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Jan. 22-31, 2002

Widener's roll continues by beating Elizabethtown
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — Mike Siuchta hit a pair of 3-pointers in the final minutes and scored a team-high 18 points to lead Widener to its 12th win in 13 games, an upset of No. 4 Elizabethtown 79-77. Elizabethtown's program-record winning streak ended at 16 games at the hands of the defending MAC Commonwealth champions who defeated Etown for the conference crown in the championship game last year.

The loss was also only Etown's second at Thompson Gymnasium in the past two years; the team has won 22 home games in that span.

Etown (18-2, 8-1) jumped out to an 11-4 lead in the opening five minutes of the game. From there, the game remained fairly even for the next ten minutes, with Etown maintaining its seven-point lead, 28-21, with 6:00 left to go in the half. By controlling play under the basket, Widener managed to cut Etown's lead to two, 37-35, by halftime.

Widener took the lead for the first time with 18:33 remaining in the second half, 39-38, on a basket by Markiese Merceir. The Pioneers (15-5, 8-1) went up by four, 51-47, at 13:53 on a lay-up by Bilal McAfee.

Elizabethtown regained the lead at 8:34, 60-59, after Ian Daecher made two consecutive layups. The Blue Jays pulled ahead 65-59 at 6:50 on a layup by Jon English, and again, 68-62, at 5:36 on a pair of foul shots by Rocky Parise. Widener again chipped away at the Blue Jays' lead until the Pioneers went ahead, 72-70, with 3:04 left to play on a Siuchta layup. Etown tied the game at 72-72 with 2:43 left to play on an English layup.

Widener pulled ahead again on a 3-pointer by Siuchta that made the score 75-72 with 2:19 remaining. Another English layup at 2:10 and a 1-for-2 stint at the free throw line by Brian Loftus again tied the score at 75-75 with 1:26 left. The Pioneers went ahead for good, 78-75, on a Siuchta three-pointer at 1:04.

Siuchta led Widener in scoring and rebounding with 18 points and nine boards. Both of his 3-pointers came in the final two and a half minutes of the game. Casey Stitzel scored 17 points for the Pioneers, including two 3-pointers. Tim Whalen scored 12 points and haled in eight rebounds, Chaz Williamson scored 11 points and had six assists, and McAfee scored 10 points for Widener.

English led Elizabethtown with 24 points, including an 11-for-18 performance from the field. He also had 10 rebounds for a double-double. Loftus added 15 points and had five assists for Etown. Daecher came off the bench to score 10 points for the Blue Jays. Parise led Etown with nine assists, and Bob Porambo led the team with 12 rebounds while scoring nine points.

Widener out-rebounded Etown 44-43, and had 14 turnovers against 13 for the Blue Jays. Nine of Etown's turnovers came in the second half, while eight of Widener's came in the first half.

Widener shot only 38.9% (14-for-36) from the field in the first half, but improved to 47.4% (18-for-38) in the second half. Etown's chiasmus with Widener in shooting between halves paralleled the teams' respective turnover performances, with Etown shooting 48.5% (16-for-33) in the first half, but dropping to 45.7% (16-for-35) in the second half. Etown shot 55.6% (10-for-18) from the foul line in the game, while Widener shot 11-for-16 (68.8%) from the charity stripe.

UST sweeps series from GAC
ST. PETER, Minn. — Gustavus Adolphus team fired a season-low 36.7% from the field as they suffered their third three-point loss of the season, 61-58 to St. Thomas 61-58. Their previous two losses were a 75-72 overtime defeat at St. Thomas on Jan. 5 and a shocking 78-75 loss at Augsburg on Jan. 16.

Preseason All-American Mark Buri (pictured) led No. 11 St. Thomas with 17 points on 7-of-13 shooting in 40 minutes. Buri also had three rebounds, three steals, four assists, and two blocks in an impressive performance on Gus Young Court. Chad Henke led No. 6 Gustavus with his ninth double-double of the year posting 19 points and 12 rebounds.

"(Buri) showed tonight why he is the best player in the conference," said Henke, who went 9-for-11 from the floor. "He did it all – scored, created shots for his teammates – yet we still had our chances."

Henke’s Gusties had a chance with 57 seconds remaining with the Tommies up 55-51 and Chris TeBrake at the foul line. TeBrake missed the front end of a 1-and-1, but Henke grabbed the rebound and was fouled. He missed the first foul shot then made his second, and on the ensuing play TeBrake appeared to have stolen the inbounds pass but was called for a reach-in foul on Buri.

The Gusties (17-3, 12-3 MIAC) never led in the game, as St. Thomas’s tough defense was able to hold them off. Gustavus played 25 minutes and 44 seconds until Kirk Walberg committed the Gusties’ first foul. St. Thomas was called for the only two fouls of the first half.

Gustavus head coach Mark Hanson said his Gusties, "obviously faced a good defensive team. We still created some good offensive shots but didn’t knock them down."

Cole Butler dropped in 12 points for St. Thomas and Jimmy Sioris added 10, making both of his 3-point attempts. Walberg had 12 points, four steals, and two assists for the Gusties.

Asked if Gustavus can get over the hump and defeat his team, Buri said, "Yeah, they have the players to do it. Henke is so tough inside and they have great shooters. They can beat anybody on any given night."

Gustavus women upset third ranked team
ST. PAUL — Sophomore guard Angie Peterson had 18 of her game-high 27 points in the second half and Gustavus made 12 of 16 free throws in the final 1:29 as the visiting Gusties edged No. 16 St. Thomas 76-72 on Wednesday night in MIAC women's action.

Peterson, who played for St. Thomas last season, sank 4-for-5 from 3-point range and made several clutch free throws down the stretch. She also had five rebounds and four assists.

It was the second time in three days Gustavus (14-6, 13-4 MIAC) knocked a team out of first place in the MIAC. The Gusties, who have won eight of their last 10, beat St. Benedict on Monday 53-50 to knock them out of first. They also beat St. Benedict on Jan. 2.

The Tommies (16-4, 14-3) lost at home for the first time in 11 games this season. They fell into a second-place tie in the MIAC at 14-3 behind Carleton (15-2). St. Thomas made 28 of 31 free throws — 11 of 11 by senior Alissa Case. Case had 23 points and seven rebounds and Molly O'Connell and Kristi Huegel each scored 11 points. The Toms outrebounded GAC 39-33 but shot 2-for-13 from 3-point range to Gustavus' 5-for-10.

UST senior All-American guard Missy Pederson, who scored a career-high 28 points in the Jan. 5 win at Gustavus, was held to seven points.

Jennifer Klohs had 16 points and eight rebounds and Carey Willis scored nine for the Gusties.

Ohio Northern tops cold-shooting Otterbein
ADA, Ohio — Ohio Northern used a 19-12 advantage at the foul line to upset No. 8 Otterbein last night, 63-62.

Otterbein struggled through its second-worst shooting performance of the season. The Cardinals connected on only 22 of 55 field goal attempts, 40%.

The teams essentially traded baskets throughout the first half. Ohio Northern's six-point lead three minutes into the contest represented the widest margin of the first 20 minutes. The Polar Bears led, 33-31, at intermission.

Ohio Northern scored the first nine points of the second half to build an 11-point lead, the largest of the night. Otterbein, however, would outscore the Polar Bears 16-6 over a seven minute stretch in the second half to take a 51-50 lead at the 5:00 mark.

After trading free throws, a 3-pointer from Aaron Fries gave Ohio Northern (12-7, 7-6 Ohio Athletic Conference) the lead for good with just under two minutes left. Otterbein cut the lead to a single point four times in the final 96 seconds, but ONU answered or came up with a defensive stop on each occasion.

Jeff Gibbs led three Otterbein players in double figures. Gibbs scored 23 points on 9-for-12 shooting and grabbed 19 rebounds, eight on the offensive end. Tony Borghese added 12 points and Scott Hadley 11 for the Cardinals. Borghese also handed out five assists and has now connected on 19 consecutive free throw attempts.

Jim Conrad paced Ohio Northern with 19 points. Craig Wohlgamuth added 16 and Fries 14 for the Polar Bears.

Otterbein's loss, coupled with Capital's 71-65 overtime win over Marietta on Wednesday night, creates a tie atop the OAC. Otterbein (17-3) and Capital each boast 10-3 conference records.

No. 23 Carleton women take over MIAC lead
MOORHEAD, Minn. — Renée Willette (left) scored 18 points, 12 in the second half, as No. 23 Carleton used a 15-0 run late in the game to pull away from host Concordia-Moorhead 65-50.

Cara Jones added 10 points and a career-high eight rebounds. Carleton (17-3, 15-2 MIAC) won for the eighth straight time overall and fourth straight against Concordia after dropping the first 37 meetings between the two schools.

The win, coupled with Gustavus's win at St. Thomas, put the Knights alone atop the MIAC standings.

Bethany Koehler added 12 points, 10 in the first half, and canned both of her 3-point
attempts. Karissa Kramer added eight points and 10 rebounds for Carleton. Kasey Bostow led all scorers with 24 points. Mandy Pearson added 11 points and six assists for the Cobbers (9-11, 9-8).

The game was one of runs throughout. Carleton used an 8-0 spurt to lead 2-13 with just over seven minutes left in the first half. The Cobbers ripped of 12 unanswered points in the next three minutes, regaining the lead at 25-21. Carleton countered, outscoring the hosts 10-2 to close the half and lead, 31-27, at the break.

Carleton tallied four free throws out of the locker room, matching its largest lead at eight, 35-27. Concordia battled back, however, and used a 9-0 run to retake the lead at 43-42. The two teams were back and forth before Carleton ripped off the 15-point spurt, as Kramer scored six during the stretch, Willette five and Jones four.

Carleton held the Cobbers to 36 percent field-goal shooting, moving their record to 9-0 when they hold opponents to less than 40% shooting. The Knights also held a 39-25 edge on the boards, the 16th time in 20 games Carleton has outrebounded its opponent. The Knights have won 15 of those 16 games. Carleton also forced 21 Cobbers turnovers and owned a 28-11 edge on points off turnovers.

Pitt-Bradford men extend win streak to 15
ERIE, Pa. — Doug Schneider hit a jumper at the buzzer to force overtime and Pitt-Bradford outscored Penn State Behrend 20-9 in the extra session as the Panthers posted their 15th consecutive win with a 80-69 decision Wednesday night.

The winning streak is the second-longest active men's streak in Division III, following Catholic's 18-game streak.

Pitt-Bradford (15-3, 8-0) now has a commanding two-game lead in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference over Behrend (13-6, 6-2) with four league games left. Matt Beacom, who is 23rd (21.9 ppg) in the country in scoring, had 32 points and 10 rebounds for Pitt-Bradford.

Ronald Meriwether shot just 8-for-21, but led Shenandoah with 21 points.

This is the second time in three seasons that Shenandoah (9-9, 5-3) has sent CNU (16-3, 6-2) back to Newport News with a loss. On Feb. 6, 2000, SU defeated then-No. 2 CNU 85-75.

Following a jumper by junior Tyson Thompson at the 8:41 mark of the first half, SU never trailed again.

As with the first meeting of the season, the Hornets took a seven-point lead into the halftime locker room. This time, Shenandoah prevented a repeat of a collapse earlier this season at CNU by increasing the pressure in the final 20 minutes of play. SU never allowed the Captains to get closer than three points and found themselves up by 17 after junior Michael Atkins capped off a 17-6 run with a pair of free throws with 1:05 left.

Shenandoah was led by Ronald Merriwether, whose game-high 21 points were accompanied by 12 rebounds. Atkins also registered a double-double for the Hornets with 11 points and career high tying 16 boards. Thompson was the key to the SU offense registering 18 points and seven rebounds to go with his game high seven assists. Sophomore Halston Camp added 10 points in the victory. Terry Gray had 17 points and Albert Haskins 14 for CNU.

No. 19 Clark shoots its way to win over Trinity
HARTFORD — Senior tri-captain forward Amos Anderson scored 19 points to lead visiting Clark to a 108-75 win against Trinity (Conn.) in men's action at Oosting Gymnasium. Trinity drops to 12-4 with its first loss in the last three games, while Clark, ranked No. 19 in the nation, improves to 15-3 with its seventh consecutive victory.

The Cougars shot 58% from the field in the first half, nailing nine out of 15 attempts from 3-point range, to take a 49-21 lead at the half. Clark sophomore forward Trevor Walker led the way with 15 first half points.

Trinity fought its way back in the second half, cutting the lead to 16 points with 15 minutes remaining on a fast-break jam by senior tri-captain forward Bryan Dion. The Cougars recovered and outscored Trinity 40-23 the rest of the way.

Anderson was one of five Clark players to score in double figures. Walker finished with 17 points, while junior guard Sean Fleming and sophomore guard Dave McNamara notched 18 points apiece for the visitors.

Trinity freshman forward Darren Baker led all scorers with a career-high 26 points, while Dion notched 18 points and eight rebounds and senior swingman Colin Tabb added 13 points and six assists.

Carthage avenges only loss, downs Elmhurst
ELMHURST, Ill. — No. 1 Carthage defeated CCIW rival Elmhurst 70-63 on Tuesday night and cemented its hold on first place in the conference, avenging a 76-75 loss in Kenosha, Wis., from Jan. 9.

Elmhurst jumped out to a 22-11 lead, including three 3-pointers by Reuben Slock, before the Redmen (17-1, 6-1) used a 15-2 run to take a 26-24 lead at 5:52. With the score tied at 29 each, Carthage went on a 13-4 run to close out the half. Antoine McDaniel drained a pair of 3-pointers in the final minute of the period, the second one at the horn, to put Carthage up 41-33.

The Redmen went up by 10 points, 45-35, early in the second half. The Bluejays cut the lead to two points, 49-47, at 14:30, but Carthage maintained at least a three-point lead the rest of the way.

Jason Wiertel scored the game's first basket, a layup at the 19:42 mark, to become the Redmen's career scoring leader, passing Jack Lutz (1,867 points, 1966-69). The Redmen shot 50% for the game (23-for-46), while Elmhurst shot 44% (25-for-57). Carthage won the battle of the boards 32-29.

Four players scored in double figures for the Redmen. Bart Fabian had 15 points, seven rebounds and five assists. Rob Garnes had 14 points and a game-high 13 rebounds. McDaniel had 13 points, and Wiertel added 12 points. Slock led the Bluejays (11-7, 4-3) with 17 points and six boards.

Emory & Henry dumps No. 1 RMC Paul Russo shot 4-for-5 from the floor and 3-for-3 from 3-point range in the win.

The Yellow Jackets, riding a 16-game winning streak against Division III opponents, dropped to 16-3 overall and 11-1 in the ODAC. The Wasps improved to 11-7, 5-6.

Randolph-Macon held the lead during just the first five minutes, during which there were six lead changes and one tie. A 3-pointer by Emory & Henry sophomore guard Justin Call put the Wasps ahead for good, 10-8 and the Wasps were up 45-38 at the break.

The Yellow Jackets could not catch up in the second half. Randolph-Macon put together a 22-13 run to reduce the deficit to four points, 79-75, with 2:48 left in the game. That was as close as the Yellow Jackets would get, however, and Emory & Henry led by as many as 11 points down the stretch.

Following Rosser's performance, Call finished with 18 points, three assists, and a game-high four steals. Junior guard Paul Russo and senior forward Kenny Carver totaled 13 points and six assists each. Freshman forward Brandon Stanley added nine points and a team-high 10 rebounds.

Randolph-Macon was led by junior forward Jared Mills, with 16 points and 11 rebounds. Sophomore forward Kurt Bergmann and junior guard Tim Smith each scored 15 points. Bergmann also had 11 rebounds, while Smith distributed a team-high five assists. Junior guard Jamal Brunt added 11 points. Senior forward Marshall Rumney rounded out the double-digit scoring for the Yellow Jackets, with 10 points.

DeSales knocks off King's
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Amy Yencho (left) scored a game-high 22 points and the DeSales University defense forced 36 turnovers as the visiting Bulldogs handed third-ranked King's its first loss of the season with a 67-54 victory Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.

After a slow first half where neither team was able to mount a consistent offensive, DeSales (13-4, 6-2) took a 19-17 lead with 5:59 remaining in the opening stanza on a pair of foul shots by Yencho to ignite a 13-7 run. After the teams traded baskets, Yencho then drained a 3-pointer and Andrea Demaranville added a bucket off an offensive rebound to put the Bulldogs on top 26-19.

King's (17-1, 7-1) countered when Carissa Ryan made one of two two foul shots sand Nikki Kingston converted two charity tosses on the next possession as the Lady Monarchs closed to 26-24. But Yencho hit a field goal with 10 seconds left and, following a Lady Monarch turnover on the inbound pass, Eric Reed with fouled at the buzzer and converted both ends of a one-and-one to send DeSales into the locker room with a 30-24 lead at the break.

DeSales would eventually extend its lead to 48-35 on a bucket and foul shot by Reed with 10:34 remaining. King's would battle back on a field goals by Ryan and Kingston, a pair of foul shots by Tiffini Varrasse, to cut the lead to 57-52 with 2:52 left. But DeSales closed out the game with a 10-2 run keyed by baskets by Yencho and Jen Netwall , a pair of foul shots by Julie Viercinski, and two more foul shots by Yencho with 0:21 remaining to seal the win.

The win snapped King's school-record 17-game winning streak and also halted the Lady Monarchs' streak of five consecutive victories over DeSales dating back to the second round of the 2000 NCAA tournament.

Netwall joined Yencho in double figures with 15 points while adding six steals. Demaranville had nine rebounds and seven steals. Kingston and Tiffini Varrasse had 13 points each for King's while Jen Wozniak added 11. Kingston also had a game-high 10 rebounds.

DeSales' defensive pressure stymied King's offense throughout the contest as the Bulldogs attempted 65 field goals, compared to 42 for the Lady Monarchs. King's 38 turnovers were 10 more than its previous season-high.

Wittenberg's Brian Gratsch goes up over Wooster's Matt Smith.

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — No. 22 Wooster had six chances to take the lead in the second half, but was unable to do so each time and No. 12 Wittenberg squeezed out a 75-70 win Saturday to move into a tie for first-place with Wooster in the North Coast Athletic Conference standings before a season-high crowd of 2,420 at the HPER Center.

The Scots came into the game at their archrivals with a one-game lead in the NCAC, but Wittenberg evened things up when it rebounded a missed 3-pointer by Bryan Nelson which would have tied it at 73 with 0.1 seconds left.

Coming off a surprising road defeat at Wabash last Wednesday night, the Tigers did all the things they were unable to do against the Little Giants. They hit the big shots, especially as Wooster made a tremendous charge in the second half, limited turnovers and shot 50% from 3-point range, including 6-for-11 in the second half.

With 3:32 remaining in the game, Wooster tied the game on two free throws by junior center Nelson. Wittenberg sophomore guard Mark Borland came right back and scored on a drive at 3:10 to break the tie. Borland then added four straight free throws to keep the Scots at bay, despite a 3-pointer by freshman forward Blake Mealer.

The difference in the game was a 34-13 advantage in points off the bench for Wittenberg (16-3, 9-1). All 10 players who entered the game for Wittenberg scored at least two points, and seven different players had at least eight points. Leading the charge was Borland, who had 12 points and five assists, and sophomore guard Rod Emmons, who had a huge jumper in the final minute as part of his 11-point, four-rebound night. Three players finished with nine points — senior forward Chad Mossing, sophomore forward Peter Walker and senior center Brian Gratsch.

Wooster (15-4, 9-1) was led by Nelson's 24 points, despite his missing much of the first half due to foul trouble, and senior guard Antwyan Reynolds' 13. Mealer led all rebounders with nine. The Scots shot 15-for-28 from the floor in the second half (53.6%) en route to 46% for the game (23-for-50).

Bowdoin ends 20-year skid, rolls No. 18 Williams
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Bowdoin men posted their most impressive performance of the season this afternoon, dominating 18th-ranked Williams 84-54. Led by five players in double figures and 15 3-pointers the Polar Bears (12-5) dropped the Ephs (14-3) for the first time in 20 seasons, since 1981-82. The margin of victory also equaled the largest win by Bowdoin over Williams, 30 points set in 1968-69.

A back-and-forth first half saw the Ephs take a brief lead at 15:44 when Tim Folan hit a jumper to give Williams a 16-15 lead. It would be the last lead of the game for Williams, as the Polar Bears answered with a Danny Ginn 3-point shot just 20 seconds later. Bowdoin maintained a single-digit lead for most of the first half, but Williams cut the advantage to 35-32 with four minutes left before the break. The Polar Bears closed on a 9-2 run to take a 44-34 edge at intermission.

Bowdoin delivered the knockout punch in the form of a 20-1 run in the second half that took the score from 53-44 at 16:02 to 73-45 with 8:43 on the clock. The Polar Bears stretched the lead to as many as 33 points before closing the game out, 84-54.

Five Bowdoin players reached double digits, led by Braden Clement's career-high 24 on 9-for-12 shooting (6-for-8 on 3-pointers). Danny Ginn hit on seven of nine shots, including a perfect 5-for-5 from behind the arc for 19 points on the afternoon. Greg Orlicz (14), Jon Farmer (11) and Hugh Coleman (10) rounded out the top Polar Bear scorers. Drew DeMuth was the lone Eph in double figures, scoring 15 points largely on putbacks, finishing with six offensive boards.

Bridgewater upsets No. 10 Hampden-Sydney
despite 'average' game from Williford
BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Bridgewater overcame a nine-point second-half deficit and finished the contest on a 23-10 run to upend No. 10 Hampden-Sydney in an Old Dominion Athletic Conference showdown today in BC's Nininger Hall. Bridgewater improves to 13-5 overall, 7-4 in the ODAC as the Tigers fall to 15-3 overall and 9-3 in the conference.

Kyle Williford, the nation's second leading scorer at 25.9 points a game, scored 22 on Hampden-Sydney junior center Lane Brooks, who had 20 points of his own, with eight rebounds. Senior guard Brett Childers was impressive as he dropped in 21 points for the Eagles, including two 3s during the 23-10 run that helped lead Bridgewater's winning charge.

Over the first 10 minutes of the second half, Hampden-Sydney rolled out to 53-43 advantage, courtesy of a 21-10 run in which the team was paced by Brooks' seven points. However, a 3-pointer off an inbounds pass by Williford at the 8:13 mark started the Eagle rally, while two 3s in a row by Childers at the 2:42 and 1:47 marks helped tie the contest at 58.

Bridgewater then proceeded to hit eight of nine free throws over the final 51 seconds, while the Tigers were only able to muster a pair of free throws by sophomore Brandon Randall and an uncontested layup by Marcus Gregory and lost the contest 66-62.

Williford led the Eagles with 22 points and eight rebounds, while Childers finished with 21 and Matt Stevens with 10 points. Bridgewater, the top shooting team in the ODAC, hit just 39.3% (22-for-56) from the floor and made just four of 20 3-point attempts, but was 18-for-21 from the line.

Brooks paced the Tigers, while Randall finished with 13 points and six rebounds. The Tigers shot 45.8% (27-for-59) from the floor and hit five of 19 three pointers, but finished the game 3-for-12 (25%) from the line.

Piccolomini's overtime buzzer-beater leads
Western Maryland past No. 11 Muhlenberg
WESTMINSTER, Md. — Jen Piccolomini delivered the final blow in a Centennial Conference women's basketball slugfest, dropping a jumper on the Mules as time expired on the extra frame to lift Western Maryland to an 83-82 victory over No. 11 Muhlenberg.

Toby McIntire appeared flustered by the Mules defense as the final 10 seconds ticked off the clock, but the sophomore maintained her composure and found Piccolomini cutting in from the perimeter to seal the Mules fate. Piccolomini's shot gave her a team-high 22 points in the contest, six of which came in the final 45 seconds of overtime.

Western Maryland opened the game up with an 8-0 run, and led by as many as 10 in the first half, aided by Muhlenberg, which shot only 36% from the field in the first period. The Mules improved to 46% in the second half, but were unable to make good on any of three layup attempts as regulation time ran out.

Kelly Cramp aided the Terror effort with 21 points, while the Mules got 25 points and 18 rebounds from Susan Marchiano, and an additional 23 points from Randi Baran.

The loss was only the second this season for Muhlenberg (14-2, 6-2). For Western Maryland (13-4, 6-3), the win is the eighth in nine games in 2002. The one-point margin of victory marks the second time the Terror have won a Centennial game by one point, and the third time they have played a Centennial game decided by two points or less.

Catholic hangs on to dump rival Goucher in OT
TOWSON, Md. — Goucher was one second away from snapping No. 3 Catholic's 16-game winning streak and handing the defending national champions their first Capital Athletic Conference loss of the season Saturday night until Matt Hilleary rescued the Cardinals. The junior forward took a pass from Kevin Wise and drained a short jumper with one second showing on the clock to tie the score at 76-76 and force overtime.

In the five-minute extra session, Craig Avallone and Bobby Henning both nailed 3-pointers and the Cardinals (17-1, 8-0) went 10-for-10 at the free-throw stripe to emerge with a 92-85 victory over the Gophers.

Had the Gophers (10-8, 4-4) pulled off the upset, it would have been their second this season over a Top Five team. Franklin & Marshall was also ranked third when the Gophers handed the Diplomats a 61-52 setback on Jan. 6.

The two teams were never separated by more than six points in the first half, which ended with the Cardinals holding a 35-31 lead. Goucher never trailed from the time Lafayette Melton landed a shot from 3-point range 2:59 into the second half until a pair of free throws by Henning put Catholic on top 51-50 midway through the second half. During the final 10 minutes of regulation, the lead changed hands three times and there were five ties.

Hilleary was Catholic's leading scorer and rebounder as he supplied the Cardinals with 24 points and seven rebounds. Melton, who was in Goucher's starting lineup for only the second time this season, produced a game-high 25 points. Trevor Quinn of the Gophers was 11-for-12 at the foul line as he finished with 22 points.

Catholic gained its 1,000th all-time victory tonight and extended its win streak to 17 games, the longest in Division III men's basketball.

St. Benedict returns the favor on St. Thomas
ST. JOSEPH, Minn. — Despite 27 points from Missy Pederson, No. 19 St. Benedict avenged an early-December defeat by beating visiting No. 12 St. Thomas 81-69 in MIAC play Saturday.

The Blazers' win and Carleton's win over Macalester created a three-way tie atop the conference standings with seven games remaining. St. Thomas and Carleton are both 15-3 overall and 13-2 in the MIAC, while St. Ben's climbed to 16-2 and 13-2.

St. Benedict got 20 points apiece from Michelle Barlau and Danni Hannon as they outscored the Tommies 24-8 over the first 11 minutes of the second half to extend a 35-32 lead to 59-40. Allisa Case added 12 points and six rebounds for the Tommies, who were outrebounded 40-35.

Bridgewater women win 10th game in a row
BRIDGEWATER, Va. — Bridgewater used a 13-2 run over the final five minutes of the first half turn a one-point deficit into a 40-30 halftime advantage and beat Washington and Lee 68-60 in ODAC women's action Saturday afternoon at Nininger Hall.

The Eagles (15-1, 12-0) extended their halftime lead to as many as 15 points with 14:30 to play on a layup from senior Sarah Hagood. However, the Generals would cut the deficit to four points (61-57) with 1:09 left on a jumper from senior center Megan Babst. On the ensuing possession, the Eagles put the game out of reach on a three-point play from Hagood.

Bridgewater connected on five of six free throws in the final minute to preserve the victory.

W&L (8-9, 6-7) was led by Babst who tallied 25 points and seven rebounds. Senior forward Jessica Mentz notched 21 points and nine boards, while senior guard Sarah Schmidt scored 10 points.

Four Bridgewater players tallied double figures in points, led by Hagood with 19. Megan Forster added 15 points, while Marie Bolton chipped in with 12. Sarah Oktavec was the fourth Eagle in double figures with 11 points.

BVU rallies, now 10-0 in IIAC
STORM LAKE, Iowa — No. 16 Buena Vista rallied from an 18-point deficit to defeat Simpson 88-83 on Friday night in Iowa Conference men's action.

The Storm opened the game on a 27-9 run, shot 45.7% (18-for-35) from the field, and took a 42-34 lead into halftime. Simpson continued to control the game, but with the Storm up 67-56 and 8:33 to go, Adam Jones (at right) scored eight points in a 17-4 run to help the Beavers tie the score at 73 with 4:26 remaining.

Simpson (9-9, 6-4 IIAC) went up 76-73 when Nick Boyd sank two free throws, and Jesse Harris dropped in one of two free-throw attempts at the 2:49 mark. Casey Pelzer tied the game with a 3-pointer 32 seconds later. The Beavers took their first lead of the game (77-76) with a little under 1:54 remaining on a Scott Weber free throw.

Boyd missed a 3-pointer on the next Simpson possession before Pelzer was fouled by Dirk Walker and converted one of two free throws to make it 78-76. Simpson missed three of their final four field goal attempts and forced to foul the Beavers. Buena Vista (14-3, 10-0) made seven of eight free throws in the final 33 seconds including four from Jones to seal the victory.

Jones, 8-for-8 from the charity stripe, led all scorers with 28 points while Pelzer and Weber each added 11. Simpson was led by Harris' 18 points. Walker charted 14 while Boyd posted a career-high 13 for the Storm.

Wash U. wins, Chicago keeps pace in UAA
The Washington University men improved to 16-1 for the first time in school history and took over sole possession of first place in the University Athletic
Association on Friday night with a 65-48 win against Rochester at the WU Field House.

The Bears, ranked No. 4 in the D3hoops.com Top 25 and 6-0 in the UAA, stretched their winning streak to 12 games, just the second 12-game winning streak in school history. Washington U. also won for the 14th time in a row at home. The loss dropped No. 20 Rochester a game back (14-3, 5-1), into a tie for second with Chicago, which won its fifth consecutive game to improve to 10-7, 5-1.

Rochester scored the first four points of the game, but it was all Bears for the rest of the first half as WU responded with a 27-3 explosion to take a 27-7 lead with three minutes left. Seven different players scored during the run, capped off by a Jarriot Rook dunk. Washington U. took a 34-15 advantage into the locker room as they held Rochester just 16% from the field on 4-for-25 shooting.

The Yellowjackets regrouped in the second half, cutting a 38-17 lead to 38-30 with a 13-0 spurt early in the period. Rochester continued to chip away, trimming the margin to 41-36 with 12:31 left. Chris Jeffries answered for the Bears, scoring six points and grabbing his career-high 14th rebound in a 9-1 WU burst to push the lead back to 13 at 50-37. Rochester cut the deficit to nine at 53-44 with just over five minutes left, but it was as close as they would get.

Jeffries finished with a career-high 16 rebounds and added 12 points and three assists. Rook tallied a game-high 19 points and five blocks and Matt Tabash finished with eight points, seven assists and four steals. Brian Jones had 16 points and 14 rebounds for Rochester.

Chicago junior forward Derek Reich scored a game-high 25 points to lead the Maroons to an 86-59 win against Carnegie Mellon, extending its UAA homecourt winning streak to 45 games.

Chicago led the entire contest. The Maroons were up 38-27 at the intermission and maintained at least a 20-point advantage during the game's final eight minutes.

Senior guard Justin Slaughter, who was 5-for-7 from 3-point range, finished with 15 points for Chicago, while senior point guard Tyler Smithson contributed 11 points and eight assists. Reich also grabbed 12 rebounds.

Carnegie Mellon (7-10, 1-5) was paced by Dom Ionadi with 11 points. Eliot Goren added 10.

Wartburg women take over IIAC lead
WAVERLY, Iowa — A 22-5 run over the last 90 seconds of the first half and first seven minutes of the second lifted Wartburg to its seventh straight women’s basketball win, 76-58 against Central on Friday in front of nearly 800 fans at Knights Gymnasium. The Knights (12-4, 8-2 IIAC) moved into first place in the Iowa Conference behind the win and a 72-68 Simpson loss at Buena Vista.

Junior post Holly Mohs leaded all scorers, posting 24 points on nine of 12 shooting from the field and a six of six effort at the charity stripe. She added a team-high eight rebounds, three assists, three blocked shots and a steal to her point total. Mohs kept her consecutive double figures streak alive as well, moving it to 26 games.

Sophomore forward Jessica Mennen added 16 points, while senior guard Brianne Schoonover tallied 12, all in the second half. The Dutch received 18 points from Kate Humiston, while Molly Parrott added 14 and Renee Thompson finished with 12.

Central (11-7, 6-5) held a 5-4 lead three minutes in, but junior forward Katie Fox of Cedar Rapids drained a trey to put the Knights ahead for good. Wartburg held a nine-point lead in the opening half but couldn’t shake the Dutch. The run that put the game away started with the final two points of the first half on a jump shot by junior forward Kelly Foley and ended when Mohs knocked in a layup with under 13 minutes remaining to put Wartburg up 52-31.

The visitors snuck back within 14 (56-42) when Thompson canned a 3-pointer with 10:03 remaining, but the Knights went on a 14-7 roll to restake their big cushion.

Wartburg shot a red-hot 64% from the field in the second half and 57.1% for the game. Central shot 46.8% for the night and committed 24 turnovers.

Hamilton players charged with assault
The Clinton (N.Y.) Courier is reporting that Kirkland, N.Y., police said they arrested two Hamilton men's basketball players, charging them with assaulting a 28-year-old man and leaving him unconscious in the middle of the street early on Jan. 20. A third player was charged with disorderly conduct and harrassment.

Arrested and charged were junior guard Tim Vaughan (2nd degree aggravated harassment and disorderly conduct), senior starting forward Noah Hammond (3rd degree assault) and senior forward Justin Stolarczyk (3rd degree assault). None played Jan. 22 in an 81-57 win at Hobart.

The victim, who was not indentified, was taken by ambulance to an area hospital with a head injury that police said required 25 stitches to close.

A college spokesman, Michael Debraggio, said on Tuesday the institution is investigating the incident, but no action has been taken against the student-athletes.

"We're trying to sort out two conflicting reports on what precipitated the altercation," Debraggio told The Courier.

Sports Information Director Stephen Jaynes said no decision has been made on how or whether the players will be disciplined, but while there is no formal athletic code, it is likely some form of discipline will be meted out.

Albion's Amanda Yeader, LaZandra White and Meagan Madej

For Albion (13-4, 4-3 MIAA), it was a total team effort. Senior center Amanda Yeager helped the Britons get off to a great start by scoring 12 first-half points on 5-for-9 shooting from the field. Yeager finished with a team-high 14 points and six rebounds.

Junior guard Stacey Supanich squelched the first of many second-half rallies by Hope. After the Flying Dutch cut the Albion lead to five, 43-38, Supanich scored Albion's next six points. Supanich finished the game with 12 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field.

Guards Sarah Caskey and Jocelyn Zappala made the big baskets when Albion
trailed. With Albion trailing by four, 57-53, Caskey pulled up for a 20-foot, 3-point basket. Zappala made 3-point baskets on Albion's next two possessions, giving the Britons a 62-60 lead with 3:21 remaining. Caskey finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists. Zappala totaled eight points and three assists.

Sophomore guard Erin Hearn made the biggest shot of the night, a 3-pointer from the right wing to put Albion ahead 65-62 with 1:28 left in the contest. It was Hearn's only basket of the night.

"This was a good win for us," Albion head coach Doreen Belkowski said. "We stepped up when we had to. Yeager has been our go-to player, but if the opponent double teams her, it leaves someone open."

Albion held a 39-30 halftime lead. The Britons shot 46% from the field (16 of 35) and grabbed 26 rebounds in the opening 20 minutes.

Hope (17-1, 6-1) received 21 points from Laura Poppema. She made nine of 11 shots from the field and three of five from the free-throw line. Becky Sutton added 13 points, and Amy Baltmanis finished with 12 points.

McDaniel's buzzer-beater lifts Carthage
ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Antoine McDaniel hit a fade-away eight footer that nestled through the cords as the final buzzer sounder to give No. 2 Carthage a 64-63 victory over Augustana on Wednesday night.

McDaniel, who led the Redmen with 18 points took the inbounds pass following a free throw by Mike Nee, which had given the Vikings a 63-62 lead with nine seconds to play. He drove across midcourt and hit his game-winner over the outstretched arms of Augustana's Shaun Clements.

Just 37 seconds earlier McDaniel drilled a 3-pointer from about 25 feet to tie the game at 62-62. Augustana then wound the clock down and Nee was fouled with nine seconds to play. He missed the first free throw and made the second before McDaniel's heroics moved Carthage's record to 15-1 overall and 4-1 in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin. Augustana, which lost for the first time this year in the Roy J. Carver PE Center, falls to 11-6 overall and 3-3 in the league.

Drew Carstens led Augustana with 18 points while Nee and Clements had 10 each. Reserve points guard Brian Allured led Augustana in rebounding with seven as the Vikings held a 42-35 advantage on the glass. Rob Garnes, who scored 14 points, paced Carthage with seven while Jason Wiertel had 11 points and six rebounds.

Gibbs can't miss, Otterbein in first
BEREA, Ohio — Jeff Gibbs scored a career-high 34 points and grabbed 20 rebounds as No. 9 Otterbein gained sole possession of first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference on Wednesday night, defeating Baldwin-Wallace 90-80.
The win, coupled with Mount Union's loss at Capital, leaves Otterbein alone atop the OAC at 9-2, 16-2 overall.

Gibbs' performance was his 17th double-double in as many games. He also blocked four shots. Gibbs knocked down 13 of 16 shots from the field and eight of 10 from the charity stripe. He was perfect in the second half: 9-for-9 from the field and 6-for-6 at the foul line.

Mo Ross added 14 points on 6-for-9 shooting. He also pulled down five rebounds and handed out five assists. Also in double figures for the Cardinals were Kevin Shay with 13 (plus five assists), Scott Hadley with 11 and Tony Borghese with 10.

Baldwin-Wallace (5-12, 3-8) was led by Shawn McCormick. He scored 18 points on 8-13 shooting in just 29 minutes of action.

The game was tied at 21 midway through the first half, but Otterbein outscored the Yellow Jackets 10-2 over the next three minutes to build a 31-23 lead. The lead was still eight points (42-34) at the break.

Baldwin-Wallace outscored Otterbein 12-2 over the first four minutes of the second half to take a 46-44 lead. However, the Cardinals immediately answered with a 14-2 run of their own to seal the contest. Otterbein's lead swelled to 17 before the final 10-point margin.

Oshkosh rains 3s, rallies past Platteville
PLATTEVILLE, Wis. — UW-Oshkosh scored three 3-pointers in the final 20 seconds to tie the game then completed the stunning comeback in the extra session to beat the UW-Platteville women 74-72.

UWP held the Titans to one field goal over a 9:59 span in the second half, overcoming a 46-42 deficit to lead 60-52. Oshkosh's Jamie Turtenwald nailed two 3-pointers in the final 20 seconds, and with three seconds to go Libby Sievert hit a 3-pointer to tie the score 63-63, bringing the game into overtime. The UWP women jumped ahead early in overtime with a 3-pointer shot by Grace Foster, but Oshkosh came back and won the game with two Sievert free throws at 7.7 on the clock.

Crystal Stietz led the Pioneers with 19 points and 5 rebounds. Foster followed with 16 points, and Tiff Flesch had 13 points and 8 rebounds.

UW-Platteville fell to 5-5 in the WIAC, 10-8 overall. UW-Oshkosh improved to 15-4, 8-2.

Augsburg women end Concordia slide
MINNEAPOLIS — Kelly Chapman matched a career high with 21 points to lead all players, as Augsburg broke a 42-game, 24-season losing streak to Concordia-Moorhead with a 56-55 triumph in a Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference women's game Wednesday night at Augsburg's Si Melby Hall.

Prior to Wednesday, Augsburg had never beaten Concordia-Moorhead since the teams started their women's basketball series in the 1978-79 season. The teams have played twice each year since the 1983-84 campaign, when the MIAC began women's basketball play.

Augsburg (6-11, 5-9 MIAC) rallied from a 30-27 halftime deficit to claim the victory in a game that featured seven lead changes and six ties.

A 14-6 run over the first nine minutes of the second half gave the Auggies a 41-36 advantage, a lead stretched to as many as eight points later in the half. A 9-0 run by the Cobbers (7-10, 7-7) gave the visitors a 49-48 lead with 3:56 remaining, but Augsburg rallied again with consecutive layups by Megan Wetzell to take a 52-49 advantage with 2:02 left.

Mandy Berggren notched consecutive layups to put the Cobbers ahead 53-52 with 1:07 left, but the Auggies took the lead to stay on a fast-break layup by Chapman with 38 seconds to play.

Chapman scored in double figures for the 11th time in Augsburg's 17 games this season, and the 21st time in her 40-game Auggie career. It was the third time she has scored 20 or more points this season and the fourth time she has accomplished the feat in her career. She matched a career high set in a win at Bethel last season.

Julie Andert had eight points, 12 rebounds and four steals, and Wetzell had eight points and six rebounds for the Auggies. Ashley Sasek had eight points, three assists and four steals.

Berggren paced the Cobbers with 20 points, six rebounds, five assists, three blocks and three steals. Slack had eight points and a game-high 17 rebounds to go with two blocks. Kasey Bostow had 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals.

Howanski's fallaway gives F&M upset
LANCASTER, Pa. — Guard Lauren Howanski hit a field goal while falling to the floor with 2.2 seconds remaining on the clock as F&M edged No. 16 Johns Hopkins, 71-70 in Centennial Conference women's action.

The loss marks Hopkins second of the season and their first conference loss to end a nine-game win streak by the Blue Jays, while extending F&M's win streak to nine.

The Diplomats were down 69-62 with 3:47 seconds, but were able to hold Hopkins to only one point as the Diplomats closed the game on a 9-1 run.
Howanski would score 11 points in the game, including the last five as she hit a three-pointer with 40.9 seconds remaining to pull the Diplomats within one at 70-69.

Center Amy Abernathy picked up her 11th double-double of the year with twenty points and twelve rebounds.

In the second half, Abernathy would dominate the Blue Jays in the paint scoring five field goals on lay-ups and draining six of seven at the foul line as the Diplomats overcame a 38-32 halftime deficit to take the victory.

Tied 61-61 with 5:48 left in the game, Hopkins would rattle off a 7-1 run to lead F&M 69-62 with 3:47 to go. But the Diplomats would answer as Abernathy drained one of two foul shots with 1:03 to go before Howanski launched a 3-point attempt from the top of the arch with 40.9 seconds left to cut the Blue Jay lead to one.

Hopkins would get the ball back and drive down the court, but JHU center Kathy Darling would throw the ball out of bounds with one second left on the shot clock and 11.1 left on the game clock to set up Howanski's heroics.

With five seconds left on the clock, she would split the seam of the Hopkins defense and drive from the left side of the paint towards the basket for a layup attempt.

However, she would be tripped while attempting to make the shot, heaving the ball straight up and over the lip of the rim for the winning score with 2.2 seconds left on the clock. Hopkins couldn't get a game-winning shot attempt off before the buzzer as F&M improved to 12-4, 5-2 in Centennial Conference play.

Senior guard Amy Kreitz shot 8-for-19 from the field and grabbed five rebounds for 18 points. The difference in the game would be free throws as the Diplomats would go to the line twenty times, converting fifteen, while limiting the Blue Jays to 11 points at the charity stripe off 16 attempts.

Darling would pick up 13 points in the game, finishing two points shy of the 1,000-point mark. Ashanna Randall led the Blue Jays with 17 points as Hopkins falls to 15-2, 6-1. The win continues a nine game winning streak by Franklin & Marshall as the Diplomats have yet to lose in 2002 and have claimed seven consecutive victories in the Mayser Center since a 79-52 win against Neumann on Dec. 8.

Unbeaten no more
BUFFALO — The final undefeated men's team in Division III was taken down Tuesday night as Buffalo State defeated No. 5 Brockport State 74-55, ending the best start in the program's history.

It was a "twin killing" to end the streak, as Buffalo State twins Jeremy and Justin Konst were the main factors in the home victory over one of just six undefeated men's or women's teams among over 2,000 programs nationwide. Jeremy scored 18 points and made 13 of 16 from the line, while Justin had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Shawn Haseley scored 10 points for Buffalo State.

Brockport (15-1, 6-1 SUNYAC), which entered the game among the nation's leaders in field goal percentage and scoring margin, shot a season-low 37% (20-54) and was held to 25 first-half points. The Golden Eagles trailed 29-25 at halftime, and had a 37-36 lead with 13:41 remaining in the second stanza. But the Bengals (11-3, 7-1) went on a 16-4 run in the next 3:26 that featured seven consecutive Buffalo State free throws. The Bengals made 29 of 38 free throws on the night.

Erick Mateo led the Golden Eagles with 13 points and seven rebounds, while Mike Medbury scored 10 points and kept his double digit scoring streak intact at 15 games. The Bengals shot 48% including 52% in the second half and outrebounded their conference rivals, 38-35.

Wheaton gets last-second win
NORTON, Mass. — Wheaton senior co-captain Luke Gordon drained a game-winning 3-pointer with three-tenths of a second to play Tuesday night, lifting the Lyons to a thrilling 75-73 victory over visiting MIT in NEWMAC men's action in Emerson Gym. Winners of two back-to-back contests, Wheaton saw its record improve to 8-7 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Suffering their second consecutive league defeat, the Engineers fall to 12-5, 2-3.

Both teams played an even first half, highlighted by a pair of runs by each squad. The Engineers jumped out to a 7-2 lead, but Wheaton rallied to score 13 unanswered points for a 15-7 advantage midway through the half. MIT then went on a 20-5 streak to regain the lead at 27-20. But the Lyons would answer yet again, closing the half on a 13-4 run to give them a 33-31 edge heading into the locker room.

MIT took control early in the second stanza, outscoring the hosts, 20-8 in taking their biggest advantage of the game at 51-41 with just over 13 minutes to play. The Lyons slowly cut into the deficit, narrowing the gap to 62-57 with 6:35 to play, thanks to a Mike Stanton 3 and Gordon free throw. However, just as Wheaton attempted to cut into the Engineer lead, MIT responded with consecutive baskets from sophomore Kyle Doherty to extend the margin to 68-60 with 4:55 on the clock. Doherty gave the Engineers an offensive spark in the second stanza with 15 points.

The teams exchanged baskets over the next two minutes, with MIT leading 73-68 at the 2:22 minute mark. From that point on, Wheaton ran off seven straight points while holding the Engineers scoreless the rest of the way. Sophomore forward Frankie Whall hit a layup to make it 73-70, then freshman Josean Vega stole the ball, was fouled and converted on a pair of freebies to cut the margin to 73-72, setting up Gordon's last-second heroics.

With the shot clock running down, MIT drove to the basket, but had the ball stripped away, as Whall came up with the loose ball with 7.1 seconds to play. Following a Wheaton timeout, Vega passed to Gordon on the right wing and despite attracting a double team from the Engineers, he stepped to his right and calmly hit the game-winner. Gordon then intercepted MIT's last-second attempt.

The Lyons posted four players in double-figure scoring, led by Gordon's 18 points and game-best four steals. Those 18 points moved him up the school's scoring charts, as he became Wheaton's fifth all-time leading scorer with 1,058 career points. Also in double figures was Stanton with 16 points, including a perfect 4-for-4 from 3-point land. Senior Sam Ackah totaled 12 points and nine boards, while Whall added 10 points. For MIT, Doherty contributed a game-best 22 points (7-for-9 from the floor) in addition to his game-high tying nine rebounds. Freshman Adam Gibbons posted 12 points, while classmates Danny Kanamori and Michael Huhs added 11 points each. Kanamori also dished out a game-best eight assists.

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