After a short winter break, Monday brought a full night of action headlined by a showdown of ranked women�s teams and the new No. 1 men�s team.

Last year Oglethorpe spoiled Thomas More�s perfect season in the NCAA tournament and the No. 11 Petrels did it to the No. 4 Saints again this year, 72-64. Anna Findley and Katie Kulavic combined for 41 points on 78 percent shooting (14-for-18) for Oglethorpe. Thomas More has just two loses in its last 38 games, both to the Petrels.

No. 9 Kean lost its second consecutive game, albeit after a 16-day layoff. Maryville (Mo.) scored a stunning upset of the Cougars 62-52 in the first round of the Grand Canyon Classic where the teams combined for 59 turnovers. No. 10 Amherst stayed undefeated by beating Kenyon, 64-36. Mary Hardin-Baylor tagged No. 14 Southern Maine with its first loss in Texas, 82-73. Montclair State beat the buzzer and No. 13 Mary Washington with a late three-pointer, 56-53. Monday�s women�s scoreboard.

&&f-boxr&&In men�s action No. 1 UW-Platteville picked up where it left off. The Pioneers shook off a slow start and rolled past Carthage, 74-48. After the game, Red Men coach Bosko Djurickovic said, "To use a funny analogy, for a half, it was like a good welterweight beating up on a good heavyweight. Eventually, the heavyweight gets his feet on the ground and ends up doing what he�s supposed to do." The Pioneers (11-0) face tournament host St. Norbert (7-1) tomorrow night.

Piedmont (3-7) registered Monday night�s most surprising win, knocking off No. 18 Centre, 82-75. The Colonels were home but the Lions looked plenty comfortable in shooting 52.8 percent from the field. Monday's men's scoreboard.

No. 13 Ursinus avenged its only loss of the season with a 75-64 win over Lebanon Valley. The Bears meet tournament host Randolph-Macon tomorrow night. No. 20 St. Mary's (Md.) picked up its second consecutive loss, falling to St. John Fisher 97-80. Courtney Nelson hit a reverse lay-up with 1.1 seconds left to lift William Paterson past Lehman, 65-64.