,  Southwestern Heights 52
Osage City 66, St. Mary’s 46
Remington 65, Hutchinson Trinity 27
Riverton 47, South East 40
Rock Creek 64, Rossville 39
Salina Sacred Heart 50, Minneapolis 48
Scott City 70, Goodland 35
Sedgwick 49, Marion 42
Silver Lake 58, Council Grove 43
TMP-Marian 62, St. John’s Military 48
Wichita Independent 71, Bluestem 44
Class 4A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Parsons 69, Baxter Springs 44

GIRLS’ BASKETBALL
Class 1A Sub-State
Division II
Quarterfinals
Axtell 53, St. Xavier 25
Class 2A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Berean Academy 55, Mission Valley 17
Central Plains 61, Medicine Lodge 57, OT
Doniphan West 55, Troy 28
Elkhart 59, Johnson-StantonCounty 51
Hill City 70, Ellis 57
Immaculata 54, Jackson Heights 36
Jayhawk Linn 30, KC Christian 23
Jefferson North 76, Onaga 11
Kinsley 47, Wichita County 30
Lebo 37, Burlingame 32
Little River 47, Oxford 23
Lyndon 46, Marais des CygnesValley 39
Madison 60, Yates Center 33
Meade 51, Syracuse 19
Northern Heights 66, Herington 38
Oakley 56, Plainville 30
Olpe 70, Peabody-Burns 24
Oskaloosa 41, Valley Falls 36
Oswego 61, Marmaton Valley 24
Pleasanton 44, Maranatha Academy 33
Pratt Skyline 44, Inman 34
Rawlins County 39, Oberlin-Decatur 28
Republic County 52, Ell-Saline 47
Smith Center 59, Bennington 24
Sterling 66, Ellinwood 46
Sublette 46, Kiowa County 38
Trego 57, Ness City 54
Wabaunsee 60, Chase County 50
Washington County 87, Solomon 25
Class 3A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Beloit 53, Lyons 43
Rock Creek 39, Rossville 28
Class 4A Sub-State
Quarterfinals
Abilene 39, Royal Valley 32
Andale 48, Larned 27
Baldwin 30, DeSoto 29
Bonner Springs 58, Perry-Lecompton 21
Buhler 51, Wichita Trinity 33
Chanute 54, Iola 30
Clay Center 57, Atchison 54
Clearwater40, Circle 35
Girard 65, Independence 57
Haven 47, Colby 30
Hesston 60, Concordia 22
Holton 50, Hiawatha 5
Hugoton 55, Cheney 47
KC Piper 33, Basehor-Linwood 22
Labette County 51, Columbus 21
Louisburg 43, Fort Scott 40
Maize South 43, Smoky Valley 37
McPherson 74, Nickerson 21
Mulvane 57, Augusta 44
Osawatomie 49, Paola 40
Ottawa 40, Eudora 14
Parsons 54, Baxter Springs 45
Pittsburg 53, Coffeyville 36
Prairie View 58, Anderson County 38
Pratt 53, Ulysses 11
Rose Hill 53, Wichita Collegiate 32
Santa Fe Trail 48, St. James Academy 35
Spring Hill 62, KC Sumner 33
Topeka Hayden 59, KC Bishop Ward 36
Wamego 66, Chapman 21
Wellington 64, El Dorado 33

Kansas Wins At Oklahoma State, Wins Big 12 Outright

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Stillwater, OK – Tyshawn Taylor scored 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting and Thomas Robinson posted another double-double, as No. 3 Kansas claimed the outright Big 12 regular season title with a 70-58 victory over Oklahoma State.

Robinson totaled 17 points and 11 rebounds for his 21st double-double of the season for the Jayhawks (25-5, 15-2 Big 12), who shot 52 percent from the field to win their seventh straight game.

“I think if you asked us at the beginning of the year, our goal was to always win a Big 12 championship,” Taylor said. “We prepared like we wanted to win, we played a terrific non-conference schedule that prepared us for playing a tough conference.”

The Cowboys (14-16, 7-10) had won three straight at home, but were no match for a Kansas squad coming off an emotional overtime win over rival Missouri over the weekend.

Keiton Page, in his final game at Gallagher-Iba Arena, made seven three- pointers en route to a 29-point effort, while Brian Williams added 20 points in defeat.

Kansas led by double digits for most of the second half despite Page’s best efforts. The senior guard drained consecutive three-pointers with six minutes left to pull the Cowboys within 60-58, but Taylor answered with a three- pointer and a runner to push the margin back to a baker’s dozen.

The Cowboys called a timeout to regroup, but Taylor threw down a dunk and hit a three-pointer to cap a personal 10-0 run and put the game away.

“We couldn’t get over that hump that we needed to get over,” Page said. “We needed a couple of big plays to close that gap, and we just couldn’t get over the hump. We needed one big stop to get there and get the crowd in it.”

Oklahoma State shot just 32 percent from the field in the first half, and Taylor’s 11 points paced the Jayhawks to a 30-22 lead at the intermission.

– Sports Network –

TMP Boys’ Basketball Team Gets Postseason Win

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BOYS:  TMP 62, St. John’s Military 48

The Monarch boys’ basketball team lost three of their last four games of the regular season but picked up a win at the right time Monday night against St. John’s Military Academy. Thomas More Prep – Marian defeated the Muleskinners 62-48 at Al Billinger Fieldhouse in the opening round of the Class 3A Lyons Sub-State.

TMP (12-9) trailed a few times in the first quarter but would eventually take a 29-20 lead into halftime. St. John’s Military (10-9) would cut the Monarch’s lead down to five early on in the third quarter, but TMP would finish the period on an 11-6 run to build their lead back up to 10 going into the fourth quarter.

The Monarchs, who shot 43% from the field, led by as many as 20 in the final quarter before going on to win by 14. TMP dished out 17 assists on their 26 made field goals in the game. Senior Drew O’Brien ended with nine of those 17 assists.

Seniors Taylor Pfeifer and Jacob Fouts led the scoring attack with 13 points apiece while junior Kade Megaffin added a season-high 10 points.

TMP won their first postseason game since 2009 and will move on to play Hoisington this Thursday night in the semifinals in Lyons. The Cardinals, who earned the #1 seed, defeated Russell 59-28 in their first-round match-up. Hoisington defeated TMP twice in the regular season, 45-35 and 53-48.

Joe Hertel’s Post-game Interview:
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Highlights:
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AUDIO – FHSU Weekly Basketball News Conference

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Fort Hays State men’s coach Mark Johnson and women’s coach Tony Hobson held their last weekly news conference of the season Monday afternoon in the Cade Suran Tiger Room.

Both teams are the No. 5 seed for the MIAA Basketball Championships. The Lady Tigers play Central Missouri Thursday at 2:15pm. The Tiger men face Missouri Southern at 2:15pm Friday.

Three Lady Tigers Garner All-MIAA Honors

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Washburn guard Ebonie Williams was chosen as MIAA Player of the Year, and Pittsburg State head coach Lane Lord was selected as MIAA Coach of the Year to headline the 2011-12 all-conference women’s basketball team released Monday by the league office. The selections were made by the league’s 11 head coaches, and coaches were not permitted to vote for their own players.

Williams was named player of the year after leading Washburn to its eighth MIAA Championship and seventh in 10 years. The senior from Hagerstown, Md., finished fourth in the MIAA in scoring with 15.3 points per game, was third in the league in field goal percentage (.521) and led the conference in 3-point field goal percentage (.500). Williams was also the lone unanimous selection for All-MIAA First Team.

Lord earned his first coach of the year honor after guiding Pittsburg Stateto a 17-3 league record and the No. 2 seed in the MIAA Tournament. The Gorillas went 24-4 overall, including a 12-1 record at home. It was the best conference winning percentage for a Pittsburg State women’s squad since the 1991-92 team went 14-2 in the MIAA.

Emporia State junior guard Jocelyn Cummings was selected as the MIAA Defensive Player of the Year. The Overland Park, Kan., native was the leader on the defensive end for the Lady Hornets as they finished second in the conference in team defense, giving up just 59.2 points per game.

Pittsburg State guard/forward Lizzy Jeronimus is the MIAA Freshman of the Year after finishing eighth in the conference in scoring (14.2 ppg), ninth in rebounding (6.9 rpg), and ninth in assists (3.0 apg). The Lenexa, Kan., product was also an All-MIAA First Team selection.

Pittsburg State led the league with five All-MIAA selections, followed by Central Missouri, Fort Hays State, Southwest Baptist and Washburn with three each, Lincoln, Missouri Western and Truman with two each, and Emporia State, Missouri Southern and Northwest Missouri with one each.

The MIAA Centennial Basketball Championships begin Thursday at Municipal Auditorium in Downtown Kansas City with the women’s first round. Women’s award winners and All-MIAA First Team selections will be recognized prior to the 6 p.m. game Thursday evening.

2011-12 ALL-MIAA WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM

PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Ebonie Williams, Sr., G, Washburn

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jocelyn Cummings, Jr., G, Emporia State

FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR
Lizzy Jeronimus, G/F, Pittsburg State

COACH OF THE YEAR
Lane Lord, Pittsburg State

FIRST TEAM
Ebonie Williams, Sr., G, Washburn**
Jessica Koch, Sr., G, Missouri Western
Lizzy Jeronimus, Fr., G/F, Pittsburg State
Nicole Caddell, Sr., F, Central Missouri
Vivian Essuon, Sr., C, Lincoln

**Unanimous Selection

SECOND TEAM
Heather Robben, Sr., G, Emporia State
Becka McHenry, Jr., G, Truman
Katelyn Edwards, So. G, Fort Hays State
Stevi Schultz, Sr., G, Washburn
Brooke Conley, Sr., G/F, Pittsburg State

THIRD TEAM
Larissa Richards, Sr., C, Pittsburg State
Erin Rice, Jr., F, Missouri Southern
Cassie Lombardino, Sr., C, Washburn
LaKendra Smith, Sr., C, Southwest Baptist
Kate Lehman, Fr., C, Fort Hays State

HONORABLE MENTION
Alyssa Rhodes, Sr., G, Central Missouri
Taylor Hanson, Sr., G, Central Missouri
Crista Bechard, Sr., G., Fort Hays State
Arriana Walker, Jr., G, Lincoln
Alicia Bell, Jr., G, Missouri Western
Abby Henry, Sr., G, Northwest Missouri
Drew Roberts, Jr., G, Pittsburg State
Alexa Bordewick, So., G, Pittsburg State
Jacqui Zelenka, So., F, Southwest Baptist
Brittany Dukes, Jr., G, Southwest Baptist
Breanna Daniels, Sr., G, Truman

ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM
Jocelyn Cummings, Jr., G, Emporia State
Kate Lehman, Fr., C, Fort Hays State
Nicole Caddell, Sr., F, Central Missouri
Larissa Richards, Sr., C, Pittsburg State
Arriana Walker, Jr., G, Lincoln

– MIAA Media Relations –

Kansas’ Thomas Robinson Named Big 12 Player of the Week

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IRVING, Texas – Kansas junior Thomas Robinson has been chosen the Phillips 66 Big 12 Player, for games of Feb. 20-26 in voting by a panel of media covering the conference. Robinson is winning the honor for a league-high fourth time this season.

Robinson helped Kansas clinch at least a tie for its eighth-straight outright or shared regular-season Big 12 Championship. The Washington, D.C., forward began the week with 10 points and 13 rebounds in a 66-58 victory at Texas A&M. He followed that performance with 28 points and 12 rebounds as KU defeated No. 3 Missouri, 87-86 in overtime. Against the Tigers, he had 18 points in the second half and overtime, including a three-point play with 16 seconds remaining to tie the game. He also blocked MU’s shot at the end of regulation to guarantee the extra session. For the week, Robinson averaged 19.0 points and 12.5 rebounds, shooting 41.9 percent from the field and 85.7 percent from the line.

The four Big 12 Player of the Week honors for Robinson in 2011-12 is tied for the third-most in a season in conference history. The list of four-time honorees includes former KU great Drew Gooden in 2001-02, Texas’ Kevin Durant (2006-07) and P.J. Tucker (2005-06) and Iowa State’s Marcus Fizer (1999-00). All of the previous four-time honorees were later named the Big 12 Player of the Year.

With Robinson’s accolade, Kansas has won Big 12 Player of the Week seven times in 2011-12 by four different players – Robinson, Tyshawn Taylor, Travis Releford and Jeff Withey. The seven times is a season best for Kansas surpassing its six selections during the 2001-02 season.

– KU Media Relations –

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