The Lindenwood University-Belleville men’s basketball program is only in its second year of existence, but the Lynx took the University of Illinois Springfield to overtime Friday night.
Behind senior guard Jermaine Love-Roberts’ 30-point game, UIS survived for an 81-74 victory in the non-conference contest at The Recreation and Athletic Center.
In overtime, Love-Roberts hit back-to-back 3-pointers for a 77-71 UIS lead with 35 seconds remaining.
Love-Roberts scored 12 of the Stars’ 18 points in overtime. He poured in 21 of his 30 over the final 11 minutes 7 seconds. It was the second 30-point effort for a UIS player since Richard Oruche scored 36 in 2009.
The win was featured in an December 31, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
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Saturday, December 31, 2011
UIS women hit free throws to close out McKendree
Perfect free throw shooting in the final minute by the University of Illinois Springfield women’s basketball team resulted in a 76-71 win over the McKendree University Bearcats on Friday night.
UIS seniors Cristina Nevins and Bailey Beale and sophomore Alyssa Palmer shot a combined 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the last 58.7 seconds. Palmer and sophomore Megan Bergerud scored 17 points for the Stars (6-4). Both Nevins and Beale finished with 13.
“We played better in the second half,’’ UIS coach Marne Fauser said. “We break it down into five-minute segments. We won a couple of those five-minute segments and really pushed that lead."
The win was featured in an December 31, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
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UIS seniors Cristina Nevins and Bailey Beale and sophomore Alyssa Palmer shot a combined 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the last 58.7 seconds. Palmer and sophomore Megan Bergerud scored 17 points for the Stars (6-4). Both Nevins and Beale finished with 13.
“We played better in the second half,’’ UIS coach Marne Fauser said. “We break it down into five-minute segments. We won a couple of those five-minute segments and really pushed that lead."
The win was featured in an December 31, 2011, article in The State Journal-Register.
Read the article online
Friday, December 30, 2011
Illinois group pushes to exonerate man convicted of Krajcir crime
An Illinois group is pushing for the posthumous exoneration of a man convicted of an attempted murder a known serial killer recently confessed to. Grover Thompson was convicted in 1981 and sentenced to 40 years in prison. He died in prison in 1996.
After Thompson's death, convicted serial murder and rapist Timothy Krajcir told authorities he had committed the crime. Krajcir is more than four years into an 80-year sentence for murders in Williamson and Jackson counties in Illinois.
The Downstate Illinois Innocence Project and students from Southern Illinois University's law school are now collaborating to get Thompson posthumously exonerated for Krajcir's crime, according to a news release sent Thursday. The group will present its case to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 11.
The Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, which is based at UIS, was featured in an December 30, 2011, article in the Southeast Missourian.
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After Thompson's death, convicted serial murder and rapist Timothy Krajcir told authorities he had committed the crime. Krajcir is more than four years into an 80-year sentence for murders in Williamson and Jackson counties in Illinois.
The Downstate Illinois Innocence Project and students from Southern Illinois University's law school are now collaborating to get Thompson posthumously exonerated for Krajcir's crime, according to a news release sent Thursday. The group will present its case to the Illinois Prisoner Review Board in Springfield, Ill., on Jan. 11.
The Downstate Illinois Innocence Project, which is based at UIS, was featured in an December 30, 2011, article in the Southeast Missourian.
Read the article online
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