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College notes: Lyons grad Kayla Morrissey leads Grinnell women’s hoops

Kayla Morrissey, a senior forward on the Division III Grinnell women’s basketball team, is closing out her college career in fine form. The Lyons graduate from Burr Ridge is pacing the Midwest Conference with 20.6 points per game, and she ranks second in rebounds with 8.3 per game.

Morrissey has reached double figures in scoring in all 13 games this season, including a 37-point effort on Nov. 16 at Central College (Iowa). She has four double-doubles on the season, her most recent coming in a Jan. 13 win against Beloit when she posted 14 points and 10 rebounds. She has been named academic all-conference each of her three previous seasons.

As of Friday, Grinnell was 7-6 and 4-4 in the MWC. Barrington graduate Claire Collier is also on the team. Collier, a freshman guard/forward, has played in 12 games this season.

North Shore duo pacing Rochester men’s hoops

Michael Mangan, a Loyola graduate, and Ryan Clamage of Lake Forest Academy have paced the Rochester men’s basketball team this season.

Clamage and Mangan rank first and third, respectively, in scoring for the Yellowjackets (11-3 as of Friday). Clamage pours in 16.4 per game, and Mangan nets 9.6 per contest. Both players are junior guards.

Mangan’s 28 steals also lead Rochester, and Clamage’s 75 rebounds pace the squad. Both guards were multi-sport athletes in high school, with Clamage playing golf, baseball and basketball for the Caxys and Mangan competing in football and basketball for the Ramblers. Clamage is from Lake Forest, and Mangan calls Winnetka home.

River Forest native Kailan Lee also is on the team.

McClaughry steps up for Loras

Loras College junior forward Will McClaughry, a Lake Zurich alumnus, scored a season-high 15 points in the Duhawks’ 82-80 win against Buena Vista (Iowa) on Jan. 13.

McClaughry had a hot hand from long range against Buena Vista and accounted for Loras’ first 11 points in the game. He played only 13 minutes but was 3-for-5 on 3-pointers and 6-for-9 overall from the field.

He played a role in helping the Duhawks set numerous records in a 165-89 drubbing of Macalester College (Minn.) on Dec. 29. In addition to a program record for total points, Loras also set new benchmarks for margin of victory (76 points), field goals (58), 3-pointers made (21) and assists (48). McClaughry had seven points, four rebounds and an assist in six minutes on the floor.

McClaughry was an All-North Suburban Lake selection at Lake Zurich and has earned playing time each of his three seasons with Loras.

Pimentel, Robson help North Park reach NCAA soccer final

The North Park men’s soccer team made a run to the NCAA Division III championship game, where the Vikings fell 2-1 to Messiah College (Pa.) on Dec. 2.

Leyden alumnus Ricky Pimentel and Libertyville’s Kyle Robson both started every game for North Park, which finished 20-2-2. Pimentel and Robson are junior defenders who helped the Vikings secure 15 shutouts this season. Pimentel transferred back to North Park this past season after playing last year at Illinois-Chicago, and he tallied a goal and an assist as a junior.

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Sam Brief is a freelance reporter for Pioneer Press.

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