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Dale8R
12-12-2009, 03:24 AM
Big Buzz in the East of course was the home debut of the Blue Hens of Delaware. The second largest single game crowd (3,040) saw the Hens beat Navy 67-50. As expected (Heck, as always expected) Elena Delle Donne led the way with 26 points.

It was a big day in Eastern Washington, not so big in Montana. Washington State beat Montana State 73-61. 6'5" Freshman Carly Noyes lead the WSU scoring for the first time with 16 points. Gonzaga defeated Montana 75-48. Heather Bowman made 9 of 10 shots, 6 of 7 free throws for 24 points.

Wisconsin beat Marquette 56-49. That's two wins in a row for the Badgers after several years of Marquette superiority.

There were a few big upsets on the volleyball scene, including two out on the coast. #12 Hawaii beat #5 Illinois, but I don't really count that as an upset. Hawaii was grossly, even unfairly seeded lower than they should have been. The other upset was #13 Michigan over #4 Stanford. That WAS an upset. And of course, there was #10 Nebraska over #7 Iowa State, but I don't see how this could be classed as a real upset, though doing it in three was a bit unexpected.

Row6Seat10
12-12-2009, 02:11 PM
Jumping ahead one day Penn State knocks off previously undefeated and #15 Pittsburgh 77-73

Dale8R
12-12-2009, 02:39 PM
Taking lessons from the volleyball team maybe? They are shooting for 100 in row today. Yes, that's right, 100 straight matches won if they prevail today.

BearLady
12-12-2009, 04:20 PM
Taking lessons from the volleyball team maybe? They are shooting for 100 in row today. Yes, that's right, 100 straight matches won if they prevail today.

Wow! Now that is a dynasty!

I caught a Big 10 TV feature about the Penn St VB team today, with the current players talking about how old they were when the VB program won its first. And then all of the other events that have happened since but VB just keeps on winning. It was a very interesting piece.