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Jan. 15-21, 2002

Robinson turning to political arena
LANCASTER, Pa. — Franklin & Marshall men's coach Glenn Robinson has formally announced his intentions of seeking the Republican nomination for the 100th District Pennsylvania state House seat.

He is the third Republican in the race to replace state Representative John Barley, who announced that he would not seek re-election.

Robinson, who has resided in Southern Lancaster County for 34 years, said his interest is to serve the District's constituents.

"You go through life, and so often you are without an opportunity to make a difference," Robinson said. "I believe this is an opportunity to make a difference."
If Robinson should win the party's nomination, primary and general election, his term would not begin until January 2003.

The 11-time conference and National Association of Basketball Coaches regional Coach of the Year, he is the fourth coach in Division III history to record 600 career wins. Through games of Jan. 19, he is now 613-224.

On the Division III level, Robinson is the active leader, eight wins ahead of Jim Smith (591) of St. John's. Only Dick Sauers (702) of Albany, Illinois Wesleyan's Dennie Bridges (667) and Ken Anderson (631) of UW-Eau Claire have won more games than Robinson.

"Someone is needed who's used to building a team, and used to getting people together," he said, "and that's what I've done my whole life."

His career win total accounts are an astonishing 57.7% of the total collegiate wins in Franklin & Marshall men's basketball history (1,062) since the inception of the sport in 1899-1900 under H.S. Wingert.

"Frankly, the reality of it is if I win the election, I'll have to step down as head basketball coach," he said. "That's a foregone conclusion."

"I just don't see anybody with my experience," added Robinson.

Paula Lepka hit a key bucket late in regulation for Chicago.

After a first half that featured seven lead changes and two ties, NYU (14-2, 4-2 UAA) took a 26-25 lead at the break.

NYU matched its biggest lead of the second half at 49-44 on a 3-pointer by Dari Magyar with 5:13 remaining in regulation. Chicago (6-9, 2-3) went up 54-53 on a basket by Paula Lepka with 56 seconds left, but NYU's Cassandra Wiggins hit one of two foul shots with 28 seconds left to force the extra period.

Chicago scored the first seven points of the overtime to take a 61-54 edge with 2:06 left. Hebel accounted for five of those points.

With NYU trailing 66-61 with 34 seconds left, Wiggins was hit with her second technical foul of the game which gave the Maroons four foul shots and the ball, and Chicago held on in the final half-minute en route to the win.

Lepka finished with 15 points for the Maroons, while Lauren Colletti and Katie Miller added 11 and 10. Meg Barber paced NYU with 18 points. Magyar added 16 and Allison Herman 12.

Stout takes back first in WIAC

D3hoops.com photo by Pat Coleman Lindsey Erichsen drives baseline for two of her 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting.

Erichsen, who came into the game leading the Blue Devils in scoring but averaging just 9.9 points per game, added a fast-break layup and a pair of assists during a 24-8 run to end the first half and begin the second, taking a 36-35 deficit to a 59-44 Stout lead. Stout extended the lead to as many as 24 points before cruising the rest of the way.

The loss was the second of the season for Stevens Point, both to Stout. The Pointers (16-2, 7-2 WIAC) have not won at Johnson Fieldhouse in 13 meetings since 1989.

Stout (13-4, 8-1) came out pressing the second half and harrassed Stevens Point into 14 second-half turnovers en route to 27 for the game. "That's our style," said Stout head coach Mark Thomas, "to use our depth every night, put some wear and tear on them. We got some transition baskets, a couple good kick-outs."

Erichsen kicked the ball out to freshman guard Erin Churchill for a 3-pointer to extend the Blue Devils' lead to 11, then hit junior guard Stacie Anderson for a long two-pointer to make it 59-44. She ended up with four assists and eight rebounds, and helped Stout shoot 61.5% from the floor in the second half (16-for-26). "What a great thing for a freshman," Thomas said. "She executed what we worked on all week."

"It was our plan to run," said Erichsen, "because that's the strength of our game. It's hard to defend when you're shooting hot and running."

Erichsen and Anderson tied for the team-high with 14 points, while freshman Ann Schachtner led all players with 11 rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. Stevens Point, which got into foul trouble early, got a game-high 22 points from freshman forward Amanda Nechuta. The Pointers were outrebounded 43-27.

Stout jumped out to a 14-7 lead and extended it to 21-11 in the first half on a pair of Anderson 3-pointers. Stevens Point rallied to tie the game at 23 before Stout sophomore forward Bonnie Thoe rebounded a Kari Groshek miss and dribbled upcourt before dumping it underneath to a wide-open Erichsen for the layup.

Stout would extend that lead to 32-24 before the Pointers took advantage of a handful of Stout's 12 first-half turnovers to take a 36-35 lead. But the Blue Devils answered with baskets by senior Bethany Halvorson and Churchill sandwiched around a Schachtner free throw and Stevens Point could not get a shot off at the first-half buzzer, trailing 40-36.

Swarthmore hands Muhlenberg first loss
SWARTHMORE, Pa. — Swarthmore guard Katie Robinson scored a career-high 30 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead the Garnet (13-3, 6-0 Centennial) to a 65-53 Centennial Conference victory over No. 8 Muhlenberg (13-1, 5-1). Senior forward Heather Kile added 18 points and 15 rebounds to become Swarthmore's all-time leading scorer with 1,744 career points.

After trailing 19-13, the Garnet went on a 16-0 run late in the first half to build a 29-19 advantage holding the Mules scoreless for 8:08. Muhlenberg sophomore Becky Richmond scored two of her team-high 15 points to cut the lead to six at the half, Richmond also added 11 rebounds.

A Gwen Doyle 3-pointer with 8:55 remaining cut the Swarthmore advantage to one, at 42-41 but that was as close as the Mules could get as the Garnet went on a 10-3 run to extend the lead to 52-44 with 3:50 remaining. Richmond scored back-to-back baskets to cut the lead to four at 3:00 but an Ali Furman 3-pointer gave the Garnet a 55-48 advantage and forced the Mules to foul. Swarthmore hit 10 of 14 free throws in the final two minutes to secure the victory.

Furman chipped in with seven points and three assists while Katie Tarr also added seven points and three assists. Jill Friedman added eight points and seven rebounds for the Mules.

LVC women drop hammer on Messiah
ANNVILLE, Pa. – Lebanon Valley picked up one of the team’s biggest wins Saturday by stunning No. 9 Messiah 59-47. The Valley improved to 12-3 overall and 5-1 in the MAC Commonwealth Conference. The Falcons (14-2, 5-1) saw its 32-game conference win streak come to an end.

LVC’s size advantage and swarming defense kept Messiah’s high-octane offense in check as the Valley received 14 rebounds and 14 points from Jennifer Northcott. Northcott, a 6-2 freshman center, overpowered the Falcons and came away with four blocked shots and three steals. She had eight points in the second half and finished 7-for-11 from the floor.

The Valley went an 18-6 run and jumped out to its largest lead of the game (55-41) when Northcott hit a layup with 2:45 remaining. During the run, Northcott and freshman point-guard Crystal Gibsoneach contributed six points. Gibson then drained two foul shots with 1:37 left to give her 10 points on the night.

In a game that saw 12 lead changes, Lebanon Valley pulled ahead for good when junior Christine Bigler tallied a 3-pointer to put the Valley up 35-32 with just under 15 minutes to play. Bigler ended the day with 10 points and eight rebounds.

Junior Stephanie Tighe added seven points and freshman Tamika Rogers chipped in with six. Melissa Ehst led Messiah with a game-high 16 points, while teammate Christina Vouriotis posted 15 points and six rebounds. Messiah committed 25 turnovers and connected on only 19 of 49 attempts from the floor.

Despite the win, LVC moved to second place in the MAC Commonwealth as Moravian (5-1) beat Juniata 76-71 to take hold of first place. Messiah slipped to third place in the league.

Elmhurst pulls off another CCIW upset
ELMHURST, Ill. — The Elmhurst men rebounded from a nine-point first-half deficit and held Augustana to just 32 points in the second half to beat the Vikings 87-83 on Saturday. Both teams shot 48% from the field on the game, but the Bluejays outrebounded Augustana 38-30.

Augustana jumped out to an 11-0 lead early in the game, aided by three consecutive 3-pointers, and led by as many as 15 in the first half. However, the Bluejays opened up the second half with eight unanswered points and outscored Augustana 11-2 in the first five minutes of the half.

The game remained close for the next five minutes, when with 7:46 left in the half, Elmhurst jumped out to a six-point lead. The Bluejays extended that lead to 11 with 4:08 left on the clock on a Wayne Bosworth 3-pointer. Augustana cut the lead to three with 35 seconds left in the game, but freshman Evan Arnold hit one of two free throws with 16 seconds left in the game to give Elmhurst a 4-point lead.

On the Vikings' next possession, Drew Carstens missed a 3-pointer and Elmhurst's Dirk Herdes got the rebound and was immediately fouled. Herdes sealed the game when he hit both free throws with seven seconds left.

Elmhurst was led by freshman Reuben Slock with 19 points in just 23 minutes. Senior Justin Carley added 14 points and five assists, while freshman Chris Martin was tops with nine boards, seven points, five assists, two steals and a block.

Augustana was paced by Karstens, who finished with 26 points, 19 of which came in the first half. Shaun Clements had eight rebounds to lead the team.

Elmhurst is now 10-5 overall and, with a 3-1 conference record, sits atop of the CCIW with Carthage.

Capital men win ninth in a row, top ONU
ADA, Ohio — Sophomore forward Tyler Schleich nailed a pair of free throws with 17 seconds left to send Capital University to its ninth win in a row with a 53-50 victory at Ohio Northern in an Ohio Athletic Conference men's contest on Saturday.

Capital elevated its record to 14-3 overall and broke a second place tie in the conference standings with Ohio Northern to sit at 7-3 in the OAC. The Polar Bears, winners of the last three OAC titles, fall to 11-5 overall and 6-4 in the OAC. The win streak is Capital's longest since the 1971-72 season.

Capital had a 27-23 halftime lead after surviving a first half that included seven ties and four lead changes. The Crusaders maintained their lead until Ohio Northern's Craig Wolgamuth tied the contest at 50-50 with just 48 seconds remaining. On the ensuing possession, Capital junior guard Geron Tate drove the lane and dished to Schleich underneath who was fouled. After Schleich's two free throws, the Polar Bears did get a 3-point attempt off but it missed and Crusader Tony Ruberg was fouled on the rebound with a second remaining. Ruberg hit one of two from the line for the 53-50 final.

Tate was the only Capital player in double figures with 15, while Northern had three in double digits led by Wolgamuth with 15.

Williford follows 56 with 43 in win
HARRISONBURG, Va. — Bridgewater senior Kyle Williford continued his week-long tear through the ODAC by pouring in 43 points Saturday night to lead the Eagles to an 84-63 victory over rival Eastern Mennonite.

In his last outing, Williford scored a conference-record 56 points against Roanoke and Saturday he put together another monster game. Williford scored 27 points in the first half en route to his 43-point effort. He hit 17 of 26 shots from the floor, including 4-for-7 from 3-point range. He also was 5-for-5 from the foul line.

During BC's past four games, Williford is averaging 41.2 points and 12 rebounds per game. He is shooting 61.5% from the floor, 48.1% from 3-point range and 91.9% from the foul line.

Matt Stevens added 15 points and backcourt mate C.W. Durrette scored 11 for
the Eagles, who improved to 12-5 overall and 6-4 in the ODAC. E.J. Arrington scored 16 to lead the Royals.

Drew DeMuth led Williams with 17 rebounds.

Williams (12-2, 1-0 NESCAC) came out as a team on a mission. The Ephs had victory in their grasp last Saturday at Amherst, only to let it slip by in the final seconds of overtime. In the early minutes of the game, the Ephs jumped out to a 17-7 lead and never looked back.

The key factor for the entire game was the Eph defense. The Jeffs (10-3, 0-1) saw very few open shots throughout the game. Amherst shot just 25% in the first half (6-for-24). In the second half, the Jeffs just as ineffective, hitting just eight of 33 (24%). Amherst also struggled on the line, just making 11 of 22 from the charity stripe.

Williams, on the other hand, held the hot hand from behind the arc. The Ephs made 10 of 21 shots from 3-point range. Williams was also sharp from the free throw line, connecting on 14 of 16.

For a few moments at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second half, it appeared Amherst was going to get back in the game. The Jeffs cut Williams' early lead to 33-22 at the half. Unfortunately for the Jeffs, the Ephs came roaring back with 3-pointers and suffocating defense.

After the game, Ephs head coach Dave Paulsen focused on three keys that decided the contest — defense, character and big games from freshmen. "After two difficult losses, the guys rebounded to show what they are made of." Paulsen
mentioned Jaris Cole, Jason Farkas, Michael Graham, Andy Campbell and Tucker Kain as all contributing to the victory, particularly after team co-captain Tim Folan got into foul trouble early in the game. The victory was Paulsen's first win over Amherst, in his second season replacing legend Harry Sheehy.

DeMuth finished as the game's high scorer and rebounder with 20 and 17. Sophomore Mike Crotty made several key 3-pointers for Williams, finishing with 14 points and four assists. Steve Zieja was the sole Lord Jeff in double digits. The Amherst star scored 10 on 3-for-15 shooting.

No. 1 Wash U. tops No. 3 NYU
ST. LOUIS — The top-ranked Washington University women's team extended its home winning streak to 65 games and their conference home winning streak to 35 games with a 57-47 victory against No. 3 NYU Friday night at the WU Field House.

Washington U. jumped out to a 12-4 lead with 12:38 left in the half after a 3-pointer by junior Laura Crowley. New York answered with a 6-0 run after consecutive 3s by Dari Magyar and Meg Barber to cut the Bears lead to 12-10.

WU extended its lead to 21-13 lead after sophomore Suzy Digby's 10-foot
jumper and senior Lendy Stuber's two free throws. NYU held the top scoring team in Division III to their lowest halftime total of the season as the Bears took a 24-15 lead to the locker room.

With Washington U. leading 26-22, the Bears went on a 7-0 run highlighted by sophomore Leslie Hawley's steal and the bucket to extend the lead to 33-22. NYU answered with an 8-1 run of its own as the Violets cut the lead to 34-30 with 7:56 left. The Bears (15-0, 4-0) sealed the victory as they went on another 7-0 run to take a commanding 43-32 lead.

Crowley led the Bears with 13 points and four rebounds while Jennifer Rudis finished with 12 points and a game-high nine rebounds. Meg Barber led New York (14-1, 3-1) with 16 points.

Whitworth returns home, upsets GFU
SPOKANE, Wash. — Erica Ewart scored 29 points to lead Whitworth to a 74-64 upset win against visiting George Fox on Friday night in a Northwest Conference women's game.

Ewart scored 17 points in the first half to help the Pirates (10-6 overall, 5-2 NWC) stake a 35-18 advantage over the 14th-ranked Bruins. George Fox (14-2, 5-2) was never able to cut the lead to less than double digits on the way to suffering only their second loss of the season.

Whitworth led 9-8 early before going on a 17-2 run to establish a 26-10 first half lead. Ewart scored 11 points during the spurt.

George Fox cut the lead to 44-32 with 16:04 to play on a 3-pointer by Heather Doud, but the Pirates answered with seven unanswered points to extend the lead back to 51-32 with 13:38 to go. Whitworth still led 69-50 with just over six minutes to play before the Bruins closed with a 14-5 run to cut the lead to the final margin of 10 points.

Ewart, a senior guard, added four assists and two steals to her game-high 29 points. Chrissy Oneal scored 20 points and grabbed seven rebounds for Whitworth, while Sarah Shogren added 12 points off of the bench. Doug scored 18 points and added six rebounds to lead George Fox. Amy Fitch score 12 points and Sarah Myhre added 10 points off of the bench.

Whitworth, which was playing only its fourth home game of the season, won for the first time in the Whitworth Fieldhouse. The Pirates are 9-3 in road games.

DePauw perfect through first SCAC run
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — No. 17 DePauw finished the first half of Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play with a perfect 9-0 conference record as they held on for a 75-64 win over visiting Rose-Hulman (4-12, 3-6). The Tigers improved to 14-2 overall with their 13th win in a row.

Rose-Hulman led in the early stages before DePauw gained the lead for good at 17-16. The Tigers led by as many as seven in the first half before going to the break with a 37-32 advantage. The Engineers closed the gap to two at 38-36 early in the second half, but the Tigers went on a 9-2 run to pull ahead by nine at 47-38.

That lead reached as many as 11 points before Rose-Hulman closed the gap to five at 64-59 with just 4:08 left. DePauw then scored the next nine to push the margin back to 14 as it hit seven of nine free throws during the stretch.

Katie Imborek paced the Tigers with 16 followed by Dana Ferguson who equaled a career high with 15 off the bench. Sarah MacKay added 14, while Army Argetsinger scored 10. Colleen Powers hauled down a career-high 12 rebounds as DePauw held a 42-29 advantage on the boards.

Jessica Farmer led Rose-Hulman with 15, while Christina Forsyth recorded a double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Christie Shadrach added 11.

The big difference came at the free-throw line where the Tigers totaled 25 points to the Engineers' five.

Photo by Tom Dahlin Jay Howard was just 3-for-8 from the floor, but 2-for-2 from 3-point range in the win.

Four Auggies scored in double figures as the hosts claimed a big upset. In improving to 7-8 overall and 3-7 in the MIAC, Augsburg broke a seven-game losing streak. Gustavus fell to 13-2 overall and 8-2 in MIAC play.

Augsburg rallied from first-half deficits of 11 and 10 points to lead 39-38 at halftime. There were 12 lead changes and nine ties in the game — with six ties and six lead changes in the second half. Neither team led by more than five points in the second half.

The Gusties opened the game strong, leading 22-11 at the 11:33 mark, as the Gusties went 3-for-3 from the 3-point arc in the opening minutes. But the Auggies cut the lead to 23-22 at the 8:43 mark with an 11-1 run, keyed by two 3-pointers from reserve guard Travis Kalis.

Kalis, who entered the game averaging just 0.8 points in 6.8 minutes per game, had a career-high 15 points and career highs of nine assists and three steals, playing 35 minutes. He went 3-for-4 from 3-point range.

Another Gustie run, keyed by 3-pointers from Eric Nelson and Kirk Walberg and a three-point play from David Newell, gave the visitors a 34-24 advantage with 6:19 left in the half.

But Augsburg outscored Gustavus by a 15-4 mark to close the half, with Kalis scoring four points and adding two seals, and Nick Peters scoring five points.

The teams stayed close in the second half, with each team answering the other on numerous occasions. Both teams had strong nights from the outside, as Augsburg hit 12 of 23 from 3-point range (52.2%), while Gustavus hit 11 of 25 3-pointers (44.0%).

Walberg scored 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, to go with five assists and two steals for the Gusties, while Nelson had four 3-pointers for his 14 points.

Peters hit four 3-pointers to lead all scorers with 18 points, adding six rebounds. Adam Kotewa made three 3-pointers to score 17 points.

Gustavus led 62-57 with 7:58 left in the second half, but the Auggies closed the gap and took a 66-65 lead with 2:30 left, behind hoops from Kotewa and Kalis, and a three-pointer from Peters.

Nelson hit a layup with just under two minutes left to give the Gusties a 67-66 lead, but Kotewa nailed a three-pointer from the top of the key with 1:49 left to give the Auggies a 69-67 lead. Walberg tied the game at 69-69 with a layup with 1:14 left. But Peters hit another three-pointer, a fallaway from the right side with 45 seconds left, to give the Auggies the lead to stay at 72-69 with 45 seconds remaining.

Gustavus was forced to foul, and Augsburg responded with the play of its inside force, Howard. He hit all six of his free throws in the final 28 seconds, and despite two 3-pointers from the Gusties' Walberg — including one with under seven seconds left — it was enough for the Auggies to claim victory.

Both teams shot well from the free-throw line — Augsburg hitting 14 of 16 (87.5%) and Gustauvs hitting 14 of 17 (82.4%).

Roanoke overcomes Williford's 56
BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Bridgewater senior Kyle Williford scored an ODAC-record 56 points Wednesday night, but Roanoke came away with a 107-99 overtime victory.

The Maroons led by 15 at the break and held the lead the entire second half until Bridgewater senior Brett Childers hit a 3-pointer from well beyond the arc with just two second remaining to tie the score at 88-88 and force overtime.

The Eagles (9-6, 4-4 ODAC) scored first in the extra session on two free throws by Williford but Roanoke's Robby Pridgen tied the score with two from the foul line. Jaimar Mansel hit two foul shots to put the Maroons up by two and, after Matt Stevens made one-of-two at the line, Pridgen hit a 3-pointer, giving the Maroons a 96-92 lead.

Williford (11-5, 5-4) then scored on a layup and Childers hit from 3-point range, giving the Eagles a 97-96 advantage with 1:22 left in overtime. But Mansel made the game's biggest play when he converted a four-point play on the next possession to give the Maroons the lead for good at 100-97.

Williford hit 18 of 29 field goal attempts, including six of 10 from 3-point range. He was 14-for-14 from the foul line and also pulled down 11 rebounds. Childers and Stevens each finished with 16 points for the Eagles.

Pridgen led the Maroons with 35 points and Mansel added 15. Josh Foster and Jason Graffam each finished with 13.

Va. Wesleyan wins at Hampden-Sydney
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. — Virginia Wesleyan opened up a 15-point second-half lead and then held off a furious Tiger rally to upset from No. 7 Hampden-Sydney 60-57 on Jan. 16 in ODAC men's action.

The loss drops the Tigers to 13-2 overall and 7-2 in the ODAC as the Marlins
improve to 8-7 overall and 6-3 in the conference.

The Marlins (8-7, 6-3 ODAC) led by six at the half (36-30) after playing a tough zone defense that caused 12 Tiger turnovers. Point guard James Wallace nailed three 3s in the half to pace the Marlins with 11 points, while the Tigers (13-2, 7-2) were led by Jason Holman's 11 points.

The Marlins opened the second half on a 13-4 run and extended their lead to 15 (49-34) on a Bill Gobble 3 with 11:53 to play. A 3-pointer by Lane Brooks, a layup by Matt McKeag, and two made free throws by Jeff Monroe started a Tiger rally at the midway point in the half, but a 3 by VWC's Ryan Kahle pushed the Marlin lead back to double digits (52-41) with 7:43 remaining.

The Tigers eventually cut the lead to six points on a layup by Brooks at the 5:35 mark, but David Doino drained his first bucket of the game moments later and Donnell Hammonds scored another to give the Marlins a 10-point advantage (58-48). The Tiger rally continued however as the Tiger full-court defense forced three Marlin turnovers, while Hampden-Sydney converted three consecutive baskets to cut the lead to four points, 54-58, with 2:53 to play.

Free throws by Josh Fisher at the 2:30 mark put the Marlins back up six, but Matt McKeag answered for the Tigers with a three to make it 57-60 with 2:05 remaining. Both teams committed two turnovers down the stretch and each team missed a pair of threes and a pair of free throws as the game ended in desperation for the Tigers as Brandon Randall's last-second 3-pointer fell short.

James Wallace led the Marlins with 13 points, while Hammonds and Louis Park each scored ten. The Marlins shot 40% (22-for-55) for the game while committing 24 turnovers. Wallace, Fisher and Doino each played the final eight minutes of the contest with four fouls, yet Doino was the only Marlin to foul out of the game.

Jason Holman paced Hampden-Sydney with 13 points, while McKeag finished with 12 and Lane Brooks with nine points and nine rebounds. The Tigers shot 43% (19-for-44) for the game but made just three of 15 from beyond the arc, while also committing a season-high 24 turnovers.

SJF hands Rochester 1st loss
PITTSFORD, N.Y. — Seventh-seeded St. John Fisher shocked No. 2 seed Rochester, defeating the visiting Yellowjackets 72-67 in the quarterfinals of the 36th Annual Men's Basketball JPMorgan Chase Tournament.

Out of 382 teams in NCAA Division III, Rochester (12-1) entered tonight's game as one of only two teams still undefeated, ranked 11th in Division III. No. 5-ranked Brockport State, the top seed in the Chase Tournament, is now the only undefeated team in Division III. Fisher (6-5) has won the Chase Tournament three of the last four years.

"We had freshmen and sophomores out there tonight that we're playing with a lot of composure and they made the shots when we needed them," says first-year head coach Rob Kornaker. "This is a very young group of guys and hopefully we can build off of this and keep the ball rolling."

Seventy-one of Fisher's 72 points came from two sophomores and four freshmen. Sophomore Nick Ripple (pictured) led Fisher with 17 points, while classmate Matt Morley added 16 points and shot 4-for-5 from 3-point range. Freshman Jeff Sidney finished with 14 points and eight rebounds, while freshman point guard Pat McGee shot 3-for-3 from beyond the arc and finished with 11 points.

In a first half that featured eight lead changes, Fisher took command with a 12-2 run over the first six minutes and enjoyed its biggest lead at 47-35. Rochester, however came right back and answered with a 12-2 run of its own to pull back within two at 49-47 with 7:51 remaining.

Ripple's 15-foot jumper from the baseline gave the Cardinals a five-point with 6:45 left, but Tim Sweeney drained 3-pointers on two of Rochester's next three possessions to take its first lead of the half at 54-53 with 4:40 left.

Rochester's lead didn't last for long. Nine seconds late Morley sank one of his four 3-pointers to give Fisher the lead for good.

Rochester pulled to within one with 3:25 left and cut the lead to three twice in the last 1:36, but Morley sank another 3-pointer and Fisher shot 11-for-12 from the foul line over the final three minutes.

Sweeney and Brian Jones each scored 14 points for the Yellowjackets, while Andy Larkin added 12 points.

Fisher will face No. 6 Rochester Tech, winners against No. 3 Nazareth, on Friday at the University of Rochester Palestra in the Chase semifinals.

NJCU hits at buzzer, wins in overtime
UPPER MONTCLAIR, N.J. — Junior guard Mike Barry buried a 3-pointer with four seconds remaining to force overtime and then added seven in the extra period as New Jersey City defeated Montclair State 96-94 in New Jersey Athletic Conference men's basketball action at Panzer Gymnasium on Jan. 16.

Barry finished with 12 points, including seven from the free throw line as the Gothic Knights (11-4, 7-2 NJAC) remained atop the conference standings with the win. Joseph Thomas finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds for the Red Hawks (11-5, 5-4), who had their nine-game winning streak snapped. MSU had not lost since Dec. 1.

MSU had a chance to put the game away with 10 seconds remaining and a 78-76 lead. But Ben Martinez, who had been 8-for-8 at the charity stripe, made just one of two leaving the door open for Barry, who drilled a three from the left side.

The shot seemed to take the wind right out of the Red Hawks' sails as NJCU scored the first five points of the overtime. George Thomas scored on a layup and Rafi Hargrove hit a 3-pointer for an 84-79 lead with 2:53 to play. Meanwhile Montclair struggled at the free throw line making just six of 12 attempts. The Gothic Knights were 8-for-10 from the free throw line.

Omar Boothe added 16 points and 12 rebounds for MSU, which committed 27 turnovers to offset a 53% shooting night. Samar Battle led five Gothic Knights in double figures with 19 points.

In an electrifying first-half, Montclair State took a 35-30 lead into the break as Boothe scored 10 points — eight of them on rim-rocking dunks. NJCU led 14-10 before the Red Hawks went on an 20-4 run to take a 30-18 lead with 3:06 left in the half. Boothe began the run with a dunk and Harold Williams followed with a jumper. After a Boothe basket, Joey Matias nailed a 3-pointer for a 19-14 lead. After a Gothic Knight score, Michael Gluck sandwiched a pair of baskets around a Boothe dunk for a 25-17 advantage. Boothe's fourth slam of the half pushed the lead to nine and Martinez nailed a 3-pointer to cap the run. Howerver, NJCU would close the gap just before the half as Irv Jenkins scored five points in the last 1:37 of the period.

Lebanon Valley extends F&M's streak
ANNVILLE, Pa. — With both teams shooting a combined 37-for-116, the magic and mysticism of Lynch Gymnasium lifted Lebanon Valley out of nowhere and into the win column against No. 7 Franklin & Marshall, 62-56 in overtime.

In stunning fashion, the Flying Dutchmen got a game-high 17 points from freshman point guard Jon David-Byers. In overtime, the rookie drained two key 3-pointers, while sinking four foul shots to keep LVC ahead.

F&M, ahead by as many 10 points with five minutes left, saw LVC go on a 12-2 run to finish the game. After Byers assisted a layup by junior Darren Pugh with 4:38 left, he canned his first 3-pointer of the night to pull the Dutchmen within five. F&M's Cas Thomas scored underneath and LVC cut the lead to two points when junior John Sharkey scored and sophomore Evan Harlor sunk a 3-pointer.

The mystery came on the ensuing inbound pass as Byers stole the ball from F&M's Duran Searless and Searless retuned the favor with an intentional foul at 1:09. Byers sunk two foul shots and LVC retained possession. Time trickled off the clock as neither team could score.

In bonus basketball, LVC jumped out to a 50-42 lead behind four points from John Sharkey, a 3-pointer from Jon-David Byers and a made foul shot by senior Chris Kreider. Byers broke the backs of F&M fans when he nailed a wide-open 3-pointer, putting the Valley up 49-42 with 1:35 left.

LVC (10-4) held on to the win by hitting nine foul shots with under two minutes to play. F&M's Alex Kraft made overtime interesting after hitting three 3-pointers, but LVC's lead never fell below four points.

Byers had five rebounds and five assists to go along with his 17 points. Darren Pugh posted 16 points and nine rebounds. The center was 8-for-8 from the line. Junior John Sharkey recorded 14 points and seven rebounds. Kreider tallied six points, while Harlor chipped in five.

Alex Kraft led the way for Franklin & Marshall (13-3) with 13 points. F&M's Thomas was held to 10 points on 2-for-8 shooting.

RMC can't upset D-I Winthrop
ROCK HILL, S.C. — Ryan Stein scored 18 points on 8-for-12 shooting and Jared Mills added 17 but it wasn't enough as Division I Winthrop outlasted No. 1 Randolph-Macon 75-69.

Randolph-Macon had closed to within two points at 53-51 with 8:03 left in the game, but the Eagles (5-8) went on a 10-0 run behind a 3-pointer by Tyrone Walker, followed by a steal and a dunk by Walker, who finished the game with 16 points.

The Yellow Jackets (13-2) refused to fold as they got to within five on a 3-point basket by Jamal Brunt with 17 seconds left to play and a again with five seconds remaining on a layup by Stein. Kurt Bergmann scored 15 and Brunt added 11.

Winthrop turned in its best shooting effort of the season and shot better than 50% for the second consecutive game. The Eagles finished the game with 28-for-48 shooting for 58% while RMC shot 52% (25-for-48).

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