news from the A.I.I. website http://www.aiisports.com/ 2012-02-05T01:10:47-06:00 text/html 2012-02-02T10:00:30-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Anna Villanueva http://www.aiisports.com/article/531.php <div><B>DeWell's Free Throw With 3.6 Seconds Remaining Seals the Victory for IUN</B></div>&nbsp; <div>The Indiana University Northwest Lady RedHawks traveled to Chicago's South Side on Wednesday and defeated the Chicago State Lady Cougars 78-77 for the women's program's first-ever victory over an NCAA D-I opponent. </div>&nbsp; <div><A href="http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/20158781">Listen to the game broadcast</A>. </div>&nbsp; <P>It was the women's 12<SUP>th</SUP> victory in a row this season and perhaps their most significant win of the year. It was certainly a noteworthy milestone for a successful program that appears to be at the top of its game as it competes for position in the upcoming A.I.I. Conference Tournament. </P> text/html 2012-01-30T08:18:03-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/530.php <P>Jamestown College's Aleona Reyes and Arizona Christian's Albert Suniga have earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Reyes has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Suniga has been named the Male Athlete of the Week.</P> <P>Reyes, a sophomore from Belen, N.M., set a Moorhead Forum record in the 1,000 meters claiming the title with a time of 2 minutes, 58.87 seconds as she also qualified for the NAIA National Meet. Reyes eclipsed the old time of 3:02.70. She also ran a leg on Jamestown's second-place distance medley relay team and had a season-best 2.67 meters in the pole vault to finish sixth.</P> text/html 2012-01-29T11:13:00-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/529.php MADISON, S.D. - Dakota State overcame a sluggish start Friday night at DSU Fieldhouse, hosting Trinity Bible (N.D.). The Trojans erased a nine-point deficit in the first-half to defeat the Lions 78-62 to give DSU's head women's basketball coach Joe Reints his 100th career collegiate win. <P>Dakota State snapped their nine-game losing streak to improve their overall record to 6-16. Trinity Bible dropped their record to 15-11.</P> text/html 2012-01-27T15:00:00-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Ashley Walyuchow http://www.aiisports.com/article/528.php <p>The University of Houston-Victoria Jaguars will be well represented Saturday night when the Harlem Ambassadors bring their high-flying basketball show to Victoria.&nbsp;</p>&nbsp;&nbsp; text/html 2012-01-26T08:31:28-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/527.php <P>Dakota State University will play host to the 2012 Association of Independent Institutions Basketball Championships set for Feb. 24-26.</P> <P>The year's event is being sponsored by State Farm Insurance and includes 10 teams (five women and five men). Pairings will be announced Feb. 19.</P> text/html 2012-01-23T07:50:23-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/526.php <P>Johnson &amp; Wales University's Amber Salaz and La Sierra (Calif.) University's Kenneth Penn have earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Salaz has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Penn has been named the Male Athlete of the Week.</P> <P>Salaz, a 5-foot-5 senior forward from Thornton, Colo., paced the Wildcats in wins over Arizona Christian and Northern New Mexico. Salaz averaged 23.5 points and seven rebounds a game in the two wins for JWU. She shot 56 percent from the field, including 6 of 9 from 3-point range, and hit 11 of 12 free throws.</P> text/html 2012-01-17T11:06:50-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/525.php <P>The Jamestown College Jimmies remained at No. 10 for a second straight week in the NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Poll released Monday.</P> <P>The Jimmies are 17-4 on the season and collected 245 points in the latest voting. Northwood (Fla.), with 13 first place votes, is ranked No. 1 for the third straight week.</P> text/html 2012-01-16T08:46:23-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/524.php <P>Arizona Christian University's Sarah Beth Hock and Dakota State University's Matt Fideler have earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Hock has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Fideler has been named the Male Athlete of the Week.</P> <P>Hock, a 5-foot-10 freshman forward from Gilbert, Ariz., finished with a pair of double-doubles as the Firestorm swept a pair of A.I.I. conferences games from Northwestern New Mexico College. Hock knocked down 15 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds (14 defensive) in the first meeting. She came back to finish with 19 points and 14 rebounds in the next meeting as she collected her ninth double-double of the season. She also dished out a career-high eight assists in the contest. For the week, Hock averaged 17 points, 15.5 rebounds, five assists and three steals per game and hitting 62.5 percent of her shots from the field.</P> text/html 2012-01-13T11:34:28-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/523.php <P>MADISON, S.D. - State Farm Insurance and Dakota State University Athletics are proud to announce that State Farm will be the tournament sponsor for the Association of Independent Institutions (A.I.I.) Women's and Men's Basketball Tournament in February. A total of ten teams (five women's and five men's) will compete in the three-day event at the DSU Fieldhouse.</P> <P>"State Farm is honored to sponsor this premier college basketball national qualifying event," said Randy Schaefer, a local State Farm agent from host city Madison, S.D. "As a leading sponsor of college sports, this event fits perfectly with State Farm's commitment to support student-athletes."</P> text/html 2012-01-10T07:44:38-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/522.php <P>Six Association of Independent Institutions schools have broken into the NAIA Top 25 men's basketball polls this week. </P> <P>Three teams each have been recognized in the Division I and II polls, with four of the teams inside the Top 25.</P> text/html 2012-01-10T07:26:33-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/521.php <P>Jamestown College President Robert S. Badal and Athletic Director Lawrie Paulson on Monday announced Shawn Frank has been named the Jimmies' head football coach. </P> <P>"It is truly an honor to serve Jamestown College in this capacity," Frank says. "I am excited for the opportunity to continue the tradition that has been established with Jimmie football, while, at the same time, creating new trails to embark upon."</P> text/html 2012-01-09T07:58:07-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/520.php <P>Arizona Christian University's Steffani Liscum and Jamestown College's Davon Thomas have earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Liscum has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Thomas has been named the Male Athlete of the Week.</P> <P>Liscum, a 5-foot-9 senior guard from Tucson, averaged 18 points and 8 rebounds a game as ACU went 1-1 on the week with a 13-point conference win over Johnson &amp; Wales (Colo.), while dropping a 24-point decision to Division III foe Claremount-Mudd Scripps. Liscum tallied 36 points with 16 rebounds, 7 steals and 4 assists in the two games.</P> text/html 2012-01-06T07:48:13-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Jenni Bennett http://www.aiisports.com/article/519.php Capping off a stunning upset with a thrilling comeback in the final minute of the game, Life University (7-7) took down 6th ranked Georgetown College (13-2) by a final score of 85-81.&nbsp; text/html 2012-01-04T09:01:09-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/518.php <P>With a 90-58 victory over Brandon University (Brandon, Manitoba), the Valley City State University Vikings completed a historic three game run that earned them the championship of the University of Winnipeg Coca Cola Wesmen Classic Basketball Tournament. The Vikings became the first non-Canadian University to win the championship since 1968 and only the second American University to win the title.</P> <P>The run did not come as easily as the score of the championship would indicate. Playing in Canada and by International rules, the Vikings had to play four quarters instead of two halves and with a 24 second shot clock, providing the Vikings with a quick learning curve to overcome. "The tournament in Winnipeg presents some unique challenges not only because of the quality of competition but also having to adjust to the International (FIBA) rules. The 24 second shot clock certainly changed the game for us and limited us with regard to some of the things we had been able to do offensively," said Vikings men's basketball coach Jeff Kaminsky. "I thought our players did a great job preparing for the different style of play that we saw."</P> text/html 2012-01-02T11:12:00-06:00 http://www.aiisports.com/ Paul Ebner http://www.aiisports.com/article/517.php <P align=center>Jamestown College's Bridget Schuneman and Valley City State University's Sekani Milligen have earned top honors in the Association of Independent Institutions this week as Schuneman has been named Female Athlete of the Week, while Lamb has been named the Male Athlete of the Week.</P> <P>Schunemanm a 6-foot junior center from Lino Les, Minn., averaged 21 points and 9 rebounds a game for Jamestown in a win over No. 3 Briar Cliff (Iowa) and a loss to No. 5 Morningside (Iowa). Schuneman had 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds against Morningside and turned in a double-double performance with 24 points and 10 rebounds against Briar Cliff.</P>