Crossing Home: A weekly review of hometown athletes at college
Capel Henshaw - Lewis
Henshaw netted seven points on 2-of-4 shooting from the field, while going 1-of-2 from 3-point range and 2-of-2 from the foul line in Lewis University's 77-64 win over Missouri S&T Saturday night in Romeoville.Henshaw grabbed four rebounds and had one turnover.
Tyler Smithpeters - SIU
Smithpeters scored 11 points on 4-of-11 shooting from the field, including a 3-for-4 mark at the free throw line in SIU's 72-64 loss to Evansville Saturday at the SIU Arena. Smithpeters grabbed three boards, had three turnovers and registered two steals and a block in 36 minutes.
Lindsey Murray - SIU
Murray won the women's pole vault for the fifth time in six meets as a Saluki, but for the first time since Jan. 17 she did not set a new school record in the process. Murray won on a clearance of 4.14m (13-07.00), which just two weeks ago would have registered as the all-time indoor record at SIU. Murray took a shot at the record with the bar at 4.31m (14-01.75), but wasn't able to convert. Murray's PR of 4.30m (14-01.25) still reigns supreme in the Valley by a wide berth, and it should remain in the top-16 nationally after competition from this weekend; entering Saturday, Murray's PR ranked ninth in the NCAA this season.
Luke Horton - SIU
Horton, a freshman at SIU was the other Saluki distance runner to snare a title along with Murray at Purdue over the weekend. Hortonwon the 600 meter at a time of 1:22.89.
Reid Roper -Illinois
Reid went 3-for-5 with three RBI's and a run scored in Illinois 9-3 win over Lamar Sunday. The Illini are off to a 4-0 start, while Reid is hitting .389 for the Illini. In 18 at bats, Reid has seven hits, three runs scored and seven RBI's... he has nine total bases, while slugging .500 with one walk, two strikeouts and on-base percentage of .421... Reid pitched one inning in Illinois 5-0 win over New Mexico State to start the season and struck out one while facing three batters.
Ryne Roper - Illinois
Ryne went 3-for-5 with a double and an RBI in Illinois 9-3 win over Lamar Sunday. Ryne is hitting .353 for an undefeated Illinois (4-0) baseball team. Ryne has had 17 at bats with six hits and three RBI's... Ryne has seven total bases with a slugging percentage of .412 with a walk and three strikeouts and an on-base percentage of .389.
Keelin Rasch - Louisiana-Monroe
Friday, Rasch led the Warhawks with two hits, three runs and two RBI in a 11-6 loss to Indiana State... Rasch tied a career-best with three runs scored. On Saturday, Rasch belted his second homer of the season and the sixth of his Warhawk career in the bottom of the first inning in a 10-4 loss to Central Arkansas… Rasch wrapped up the weekend by being named to the Warhawk Classic presented by Fieldhouse Bar and Grill All-Classic Team by going 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI in Louisiana-Monroe's 7-3 win over Grambling State... Rasch is hitting .364 on the season for the Warhawks.
Kollin Dowdy - Murray State
Dowdy went 1-for-3 Saturday with an RBI as Murray State lost 10-3 to Southern Mississippi. On Friday, Dowdy was 0-for-3 with an RBI, while striking out twice in Murray State's 7-4 loss to Southern Miss.
Denton Reed - SIUE
Reed went 1-for-3 with a strikeout in SIUE's 11-1 loss to Oklahoma Saturday, On Sunday, Reed had the lone RBI in the Cougars' 9-1 loss to Oklahoma. In three games, Reed has had eight plate appearances and seven at bats, while scoring one run on two shits and driving in two. Reed has a .286 batting average, with a on-base percentage of .375 with two strikeouts and one walk.
Logan Leverett - Illinois State
Logan Leverett went a combined 3-for-10 with two doubles, two strikeouts and an RBI as Illinois State dropped both games of a twinbill against Arkansas State Saturday. Friday, Leverett went 1-for-3 in ISU's 3-0 win over Arkansas State.
Emily Reed - Murray State
Reed was 0-for-1 in Murray State (5-3) 16-5 win over Gardner-Webb Saturday in a pinch-hitting role. On the year, Reed is hitting .333, while slugging .667... Reed had one hit (a double) in two games with three at bats for the Racers.