In other first-round women's action, No. 11 Washington U. needed a last minute rally to defeat Manchester 54-52 at Lake Forest. No. 23 Wheaton (Ill.) and St. Benedict needed two overtimes to decide a winner with the Thunder prevailing 79-75 at UW-Stout. (Photo gallery) They will meet Simpson who upset the No. 15 Blue Devils in Wisconsin. Simpson was the only team to upset a host team.

Pumla Sathula (29 points, 16 rebounds) pushed Hamilton to a 60-57 victory over Mount St. Mary in the Continentals first NCAA women's tournament game. G.P. Gromacki, who coached his 200th game tonight, will face Scranton's Mike Strong, who will coach his 800th game tomorrow. More women's scores.

Two injuries to key Calvin players didn't affect the team's defense, as the Knights won, 54-38. They'll face a stiff challenge Saturday at run-and-gun minded Wilmington, which beat Oglethorpe.

It was a rough night for the Centennial Conference who saw all three entrants eliminated in the first round. Dickinson, who came the closest to victory, missed a late three-pointer to tie Christopher Newport. The Captains meet Mary Washington tomorrow night. The NAC was also nixed with Keene State beating Maine Maritime 61-51 and Brandeis destroying No. 21 Maine-Farmington 90-66.

Carroll matched the efforts of its men's program and toppled a strong CCIW foe, Illinois Wesleyan. And the NWC had a good night in Oregon, ousting McMurry and Gustavus Adolphus.

The two best performances of the night: Brandeis junior guard Jamie Capra outscored Maine-Farmington by herself in the first half, 25-23, as she finished with 33 and the Judges ruled. And Mount Holyoke senior Joanna Silvey went 12-for-13 for 30 points in her final collegiate game, earning a standing ovation from Bowdoin's fans, despite losing to the Polar Bears, 74-57.