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Late January, 2000
Turnbow Becomes SCAC's All-Time Leader
Hendrix's Lauren Turnbow led the Lady Warriors to two big SCAC road victories over the weekend and achieved a major personal milestone in the process. Turnbow had 25 points, seven assists, four rebounds and a steal as Hendrix defeated Sewanee in a 103-93 shootout. As good as Turnbow was Jan. 28, she was that much better Jan. 30 at Centre. Turnbow hit 10 of 18 shots, going 4-for-8 from the beyond the three-point arc, and nailed all nine of her free throws en route to 33 points as Hendrix completed the road sweep with the 85-75 victory. With her first bucket of that game, Turnbow became the leading scorer in SCAC women's basketball history, surpassing Kim Fauls of Sewanee (1993-97), who finished her career with 1,559 points. After her 33-point performance, Turnbow, a two-time SCAC Player of the Year, stands at 1,591 career points.
Guess They Played a Triangle-and-One
On Jan. 29 Oberlin's men's team suited up eight players for its home game against No.
24 Wittenberg, and with 57 seconds left its fourth player fouled out, leaving the Yeomen only four on the floor. Wittenberg did not attempt a shot in its final possession in the 77-45 win.
No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan Tops No. 15 Carthage
Illinois Wesleyan weathered a second-half run by No. 15 Carthage to win 95-84 on Jan. 29 at the Shirk Center, beating the Redmen for the 22nd consecutive time. Carthage’s last lead was 26-25 midway through the first half. In the second half, Illinois Wesleyan led by as many as 12 points before Carthage used a run to close to within 74-72 with 7:56 left. Korey Coon led the Titans with 27 points. Rob Garnes and Jason Wiertel each scored 21 points for Carthage, and Garnes collected 15 rebounds.
Tufts Sweeps NESCAC Weekend,
Knocks off No. 19 Trinity
MEDFORD, Mass. -- Junior co-captain Dan Flaherty had game-highs with 23
points and 13 rebounds as the Tufts men posted an 86-78 victory against
the Trinity College Bantams in NESCAC action Jan. 29.
The victory gave the Jumbos a weekend sweep of two of New England's top five teams. Trinity was tied for second in this week's regional poll and No. 19 in the nation, and Friday night Tufts was a 79-72 winner against regional fourth-ranked Amherst. The Jumbos (9-4) have won four consecutive games, while Trinity (9-3) lost its second in a row.
Tufts led for the majority of the game, but Trinity closed to within 55-54 following junior Julian Bah's leaner with 10:07 to play in the second half. The Jumbos won the game over the next eight minutes, outscoring the Bantams 21-8 to lead 76-62 after two free throws by junior co-captain Bobby Mpuku at 2:16. Sophomore guard Bobby MacMannis had seven points to spur the run, while Flaherty and guard Mike Andrews hit huge three-pointers. Tufts had a double-digit lead from then on, sealing the win at the free-throw line.
The Jumbos led by as many as 12 points in the first half (30-18), but the Bantams cut the margin to 40-37 at the break. Tufts came out of the locker room with a 10-4 run to lead 50-41 on Flaherty's break-away layup with 16:07 to play. Trinity answered with an 13-5 spurt to close the gap to 55-54 before Tufts took over.
Mpuku added 16 points (10-for-12 free throws), five assists and four steals to lead the Tufts attack. Senior co-captain Rory Neal led the Bantams with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Hampden-Sydney Remains Unbeaten
HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Chris Fox scored 17 points to lead No. 1 Hampden-Sydney to an 82-66 win against No. 16 Roanoke on Jan. 29. Jack Jirak added 12 points, nine rebounds, and three blocked shots on the day. He increased his career blocked shots total to 95 and becomes H-SC's career leader in the category, one better than Bryan Sheridan (1993-97). Hampden-Sydney improved to 18-0, 12-0 in the ODAC.
Fox scored 10 of his 17 points in the second half and also grabbed a career-high six rebounds. T.J. Grimes was just behind Fox with 16 points, including a 7-for-8 tally from the free-throw line. Paris Butler led Roanoke with 16 points, including a 4-for-7 tally from the three-point line. Brad Dunleavy had 12 points and a game-high seven assists.
Roanoke (15-3, 10-2) came out of the gates strong, connecting on 4-of-5 shots to build a four-point lead in the opening four minutes. The Tigers answered with a 12-2 scoring run over the next 4:49 to take a lead they would never relinquish. A Butler three trimmed the H-SC lead to three at 22-19, but the Tigers scored the next eight points to stretch the lead back to double-digits. Roanoke could get no closer than nine for the final 7:22 of the opening half. Roanoke scored the first five points of the second half to reduce the deficit to six, but could get no closer.
Despite getting outshot in the game 44.6% to 41.4%, Hampden-Sydney grabbed 13 more rebounds to record its eighth win over Roanoke in the last nine tries. After hitting just 2-of-14 three point attempts in the first half, the Tigers were 5-of-9 in the second stanza.
St. Norbert Shoots Down Grinnell
St. Norbert set an NCAA all-divisions record with 89.8% field-goal shooting as the Green Knights won at Grinnell 137-126 on Jan. 28. St. Norbert connected on 44 of 49 attempts from the floor, a performance that bested the previous standard of Lake Forest shooting 89.1% (33-for-37), also against Grinnell on Jan. 16, 1998. The 137 points are a St. Norbert record. The two teams also combined for a D-III record 80 fouls, 46 by Grinnell and 34 by St. Norbert. St. Norbert was 49-for-61 at the free-throw line, while Grinnell was 27-for-40. The Green Knights (6-10, 5-5 Midwest Conference) made 25 of 31 attempts in the first half and were nearly perfect in the second, shooting 19-for-20 (95%).
Luke Lancelle tossed in a career-high 38 points, while Matt Roherty added a career-high 23 points. Grinnell (5-11, 2-8) was led by Mike Hochman’s 27 points, Cody Skarning’s 26 points and Woody Piirto’s 23 points.
Independents to Form Great South Conference
Maryville (Tenn.), LaGrange, Piedmont and Stillman are joining forces to form the Great South Conference, which will begin play in the fall of 2000.
"Obviously, our most important need right now is to find one or two other schools that will make a commitment," said Dr. Bill Seymour, Maryville vice president for student development. "It’s a done deal for four colleges, but we’ve heard that several others are seriously considering joining the Great South Conference."
Driven primarily by officials at LaGrange and Maryville, the Great South will sponsor all major sports except football. Of the four colleges committed to the Great South, only Maryville and Stillman have football teams. At least six NCAA-eligible schools need to commit to a conference before the NCAA will officially recognize it, but Fisk is already a likely fifth member.
Bates Men Rally to Knock off Trinity (Conn.)
LEWISTON, Maine -- Bates sophomore captains Ed Walker and Alex Wilson combined for 45 points as the Bobcats overcame a 12-point deficit with six minutes to play to stun the No. 19 Trinity Bantams 85-80 in Alumni Gym on Jan. 28.
Trinity opened up a 48-39 lead at halftime by hitting 60.7% from the field (17-for-28), including 6-for-9 from three-point range. Trinity's Colin Tabb had 15 points at the break, while Bates' Billy Hart had 15.
The Bantams looked to put the game away early in the second half, opening with a 13-4 run over the first four minutes to take a 61-43 lead. Bates hung around but still trailed by 12 with 6:44 on the clock. The Bantams went cold from the floor at that point, hitting just two of their final eight field goal attempts and committing seven turnovers. On the other end of the floor, hit 14 consecutive free throws to end the game on a 22-5 run, including a perfect 10-for-10 by first-year forward C.J. Neely.
Bates' win is their first against Trinity since 1992-93. It also marks the first for Bates coach and former Bantam standout Joe Reilly over his alma mater. Wilson led all scorers with 25 points, while Walker had 20 off the bench. Hart had 18 points, while Neely had career highs with 15 points and eight rebounds. Scott Wallach led Trinity with 20 points, while Tabb finished with 18. Senior Rory Neal led all players with 9 rebounds.
Whitmore Posts 500th Win
WATERVILLE, Maine -- Colby men's basketball coach Dick Whitmore registered his 500th career victory Jan. 27 in a 78-60 win over Maine-Farmington. Colby (11-2) held Maine-Farmington (11-4) scoreless for the first six minutes of the second half to increase on a seven-point
halftime lead, and seal the win for the longtime coach and athletic director.
No. 16 Roanoke Loses Top Player to Knee Injury
Roanoke's leading scorer and rebounder, Jason Strickland, tore the meniscus in his right knee Jan. 26 against Emory & Henry, will have surgery Feb. 1 and is
likely out for the season.
Strickland, who led the Maroons with 12.7 points per game and 86-for-115 free-throw shooting last season, is the third player the No. 16 Roanoke squad (15-2, 10-1 ODAC) has lost this season. He joins Robby Pridgen and Alex Phillips on the bench.
"Pablo Picasso once said that good artists copy and great artists do. ... Right now I've been given a new palette and I have the opportunity to do new things," Strickland told the Roanoke Times. "I'll learn more about what my coaches are doing. I'll try to learn what it's like to inspire someone, to try to motivate a teammate."
Roanoke, the second-place team in the ODAC, plays first-place and No. 1 Hampden-Sydney twice and third-place Bridgewater in the next eight days.
Buena Vista Concentrating on Finishing Strong
Coach Brian Van Haaften and his Buena Vista Beavers aren't letting a 12-1 start in Iowa Conference men's basketball go to their heads. Even with a three-game cushion in the standings, they realize the importance of every game
until the end of the conference season.
"Two years ago we started out 10-0 and didn't win the league championship," Van Haaften said. "The conference race has only just begun for us, we still have some tough road games left."
The Beavers avenged their only loss this season with a win at Coe by a score of 85-79. The first time they beat Buena Vista and outplayed them at home, a 78-76 loss Dec. 10 in Storm Lake.
"One of our goals was not to lose to any team twice this year. We don't have any illusions about how tough the final stretch is for us," said Van Haaften.
The Beavers have seven games left until the conference tournament begins on Feb. 22. The three-game lead in the standings makes it seem like the Beavers will host the opening game of the tournament in Storm Lake.
Playing well hasn't been a problem so far. The loss to Coe is the only setback in the entire season. The Beavers lead the league in scoring offense and rank second in scoring defense. BV is led by a pair of returning all-conference players: senior Landon Roth and sophomore Adam Jones, who earned Iowa Conference Player of the Week honors the third week of January. Jones leads the team in scoring (16.4 points a game in the IIAC).
According to Van Haaften, depth had been the most important key to success this season. The solid play has been built around the emergence of freshmen post players Robbie Beyer and Chris Petersen. The 6-7 Beyer is the team's second-leading scorer, and 6-5 Petersen is the top rebounder for the Beavers.
"We don't have any glaring weakness in the top eight to nine people," Van Haaften said. "Only two guys average in double figures, but six others are between seven and 10 points. It seems like it's been someone different for us every night in scoring."
What's Going On, Wisconsin?
WIAC craziness continued Jan. 26 as UW-Platteville and UW-Stevens Point each lost at home. Scott DeWyre scored all five of his points in the final 1:23, lifting River Falls to the 60-54 victory against Platteville. DeWyre, erased a 54-53 lead with a short jumper with 1:23 remaining and a three-point shot with 31 seconds left. The Falcons' Nic Been made a pair of free throws with 24 seconds left for the final margin. Justin Johnson’s layup with 13 seconds left lifted Superior to the 61-60 victory against Stevens Point. Superior worked the ball inside to Vince Thomas, who fed the ball across the lane to a wide-open Justin Johnson for the go-ahead score with 13 seconds left. Stevens Point rushed the ball upcourt, but Brent Larson’s three-pointer missed and Brant Bailey’s 15-foot jumper at the buzzer rimmed out.
Hampden-Sydney Wins with 33% Shooting
LEXINGTON, Va. -- Despite its worst shooting performance of the season, No. 1 Hampden-Sydney posted a 56-47 win on the road against Washington & Lee on
Jan. 26.
Hampden-Sydney (17-0, 11-0 ODAC), who entered the game atop the ODAC with a .501 field goal percentage, shot just .333 on the game and a paltry .296 in the second half. The .333 field goal percentage was the lowest of the season for the Tigers and a full 10 percentage points lower than the previous low. Despite struggling from the field, Hampden-Sydney connected on 17 of 24 free throws, 11 of 14 in the second half. The Tigers also forced the Generals into 23 turnovers.
Jack Jirak led the way for Hampden-Sydney with 12 points. T.J. Grimes contributed 11 and was the only other Tiger in double figures. Jeremy Harris had eight points and five rebounds, while Brett Thompson added seven points and a team-high eight rebounds.
Hampden-Sydney jumped on the Generals early, opening the game with a 17-3 lead. W&L was 1-for-9 from the field and had six turnovers in the opening ten minutes as the Tigers opened the 14-point lead. W&L chipped away at the lead and had it trimmed to five points by the end of the first half.
The Generals (5-10, 4-8) continued to slice into the H-SC lead in the second half and tied the game at 41-41 with 7:51 remaining as Ryan Small connected on a layup. The Tigers could not pull away in the second half and did not lead by more than nine points. With just under eight minutes left in the game, W&L tied the game at 41-41 as Ryan Small connected on a layup. The Tigers went on an 11-2 run over the next 4:54 to take its largest lead of the second half. Washington and Lee answered the Tigers again, scoring six unanswered points to cut to score to 52-49 with less than 30 seconds remaining.
Following a W&L foul, Chris Fox connected on both ends of a one-and-one to extend the H-SC lead to five with 21.6 seconds remaining. Grimes corralled a missed W&L three pointer and hit a pair of free throws with 11 seconds remaining for the final 56-49 margin.
Washington and Lee was led by freshman guard Toussaint Crawford, who scored 12 points on 5-for-7 shooting. Senior center Brian Ricketts tallied eight points and a game-high nine rebounds.
The 49 points allowed by the H-SC defense is a season-best, while the 56 points scored for the Tigers is a season-low.
Hardin-Simmons Women Lose First
Hardin-Simmons' women suffered their first loss of the season and first homecourt setback to McMurry since 1991, 59-56. Lilly Ogunbanjo came off the bench to score 17 points and Ogonna Merritt hit a pair of free throws with nine seconds left to put it away. No. 12 Hardin-Simmons (16-1, 4-1 ASC West) saw its regular-season winning streak end at 29 games and their run at home end at 16 games. McMurry (15-2, 5-0), which came up short in all three tries against HSU last season, dominated the boards again, getting an incredible 22 offensive rebounds that led to 12 points. McMurry forced 18 turnovers that paved the way to 13 more points.
Division I Princeton Fires Away Against No. 12 Catholic
By Mark Simon, D3hoops.com
PRINCETON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- First-time starter Ray Robins scored 27 points on 10-for-12 shooting as Division I Princeton University downed Catholic 90-49 last night before 4,231 at Jadwin Gym.
Robins' 27 points were the most by a Tiger in his first start since Bill Bradley pumped in 28 against Lafayette in 1962. Princeton jumped out to a 24-4 lead with 10:49 remaining in the first half and never looked back. The Tigers, who annually play a Division III team in their first game following exams, improved to 8-7, while Catholic slipped to 13-3.
Princeton used a barrage of three-pointers to break the game open. Robins finished with five of the Tigers 15 trifectas as Princeton shot 54% from the field and 47% from three-point range. Six-foot-11 center Chris Young made it impossible for Catholic players to drive, finishing with nine points and five blocked shots.
Dan Harrington led Catholic with 21 points and the Cardinals could take some solace in the fact that they were only outscored by nine points in the second half.
"I didn't feel good about this game," said Catholic coach Mike Lonergan. "I thought it would be very hard coming here. I thought we played hard in the second half and Dan (Harrington) played hard the entire game."
Washington U. Rolls New York U.
By Ray Martel, D3hoops.com
NEW YORK -- Senior center Alia Fischer scored Washington U's first four points of the game to give the Bears a lead they would never relinquish, on the way to a commanding 82-59 victory in front of 1,114 at NYU’s Coles Center. Fischer (pictured) finished the game with 21 points and 11 rebounds for the No. 1 Bears as they continued their incredible run through Division III.
The Bears improved to 15-0 (6-0 UAA) and show no signs of letting up, after manhandling the No. 13 in the country and UAA runner-up NYU, which falls to 12-3, 5-2.
A key to the game was the Bears' 44-36 edge in rebounding. "We’ve got a pretty good inside game," said Bears head coach Nancy Fahey. "With the combination of Fischer and (junior forward) Tasha Rodgers, we focused on getting second opportunities."
Fischer mirrored those feelings, adding, "we knew they (NYU) were physical, and they liked to crash the boards. Rebounding is one thing I think we’ve been shaky with in the first half, we really made that an emphasis coming out."
The victory kept them perfect on the season, and gave them 53 wins in a row dating back to 1997-98, their first national championship season. "I’m really not keeping track of how many it is," says Fischer. "We're just concerned with each game, and we’ll see what happens."
The longest winning streak in Division III history was a 60-game streak by Capital from Jan. 11, 1994 to Dec. 16, 1995, spanning two national titles. Barring postponements, Washington U. will be playing to tie the record Feb. 13 at home against Rochester and could break the record Feb. 18 at Carnegie Mellon.
Senior guard Sue Tucker had 16 points, was 9-for-9 at the charity stripe for the Bears and added three assists. Rodgers added 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting and had three rebounds. Sophomore guard Meg Babrer led NYU with 18 points and four assists, and was 3-for-5 from the three-point arc. Sophomore guard Dari Magyar added 15 points and two assists, while junior forward Jessica Nowak had 14 points and six rebounds.
Baldwin-Wallace Women Complete Capital Sweep
BEREA, OHIO -- The No. 5 Baldwin-Wallace women beat No. 8 Capital Jan. 22 at Rudolph Ursprung Gymnasium, 78-70. It was B-W's third consecutive win versus the Crusaders and its seventh in the last 11 meetings between
the two Div. III national powers. It also gave B-W a sweep of
the season series after defeating Capital on December 11, 1999 in Bexley,
61-53.
In the first half, the Yellow Jackets (16-1, 9-0 OAC) led by as many as 13 points at 32-19, when senior forward Anjee Beard scored from the left block. Beard's bucket tied an NCAA Division III record as it was her 18th consecutive made field goal over the past three games. Capital answered the 13-point deficit with a 7-0 run ending on a three-point field goal by senior guard Amy Strine at the 2:40 mark of the first half.
B-W held onto a 37-29 lead at the intermission. In the second half, B-W stretched their lead to 17 at the 13:27 mark when junior guard Kim Luthman hit two free throws to make the lead 54-37. B-W never trailed in the contest.
"We played very well tonight," said veteran Yellow Jacket Head Coach Cheri Harrer. "It was nice to get out to a big lead, it gave us a big advantage. Making our free throws down the stretch was key."
B-W was led by junior forward Jen Nance with 20 points, including seven of 10 from the field. All-OAC guard Emily Clark chipped in with 13 markers and senior All-OAC forward Anjee Beard added 12. In addition, freshman Holly Koepp came off the bench to score eight points and grab a game-high 12 rebounds.
Capital was led by junior forward Kendra Meyer with 20 and 11 rebounds. Sophomore forward Tara Dickensheets with 14.
Wooster Beats Wittenberg on the Glass
WOOSTER, Ohio -- In a game pitting two Top 25 teams that are longtime rivals and tied for first in the North Coast Athletic Conference, Wooster got the better of Wittenberg Jan. 22, trouncing the No. 21 Tigers 81-63 in front of 2,764 fans at Timken Gymnasium.
The No. 10 Scots, who are the third-winningest team in Division III history (1,255), posted their largest victory against Wittenberg, the all-time winningest team in Division III history (1,383), since they won 74-56 way back in the 1965-66 season. In addition, the win increased Wooster's school-record home winning streak to 24 games and its NCAC-winning string to 23 games.
After falling behind 6-4 just over two minutes into the game, the Scots never trailed or were threatened again. Wooster (14-2, 8-0 NCAC) led 38-29 at halftime and the closest the Tigers got in the second half was 47-40 with 15:59 to play. The Scots were able to push their lead to as large as 20 points on two different occasions in the second half.
The story of the game was Wooster's domination of the boards. Wittenberg (13-3, 7-1 NCAC) came into the week second in all of Division III in rebounding margin (+11.5), but were outrebounded by the Scots 52-30. Also, Wooster was hot from the outside, connecting on 42% (11-for-26) of its attempts from three-point land, while Wittenberg was 5-for-17.
Leading the way for the Scots was junior wing Steve Thompson, who scored a career-high 23 points. He was 6-for-10 from the field, including 5-for-8 from beyond the arc. Freshman forward Bryan Nelson, fresh off a 26-point effort Jan. 19 against Hiram, scored 21 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to record his fourth double-double of the season. The only other Wooster player to reach double figures was sophomore guard Antwyan Reynolds, who had 11 points to go along with six assists and two steals.
Wittenberg, which shot only 40% (25-for-63) from the floor, was led by senior Chris Fillmore, who scored 20 points. Junior wing Ryan Taylor added 11 points, but was only 4-of-12 from the field.
Susquehanna Knocks off Albright
SELINSGROVE, Pa. -- The homestanding Susquehanna men's team ended a five-game losing streak to Albright knocked off the Lions with a 60-58 MAC Commonwealth Conference win.
Lion sophomore small forward Brendan Ferns intentionally missed a free throw with :02.1 remaining, but Susquehanna's 6-6 sophomore center Stephan Schrankel grabbed the rebound to preserve the win. The Crusaders got 14 points from sophomore small forward Corey Green, 13 from senior guard and co-captain Rob Makarewicz, and 10 off the bench from junior guard John Green as they ended Albright's current five-game win streak and handed the Lions (11-3, 6-1) their first conference loss of the season. Albright was ranked first by the Middle Atlantic regional committee.
"We've played some good teams and beat some good teams. I kind of thought today's game might have been against the best team that we've played all year," said Susquehanna head coach Frank Marcinek. "You talk about a back-and-fourth type game -- it was just that. I thought our kids worked their tails off on defense.
Despite the loss, Albright's senior point guard Shawn Swavely continued his mastery of Susquehanna (11-4, 5-2), scoring a game high 24 points. Swavely has averaged 22.3 vs. Susquehanna in his career.
Susquehanna wedged open a 29-25 halftime lead by scoring the last five points while holding Albright scoreless for the final 2:34 of the half. Corey Green hit the big three-point field goal to give Susquehanna the lead for good in the half, which featured five ties and four lead changes.
Albright retook the lead 3:18 into the second half on a running jumper by Drewry for a 33-32 lead, but Susquehanna answered on a layup by 6-8 freshman center Zigmas Kaknevicius. That was followed by ties at 34 and 36, before the Crusaders scored six unanswered points on layups by Kaknevicius and Makarewicz, and a jumper by Corey Green for a 42-36 lead with 11:53 to play. They would expand that lead to the largest of the game at seven on a top-of-the-key three-pointer by Makarewicz for a 45-38 advantage with 11:05 left.
Susquehanna would hold that lead until 4:40 remaining when Albright retook it on a pair of free throws by 6-8 junior center Mark Moritz for a 49-48 advantage. But Susquehanna took command again with four consecutive points on a driving layup by junior power forward Brad Rausch and a running jumper by Corey Green for a 52-49 advantage with 3:27 to go. The Lions would get back within one three times in the final three minutes -- the last time at 57-56 with 1:47 left on a Drewry three-pointer.
Cortland Women Beat Buffalo Again
Trailing most of the first half, No. 4 Cortland (14-0, 11-0 SUNYAC) rallied to defeat No. 25 Buffalo State Saturday night 68-56 for the second time in 11 days. Sophomore forward Erin Egan scored 12 of her team-high 15 points in the second half. She made all five of her field-goal attempts and grabbed 10 rebounds. Junior center Kate Smith finished with 12 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots. Buffalo State (12-2, 9-2) was ahead by nine-point margins four occasions but could not extend the lead into double digits. Trailing 29-23 at halftime after shooting just 27% from the floor, Cortland opened the second half with a 9-2 run, capped by Smith's layup with 17:02 left to give the Red Dragons a 32-31 lead. Cortland would not trail again, shooting 57% from the field in the final 20 minutes. Chrissy Milleville led Buffalo State with 15 points and Tina Williams tallied 11 points.
Another Upset in Wisconsin
Gabe Frank was 6-for-6 from the line in the final minute to lead No. 21 UW-Stevens Point to a 72-67 win against No. 3 UW-Eau Claire in front of 2,845 fans at Stevens Point. The win gave the Pointers sole possession of first place in the WIAC. A pair of three-pointers by UW-Eau Claire’s Matt Fermanich and Sherm Carstensen cut the Pointer lead to 61-58 with 3:16 left, however, the Pointers extended the lead to seven points as Joe Zuiker and Frank each connected on a pair of free throws. Jon Wallenfelsz hit his first career three-pointer with 35 seconds left, and following a Pointer turnover, Carstensen hit a layup with 23 seconds left to cut the lead to 69-67. However, Frank hit two more free throws and Bailey hit one of two free throws to seal the win. UW-Stevens Point (14-3, 9-1) was held without a field goal over the final 4:17. Carstensen led UW-Eau Claire (15-2, 7-2) with 26 points, while Jon Wallenfelsz added 22 points.
Roanoke Sends Randolph-Macon Packing
Roanoke's men overcame a subpar offensive night with strong defense in a 63-54 win against Randolph-Macon Jan. 22.
The Maroons found themselves trailing 25-21 at the half, but outscored RMC 42-29 in the second half to come away with the victory. Defense was the key for the Maroons (14-2, 9-1 ODAC) in the contest, as it forced 27 Yellow Jackets turnovers in the game and allowed RMC to shoot just 36.2% from the field. Brad Dunleavy was again outstanding on defense, recording a career-high six steals in the contest.
The Maroons led 9-8 with 8:52 to go in the first half, but Macon scored the next five points to take a 13-9 lead which it would not give up the rest of the half. The Yellow Jackets were able to push their lead to as much as nine in the first half, before the Maroons cut it down to four at the break.
RMC (8-8, 5-5) held the lead until the 8:57 mark of the second, when Ramsey Hathaway hit two foul shots to tie score at 40. Dunleavy hit a jumped just 30 seconds later to put the Maroons up by two. The teams traded the lead for the next four minutes. With 4:04 left in the game, Colby Leftwich hit two free throws to give the Maroons the lead for good. The Yellow Jackets closed to within one point, but a three-pointer by Paris Butler, his only field goal of the game, was the nail in the coffin for the Yellow Jackets.
Leftwich led Roanoke with 14 points, while Dunleavy added 13. In addition to his 13 points and six steals, Dunleavy had three assists and five rebounds. Although he scored just six points, senior Ramsey Hathaway had one of his best games on the boards on Saturday, grabbing a game-high nine missed shots.
Jamie Rice led all scorers in the game, as the Randolph-Macon freshman dropped in 20 on 10-of-15 shooting from the field.
They're Still No. 2
Men's No. 2 Christopher Newport and women's No. 2 Simpson both rolled to wins Jan. 21. Playing its first road game in over a month, Christopher Newport took an 87-70 win at Ferrum. CNU (15-0) built a 40-29 halftime lead and held off a Ferrum challenge that cut the margin to just five midway through the second half. Brandon Jones led four CNU players in double figures with 21 points. Ferrum (3-12) was led by Robert Knotts with 26. Simpson extended its Iowa Conference win streak to 34 games with a 73-52 victory against Luther. The biggest crowd of the season (650) saw both teams shot poorly in the first half as the Storm were held to 33% while the Norse connected on just 27% from the field. The Storm (15-0) never led by more than 12 in the second half until a 12-2 run with a little over five minutes to go assured the Storm of the win. Michelle Stover led all scorers with 24 points.
No. 24 Western Connecticut Loses at Trinity
By Jim Stout, D3hoops.com
HARTFORD, Conn. -- Playing without leading scorer Stacey Kurtyka, the No. 24 Western Connecticut State women were upset in overtime Jan. 20 by Trinity 63-52 at Oosting Gym.
Not only was Western Connecticut without the shooting guard Kurtyka (17.1 ppg), the Colonials had to play for most of the night without 6-foot-4 center Meg Lyon (back, flu). Lyon was limited to 15 minutes off the bench after not being able to eat solid foods for several days.
Still, Western rallied from 10 points down in the second half, and even briefly took the lead in the final two minutes of regulation. A shot from the right baseline by Western's Shanna Fairchild hit the rim and bounded softly away at the second-half buzzer.
The win was of major significance for Trinity. The Bantams (10-3) suffered a terrible loss at home two days ago to unranked Connecticut College. They came in with three losses in their previous five games.
Western had won seven in a row, including victories against nationally ranked Southern Maine and William Paterson.
"We were very concerned in overtime," said Trinity coach Maureen Pine, "because we've allowed leads to get away from us in the second half in a couple of losses lately. We didn't know how our kids were going to react at the outset of the game or in overtime, but they bounced back nicely. It was good to see."
The loss to Conn College greatly compromised Trinity's chances of gaining a NCAA playoff berth should it not win the NESCAC. On the other hand, knocking off Western arguably reestablished its at-large power rating.
"This was a very big win for us," Pine added. "It was a typical of the types of games we've had with (Western) in recent years: hard-fought, low scoring, a little ugly but very exciting. Obviously without Kurtyka they were hurting quite a bit -- we're not naive, we realize that -- but we figured we needed a break after what happened the other night."
Leading by 26-21 at the half, Trinity increased its margin to 35-25 in the first four minutes of the second half.
The Bantams still led by 40-31 with 11:14 to play, but were then held without a field goal for the next 6½ minutes. That allowed Western to pull to within 42-38 with six minutes remaining.
The Colonials finally tied it at 44 on a basket by forward Deanita Lane, then took a 46-44 lead with 1:27 to go on another score from underneath by Lane. Bridget Dullea tied it again at 46-46 with 67 seconds left in regulation.
In overtime, Trinity scored the first 11 points. The Bantams quickly opened the extra session with a putback by Dullea and a three-pointer by point guard Jackie Siscone for a 51-46 lead. Western had two possessions in which to cut the deficit to two or three points, but came up short both times.
Caitlin Luz's two free throws on a one-and-one with 2:10 remaining increased Trinity's lead to 53-46. Siscone followed with two more from the line to give the Bantams a 55-46 cushion.
Trinity went on to hit 12 consecutive free throws in overtime and was 26-for-31 from the line in the game. Western only reached the foul line six times in 45 minutes as Trinity was called for just seven fouls.
"I don't know what happened to us in overtime," said Western's tireless point guard, junior Chrissy Camella, who played 44 minutes, 47 seconds before fouling out.
"We played our hearts out for the entire game, but somehow we got away from what got us to overtime in the first place. We overcame a lot of adversity, but we just didn't have enough. You win some, you lose some, I guess. If you play hard, there's not much else you can do."
Dullea, a 5-9 sophomore guard, recorded 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals. Luz had a game-high 18 rebounds.
Lane, starting at center in place of Lyon, scored 14 points for Western. Junior forward Arianna Dolock had 11 points, seven rebounds and five blocked shots. Lyon, the runaway leader in blocked shots in the Little East, rejected six in just 15 minutes last night.
"It was kind of like Tuesday," said Western coach Jody Rajcula, referring to Western's overtime win against Eastern Connecticut, the LEC game in which Kurtyka was injured and Lyon couldn't play.
"We were down, we were short-handed but we battled back. On Tuesday, though, we had people rise to the occasion. That didn't happen tonight."
Rose-Hulman Upsets DePauw
GREENCASTLE, Ind. -- Senior Patrick Grace scored a career-high 19 points and junior T.J. Holmes added 15, lifting defending Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champion Rose-Hulman to a 62-58 victory against DePauw (12-4, 6-3 SCAC) in men’s basketball action at Greencastle.
"This is very special, because when you’re team is down and does something like this, it’s means even more. It’s a sign of character. (Rose-Hulman and DePauw) are rivals and this win means a lot," said Rose-Hulman head coach Jim Shaw.
Senior Michael Harris added 13 points for Rose-Hulman (8-7, 4-5), while senior Jeff Siefert tallied nine rebounds and sophomore Ryan Harris grabbed a career-high nine rebounds in the victory. "Patrick Grace’s energy level was outstanding. We got on his shoulders and rode his energy level. He also forced their post players into lots of turnovers," said Shaw.
Sophomore Mike Howland led DePauw with 17 points, including 15 in the second half. Junior Bob Steiner also reached double figures with 12.
"Tonight is a little more of what we are supposed to be like. We played tough-minded as a group. We didn’t play differently in the first 37 minutes than we have lately, but in the last three minutes we played well. We didn’t hang our heads, made some big plays and won," added Shaw.
Wheaton Men Knock Off No. 5 Connecticut College
Wheaton (Mass.) led by as many as 13 points in the second half
to hang on and knock off No. 5 Connecticut College 92-89 in Emerson
Gymnasium Jan. 20. The Camels (8-3) have lost back to back games for
the first time all season. The Lyons, avenging last year's loss in New London, Conn., have won three of their last four contests.
The Lyons took an early 5-2 lead. Connecticut College then went on a 11-2 run thanks to seven points Kareem Tatum. Wheaton's defensive pressure kept them within reach, led by Jarrett Lewis' six steals. Wheaton (8-4) was down 42-35 with 8:20 on the clock, but went on a 7-2 run to close the gap to two at 44-42 at the intermission. Both teams finished the first half shooting 60% or better from the field.
The two teams came out of the half in a hard-fought struggle and the contest was tied at 55 with 14:15 remaining. During the next Camel possession, Arnulfo DeLaCruz stole the pass and dished to Lloyd Palmer, who completed the three-point play. Wheaton led the rest of the way, holding Connecticut without a field goal over a seven-minute stretch midway through the half.
When Bill Bassett broke that drought the Camels trailed by only three, but Wheaton responded with a 14-4 run and the game's biggest lead at 84-71 as they survived Connecticut's last-minute run.
The Lyons finished the contest shooting a season-high 60% (29-for-48 FG) from the field. Wheaton had four players score in double figures, led by Palmer's 20 points (8-for-11) with a game-best nine rebounds and four blocks. DeLaCruz added 19 points and Justin Lefkowski 15.
Connecticut was paced by Tatum, who scored his 1,000th career point in the game, with a game-best 21 points and team-high six rebounds
Randolph-Macon Gives No. 1 a Run in the ODAC
By Pat Coleman, D3hoops.com
ASHLAND, Va. — Jeremy Harris got one of his game-high nine rebounds off a missed T.J. Grimes jumper with 10 seconds left to help No. 1 Hampden-Sydney hold off archrival Randolph-Macon 84-79 at Crenshaw Gymnasium Jan. 19. The win broke the Yellow Jackets' four-game winning streak.
Harris, whose technical foul earlier in the second half helped the Yellow Jackets (8-7, 5-4 Old Dominion Athletic Conference) during a 17-6 run that tied the game at 60-60 with 10:52 left, fed Chris Fox, who was fouled and made the game-clinching free throws with eight seconds remaining.
"It was a big relief," said the senior center, "because all I had on my mind was the technical and losing the game for us."
"That was the biggest play of the game for us," said Fox, who finished with a team-high 18 points and 4-for-6 three-point shooting.
The Tigers (15-0, 9-0 ODAC) took a 13-6 lead in the first half, only to turn the ball over on four consecutive possessions and allow Randolph-Macon to tie the game.
"We were giving away a lot of possessions early," said Hampden-Sydney head coach Tony Shaver, whose club turned the ball over 12 times in the first 20 minutes en route to 19 for the game. "And on defense we felt like we had to get a steal every possession."
The Yellow Jackets took advantage of more Tiger turnovers to go on a 10-1 run and take a 38-32 first-half lead. Sophomore Marshall Rumney made three consecutive baskets en route to his game-high 21 points. Rumney, who transferred from Division I Lehigh at the beginning of January, was 9-for-11 from the floor in only 19 minutes of action.
"He will get his legs," said Randolph-Macon head coach Mike Rhoades. "He's a great asset to our program as a person and a player."
"Guys were giving me looks and (shots) were falling down for me," said Rumney.
Fox cut Randolph-Macon's six-point lead in half with a three-pointer from the top of the key to make it 38-35, then a layup by Matt McKeag and a three-point play by Jack Jirak gave Hampden-Sydney a 42-41 halftime lead. Two more buckets by Jirak and a pair of threes from Fox ran the lead to 11 before the Yellow Jackets started on their run.
Randolph-Macon, which has eight freshmen on the roster and started three of them, nearly avenged a 33-point loss they suffered at Hampden-Sydney just 15 days prior.
"It's always a tough game, Hampden-Sydney/Randolph-Macon," said Fox. "And any time you go on the road is tough in the ODAC."
"We were amped up to play the No. 1 team in the country," said Rumney. "We're going to work our hardest to get a shot at them in the ODAC tournament."
"They're competitive kids. They took it personally when they beat us by 33 points," said Rhoades. "Our goal is to try to get better tomorrow and the next day and to get better against (19th-ranked) Roanoke on Saturday."
NOTES: "It's a lot more competitive (in Division III), a lot more fun," said Rumney. "Lehigh's not really a basketball school. Randolph-Macon is a basketball school." ... Randolph-Macon nearly erased Hampden-Sydney's entire rebounding edge from the first meeting. After leading rebounding 40-27 in the first game, the Tigers led this game only 29-26. ... Rumney did not play in the team's first meeting, but the Yellow Jackets are 4-1 since he joined the squad. ... Harris' technical not only gave Randolph-Macon free throws and the ball, but might have cost the Tigers a pair of free throws of their own. Harris appeared to have been fouled in the act of shooting, but after Mike LaGuardia shot the technical shots, Shaver was unable to convince the officials his team was owed two shots. The officials decided the foul was not in the act of shooting.
Maine-Farmington's Meader Reaches 1,500 Mark
FARMINGTON, Maine -- Maine-Farmington senior forward Daren Meader passed the 1,500-point mark for his career in a 16-point, 10-rebound, nine-assist performance versus Maine-Machias. The 83-53 win moved Farmington's record to 10-3 on the season. Meader has stepped up his scoring in recent games as Farmington
has been without standout Jared Rivers. At Wilkes' Colonel Classic earlier this month, Meader and national scoring leader Willie Chandler of Misericordia were locked in a scoring duel in which each player finished with 44 points. Meader's 44-point effort set a school record for most points in a game.
Trinity Gets Over Camels Hump
HARTFORD -- Sophomore forward Colin Tabb scored 21 points -- including 11 of 13 free throws -- and dished out five assists to lead the Trinity men's team to an 89-83 upset win against visiting No. 5 Connecticut College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference opener for both teams.
Trinity, ranked No. 25, won its eighth consecutive game and its first over the Camels since 1996-97. Trinity (8-1) has an 18-game winning streak at home at Oosting Gym.
Trinity controlled the first half, opening up a 26-13 lead at the 10:20 mark on a jumper by junior guard Mike Keohane. The Bantams extended their lead to 37-21 with 5:52 left on two free throws by junior co-captain guard Michael LaBella, and led 49-33 at the half.
Connecticut College sophomore guard Mizan Ayers kept the Camels (8-2) in the game with 17 first-half points.
In the second half, Conn chipped away at the Trinity lead, finally reducing its deficit to 65-56 after a layup by senior guard Aaron Taylor and free throw by junior forward Kareem Tatum with 10:44 left in the game.
Connecticut College scored nine unanswered points to close to within three at 76-73 with 3:20 remaining, after a steal and layup by sophomore guard Vaidas Nutautas.
Tatum hit a long three-pointer with 1:00 left to cut the Trinity lead to 82-80, but Camel sophomore forward Rich Futia was called for an illegal screen with 37 seconds remaining and Trinity hit seven free throws in the final minute.
Trinity junior guard Scott Wallach scored 21 points and grabbed six rebounds; Senior co-captain forward Rory Neal added 20 points and 10 boards. Keohane scored 13 points and notched six assists.
Tatum scored 23 second-half points, leading all scorers with 30, as he sank 11 of 18 shots fromthe floor. Ayers finished with 23 points, nine assists and six rebounds, while Nutautas added 11 points for the Camels.
They'll Take Wins for 1,000
Bill Davidson and Greg Schreiber each posted double figures in points and rebounds to lead Gettysburg to the program's 1,000th all-time victory, a 72-59 decision against Alvernia Jan. 17. Davidson scored 24 points and tied a career-high with 12 rebounds, while Schreiber added 18 points, 11 rebounds and a game-high six assists to help the Bullets (8-6) win for the fourth time in their last five games. Only 38 Division III men's programs had recorded 1,000 victories entering the season. Curtis McNeil added 11 points for the Bullets (3-for-from three-point range) while teammate Richie Pfeil had five assists and five rebounds. Chris Alba shot 4-for-5 from three-point range to finish with a team-high 16 points for Alvernia (7-6).
Diplomats Finally Break Losing Streak
ANNVILLE, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall senior guard Jerome Maiatico and sophomore center Alex Kraft each tallied 17 points to lead the No. 13 Diplomats (10-4) to a 69-61 non-conference men's basketball victory at Lebanon Valley (8-6) Jan. 17.
Sophomore forward Casimer Thomas, in his first career start, added 13 points, a team-high seven rebounds, three steals and two blocked shots for the Diplomats, who snapped a three-game losing streak. The Diplomats also posted their third consecutive victory against Lebanon Valley.
The Flying Dutchmen, suffering their third loss at home in the last four outings, were led by senior center Dan Pfeil with 20 points and nine rebounds. Senior guard Keith Phoebus added 12 points and freshman forward John Sharkey chipped in a season-high 10 markers for the hosts.
LVC jumped out to a 15-7 lead, but Thomas and Kraft led a 23-8 F&M surge to gain a lead the Diplomats never relinquished. Maiatico’s second basket of the first half, with 3:02 left, gave the visitors a 30-23 advantage.
Maiatico drained his only three-point goal of the game with 17:24 left, giving the Diplomats a double-digit lead (45-33). It was Maiatico’s 100th career "trey" and 1,000th career point. He became the seventh player in team history to hit the century mark in three-point goals and the 23rd player to reach the 1,000-point plateau. In finishing with 17 points, he passed three others on the career scoring list and now ranks 20th with 1,008 career points.
Lebanon Valley whittled the Diplomats lead down to five points in the final minutes of the game, but the Diplomats converted their free throws (15-for-19 for the game) to clinch the victory.
Chicago Wins 30th Home Game in a Row
CHICAGO -- Derek Reich scored a game-high 23 points to lead Chicago to a 68-58 win against No. 20 Johns Hopkins in University Athletic Association play Jan. 16 at Chicago's Henry Crown Field House.
The victory extended Chicago's home winning streak to 30 consecutive games and 47 of 48. Chicago has also won 31 consecutive UAA home contests.
Chicago (10-3, 4-0 UAA) trailed 33-32 at halftime. The second half featured seven ties, including a 50-50 deadlock with 8:21 left to play. Chicago then went on an 11-4 run to take a 61-54 lead with 4:59 left to play. Brad Henderson scored eight of his 17 points during that stretch.
Johns Hopkins (10-4, 6-2) was led by Joel Wertman's 18 points. Steve Adams chipped in 12 points off the bench. Mike Agema also finished in double figures for Chicago with 12 points.
Life on the Road
The UAA and SCAC have incredible travel schedules, with teams often playing two different teams on the road in two different states on the same weekend. So it's no wonder when sometimes teams are dragging on Sunday. That seemed to be the case again, as women's No. 7 NYU lost at Carnegie Mellon 54-51. With the game knotted at 51 with 41 seconds left, Michelle Sodini stole the ball and ran the length of the floor for the easy layup, giving Carnegie Mellon its first lead since the first half. Sodini scored 10 consecutive points in the last 3:30 to rally CMU from a 51-43 deficit. In SCAC play, No. 19 Trinity pulled off the mild upset, beating No. 17 DePauw at home 78-73. And the No. 20 Johns Hopkins men became Chicago's 30th consecutive home victim, losing 68-58 in Chicago.
Coaches Combine for 1,000
After beating Drew Jan. 15, Scranton basketball coaches Bob Bessoir (above) and Mike Strong have a combined 1,000 coaching victories. Bessoir, who took over the Royals' helm in 1972 and has led Scranton to Division III national titles in 1976 and 1983, has 529 career wins, while Strong, a former assistant under Bessoir who led the Lady Royals to a Division III national championship in 1985, has 471 coaching victories.
Davison Reaches 400th Win
DUBUQUE, Iowa -- Clarke men's basketball coach Jon Davison picked up his 400th collegiate coaching victory Jan. 15 when the Crusaders posted a 45-40 road win against Concordia (Ill.).
Davison is in his 31st year of coaching at the collegiate level and owns a 400-379 overall record.
Clarke freshman Jay Harris of Peosta, Iowa scored a game-high 16 points to lead the Crusaders in Davison's 400th victory. Interestingly, Harris' father, Dennis, played a part in Davison's first collegiate coaching victory. Harris was a member of Davison's first collegiate squad at the University of Dubuque. Dennis and his wife, Robbin, were at the historic win.
A 1961 graduate of the University of Dubuque, Davison logged over 300 victories in 27 seasons at his alma mater. His Dubuque squads posted an overall record of 372-295 and had four 20-plus win seasons. During the 1980's, Davison's squad's dominated the Iowa Conference, compiling the best won-loss record over that 10-year period. His 1986, 1988 and 1990 squads won conference championships. Davison's 1981, 1986, 1988 and 1990 teams qualified for the NCAA Division III tournament.
Davison is now in his fourth season at Clarke. After his final season at UD (1992-93), Davison left the coaching profession and moved to Fridley, Minn., where was president of National Development Services, Inc., and general manager of Sports Spree Fun Park, Inc. He took the Clarke coaching reins for the 1996-97 season.
No. 13 Franklin & Marshall Rolled for Third Consecutive Loss
GETTYSBURG, Pa. -- Ryan Napp scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the second half, including 12 at the free throw line, to lead the Bullets (7-6, 2-2 CC) to an 85-59 Centennial Conference victory against No. 13 Franklin & Marshall (9-4, 2-2).
Bill Davidson added 17 points and a game-high eight rebounds while Curtis McNeil chipped in 11 points for the Bullets, who broke loose from a one-point halftime deficit by outscoring the visitors 49-24 in the second half. Gettysburg scored 25 points at the free-throw line on 30 attempts in the final 20 minutes.
F&M, which suffered its third consecutive loss (all on the road), was led by senior reserve forward Dave Manzo with 14 points, including a 10-for-10 effort from the free throw line. Senior point guard Mark Sadowski, in his second game back after suffering a hand injury, added 10 points for the Diplomats.
F&M rallied from an early five-point deficit to tie the game 9-9 on senior guard Jerome Maiatico’s his only three-point goal of the game 15:47 left in the first half.
The Diplomats led 27-21 when Napp drilled a three with 4:47 left in the half to start a 15-8 run and finish the period with a 36-35 advantage. Napp and Davidson each had 10 points for the hosts at the break while Manzo had 10 points in eight minutes for the Diplomats.
Gettysburg took control of the game midway through the second half. Leading 49-48 Davidson hit one of the Bullets' nine three-point goals to start an eight-point surge.
After the teams traded several baskets, Maiatico was called for an intentional foul. Eight seconds later, Maiatico committed his fifth foul and the F&M bench was assessed consecutive technical fouls, allowing the Bullets to score 10 consecutive points for a 73-54 lead with 4:05 left in the game.
Goucher Upsets No. 5 Catholic
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A short-handed Goucher team pulled off an 84-79 upset of No. 5 Catholic in Capital Athletic Conference action Jan. 15 at the DuFour Center. The Gophers, who shot 56% from the field, ended Catholic's 11-game win streak with the loss. The Cardinals' only other loss this season was at Division I American.
Goucher (7-6, 2-2 CAC) played without the services of senior forward Tavar Witherspoon, who suffered an injury during practice this week. Witherspoon, a two-time All-CAC selection, has led the team in scoring and rebounding this season.
"The difference tonight was that we shot well in the first half, but weren't playing great defense," Goucher coach Leonard Trevino, whose team led 43-42 at the half, said. "We had to play defense in the second half. We did and held them to 23% shooting down the stretch. It was a very balanced effort. This is a big win for this team."
The win was Goucher's fifth this year against teams that participated in the 1999 NCAA Tournament. The win was Goucher's third against teams that were nationally ranked at the time.
The Gophers shot 62% in the opening half, while the Cardinals (11-2, 3-1) shot 56%. Catholic led 36-25 with 5:35 remaining, however the Gophers used an 18-6 run to take the 43-42 halftime lead.
In the second half, Goucher moved to a seven-point lead early, however Catholic reeled off eight consecutive points to take a 52-51 edge with 14:29 to play. Gopher sophomore Morgan Fox then drilled a three-pointer to give Goucher the lead for good. Goucher was able to build a 12-point lead on three occasions, including a 76-64 lead with 5:34 to play.
CUA responded with an 11-1 run to pull within 77-75 with 2:43 remaining, but that was as close as the Cardinals would come.
The Gophers had four players in double figures, led by sophomore forward Todd Sykes' 17 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field. Freshman forward Thabo Letsebe added 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
Junior guard Pat Maloney led Catholic with game highs of 24 points, seven assists, and five steals, while senior guard Dan Harrington added 18 points.
Illinois Wesleyan Runs Away from Wheaton
WHEATON, Ill. -- Illinois Wesleyan won a critical CCIW road contest Jan. 15 at Wheaton 70-53 thanks to a solid second half performance. The Titans led 30-29 at halftime, but outscored Wheaton 40-24 in the second stanza to lock up the victory. With 9:40 left in the game the Titans owned a 48-44 advantage, but at that point went on a 12-2 that lasted 4:30 and turned the tide of the game. In that run the guests scored three trifectas, including two from junior guard Adam Osborn.
The Titans' surge was a critical component to the contest as the guests shot 44.4% (12-for-27) from the field after shooting 35.3% (12-for-34) in the first period. For the game Illinois Wesleyan shot 39.3% (24-for-61) from the floor. The Titans shot 50% (10-for-20) from three-point range, including 60% (6-for-10) in the second half. The guests shot 75% (12-for-16) from the free-throw line.
The Titans also clamped down on the Crusaders defensively as Wheaton shot 25.8% (8-for-31) following halftime after shooting 40.7% (11-for-27) in the first half. Illinois Wesleyan outrebounded Wheaton 44-37.
Leading the way for the victors was senior Team of the Year guard Korey Coon with 15 points, while Osborn added 14 points with four three-pointers. Junior forward Todd Wente was impressive under the glass with a game-high 13 rebounds and nine points. Wheaton senior Jermaine Ellis led the Crusaders with 13 points and seven rebounds, while junior center Luke Moo scored 10 points with a team-high 11 rebounds.
Amherst Upsets, Sweeps Archrival Williams
AMHERST, Mass. -- The Williams men lost their second game of the year at the hands of archrival Amherst 72-54. Tonight's game was the 172nd meeting between the two rivals. Williams leads the all-time series 103-69.
The Lord Jeffs (8-3) led 35-31 at halftime at LeFrak Gymnasium. But the underdog Ephs battled back, tying the score at 40 with 15 minutes to play. Amherst then went on a momentum shifting 15-0 run, putting the game out of reach. In the last 15 minutes of play, Amherst outscored Williams 32-14. The Ephs shot only 32% from the field in the second half, compared to 50% in the first half. The Jeffs shot 51% on the day.
Forward Joe Weiss led the Ephs in scoring with 14 points. Center Manny Benjamin contributed 10 points and 11 rebounds to the Eph cause. Guard Andrew Conley finished with eight points and four assists.
Amherst co-captain Chris Smith was the leading scorer in the game with 18 points. Jeffs' leading scorer Erik Kelly was shut down in the first half, largely to the defensive work of Sean Keenan. Kelly finished the game with 12 points. Junior Brian Daoust chipped in 12 for Amherst.
The win was Amherst's third in a row over Williams (7-2), but only the sixth in their last 21 tries against the Ephs.
In the women's game, 20 points, including the 1,000th point of her career, from senior co-captain Rebecca Brooks couldn't keep Amherst from defeating Williams 53-50. No. 17 Williams lost its second consecutive game
Eight points by Amherst co-captain Liza Feldman in the final 2:59 of the game, her only points in the contest, would be enough down the stretch to keep Williams (6-4) from getting a victory on Amherst's home floor.
In the first half, Amherst (7-4) went on a 21-2 run and took a 27-14 lead. Near the end of the half, Williams would come back with a 10-0 run, fueled by two threes from freshman Kate Stumpo to cut the lead to three.
The second half was also back and forth, with Amherst going on a 9-0 run to take a temporary 41-33 lead. Williams fought back and tied the game at 45, on Brooks's 1,000th and 1,001st points of her career, with four minutes left in the game. That opened the door for Feldman's heroics, who came off the bench for the first time all year and reclaimed the Amherst lead by knocking in a pair of free throws.
Williams tried to get back on top, but Feldman would score six more points down the stretch to thwart any hopes of an Eph comeback. Stumpo heaved a desperation basket at the buzzer, but it would not go in and Amherst came out with their first victory against Williams since 1997-98.
Brooks' 20 points led all scorers, with Amherst's Naomi Sullivan scoring 17. Stumpo scored 10 points and grabbed 8 rebounds. No other Eph was in double figures.
St. Thomas Women Beat Gustavus
Sophomore guard Missy Pederson scored seven points to fuel a 19-3 Tommie second-half run as St. Thomas (11-1, 9-0 MIAC) won its 10th consecutive game with a 17-point home-court win against second-place Gustavus (8-4, 7-2) Jan. 15 at Schoenecker Arena.
Pederson finished with 10 points and six assists and senior forward Molly Hayden added 19 points for the No. 11 Tommies, who lead the MIAC at 9-0 heading into a Jan. 17 showdown at No. 20 St. Ben’s. The Toms outrebounded Gustavus 44-32 as they are now 64-2 at home since January 1995.
UST broke to a 22-9 lead but Gustavus cut the halftime deficit to 37-33. The Toms led just 48-43 with 12:46 to go when they went on an 18-3 run over the next 6:40 that broke open the game. The Gusties were 8-for-9 at the line in the first half but just 4-for-12 in the second half.
Shelly Bishop had 17 points and Kelly Etzel had 11 points and seven rebounds for the Gusties, who had a four-game winning streak halted.
Alvernia Women Roll to Ninth Win
READING, Pa. -- Junior forward Erin McDougall hit a season high four of five three-point shots as Alvernia glided past Cedar Crest 89-37 Jan. 15 in a Pennsylvania Athletic Conference contest.
To say the Lady Crusaders stole the game from Cedar Crest would be an understatement. Led by the four steals of Kelly Lauer and Caroline Wabby, Alvernia had 11 steals by the half and 16 by the final buzzer to hand Cedar Crest its sixth loss of the year, third in the PAC.
The Lady Crusaders came out smoking and never trailed in the game due to the efforts of McDougall in the opening minutes. During the first ten minutes of play, Alvernia’s Jamie Dishong, McDougall, and Theresa Bray hit one, three, and one three-point shots, respectively, to build a 29-6 lead and seal the win with a 51-16 lead at the half.
For the game, Alvernia shot 57.9% overall, 53.3% from the three-point arc. Cedar Crest shot 31.3% for the game. Leading PAC scorer Raushanna Thompson (27.3 ppg) was held to just three points in the loss.
The game marked coach Kevin Calabria’s 201st career win. On Jan. 12, Calabria collected his 200th win in a victory against Marywood.
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