St. Ben's keeps pace with UST

St. Benedict pulled away in the second half on Monday night as Danielle Frank had five blocked shots and 10 rebounds in the final 20 minutes of the Blazers' 69-51 win against Gustavus Adolphus. Mindy Schmidt led all scorers with 20 points. Photo gallery.

Immaculata rallied from a 25-point halftime deficit to beat Gwynedd-Mercy 81-73 and maintain its one-game lead over Alvernia in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference at 9-1. Immaculata met Alvernia for the conference title last season. The Mighty Macs trailed 46-18 in the first half and 49-24 at halftime.

Joe Scott came out on fire for No. 19 St. Thomas, scoring 16 of his 19 points in the first 14 minutes of the Tommies' 100-48 rout of Macalester. Monday's men's scores

&&g-boxl&&Texas-Tyler, eligible for the American Southwest Conference and NCAA Tournament for the first time this season, rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit to beat Texas-Dallas 86-82. The Patriots improved to 13-7 and would host the conference tournament if they can maintain their East Divison lead. Monday's women's scores

Also on Monday, the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 was released, with Amherst taking back the No. 1 spot with 18 first-place votes.