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Nov 25, 2025
 
No. 8 John Carroll used stifling defense to beat No. 15 Baldwin Wallace in Tuesday night's lone meeting of ranked foes.
Photo by Jose Figueroa, John Carroll athletics
 

No. 8 John Carroll headed into the Thanksgiving break with a sweet win over No. 15 Baldwin Wallace while No. 10 Bates and No. 22 Elizabethtown needed an extra helping to beat their opponents in Tuesday night's Division III basketball action.

John Carroll held Baldwin Wallace to more turnovers (20) than field goals (19), and the Blue Streaks stayed perfect with a 52-45 victory over former conference rival Baldwin Wallace. John Carroll held the Yellow Jackets to six points in the first period and five in the third and never trailed. JCU All-American Ava Ryncarz posted a double-double (16 points, 11 rebounds) on a night when both teams struggled to score. JCU and BW shot a combined 38 for 107 (36 percent) from the field and 10 for 39 from three.

John Carroll (5-0) snapped a five-game losing streak against Baldwin Wallace in the teams' only scheduled meeting this season.

Southern Maine pushed No. 10 Bates to overtime before the Bobcats prevailed over the Huskies, 70-66, in a meeting of undefeated Maine teams. After Elsa Daulerio's jumper gave Bates a 60-55 lead in the final minute of regulation, Dakota Shipley hit two free throws and then a game-tying three-pointer for Southern Maine to send the game to overtime. Daulerio scored again to break a 66-all tie with 29 seconds left, and Sophie Spolter added two free throws to ice Bates' victory.

All-American Daulerio scored 16 points and reached the 1,000-point milestone, following in her mother Adrienne Shibles footsteps. Shibles scored 1,000 points at Bates and went on to become a very successful coach at Swarthmore and Bowdoin, which she led to the NCAA title games in 2018 and 2019.

No. 22 Elizabethtown topped Messiah, 80-77 in overtime, behind a career night for Allyia Kennedy and another big performance by Makenna Mummert. Kennedy scored 29 points, 20 of them in the second half, and Mummert scored 10 points in the extra period for the Blue Jays. Mummert is averaging 19 points and 37 minutes per game for Elizabethtown (5-0).

No. 20 Bethel returned to the court after a nearly two-week layoff and beat Concordia-Moorhead, 52-44. The Royals, whose last game was a 61-53 loss to UW-Stout on November 12, held the Cobbers to 17 made field goals against 23 turnovers. Emily Erickson scored 18 points and grabbed seven boards for Bethel (1-1), which will host Concordia-Moorhead on Jan. 24.

No. 23 Carroll showed why it belongs in the Top 25 by overwhelming Chicago, 73-52, in Waukesha, Wisconsin. The Pioneers shot 53 percent from the field (28 for 53) and got 22 points in 23 minutes from All-American Natalie Gricius. Carroll entered the national rankings this week with a 3-2 record, with both losses coming against Top 10 foes.

Not every newly-ranked team fared as well.

Four starters scored double figures for Loras, and the Duhawks did in No. 18 Wisconsin Lutheran, 63-60.  After Kenly Frey's three-pointer gave Wisconsin Lutheran a 51-47 lead midway through the fourth quarter, Loras ripped off an 11-0 run capped by Claire Wagner's three-point play. Abby Cole's three pulled the Warriors within two with 26 seconds remaining, but Loras held WLC scoreless the rest of the way. Wagner paced Loras (4-2) with 17 points on 8-for-15 shooting.

Carthage dominated the middle periods in a 60-51 home win over No. 25 Coe. The Firebirds outscored the Kohawks 32-18 in the second and third quarters, and Carthage's balanced attack offset a 20-point performance from Coe guard Caydee Kirkham. 

It was a relatively quiet night on the men's side, though two conferences started play before the holiday break. 

In the NJAC, No. 14 Montclair State handled Rowan at home, 100-86, as Jacob Morales poured in 24 points on 9-for-18 shooting with six 3-pointers. The Red Hawks (5-0, 1-0 NJAC) shot 45 percent from behind the arc with 18 made three-pointers. No. 20 TCNJ also defended its home court, beating William Paterson, 85-68. Matthew Solomon racked up 20 points and 15 rebounds for the Lions (5-1, 1-0 NJAC) who rebounded the Pioneers, 53-34. Kean and New Jersey City also opened their conference season with victories.

Webster shot 47 percent in the second half and pulled away from Westminster (Mo.), 70-60, in both teams' conference opener. Ethan Chartrand scored 15 points for Webster (5-0, 1-0 SLIAC), which has beaten Westminster in seven of their last eight games. Lyon, Eureka and Spalding also opened SLIAC play with victories.