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Published February 05, 2012, 01:01 PM

Sunday State Sports Briefs: UWGB women's hoops improves to 20-0

Wisconsin Sports
-- The undefeated women’s basketball team at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay had no trouble with UW-Milwaukee, 85-39, Saturday night.

GREEN BAY - The undefeated women’s basketball team at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay had no trouble with UW-Milwaukee, 85-39, Saturday night.

The ranking of 10th is the highest-ever for the Phoenix women. Julie Wojta scored 16 points in limited playing time as Green Bay improved its record to 20-0, including 10-0 in the Horizon League. Five Phoenix players scored in double figures. Reserve Hannah Quilling and Angela Rodriguez led the Panthers with 12 points. Milwaukee’s record is 6-15, 2-8 in the league.

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Freshman Pat Connaughton did most of the damage, scoring 23 points to lead Notre Dame to a surprising 76-59 rout of No. 15 ranked Marquette. Connaughton hit 5-of-8 three-pointers and took down 11 rebounds as the Fighting Irish won a fourth game in a row. Vander Blue and Darius Johnson-Odom led the Golden Eagles with a dozen points each. Cold long-range shooting doomed Marquette, hitting just two-of-13 three pointers. Marquette coach Buzz Williams says poor perimeter defense was the difference in the losing effort. The Eagles had won seven straight Big East Conference games until Saturday. Five of Notre Dame’s 15 wins this season have come against ranked opponents.

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Paris Gulley was hot from outside the arc, nailing six three-pointers on the way to a 20 point performance. Gulley led the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to an 81-75 win over UW-Green Bay. Kaylon Williams added 16 points and eight assists. The Panthers led most of the way, but never had a margin of more than 10 points. Keifer Sykes scored 25 to lead the Phoenix. Alec Brown had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Milwaukee hit 12-of-23 from outside the three-point line, while Gulley was 6-of-7. The Panthers' record is 15-10, including 8-5 in the Horizon League. The Phoenix fall to 9-13, including 5-7 in league play.

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Aggressive play wasn’t enough for the University of Wisconsin men's hockey team at home Saturday night. The Badgers hockey team dropped a 2-1 decision to St. Cloud State in front of over 13,000 fans at the Kohl Center Saturday, giving the Huskies a sweep of the weekend action. Wisconsin took 42 shots on goal and held a 1-0 lead going into the final period. St. Cloud State scored twice to take the victory in Badger coach Mike Eaves 400th game. Wisconsin took 18 shots in the final period but none found the range. Wisconsin’s record drops to 12-14-2, including 7-13-2 in the WCHA.

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Green Bay Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers says awards are nice, but he’d rather be playing today. Rodgers was named the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player last night. The Green Bay signal-caller got 48 votes to just two for record-setting New Orleans QB Drew Brees. He is the third quarterback in a row to get the MVP award and the first Packer since Brett Favre in 1997. Rodgers led the league in passing with a 122-point-5 rating. He had 45 touchdown passes and only six interceptions. He says consistency is the key to his success. But, he’d rather being played in today’s Super Bowl 46.

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SCORES

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

--Division I Women

Pittsburgh 72, Marquette 48

--Division II Men

(15) Northern Kentucky 77, UW-Parkside 65

--Division II Women

UW-Parkside 56, Northern Kentucky 54

--Division III Men

(13) UW-Stevens Point 76, UW-La Crosse 60

Aurora 79, Edgewood 75

Beloit 80, Monmouth 76

Carthage 82, Millikin 49

Concordia-Chicago 66, Maranatha Baptist 47

Finlandia 109, Silver Lake 105 (2OT)

Lake Forest 69, Carroll 57

Lakeland 101, Benedictine 92

Lawrence 77, Illinois College 76

Marian 66, Dominican 53

Milwaukee School of Engineering 54, Wisconsin Lutheran 53

Northwestern (MN) 92, Northland 54

Ripon 78, Knox 62

St. Norbert 97, Grinnell 96

UW-Platteville 70, UW-Stout 60

UW-River Falls 63, UW-Eau Claire 41

UW-Superior 64, UW-Oshkosh 51

--Division III Women

(13) UW-Stevens Point 79, UW-La Crosse 69

(24) UW-River Falls 60, (16) UW-Eau Claire 59

Alverno 72, Rockford 69

Dominican 76, Marian 66

Edgewood 57, Aurora 44

Illinois College 65, Lawrence 54

Lake Forest 71, Carroll 68

Lakeland 57, Benedictine 55

Maranatha Baptist 55, Concordia-Chicago 40

Monmouth 74, Beloit 62

Northwestern (MN) 55, Northland 46

Ripon 107, Knox 70

St. Norbert 51, Grinnell 35

UW-Stout 67, UW-Platteville 61

UW-Superior 53, UW-Oshkosh 52

Wisconsin Lutheran 64, Milwaukee School of Engineering 51

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MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE

Milwaukee 22, Baltimore 8

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WISCONSIN BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL

Benton 62, Lancaster 51

Boyceville 49, Eau Claire Immanuel Lutheran 46

Brodhead 73, Albany 65

DeForest 68, Portage 56

Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau 71, Maranatha Christian, Minn. 54

Gilmanton 71, Whitehall 56

Grand Rapids, Minn. 71, Beaver Dam 65, 3OT

Green Bay NEW Lutheran 80, Gillett 39

Hudson 42, River Falls 37

Jefferson 71, Delavan-Darien 50

Kenosha Tremper 58, Wauwatosa West 34

Kettle Moraine Lutheran 64, Lomira 21

Laconia 64, Markesan 28

Madison Edgewood 70, North St. Paul, Minn. 59

Marshfield 63, Baraboo 49

Menomonie 50, Eau Claire Memorial 37

Milwaukee Messmer 70, Lake Country Lutheran 66

Nekoosa 60, Necedah 47

Oregon 58, Milton 56, OT

Racine St. Catherine's 52, Racine Lutheran 38

Reedsburg 59, Fort Atkinson 57

Rice Lake 76, Chippewa Falls 61

Sheboygan North 84, Sheboygan South 59

Spring Valley 49, Alma/Pepin 37

Stoughton 59, Monroe 40

Sun Prairie 61, DeLaSalle, Minn. 35

Waunakee 66, Tartan, Minn. 65

Whitefish Bay Dominican 97, Wayland Academy 55

Williams Bay Faith Christian 68, Alden-Hebron, Ill. 28

Wisconsin Dells 61, Maple River, Minn. 47

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WISCONSIN GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL BASEKTBALL

Janesville Craig 65, Beloit Memorial 45

Madison La Follette 42, Sun Prairie 35

New Berlin Eisenhower 75, Pewaukee 68

Prairie du Chien 55, Mondovi 50

Schofield D.C. Everest 42, West Bend East 29

Seneca 50, North Crawford 27

Sheboygan North 58, Sheboygan South 39

St. Croix Falls 78, Pine City, Minn. 44

Wisconsin Valley Lutheran 48, Northland Lutheran 45

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