Kasey Litzinger had 10 points and 5 rebounds in Lindsey Wilson loss

Kasey Litzinger, a freshman guard from Maysville, came off the bench to score 10 points and grab five rebounds, but Lindsey Wilson College lost to No. 1 Vanguard University 64-57 in overtime Thursday in the first round of the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Championship in Jackson, Tenn. Lindsey Wilson ends the season with a 20-12 record.

College hoops roundup

Six local college basketball players had games over the weekend. Here is how they did:

• Wesley Jones had 16 points, five rebounds, three steals and three assists to help Central State University rout Wilberforce 92-57. Jones was 4-of-4 on three-pointers;
• Chris Owens scored 12 points and had three rebounds, two steals and one block for Transylvania in a 71-64 loss to Defiance;
• De'Sarae Chambers had 10 points, three rebounds and one assist for the Dayton Flyers in a 72-54 victory over St. Louis;
• Trevor Setty scored five points as Pikeville edged Lindsey Wilson 79-78;
• Kasey Litzinger had two points, one rebound and one assist for Lindsey Wilson in a 65-61 win over Pikeville;
• Darius Miller had three rebounds, three assists and two steals in Kentucky's 81-55 victory over LSU.

College hoops roundup

Here is an update on how the local college basketball players did Saturday:

• Mikah Turner scored 32 points for Berea College in a 104-70 win over St. Louis College of Pharmacy. Turner has scored more than 30 points in five consecutive games. He is first in the KIAC and fifth in NAIA Division II in points per game (25.588);
• Trevor Setty scored 17 points for Pikeville College in a 78-64 victory over Lindsey Wilson. He also had seven rebounds, two assists and one steal;
• Chris Owens scored 10 points and grabbed seven rebounds, but Transylvania lost to Manchester 68-64. He also had two assits, one block and one steal;
  
• Darius Miller had three points, two rebounds and two blocks in Kentucky's 72-67 win over Auburn;
• Kasey Litzinger scored three points for Lindsey Wilson College in 76-69 win over Pikeville College;
• De'Sarae Chambers had three points, two assists and one rebound as Dayton beat St. Bonaventure 76-65.
  

Local college players rundown

Here is a rundown of how the local college basketball players did in recent games:

• Mikah Turner had a double-double with 36 points and 11 rebounds for Berea College in a 96-41 win over Crown College Friday night. He added two assists and one steal. Turner has scored 30 or more points in five games this season. In his last three games, he has scored 45, 34 and 36 points;
• Chris Owens scored 13 points but Transylvania lost to Anderson 91-72 Saturday. Owens also had three rebounds, one assist, one block and one steal;
  
• Wesley Jones scored 10 points and had three assists, one rebound and one steal as Central State University ran its record to with an 82-78 win over Lake Erie College Saturday;
• De'Sarae Chambers had five points, two rebounds and two assists and Dayton beat George Washington 59-55 Saturday. It's Dayton's first win over George Washington;
• Darius Miller had five points, one rebound and one steal in Kentucky's 76-68 win over Georgia Saturday;
• Kasey Litzinger scored five points and had five rebounds and one steal for Lindsey Wilson College in a 98-64 victory over Olivet Nazarene University Saturday.
  

Updates on local college hoopsters

Here is how the local college basketball players did in recent games:

• Trevor Setty tossed in 12 points and grabbed three rebounds to help Pikeville College run its record to 10-1 with an 85-82 win over UV College at Wise Saturday;
• Chris Owens scored 10 points and dished out two assists for Transylvania in a 75-65 loss to the College of Wooster on Dec. 30;
• De'Sarae Chambers had eights points, four rebounds and two steals for the Dayton Flyers in a 57-36 win over Dartmouth on Dec. 30;
• Kasey Litzinger had two rebounds and two assists as Lindsey Wilson College beat Xavier (La.) University 53-51 in New Orleans Saturday;
• Darius Miller grabbed two rebounds in Kentucky's 71-62 win over Louisville Saturday;
• Ryan Hamm had one rebound for Thomas More in a 104-82 win over Geneva Saturday;
  

Checking in with the local college ballers

Here is how the local college basketball players did over the weekend:

• Mikah Turner scored 23 points for Berea College in a 99-87 loss to Brescia University;
• In his first game with Pikeville College, Trevor Setty led the No. 9 Bears with 21 points in a 114-62 win over Ohio State-Mansfield. Setty, who transferred from Georgetown College, gained his eligibility Friday when the fall semester ended;
  
• Chris Owens had 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals for Transylvania in a 79-72 double-overtime loss to Rose Hulman;
• Darius Miller scored seven points and had three rebounds, four assists and one block in Kentucky's 90-73 win over Indiana;
• Kasey Litzinger scored four points and grabbed one rebound for Lindsey Wilson in a 73-72 loss to Midway;
• Wesley Jones had three points, four rebounds and one assist for Central State University in an 80-62 loss to the University of Illinois at Springfield. It was the Marauders' first loss of the season.

(Edited to added Trevor Setty's debut with Pikeville College)

Catching up with the local college athletes

Several local college basketball players were in action Saturday. Here is a recap:

• Darius Miller had five points, three rebounds and three assists in Kentucky's 92-63 win over Rider;
• De'Sarae Chambers had two points, three rebounds and one steal as Dayton upset Purdue 56-53 in the Boilermakers' Travelers Classic at Purdue;
• Chris Owens scored nine points and had three rebounds, two assists and two steals in Transylvania's 68-60 win over Centre;
• Wesley Jones came off the bench and scored 15 points, grabbed five rebounds and had one assist to help Central State University beat Clarion University 79-66 in the Shepherd Invitational;
• Kasey Litzinger tallied three points, two rebounds and one steal as Lindsey Wilson beat Berea 77-60 in the Berea College Classic

Keeping up with local college athletes

As the football season winds down and the basketball season cranks up, several local college athletes are excelling. Here are a few updates:

• Jackson Tolle had four tackles (including one for a loss) and a forced fumble in Georgetown's 35-17 loss to Lambuth;
• Chris Marshall scored a touchdown on a 10-yard run to help Ohio Wesleyan beat Hiram 38-6;
• Darius Miller scored 11 points and had four rebounds, seven assists, two steals and one block in Kentucky's 117-52 exhibition win over Clarion;
• De'Sarae Chambers had six points, two rebounds and one assist and Dayton beat Indiana (Pa.) 56-49 in an exhibition;
• Mikah Turner is off to a fast start for the Berea Mountaineers. He is averaging 21 points a game through three games and he scored a season-high 23 points in a 108-46 win over Boyce College;
• Kasey Litzinger had three rebounds, two assists and one steal for Lindsey Wilson in a 63-54 victory over Indiana University Southeast;
• Wesley Jones started and had five points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal as Central State University beat the University of Toledo 56-49 in an exhibition game.

Kasey Litzinger signs to play basketball at Lindsey Wilson College

Former Mason County Lady Royal standout Kasey Litzinger signed today to play basketball at Lindsey Wilson College in Columbia. Litzinger, a 2008 graduate of Mason County High School, is fifth on the Lady Royals' all-time scoring list with 1,572 points. She averaged 11.2 points per game her senior season. Here is a link to a story about her signing on the Lindsey Wilson website.