Both Indiana's Kathi Bennett and Purdue's Kristy Curry were upset with their teams last night. The Boilers played uninspired but still beat Wisconsin and IU played phantom defense and got smoked by Minnesota. Purdue Story Indiana Story

#18 Michigan State beat Illinois in a comeback win at Champaign. Lindsey Bowen had 17 for the Spartans. MSU/UofI Recap

#6 Penn State had no problem with an out of conference game with St. Josephs winning 80-44. Mazzante was only 1 for 7 from 3 point range in 32 minutes. Story

OSU gets a big road win at Michigan 51-49. Caity Matter had a double double for the Buckeyes and Tabitha Poole had a double double for Michigan. Story

Iowa rolled over Northwestern in Evanston 76-61. Story

In Non Big-Ten (11) Action from the Hoosier State :

Indiana State found out why SMS is the top dog in the Valley last night as the Bears scored a 73-47 victory in front of 6580 fans in Springfield. Story

Not sure if everyone saw this but on Wednesday night Notre Dame knocked off their 3rd top 25 team this season by beating #17 Miami 59-50. This almost assures them of an NCAA bid based on their RPI and the magnitude of their big wins. ND/Miami Story

WNBA News

Connecticut traded Pee Wee Johnson to move up to the number 4 position in the draft. Rumor has it they are salivating for Florida's Vanessa Hayden. I don't think she'll be available, however. She's an almost lock for Indiana at #3. Speaking of Hayden, here's a recap of Florida's victory over Alabama. Despite being triple teamed she still scored her career best 46th double double with 14 points and 15 bounds. VANESSA!

Here's a feature on the Fever's Tamika Catchings. She sounds determined to have a special season. TAMIKA!
The thought of Tamika and Vanessa in the same lineup is exciting - but the Fever still need to find some outside scoring.

Other NCAA TOP 25 action last night

# 1 Tennessee beat Kentucky 81-72. Zolman hit a key three pointer and finished with 23 points while Shyra Ely tallied 22. STORY

# 9 LA Tech cruised by Boise State - (Why are they playing Boise State??) STORY

# 8 Stanford gets back to winning ways knocking off Washington 85-59. STORY

# 11 North Carolina squeaks by Virginia 75-70.

#25 Auburn too much for Mississippi State 80-53.


Over Coffee

Not much women's hoopage on this weekend thanks to all the Super Bowl crap. For the first time in my life, I couldn't care less about the Super Bowl. I'm not intrigued by the match-up and I have no plans to watch it. I'm sure it's a good game for football purists but I would just do other things than watch Carolina and New England play. I'll be birding instead, looking for the snow buntings and horned larks this weekend that are being seen throughout Indiana. Wish me luck!
Peace!