Strickland Signs, Bennett Hire, Big 10 vs ACC

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SIGNING
Here is the official press release from UI Chicago on the Kiara Strickland (Mpls Roosevelt) signing.

WISCONSIN HIRE
Here is more on the Kathi Bennett hire as an assistant at Wisconsin. The two have been rivals since high school days. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel states in the first paragraph Bennett isn't joining the staff to take over. The MJS also looks at the defensive skill set Bennett brings to the table. Also from the Capital Times.

BIG 10 VS ACC
Here are the match ups for next year
On Wednesday, Dec. 3
North Carolina is at Ohio State
Michigan State at Georgia Tech
Penn State at Florida State
On Thursday Dec. 4
Boston College travels to Minnesota
Northwestern at Clemson
Maryland at Purdue
Virginia at Illinois
Iowa at Duke
Virginia Tech at Wisconsin
Friday, Dec. 5
NC State at Michigan
Indiana at Miami

AWARDS
UM Crookston's Theresa Crance (Timber Lake, SD) earned the NSIC Women’s Student-Athlete Award for her school.

DO COLLEGE ADs CARE?
Brian McCormick says College ADs do not care about the women's basketball programs and in his blog he uses as an example the Southern Illinois situation.