SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Jessica Scheper poured in 24 points and grabbed 21 rebounds to lead Cardinal Stritch University of Milwaukee, Wis., to a 63-49 women’s basketball win over the University of Maine-Farmington in the first round of the NAIA Division II national tournament on Wednesday.

Vanessa Sowinski netted 13 and Nicole Majinski scored 10 for the Crusaders. Cardinal Stritch out-rebounded the University of Maine at Farmington 43-28.

Jocelyn Sawyer led the Maine Athletic Conference champion Beavers with 14 points while Megan Woodcock contributed with 10 points. Rachel Bard added seven points and five assists for the Beavers.

Cardinal Stritch (28-2) 63

Loehr 1-0-2, Majinski 4-0-10, Bronson 2-0-5, Sowinski 6-1-13, Bares 2-1-6, Benning 1-0-2, Scheper 12-0-24, Gehring 0-1-1, Eaton, Viscuso, Bayer, Janicki, Robinson

UM-Farmington (18-8) 49

Bard 3-0-7, Sawyer 4-6-14, Woodcock 3-3-10, Bean 1-0-2, LaHaye 4-0-8, Haines 1-2-4, Hunt 2-0-4, Kempton, Stanley, Pepin

3-pt. goals: Majinski 2, Bronson, Bares; Bard, Woodcock

Halftime: Cardinal Stritch 32-16

Hildebrand 11th at NCAA ski meet

At Girdwood, Alaska, Bates College senior Kyle Hildebrand finished 11th of 35 skiers in the giant slalom at the NCAA National Collegiate Skiing Championships on Wednesday.

Hildebrand, of Waitsfield, Vt., was in ninth place after the first run, but could not hold onto his top 10 slot, which would have earned him his fourth career All-American honor.

Hildebrand scored 29 points for the Bobcats, who stand in 14th place among 22 teams after the men’s and women’s giant slalom.

Bates teammates Justin Easter of Jay, Maine, and Haley Johnson of Lake Placid, N.Y., will compete in Thursday’s men’s 10K and women’s 5K classical cross country races, respectively.