RIVER FOREST, Ill. -- Alverno College defeated Dominican University 72-66 tonight in Igini Sports Forum, pulling into a tie for first place in the Northern Athletics Conference South Division with Wisconsin Lutheran College.
"I thought we did some nice things offensively all night," Alverno head coach Brad Duckworth said. "We just made a few defensive mistakes that kept (Dominican) around, and they wouldn't go away. But the last 4 minutes of the game we really tuned up our defensive intensity, and made big shots and our free throws."
With the game tied at 58-58 with 4 minutes, 43 seconds remaining, Shataya McComb (Kingston, N.Y.) would score on a put-back to give the Inferno the two-point lead, and lead for good. A stop and a fastbreak layup by Lisa Sorgi (Milwaukee, Wis./Greenfield) would increase the Inferno lead to four.
The host Stars (8-15, 4-13 NAC) would cut the lead to 62-60 on the next possession before McComb would hit a 3-pointer and another put-back on consecutive possessions to give the Inferno a seven-point cushion.
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MILWAUKEE -- Benedictine University defeated host Alverno College for the second time in four games on the Inferno's Senior Night, 74-66, honoring their lone senior this season, Lisa Sorgi.
Tonight's basketball game at Dominican University in River Forest, Ill., has been postponed due to inclement weather and road conditions.
MILWAUKEE -- Alverno College defeated Rockford College 69-60 today at Reiman Gymnasium, setting a new school record for season victories while clinching a spot in the 2010 Northern Athletics Conference tournament.
MILWAUKEE -- The Alverno College basketball team will participate in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's Pink Zone initiative as they play host to Rockford College this Saturday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. in a Northern Athletics Conference game. 
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Alverno Athlete of the Week
Week of Aug. 30-Sep. 5
Kelsey Kochanowski
So. ● F ● Soccer
Kochanowski set a single-game school record and had a game-winning double-overtime goal as the Inferno went 2-0 on the week. In a 6-0 win over Mt. Mary, Kochanowski scored the first five goals of the game and assisted on the final one for 11 total points, breaking the previous single-game record of 10. On Saturday in a 2-1 double-overtime win at North Central (Minn.) she knocked in the game winner in the 109th minute for the victory.
Kelsey Kochanowski
So. ● F ● Soccer
Kochanowski set a single-game school record and had a game-winning double-overtime goal as the Inferno went 2-0 on the week. In a 6-0 win over Mt. Mary, Kochanowski scored the first five goals of the game and assisted on the final one for 11 total points, breaking the previous single-game record of 10. On Saturday in a 2-1 double-overtime win at North Central (Minn.) she knocked in the game winner in the 109th minute for the victory.