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For Immediate Release
February 25, 2006
NWU MEN, WOMEN ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP
GAMES
Nebraska Wesleyan’s men and women both advanced
to the championship game of their respective Division III Independent
tournaments held on Friday night. The NWU women upset top-seeded
Chapman University 91-67 in Colorado Springs, while the men defeated
the University of California-Santa Cruz on its home floor 67-62.
Senior Angie Schlecht scored a career-high 33 points
on 12-for-18 shooting from the field to lead four players in double-figures
for the Prairie Wolves. Senior Christine Johnson scored 13 points
and pulled down a game-high 8 rebounds, while junior point guard
Samantha Porter added 11 points to go with 9 assists. Sophomore
Sarah Sedlak chipped in with 10 points and 5 boards. NWU’s
opponent on Saturday will be the host school, Colorado College,
a team NWU defeated 74-68 in the same arena back on Nov. 20.
In the men’s game, senior M.J. Hrabik scored
a career-high 23 points, including 6-for-9 from beyond the three-point
arc. Senior forward Andrew Heckman added 17 points to go with a
team-high 6 rebounds and 3 steals. The win completed a season sweep
against the Banana Slugs. NWU defeated them 75-71 in the Snyder
Classic on Nov. 25. The Prairie Wolves shot 54 percent from the
field on Friday and improved to 10-16 (7-1 against NCAA Div. III
in-region foes) heading into today’s championship game against
Chapman University (19-7).
Women at Colorado Springs, Colo., all times
are local
Friday, Feb. 24
Nebraska Wesleyan 91, Chapman University 67
Colorado College 68, University of Dallas 58
Saturday, Feb. 25
Consolation game:
(2) Dallas, 13-13 vs. (1) Chapman, 17-8, 1
PM (MST)
Championship game:
(4) Nebraska Wesleyan, 10-15 at (3) Colorado College, 14-10, 3 PM
(MST)
Men at Santa Cruz, Calif., all times are
local
Friday, Feb. 24
Chapman University 87, Colorado College 60
Nebraska Wesleyan 67, UC-Santa Cruz 62
Saturday, Feb. 25
Consolation game:
(3) Colorado College, 7-17 at (4) UC-Santa Cruz, 8-19, 1 PM (PST)
Championship game:
(1) Nebraska Wesleyan, 10-16 vs. (2) Chapman, 19-7, 3 PM (PST)
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