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Dec. 1-15, 2002

Scranton's Dan Loftus is 29 points ahead of his brother, E-town's Brian Loftus.

The Royals also received 17 points apiece from sophomore guard Ryan Rogan and senior center Derek Elphick to snap a four-game series losing streak to the Blue Jays and improve to 5-2 on the season. Dan Loftus' twin brother, Brian Loftus, led the Blue Jays with 22 points, four rebounds, six assists and five steals in 37 minutes of action and senior center Jon English added 20 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.

There were eight lead changes in the second half before Scranton (5-2) went on a 10-0 run to take its largest lead of the game, 74-66, with 31 seconds remaining. Brian Loftus then buried a pair of 3-pointers to cut the margin to 74-72 with ten seconds left. After Rogan hit one of two free throws with 8.8 seconds remaining, Brian Loftus had a chance to send the game into overtime, but his 3-point attempt with one second left was short of the mark.

Elizabethtown (4-3) jumped out to an early 7-0 lead before the Royals, behind 13 points by Elphick, got on track and cut the margin to one, 33-32, at intermission. English scored 11 points and pulled down five rebounds and Brian Loftus had eight points as the Blue Jays pressured the Royals into 16 turnovers in the first half.

Senior forward Chad Heller scored five points during a 13-6 run to open the second half as Elizabethtown extended its lead to eight, 46-38. Scranton countered with a 9-1 spurt to tie the game at 47-47, the first of four ties in the second half.

Rogan hit an NBA-range 3-pointer with 1:49 left during the critical 10-0 run that gave Scranton the lead for good, 69-66. The Royals shot 55.2% (16 of 29) from the field in the second half en route to 52.1% (25 of 48) for the game. Scranton, which held a 37-28 advantage in rebounding, was guilty, however, of 25 turnovers. The Blue Jays shot 45.3% (29 of 64) from the field, but did turn the ball over 21 times.

Dan Loftus hit a baseline jump shot with three seconds remaining in the first half to become the 33rd player in Scranton history to score 1,000 career points. His 19 points gives his 1,019 for his career, which is 31st on the Royals' all-time list. Brian Loftus' 22-point effort brings his all-time scoring total to 990 points for Elizabethtown.

B-W rains from long range
BEREA, Ohio — Sarah Gordon came off the bench to hit six of six 3-pointers and Baldwin-Wallace made 15 of 21 overall today as No. 6 Baldwin-Wallace stayed unbeaten and defeated No. 16 Wilmington 85-84 at Ursprung Gymnasium. The victory improved B-W to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in the OAC, all at home, while Wilmington fell to 4-2 overall and 1-1 in the OAC.

For the game, the senior guard, right, scored a team-high 22 points to lead the Yellow Jackets. In addition to Gordon, senior guard Natalie Winkelfoos canned four three-pointers and scored 18 points and senior forward Holly Koepp made three treys and had 19 points. Wilmington was led by senior guard Megan Woodruff with 23 points and junior forward Tara Rausch had 22.

In the first half, the Yellow Jackets led by as many as nine points, at 36-27, with 5:26 left before halftime when Gordon canned a 3-pointer. B-W also led at halftime, 46-38. In the second half, Wilmington outscored B-W, 30-14, and built its biggest lead of eight points on two separate occasions, including 76-68 with 4:15 left in the game. Undaunted, B-W outscored Wilmington, 14-4, to regain the lead at 82-80 when Winkelfoos drained a trey with 1:51 left in the contest.

A Quaker free throw closed the gap to 82-81 before Koepp nailed another 3 to give B-W a 85-81 advantage. After a Wilmington 3-pointer made the score 85-84 and a missed foul shot, the Quakers had the final shot, but Woodruff missed a running jumper in the lane and B-W claimed its win.

Two of women's top five fall
Wheaton (Ill.) knocked off the defending national champion, while No. 15 DeSales beat MAC Freedom rival and No. 4 King's in a pair of women's upsets Dec. 7.

Each of the two teams played stingy defense as both clubs shot 25.4% from the field in the game. UW-Stevens Point was 17-for-67 from the floor and Wheaton was 16-for-63.

After Wheaton took a 22-16 lead at the half, UW-Stevens Point got its first lead of the game with 8:41 to play and led by as many as five points with a 38-33 edge with 5:09 to play in regulation. Wheaton scored seven unanswered points for a 40-38 lead with 3:17. The Pointers responded with two free throws to tie the game at 40-40 with 3:02 left and those would be the final points in regulation.

The game was tied at 45-45 with two seconds left in the first overtime when junior Sarah Harris (above) calmly took a pass from Sarah Clark and sank a jumper near the free throw line to give Wheaton the 47-45 final advantage.

Sophomore Amanda Nechuta led the Pointers with 15 points, but battled foul trouble through much of the game. Amy Scott led all rebounders with 13, including seven on offense.

DeSales (6-0, 2-0) rallied from an 11-point first-half deficit to win at King's (5-1, 1-1) for the second consecutive time.

After King’s tied the game for the first time since midway through the first-half on two Nikki Kingston free throws at the 1:34 mark of the game, DeSales junior Amy Yencho calmly knocked down both ends of a 1-and-1 to regain a two-point advantage with 1:17 left to play.

A stop on the defensive end gave possession to the Bulldogs as they worked it around the perimeter and found sophomore Jen Netwall for an open 15-footer that improved DeSales lead to four at 60-56 with 27 ticks left. King’s responded quickly and found sophomore Kristin Yeasted for a layup underneath and after a KC timeout Kingston stole the inbounds pass giving the Lady Monarchs possession.

Junior Liz Kelly stole a Tiffini Varrasse pass and found sophomore Alyssa Antolick who was fouled by King’s, sending her to the free throw line for a 1-and-1 situation. Antolick knocked down the front end of the charity tosses giving DSU a three-point edge with 19 seconds left and the ensuing King’s 3-point attempt went long as the Bulldogs controlled the rebound and time expired.

A balanced scoring attack led DSU as senior Teri Antolick (above) moved within 14 points of 1,000 for her career scoring a team-high 16 points and pulling down a team-high eight rebounds. Alyssa Antolick netted 13 points and dished out five assists, while Netwall added 11 points.

Senior Jen Wozniak was the leading scorer for King’s with 18 points and nine rebounds. Kingston added 17 markers, three assists and three steals.

Kean hands Ramapo men first loss
UNION, N.J. — Kean' Tan Kesler scored 19 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the Cougars to a 84-68 victory over Ramapo on Saturday afternoon in New Jersey Athletic Conference men's action. With the win, Kean improves to 4-3 and 2-3 in the NJAC, while the Roadrunners suffer their first loss of the season and fall to 6-1 overall and 4-1 in the conference play.

It appeared that Ramapo was going to run away with the contest as they opened the game on a 14-0 run. The Roadrunners increased their advantage to 19-4 on a 3-pointer from senior Tennyson Whitted at the 15:57 mark of the first half. However, the Cougars slowly chipped away at the lead and eventually tied the score at 25 with a layup by Tommy McDonough with just over nine minutes remaining. Ramapo came back with two free throw shots from Albert Torres to go back ahead, but a three from Kesler on the Cougars' next possession gave Kean the lead for good. KU closed the half on a 19-7 run and took a 47-34 advantage into the locker room.

In the first half, senior Dustin Coloso scored 14 points including 4-for-5 from 3-point range. The Cougars overall shot 59.4% (19-for-32) from the floor and were 7-for-14 from beyond the arc.

Coloso started the second half with a 3-point basket to give Kean a 50-34 lead and the Cougars then cruised the rest of the way never letting its lead fall below 14 points.

Coloso finished the game with 23 points, while senior Ralph Lora scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Freshman B.J. Hamby scored four points and had eight rebounds and fellow classmate Armet Coles chipped in with eight points and six rebounds.

Junior Charles Ramsom scored a team-high 14 points and had six rebounds and six steals, while junior Jay DeGroat was the only other Roadrunner in double figures with 12 points and five rebounds.

Whitworth knocks off a taller Carroll
TACOMA, Wash. — Unfazed by a significant height disadvantage, Whitworth went right at Carroll (Mont.) to earn a 56-45 victory in a non-conference women's game Saturday afternoon at the Whitworth Fieldhouse.

The No. 21 Pirates (6-1) outrebounded the NAIA Division I Saints 48-40 and used enough inside penetration to go to the free throw line 26 times and make 20. Senior post Chrissy Oneal was the only Pirate who hit double figures in scoring, finishing with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Dani Bielec came off of the bench to make six of six free throws and add nine points.

Carroll (7-6) was led by Charla Ray and Emili Woody, who finished with 13 points apiece. Carroll was using three players 6-0 or taller throughout the game. Whitworth’s tallest player was 5-10.

Whitworth led by only three (22-19) with 4:12 to play in the first half before the Pirates closed with a 7-0 run to take a 29-19 lead into the locker room. Carroll was still within 33-25 with 16:32 left in the game before the Pirates went on a 14-4 run to open up a 47-29 lead on a 3-point basket by Micki DesMarais. Whitworth's biggest lead was 53-34 with 4:38 to go before the Saints closed to within 53-45 against Pirate reserves.

Whitworth takes an even bigger step up in competition Sunday afternoon when the Pirates head across town to play Division I Gonzaga.

Loftus twins could reach milestone in same game
SCRANTON, Pa. — Scranton senior guard Dan Loftus will quite possibly play his final game against his twin brother Brian Loftus this Saturday, Dec. 14, when the Royals host Elizabethtown.

The game is for more than just family bragging rights; both players come into Saturday's game looking to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Dan appears to have a better chance of reaching the milestone on Saturday, as he is only six points shy of becoming the 33rd player in Scranton history to accomplish this feat.

Brian, who is 32 points away, is capable of reaching it, having scored 30 points earlier this year in Elizabethtown's 112-97 win against King's in double overtime on Friday, Nov. 22.

"It's more exciting than anything," says Dan, "because, right now, both teams are 4-2. To get a win would be great, so, of course, we're playing to win, but it's always neat to play against your brother. I hope we both play well."

Dan has been his solid, steady self so far this season, scoring in double figures in five of his first six games. He scored 25 points in two games as the Royals defeated Delaware Valley, 84-52, and Drew, 79-71, to move to 2-0 in the Freedom Conference and 4-2 overall before breaking this week for exams.

Brian's statistics are equally impressive. He comes into Saturday's game averaging 15.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists and a team-leading 3.0 steals per game for the Blue Jays, who haven't played since posting a convincing 105-70 victory over Susquehanna on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Selinsgrove, Pa.

Even though they work out together, the Loftuses rarely get a chance to play against each other.

"The only time that we really get to play against each other besides this game is one-on-one," says Dan. "So (when we're) playing in a team atmosphere it is really weird. I mean, seeing when he's going to pass the ball to a teammate is a strange feeling."

So far, Brian has enjoyed the upper hand in the series. The Blue Jays, who finished runner-up in the NCAA tournament last season, have won four of the last five meetings, including an 88-73 victory last December at the Thompson Gymnasium in Elizabethtown and a 109-97 thumping on Feb. 3, 2001, at the Long Center.

"All summer long when we play, he (Brian) always reminds me of that," says Dan. "It doesn't get under my skin, but especially this year, my senior year, it makes me want to win it that much more."

Johns Hopkins men upset at Gettysburg
GETTYSBURG, Pa. — Junior Dami Oloruntoba scored a career-high 15 points and added nine rebounds to lead Gettysburg over No. 17 ranked Johns Hopkins 70-53 in Centennial Conference men's action on Dec. 12.

Oloruntoba scored eight points — including two of his career-high three 3-pointers — in a decisive 17-0 second-half run that helped the Bullets (5-3, 2-0 CC) win for the fourth time in their last five meetings with the Blue Jays (6-2, 1-1).
Sophomore David Glaser led Gettysburg in scoring for the eighth straight game, finishing with 16 points and seven rebounds. Todd Brady also hit double digits with a career-high 15 points while fellow freshman Ryan Page added 12.

The loss overshadowed an outstanding effort from JHU senior Jay Kreider, who knocked down six 3-pointers to finish with a career-high 26 points. Kreider, who made nine of the Blue Jays' 18 field goals on the night, also led the way with six rebounds.

Facing a Johns Hopkins starting lineup featuring four seniors and one junior, the much-younger Gettysburg starting five of Oloruntoba, Glaser, Brady, Page and sophomore Kyle Jakobe played all but 21 of a possible 200 minutes, accounting for 67 of the Bullets' 70 points while shooting 56 percent from the floor on the night.

After watching the Blue Jays take exactly 2 minutes, 30 seconds to erase a nine-point deficit and go ahead 43-40 with 9:26 left, Gettysburg responded with 17 unanswered points to seal the victory.

Oloruntoba touched off the decisive run by drilling a 3 from the top of the key at the 8:33 mark to tie the game at 43. Oloruntoba then converted two of three free throws to put the Bullets ahead to stay and Brady followed with a slashing layup and two free throws to make it 49-43.

Glaser stuck his lone 3-pointer of the night and Oloruntoba followed two empty JHU possessions with another trey to make it 55-43. Glaser knocked down two more free throws before Steve Adams ended the run with a 3-point to pull the Blue Jays within 57-46 with 3:23 remaining.

Two Kreider free throws cut the Gettysburg lead to 11 with 3:06 left, but Johns Hopkins would get no closer down the stretch. Glaser punctuated the win with a steal-and-breakaway dunk in the final two minutes.

Gettysburg appeared to have the game in hand much earlier in the second half, before the Blue Jays rallied to go ahead. Three-pointers from Brady and Page helped the Bullets increase a one-point lead to nine with 13:32 to play. Down 40-31, JHU withstood three empty Gettysburg possessions before Kreider ripped three 3-pointers in a 12-0 run to put his squad on top 43-40.

Gettysburg hit 14 of 20 shots (70%) in the second half and also helped its cause by committing a season-low 11 turnovers. The Bullets' 17-point margin of victory was their largest in 19 all-time Centennial Conference meetings with Johns Hopkins.

Oshkosh upset as WIAC starts again
OSHKOSH, Wis. — Whenever Tim Dworak and Rich Melzer face off, you're sure to see some big numbers.

While Dworak poured in 32 points for UW-Oshkosh, it was Melzer who scored 18 of his game-high 34 points in the second half as UW-River Falls knocked off the third-ranked Titans, 79-71 at Kolf Sports Center Saturday afternoon.

After a tight, back-and-forth first half in which both teams shot better than 70% from the field, the Titans erased a seven-point deficit with 7:30 remaining to take a 42-40 lead into the locker room.

Out of the break, the teams again played it close and fed the ball to their respective big men inside. A Nick Scherer 3-pointer at the 14:03 mark put Oshkosh up by five, 75-52, but that's when Melzer took over.

Getting some help from Micah Helfrey, the Falcons scored seven straight points to go up by two, 59-57 with 9:16 to play.

Oshkosh's Scott Sowinski took a feed from Nick Scherer for three to give the Titans the 60-59 lead with 8:35 left. Oshkosh would tie the game once more at 62-62, but that would be as close as they would get. Oshkosh, who entered the game having trailed just 4:52 of a total 200 minutes of action would get no closer than three points from the Falcons, who hit seven of nine free throws down the stretch to ice the upset.

Aside from Dworak's points, the Titans, who dropped to 5-1 (1-1 WIAC) got 11 a piece from Sowinski and Scherer. Dworak added six rebounds, while Andy Fernholz grabbed five boards. Nate Miller and Kyle Pederson combined for 13 points.

Helfrey finished the contest having shot 6-for-10 from the field for 18 points to complement Melzer, as River Falls won in December at Kolf for the second consecutive season. The Falcons now improved to 5-2, 1-1 in league play.

Outten's 35 second-half points spark Worcester St.
WORCESTER, Mass. — Senior guard Isaac Outten scored 35 of his 37 points in the second half to power Worcester State to a 64-48 non-conference victory over Eastern Connecticut State on Thursday at Lancer Gymasnium.

Outten, right, who did not start the game, started the second half and scored 35 points — including 29 consecutive Worcester State points — to rally the Lancers (3-4) from a 21-14 halftime deficit. Worcester outscored Eastern 15-8 to open the second half and tied the game 29-all and took the lead for good 34-32 when Outtten hit the first of five second-half 3-pointers. The 6-foot-2 inch Outten outscored Eastern 35-27 in the second half, mostly scoring on perimeter jumpers. He converted 11 of 22 tries from the floor in the game, including five of seven from 3-point range.

Worcester had twice as many turnovers as Eastern (3-3) but shot 46.8% from the floor, outscored Eastern 15-3 from the foul line and outrebounded the Warriors 45-33. Eastern shut just 28.6% from the floor, including 5-for-29 from 3-point range.

Eastern led after the first minutes of the first half, taking a seven-point lead into the lockerroom after scoring seven of the final nine points of the stanza. Eastern led by nine after the opening bucket of the second half but Worcester State outscored Eastern 8-2 to pull to within three, 25-22 before Outten took over by scoring 31 of 33 as Worcester rolled up a 58-44 lead with 4:44 left.

Junior guard Gordon Shepard led Eastern with 17 points and junior center Michael Kipphut added ten.

Mt. St. Mary posts upset at Coles Center
MANHATTAN — Mt. St. Mary avenged a 2001 NCAA tournament loss by defeating No. 24 NYU 71-65 in overtime. It was the Mount's first-ever victory against NYU or a nationally ranked opponent.

Last year's Skyline Conference Rookie of the Year, Oneisha Staples (left) led the way
for MSMC (6-1). Staples scored a game-high 21 points, grabbed five rebounds and handed out three assists. She scored 15 of her 21 points in the final 25 minutes and helped wipe away the bitter taste from last season's 62-43 loss to the Violets on Dec. 6, 2001.

Tanya Thompson had 13 points and nine rebounds off the bench. Sophomore center Nneka Cruse added 14 points and seven rebounds. Cassandra Wiggins and Stephanie Huhn had 15 points apiece for the Violets.

Leading 28-27 at the half, Mount Saint Mary extended its lead to 52-39
with 6:16 remaining in the second half. NYU (6-1) responded with a 15-0 run to reclaim the lead with 1:28 to play. Thompson's two free throws gave the Mount a 58-57 advantage with 25 seconds remaining. Lauren Smith tied the contest by nailing a free throw with 11 seconds left.

Staples and Thompson connected on consecutive layups to begin overtime
and the Knights never trailed again. MSMC outscored NYU 13-7 in the extra session.

Guard's hot shooting sparks Hobart to first win
GENEVA, N.Y. — Tim Lomot sank his first nine shots, seven of them 3-pointers, as Hobart picked up its first win of the season this evening at Bristol Gym, beating Cazenovia 94-86.

The Statesmen (1-3) were on fire in the first half, connecting on 19 of 30 (.633) from the floor, including six of seven from long range, and 11 of 12 from the charity stripe. Lomot, a senior guard, led Hobart on a 10-0 run midway through the opening frame with a pair of 3-pointers to give the Statesmen a 14-point lead.

By halftime, Hobart led 55-40 and Lomot already had a career-high with 22 points.

After the break, the Statesmen pushed their lead to its highest point, 73-48, on a layup by sophomore forward Joe Flacke with 13:07 remaining, but the Hobart’s shooting began to cool just as the Wildcats (1-4) started to heat up.

The Statesmen went nearly nine minutes between baskets, while Cazenovia crept back into the game. The Wildcats used a 13-0 run to close to within seven, 79-72, with 3:14 remaining.

Senior forward Davidek Herron stopped the scoring drought with a pair of free throws at 2:58, part of his 16-point night.

Cazenovia cut its deficit to five with 1:38 to go, but senior forward Joe Corbett’s layup sparked a 6-0 run for Hobart that pushed the lead back into double digits and effectively quelled the Wildcats hopes of a comeback. Corbett finished with 19 points and a game-high 15 boards. He needs just 24 more rebounds to break Hobart’s career record (967, Carmen Genovese ’70).

First-year guard Marques Rhodes contributed a season-high 12 points and five assists for the Statesmen.

Senior guard Chuck Cassidy paced four Wildcats in double figures with 26 points. Sophomore guard Robert McCants added 16 points and nine rebounds.

Rhodes' Hilgeman wins 400th
Rhodes men's coach Herb Hilgeman belted his 400th career win, 105-80 over Maryville (Mo.), thanks mostly to the efforts of Rami Almefty and Austin Lutz, who combined for 44 points and 10 rebounds. Friday was a milestone night for Hilgeman and his Lynx basketball team.

A native of Southgate, Ky., Hilgeman attended Miami University in Ohio where he was a four-year letterman in basketball. After graduating from Miami in 1972 he served for two years as a basketball and baseball coach at Highlands High School in Ft. Thomas, Ky., before moving to Centre in 1975 to become an assistant basketball coach and head track coach. A year later, he accepted his present position.

This season is coach Hilgeman's 27th at Rhodes where he is the winningest basketball coach in the school's history. He has a career record of 400-243 (.622), the highest winning percentage of any present coach in the SCAC. He ranks in the Top 25 in victories among active NCAA Division III coaches.

He was named the South Region Coach of the Year for both the 1979-80 and 1980-81 seasons, the Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1990-91, and the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1992-93.

During his tenure as head coach, Hilgeman's teams have been nationally ranked in the NCAA Division III Top 25 for 14 of the last 24 years and have made three NCAA tournament appearances. His teams have been ranked as high as fourth in the nation, first in scoring margin, first in field goal percentage defense, second in scoring offense, third in won-lost percentage, and sixth in free throw percentage.

Cofield remembered

Photo by David Harris-Fried, Westfield State
Westfield State head coach Rich Sutter displays the uniform that he and the team presented to Dana Martin — the mother of Ricky Martin Cofield — during an emotional halftime ceremony in the Owls' home opener. Ricky was a freshman member of the team who lost his life Oct. 16 while playing the sport he loved. Forty-two of Ricky's family and friends came via bus from the Boston area for the special tribute.

Mills' career high leads Macon past CNU
ASHLAND, Va. — Senior forward Jared Mills scored a game and career-high 29 points on 10-of-17 shooting (58.8%) to lead No. 5 Randolph-Macon to a 63-55 victory over visiting No. 22 Christopher Newport in non-conference action on Saturday, Dec. 8. Mills also pulled down a game and season-high 11 rebounds, including nine on the defensive end of the floor, tied a career-high with four blocked shots, and totaled three assists and three steals. Freshman forward Justin Wansley added a career-high 11 points on 5-for-8 shooting, grabbed four rebounds, and blocked two shots.

The first half featured seven ties and seven lead changes. Randolph-Macon (5-0) began to take control late in the period, scoring the last 11 points before halftime to take a 29-22 lead into the locker room.

Randolph-Macon was ahead the entire second half, leading by as many as 20 points, 56-36, with 5:45 left in the contest. Christopher Newport (3-2) would not go away, however, outscoring the Yellow Jackets 19-7 down the stretch. The Captains reduced the deficit to five points, 60-55, with just :32 remaining on a three-pointer by senior guard Jermaine Woods. Two free throws by Randolph-Macon sophomore guard Justin Moyer and one by senior guard Tim Smith secured the victory for the hosts.

Following the performances by Mills and Wansley, Randolph-Macon’s Smith scored seven points, distributed a game and career-high eight assists, and tied a career-high with six rebounds, all defensive. Sophomore forward Kurt Bergmann added six points, while sophomore guard Ryan Stein scored five points. Senior guard Jamal Brunt contributed with three steals and two blocked shots, plus season-highs of three assists and four rebounds.

Christopher Newport was led by senior guard Carlos Heard, with 15 points, four rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Woods added 13 points and seven rebounds. Sophomore forward Otho Hampton scored a career-high 12 points, grabbed five rebounds, and earned two steals. Senior center Terry Grayhad seven points, five assists, team-highs of nine rebounds and three steals, and a game-high five blocked shots.

Big scoring day not enough for Lebanon Valley
ANNVILLE, Pa. — Senior forward Stephanie Tighe exploded for a career-high 42 points and set three different school records, but No. 18 Lebanon Valley came up on the short end of a 98-94 overtime decision to Moravian in MAC Commonwealth women's action Dec. 8 in Lynch Gymnasium.

LVC lost for the first time this season and fell to 5-1 and 1-1 in the conference. Moravian hiked its record to 3-2 and 2-0 in conference action.

Junior guard Kim Hughes scored a team-high 25 points for the Greyhounds. Senior center Kelly McLean added 23 and became the program's 14th 1,000-point scorer.

Sophomore guard Crystal Gibson scored 16 points and handed out a game and career-high 10 assists. Sophomore center Jennifer Nortcott chipped in with 12 points and a game and season-high 14 rebounds.

Tighe hit a pair of free throws, the 1,366th and 1,367th points of her career, with 1:13 left in regulation to become Lebanon Valley's all-time leading scorer. Her 42 points broke the old single-game record of 38, and her 19 free throws were a Lebanon Valley single-game best.

Tighe, who scored 27 points in the second half, nearly willed the Valley to an improbable comeback victory. With LVC trailing by nine (77-68) with 4:45 left in regulation, she scored 13 of her teams final 16 points to force overtime. Her lay-up with 50 seconds left gave LVC its first lead since early in the second half. However, McLeans jumper 10 seconds later made it 83-82 in favor of the Greyhounds, setting up a wild finish.

With 18 seconds to go, Hughes picked off a pass by freshman guard Min-Leigh Myers and was fouled immediately. Hughes made the second of two free throws before Gibson took the inbounds pass, raced the length of the floor, and dropped in twisting lay-up to tie the game at 84 with 10 seconds to go. Then in the closing seconds of the game, Tighe stripped Hughes of the ball in the frontcourt, dribbled to the other end of the floor and launched a runner just inside the LVC three-point as time expired. But her shot was long and caromed harmlessly off the glass.

In overtime, senior guard Tara Wozniak hit a pair of free throws with 2:04 left to put Moravian on top 90-89 and give the Greyhounds the lead for good. Gibson cut it to 96-92 on a layup with 12 seconds left and her jumper from the right baseline made it 97-94 with four ticks remaining, but Hughes sealed Moravians victory with a free throw with 1.7 seconds left.

The Greyhounds shot 57.7 percent from the field and 66.7 percent from 3-point range in the first half and raced out to a 24-12 lead with 7:52 to go in the opening period. Moravian led by as much as 10 (33-23) with 4:17 to go before the Valley went on a 17-7 run to tie the game at 40 with 51 seconds left. Junior guard Sarah Onkotz nailed a 3-pointer with 33 seconds on the clock and Moravian took a 43-40 lead into the locker room.

Moravian shot 50.8 percent from the floor and 58.8 (10-of-17) from downtown for the game. However, the Greyhounds made just 63.4 percent (27-of-41) of their shots from the charity stripe.

LVC hit on 44.4% of its shots from the floor but only 8.3% (1-of-12) from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Valley was 29-for-37 (78.4%).

Tighe shot 19-for-20 from the free throw line to improve to 39-for-41 for the season. She also pocketed a career-high six steals. Wozniak finished with 16 points for Moravian.

Wheaton men off to program's best start at 5-0
Wheaton (Mass.) continued its best start in team history Saturday afternoon, as the Lyons ran their record to 5-0 after an 83-70 victory against visiting Bridgewater State in Emerson Gymnasium. The Bears have now dropped five consecutive games to the Lyons, seeing their record fall to 4-2.

The Bears opened the game strong, jumping out to an early 9-0 lead in the first three minutes of the game. Wheaton finally got on the board with a pair of buckets by junior forward Scott Mahan. The Lyons trailed Bridgewater through the first half of the opening stanza, but Wheaton managed to take the lead for good at the 7:43 minute mark. Sophomore Josean Vega hit two shots to tie the game at 20 points apiece and then senior captain Jarett Lewis followed with a three to give the Lyons a 23-20 advantage.

Wheaton went on a 25-11 run during the last nine minutes of the first frame to take a commanding 45-31 lead into the intermission. Junior Frankie Whall tallied eight of his 10 first-half points during this rally, including a tip-in with one tick left on the clock. Mahan, the only Lyon player to have reached double-digit scoring in all five games this season, led the Lyons in the opening half with 11 points, while the Bears got eight points from sophomore co-captain Peter Santos.

In the second half, the Lyons expanded their lead to 21 points at the 12:50 mark on a 3-pointer by sophomore Mike Stanton, bringing the score to 59-38. The Bears responded with a 22-7 spurt over the next five minutes, cutting their deficit to six points (66-60) at 7:43. That's as close as Bridgewater would get, as Wheaton was able to fend off the Bears over the final seven minutes to seal the victory. The Lyons were paced by Mahan's game-high 23 points (9-for-14 shooting) and six rebounds. Whall added 17 points (6-for-8), while Stanton had 15 points and a game-best eight rebounds. Lewis posted a career-high seven assists and five steals and freshman Sean Kelly added a season-high seven helpers for the victors.

The Bears had three players in double-figure scoring, led by Santos' 20 points (8-for-15 FG), and four boards. Freshman Jerry Richardson chipped in 11 points (5-for-8 FG), while sophomore Chris Hayes had 10 points, four rebounds and three assists in the loss.

Elizabethtown held to 55 points in upset
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Widener picked up its first win of the season with a commanding 72-55 victory over No. 15 Elizabethtown in the Commonwealth Conference season opener for both teams. Elizabethtown dropped to 3-2 overall, and now, only five games into the season, the Blue Jays have lost more than one game at home for the first time in three years. Widener improved to 1-4 overall with the win. The Blue Jays entered the game averaging 96.5 points per contest.

Etown got an early lead in the first half, but a layup and a three-pointer by Widener's Matt Sheaffer tied the game at 5-5 by 16:20. Elizabethtown would never hold the lead again for the rest of the game. By 14:26, Widener had cruised out to an 11-5 lead, capping a nine-point run on a jumper by Markiese Merceir. Widener increased its lead to 20-11 by 10:25 as Sheaffer increased his early scoring total to 12 points on a jumper then. By the time the first half was over, he had 14 points and Widener held a 27-19 lead.

Widener held the Blue Jays to just 30.0% (nine-for-30) shooting from the field in the first half, while the Pioneers shot 48.0% (12-for-25).

Beginning at 18:47, Widener embarked on an 11 point run sparked by a pair of Sheaffer 3-pointers in 26 seconds. By 16:20, Widener held a 41-23 lead following a Casey Stitzel 3-pointer. From then on, Elizabethtown could not get closer than 13 points to Widener.

Etown shot 41.2% (14-for-34) from the field in the second half, but Widener's shooting improved to 65.2% (15-for-23) in the second half. For the game, Widener shot 6-for-12 from three-point range, while Etown shot just two-for-14 from downtown. The Blue Jays also shot just 7-for-14 from the free throw line, while Widener went 12-for-17 from the charity stripe.

Chad Heller led Etown with 15 points, and Brian Loftus added 14 points for the Bleu Jays. Ian Daecher led Etown in rebounding with seven.

Sheaffer ended up leading Widener with 20 points, and Kris Clarkson scored 18 points for Widener and had four dunks. Merceir led Widener with seven rebounds and he scored 13 points and had six assists.

Hopkins upsets Navy, 66-61
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Johns Hopkins senior forward Steve Adams, right, scored 14 points and senior guard Brendan Kamm added 12 as the Blue Jay men recorded Division III's second upset of a Division I program by defeating Navy, 66-61, Wednesday night at Alumni Hall.

The Blue Jays led for the final 13:09 and hit six consecutive free throws in the last 30 seconds to secure the win and improve to 5-1 this season. Navy lost its fourth in a row and fell to 2-4. The win marked the first time Hopkins has beaten the Midshipmen, who had won the first 17 meetings between the schools. It's also the sixth victory for a Division III team against a Division I team in the last three years, following Fisk's 69-65 win at Tennessee State on Nov. 25.

After the teams battled to a 26-26 tie through the first half, the Midshipmen scored the first six points of the second half on consecutive 3-pointers by Jason Jeanpierre and Marcell Cummings. However, the Blue Jays responded with an 8-2 run to tie the game at 34-34 with 15:17 remaining After Navy took a 39-38 lead, Adams hit a jumper at the 13:09 mark, and the Blue Jays would not trail again.

Hopkins extended its advantage to 46-40 at the 10:22 mark on a layup by freshman forward Frank Mason, who finished with a career-high eight points in 14 minutes, but the Midshipmen fought back to 51-50 with 5:40 left.

After a layup by Kamm, Navy's Francis Ebong scored and by fouled, but he missed the free throw that would have tied the game. JHU junior guard Kevin Marquez then hit one of two foul shots and Adams followed with a jumper, and after a Navy free throw Kamm hit a jumper to give Hopkins a 58-53 lead with 2:18 remaining.

Cummings answered with a layup at the 1:23 mark, but JHU senior forward Jay Kreider hit a tough 20-foot jumper as the shot clock was running out to extend the Hopkins lead to five with 50 seconds left. Kreider, Kamm, and Marquez each went 2-for-2 from the line in the final 30 seconds to hold off the Midshipmen.

Kreider finished with 11 points and eight rebounds for the Blue Jays, while senior center Mike Blaine scored nine points, pulled down a career-high nine rebounds, and blocked three shots.

The Midshipmen out-rebounded the Blue Jays 43-35, but Hopkins shot 51.1% from the floor while holding Navy to 33.3%, including 6-of-26 from behind the arc.

Chicago ends Illinois Wesleyan's early-season run
CHICAGO — Senior forward Derek Reich scored 15 of his team-high 18 points in the second half as Chicago upset No. 14 Illinois Wesleyan 77-69 in non-conference action Wednesday, Dec. 4, at Chicago's Henry Crown Field House.

Chicago (3-3) trailed 35-31 at the intermission and was down 49-48 with 10:25 left in the contest. The Maroons then went on an 8-0 run to take a 56-49 lead at the 6:10 mark. Sophomore guard Bryan Fitzgerald scored five of his 14 points during that stretch. Chicago increased its lead to double digits at 65-55 with 3:41 left and maintained at least an eight-point edge the rest of the way.

Sophomore forward Mike Dolezal scored 15 points for Chicago, while sophomore guard Brian Cuttica added 10. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak.

Luke Kasten paced Illinois Wesleyan (3-1) with a game-high 24 points and 11 rebounds. Adam Dauksas contributed 13 points off the bench.

Methodist posts second Top 25 upset
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — This time, the Methodist Monarch men’s basketball team got the best of a ranked opponent.

Paced by some strong offensive rebounding and productive play off the bench, Methodist pulled off an upset of sorts on Wednesday, Dec. 4, knocking off 25th-ranked Savannah Art & Design 75-64 at the Riddle Center. Methodist improves to 3-4 overall in defeating SCAD for the third consecutive season at home. SCAD slips to 3-1, all away from home.

Despite giving up some size to the taller Bees, the Monarchs hit the offensive glass hard, recording 19 offensive rebounds. Overall, Methodist outrebounded SCAD 40-28. In addition, the play of the Monarch reserves proved valuable. Methodist’s bench outscored SCAD 43-7.

The strength of 11 offensive rebounds in the first half spearheaded Methodist to a 31-24 lead at halftime. After SCAD rallied to tie the game 14-14 on five points by Labeeb Abdullah, the Monarchs took a 17-14 lead on Eugene Grant’s 3-point baskets. An Ivan Little jump shot in the lane at the 3:26 mark increased the Methodist lead to 24-19.

SCAD trimmed the lead to 26-24 on an Adam Thomason layup with 2:26 remaining. However, Methodist responded with another 3-point basket by Grant and a jump by Little with 14 seconds remaining in the first half.

After the Monarchs took a 10-point lead early in the second half, SCAD mounted a rally behind the deadly perimeter shooting by Abdullah. His 3-point bomb at the 14:07 mark tied the game at 42-42, and another trimmed the Monarch lead to 48-45 with 11:46 remaining.

But Methodist took control from there on. Bobby Nobles’ 3-point play increased the Monarch lead to 53-47 at the 9:28 mark, and Grant’s third 3-point basket made it 60-53 with 6:32 remaining. Methodist then increased the lead to double-digits five times, with the largest lead being 15 points.

An alley-oop dunk by Little with 1:29 remaining put the icing on the cake for the Monarchs. Methodist shot an impressive 60 percent from the field in the second half and committed only nine turnovers for the entire game.

Center Joe Standley paced Methodist with 15 points, while Little scored 14 points off the bench and Eddie Lamar scored 11 points in a reserve role. Grant added nine points and nine rebounds.

For SCAD, Abdullah scored 25 points on five 3-point baskets to go along with nine assists. Forward Keith Davis scored 14 points.

Happy birthday, here's a win
Amherst men's coach Dave Hixon '75 received a well-deserved 50th birthday present on Tuesday, Dec. 3, when his undefeated and No. 12-ranked Lord Jeffs, who hadn't beaten visiting Clark since 1998, finally broke through with a 68-62 win against the Cougars, snapping a string of four losses in the series.

Senior tri-captain forward Steve Zieja led the way with 32 points — just two shy of his career high — to go along with 10 rebounds,
while classmate and fellow tri-captain Pat Fitzsimons, left, fell just one block shy of his second career triple-double with 11 points, 15 boards and nine blocks.

The win was a long time coming for Amherst. Clark's recent dominance over the Jeffs included a pair of overtime wins in 1999 and 2000, as well as an 89-76 victory in the second round of the 2001 NCAA Tournament that ended Amherst's season at 22-6. Furthermore, the Cougars have advanced to the NCAA Elite Eight in each of the last two years and entered this season ranked 19th nationally.

Both teams played tight in the early going, especially Amherst, which committed 14 turnovers in the first half alone. Despite the shaky ball handling, the Jeffs trailed by just one point (28-27) at the break, thanks to a pair of Zieja free throws inside the final minute.

In the second half, after a layup by Zieja and a 3-pointer by Clark senior Pat Oroszko, the Jeffs stampeded for a 13-0 run. Zieja poured in eight more points during the flurry and Amherst found itself with a 42-31 lead with 12:27 remaining. Undaunted, Clark used its trademark full-court pressure to claw its way back
into the game. A trio of 3-pointers by junior sharpshooter Dave McNamara
helped the Cougars reel in the Jeffs and eventually reclaim the lead, 60-55, with 3:36 on the clock.

Amherst countered with a huge 3-pointer by junior guard Adam Harper off a penetration and kick-out by classmate John Donovan. Donovan then stripped Clark senior Rob Skowyra and flipped an errant runner off the glass that Fitzsimons rebounded and hammered home with two hands, seemingly knotting the score at 60-60. The basket was waived off, however, thanks to an offensive foul call on Fitzsimons, which led to a layup by Clark senior Sean Fleming and a four-point swing for the Cougars.

After a missed 3-pointer by Amherst senior tri-captain point guard Ryan Faulkner, Clark appeared to have the game well in hand. But in a microcosm of things to come, Clark junior Trevor Walker slashed to the bucket for what appeared to be a wide-open layup. Instead of giving his team a six-point lead, however, Fitzsimons swatted Walker off the glass and the Jeffs were back in business. Zieja drilled three consecutive free throws to cut the deficit to just one point and then hit a layup off a nifty feed from Faulkner to give the hosts a 63-62 lead they would never relinquish.

Amherst's record improved to 4-0, handing Clark (1-2) its second loss in a row, both to ranked teams.

Harper joined Zieja and Fitzsimons in double figures with 10 points. Faulkner chipped in with a game-high six assists, while Donovan scratched and clawed for six rebounds. Amherst used 15-for-18 shooting from the free throw line to help overcome its 23 turnovers. The Jeffs also outrebounded Clark 45-26, including a 17-8 advantage on the offensive glass. McNamara paced Clark with 21 points, including six 3-pointers. Fleming added 11 points and four assists.

Wartburg wins IIAC battle
STORM LAKE, Iowa — No. 17 Wartburg ended a key Iowa Conference men’s basketball road battle at No. 24 Buena Vista on a 12-3 run, leading to a 75-67 win over the defending league champions Dec. 3. Head coach Dick Peth’s 90th win at Wartburg was also the third consecutive decision for the Knights.

BV (4-1, 0-1 IIAC) grabbed a 64-63 lead on a tip-in by Scott Weber with just over two minutes left. The Orange and Black quickly regained the advantage after a bucket by senior forward Kyle Recker, right, and never trailed again. Recker, closing a 19-point, three-steal, six-rebound evening, hit 15 of 16 charity stripe attempts, six in the final 30 seconds.

“Kyle’s effort is an example of the kind of performances we needed and received from our seniors tonight,” Peth said. “That was a big key to this win as was our ability to play solid post defense and keep their big guys from getting a lot of points.

“Our offense was a little tentative early in the second half, but we came back and attacked the basket down the stretch,” he added.

Recker led three Knights in double digits. Senior guard Dan Schuknecht followed with 14 points, two assists, a blocked shot and two steals. Senior forward Mike Pipho added 12 points and two blocked shots.

BV guard Eric Wiebers kept his team close with 23 points, including six three-pointers. Weber and Robbie Beyer finished with 10 apiece.

Pipho climbed to No. 24 on Wartburg’s all-time scoring list with his 12-point effort. The Knights win ended a three-game win string in the series and a 17-game home conference win streak for the Beavers.

Kristi Royer had 13 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks.

The two teams entered the break tied at 31 apiece and continued to trade blows in the second frame. Tied at 40-40 with 12:30 left, a 7-0 run gave the Polar Bears (4-0) a commanding 47-40 lead with 10 minutes left. But the Huskies (3-1) chipped away at the deficit, closing the lead to two points on four occasions.

When Kristen Tong hit a jumper for Southern Maine with 38 seconds left, she cut the Bowdoin lead to one point. Courtney Trotta rose to the occasion for Bowdoin, hitting two key free throws on the ensuing possession and regaining a three-point edge for the Polar Bears with less than 20 seconds left. But Cressler's bomb found the bottom of the net, tying the game at 61 and sending the contest to overtime.

The lead was bounced back and forth three times in the first overtime, setting the stage for more dramatics. With her team trailing by one point with under a minute left, Lora Trenkle came off a screen at the top of the key and smoothly buried a 3-point shot to give the Polar Bears a two-point lead with 19 seconds left. But Southern Maine's Tiffany Jones hit a running jumper at the buzzer to send the game to a second overtime tied at 69.

In the second extra session, a layup by Trenkle gave Bowdoin a 71-69 lead. Cressler responded for the Huskies, hitting a 3-pointer to give Southern Maine a 72-71 edge. After a free throw by Tong, another clutch 3-point shot by Trenkle gave the Polar Bears a 74-73 lead. Bowdoin stretched the lead to five on free throws and a layup by Justine Pouravelis, but Southern Maine rallied to cut the advantage to under two points again with under a minute to play. This time, however, the Huskies could not deadlock the score, as a desparation three by Tong sailed wide of the rim as the buzzer sounded.

Trenkle ended the game with 24 points, all after halftime, and 11 rebounds. Justine Pouravelis had an oustanding showing in her first career home contest, posting 20 points and seven boards. Southern Maine's Jones was unstoppable for much of the game, scoring 33 points and Cressler had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Huskies.

DeSales survives Muhlenberg's rally
CENTER VALLEY, Pa. — The 18th-ranked DeSales women withstood numerous comeback attempts and held on to defeat 20th-ranked Muhlenberg 68-64 in a non-league matchup on Monday, Dec. 2.

The Mules stormed out of the locker room and cut the Bulldogs' eight-point halftime lead into a one-point Muhlenberg lead at 42-41, with 11:24 remaining in the game. DeSales responded and seemed to take control of the game as they outscored MC, 24-13 over the next seven minutes to take a comfortable 65-55 lead with 4:11 left to play, but the Mules did not quit and reeled off nine unanswered points cutting the lead to 65-64 with 1:27 left.

Two Jen Netwall free throws with 1:14 left gave DSU a three-point edge and after a missed Muhlenberg 3-point attempt, junior Amy Yencho sank one of two charity tosses to seal the victory.

Netwall scored a game-high 18 points, including 16 in the last 21 minutes of the game that included a trey with 30 seconds left in the first half to give DSU its eight-point halftime lead. She also dished out six assists and tore down a team-high eight rebounds. Senior Clare Sauser was equally clutch in the second-half as she poured in a season-high 12 points for the game, including three consecutive layups during DSU’s 24-13 second-half rally, and added seven rebounds.

Senior Teri Antolick added 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting and grabbed six boards, while sophomore Alyssa Antolick totaled eight points and five rebounds in the win.

Muhlenberg (2-2) received 13 points and 10 rebounds from junior Jill Friedman off the bench and 10 points from senior Randi Baran in the loss.

Russell gets 100th in SCAD win against Otterbein
MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Labeeb Abdullah scored six of his game-high 21 points in overtime as the Savannah Art and Design men knocked off defending national champion Otterbein 76-72 on Sunday, Dec. 1, in the championship game of the 2002 Maryville Invitational.

SCAD improved to 3-0 and gave head coach Cazzie Russell his 100th collegiate coaching victory. Russell has a career record of 100-54 in his seven seasons with the Bees. Otterbein, which is ranked No. 10 in the preseason D3hoops.com poll, fell to 2-2.

Abdullah’s 3-pointer with three seconds left in regulation tied the game at 64 and sent the game into the extra period.

In overtime, two costly turnovers by the Cardinals and a Paul Otim dunk sealed the victory for SCAD.

After the lead seesawed back and forth for the first three minutes of overtime, the Bees took the lead for good at 71-70 on a jumper by Abdullah with 1:43 remaining. After a turnover by Otterbein’s Tony Borghese, SCAD pushed its lead to three points (73-70) on a jumper by Adam Thomason with 1:18 left. Otterbein’s Scott Hadley turned the ball over on its next possession and the Bees were able to capitalize on the miscue as Abdullah hit one of two free throws with 55 seconds left to give SCAD a 74-70 lead.

Otterbein missed two 3-pointers on its next trip before Otim sealed the victory with a dunk with five seconds remaining to give the Bees a 76-70 lead.

Besides Abdullah, Keith Davis was named to the All-Tournament for the Bees as he scored 19 points. Otim also contributed 12 points and 15 rebounds for SCAD.

Otterbein was led by All-Tournament selections Borghese and Mo Ross. Borghese scored 19 points while Ross added 15. Aaron Minister added 11 rebounds and 17 points for the Cardinals. Maryville, which had lost to SCAD 64-59 the previous night, beat Roanoke 95-67 in the consolation game.

Refs use videotape rule in Paterson win
WAYNE, N.J. — After getting the benefit of a controversial call thanks to an official reviewing videotape, junior forward Khayri Battle hit two free throws with 2.0 seconds remaining to help William Paterson score its first win of the season, 62-59 against New Jersey Saturday at the Rec Center.

Clinging to a 59-52 lead with 33 seconds left after junior guard Brandon Constantine, the Pioneers (1-2, 1-1 NJAC) nearly came undone by a combination of offensive fouls, turnovers, missed free throws and a technical foul. The Lions (3-1, 1-1) capitalized to pull within 60-57 with three ticks remaining, setting up a strange ending.

New Jersey sophomore forward Scott Findlay heaved the ball the length of the court to senior guard Gyl Vaught, who quickly caught the ball and heaved up a successful shot the officials originally ruled a 3-pointer, tying the game at 60-60. However, an NCAA rule states that an official can review whether a game-winning or game-tying basket was shot before the buzzer, and how many points should be awarded. The basket was switched to a two-pointer and William Paterson was clinging to a 60-59 lead.

Battle followed by hitting his free throws to cap an exciting second half that saw both teams shoot over 53%. All of this after both teams struggled offensively as the Pioneers took an 18-13 halftime lead.

Battle led all scorers by pacing the Pioneers with 18 points. Senior forward Keyth Hardy dropped in a career-high 11 points and a team-high six rebounds.

For TCNJ, Vaught led the way with 14 points. Two other Lions cracked double-digits: Sophomore guard Derick Grant netted 11 points and freshman forward Bobby Davison added 10 and a game-high eight rebounds.

Case Western women run past Wilmington
No. 3 Wilmington (3-1) dropped its first game of the season in a 105-91 to Case Western Reserve (3-1). The Spartans were led by G'Ann Lauder and Jasmine Rowan who scored 29 and 26 points respectively while Megan Woodruff scored 28 and Tara Rausch scored 20 points and pulled down 20 rebounds.

The Lady Quakers found themselves down by nine points with 11:18 left in the first half before the Green and White went on a 10-0 run to take a one-point lead 8:28 left in the half. The two teams battled back and forth throughout the rest of the half as the Spartans took a five-point lead, 48-43, into the locker room.

In the second half the Lady Quakers took a one point lead with 16:04 left in the game, but it would be the last lead the hosts would have, as Case Western ran off to a seven-point lead with 11 minutes left and did not look back the rest of the way. The lead would grow to as many as 17, and ended with 14 at 105-91.

The 105 points were the first time an opponent has scored over the century
mark against the Lady Quakers since 1992-93 when Rio Grande defeated the
Wilmington 100-64.

Woodruff scored 28 points while dishing out a game-high seven assists. Rausch scored 20-points in the contest while pulling down a career-high 20 rebounds. Amy Kincer scored 14 points while Emily Cummins put up 13 in the loss. Siobhan Zerilla scored seven points while pulling down 14 rebounds for the Lady Quakers.

Case Western was led by Lauder and Rowan who scored 29 and 26 points. Keesha Allen scored 19 points while Angie Zeuch had 13 and Amber Hammell had 12. Lauder pulled down a team-high eight rebounds in the win while Zeuch and Allen each dished out six assists.

Occidental beats Cal State Fullerton's
second string in exhibition game
Gavin Keohane scored 22 points and Dallin Wilson added 19 on Dec. 1 to lead Occidental to an 82-74 victory in an exhibition game at Cal State Fullerton.

The Tigers made 13 of 23 3-point field goals and 13 of 15 free throws in beating an Division I team that was playing without five of its top players. Derick Andrew, Bron Groomes and Babacar Camara each scored 17 points to lead the Titans, who had a two-hour practice earlier in the day in preparation for Monday night’s home opener against Morris Brown College.

The Tigers were outrebounded, 41-24, but offset that disadvantage with their perimeter marksmanship and by committing only eight turnovers.

Occidental took control of the game early. After a Camara layup gave the Titans an 11-10 lead, the Tigers went on a 10-0 run for a 20-11 lead. After another Camara basket, Derek Renee hit back-to-back 3s for Occidental for a 26-13 lead. Oxy settled for a 46-37 lead at intermission and didn’t let the Titans get any closer than four points, that occurring only in the final two minutes.

Fullerton starters Pape Sow (injured), Ralphy Holmes (discipline) and Anthony Bolton (discipline) were in street clothes. Substitutes Amir Bar-Netzer (ill) and Denver Lopez (ankle injury) also did not play.

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