No. 8 Mass.-Dartmouth used a quick start to get the jump on No. 22 Brandeis and handed the Judges their first loss of the season, 92-82. Mass.-Dartmouth opened the game on a 27-7 run before Brandeis mounted a rally to cut the deficit to seven at halftime. The Judges narrowed the gap to three but Tyler Turtoro nailed a three pointer to give the Corsairs some breathing room. Kenny Small finished with 38 points for Brandeis while Brandon Shelton led the Corsairs with 22 points, 11 rebounds and six assists off the bench.

Tuesday night featured several other match ups between NCAA tournament teams from a year ago. Tyler Sanborn (19 points, 18 rebounds) led No. 3 Guilford past defending USA South Conference champion Averett, 81-56. No. 5 Richard Stockton turned a one-point halftime lead over Widener into a 72-53 victory. No. 11 Bridgewater State knocked down late free throws to hold off Rhode Island College, 95-92. Baruch spoiled Farmingdale State’s home opener, 71-59. More men’s scores.

In women’s action three ranked teams can file Tuesday night's showing under "not pretty but effective." No. 22 Capital escaped a battle against Wittenberg with a 55-49 victory in overtime. Tara Harper struggled from the field for the Crusaders (1-for-7) but was golden from the free throw line (7-for-8) and had 10 rebounds in the victory. No. 5 Scranton erased a double-digit second half deficit and downed Cabrini, 49-44. No. 15 Moravian survived an early test from DeSales 51-48 in a cold shooting night for both teams.

No. 6 Illinois Wesleyan grabbed a school record 64 rebounds in a 108-83 win over NAIA Olivet Nazarene. No. 19 NYU shot a blistering 69 percent from the field in the first half and cruised past Polytechnic 78-51. Shenandoah notched its first win over Mary Washington since 1992, 56-54. The wait wasn't as long for Nazareth but it picked up a victory just as sweet by knocking off Rochester, 69-55. Nazareth's first win over Rochester since 2000 propels the Golden Flyers to a 4-0 mark.

Back on the men's side, No. 4 St. Thomas survived a trip to UW-River Falls, nipping the Falcons 72-71. The Tommies have won 29 consecutive regular season games dating back to 2007-2008. Anderson defeated No. 17 UW-Platteville 65-62, pulling out another close game. The Ravens moved to 3-0 by preserving a three-point lead late in the game for the third time in a row. Three was the magic number for Lebanon Valley, too. Joe Meehan drilled a three pointer with 0.7 seconds left to lift the Flying Dutchmen over No. 6 Franklin & Marshall, 62-59.

One game into the season, Notre Dame (Md.) announced it is ending that season, effective immediately.

The school, a women's-only institution in Maryland, also announced the resignation of coach Rob Long. It's unclear how many players were on the roster for the 2009-10 season; only six played in the team's season-opening and closing loss to Goucher, 73-19 on Nov. 18. Two players fouled out and Notre Dame was forced to play the last five minutes short-handed.

"After a number of serious injuries to several members of the team, our roster size has been depleted to the point where continuing the season would put the health and safety of our student-athletes at risk," read a statement on Notre Dame's Web site.

The school said it plans to recruit and field a team in 2010-11. The history of restarting dropped programs is mixed: Macalester canceled its 2004-05 season after six games, then restarted a year later but playing only a limited conference schedule. SUNY-Maritime canceled its 2005-06 season after two games, then attempted to return the following season but went 0-7. The program has not played since. SUNY-Purchase had injuries in the middle of the 2004-05 season, but returned to the floor when players got healthy and played five more games, going 3-2.

Notre Dame is a member of the Colonial States Athletic Conference, and was slated to play in tournaments at Methodist and Gettysburg.

Kirsten Russell, a former assistant coach at Washington College and Luther and Notre Dame's current soccer coach, was named interim coach with a term expiring in February 2010.