Washington and Jefferson went on a 12-0 run early in the second half to take the lead and held off No. 9 Thomas More for the 68-62 upset. The Presidents improved to 12-1 and took sole possession of first in the Presidents' Athletic Conference.

Carthage came in tested but it didn't seem to make a difference, as No. 2 Illinois Wesleyan took the lead with a 20-3 first-half run and went on to roll past the Lady Reds 72-48. Three players were in double figures for the Titans. Saturday's women's scores.

Tiffany Morton and Kelsey Hendrickson scored 19 apiece as No. 4 UW-Whitewater handed No. 3 UW-Eau Claire its first loss of the season, 73-61. Kelli McIntyre scored a career-high 30 to help lead Alvernia to a 68-66 win at No. 12 DeSales. The Crusaders held on as DeSales cut a six-point lead to two in the closing seconds, then missed a shot that would have tied the game and couldn't get a putback off in time. The upset ended the Bulldogs' 21-game home winning streak.

&&g-boxl&&No. 14 George Fox remained undefeated, edging Puget Sound 52-47. Washington U. extended its winning streak to five and opened its UAA schedule with a victory as sophomore forward Kelsey Robb hit two free-throws with 9.9 seconds to play to break a 50-50 tie en route to a 54-50 win at No. 21 Chicago. No. 20 Southern Maine kept Eastern Connecticut from making some noise of its own, winning 72-64 in overtime and dropping the Warriors to 9-2.

Central rallied from a 16-point deficit on the road and beat Buena Vista 82-78. It's Central's first win in Storm Lake, Iowa, since 2000. Kristen Vallone went 20-20 in points and rebounds to lead Wentworth to a 57-38 win against Gordon. But one game combined both: Olivia Fisher scored 24 points and had 23 rebounds as the University of the Ozarks rallied from a 20-point deficit to beat Texas Lutheran 83-75.