We'll have a new national champion on the women's side in 2009. Holly Milburn scored 18 points and Transylvania put a stake in the heart of Howard Payne. The 2008 victors were held to 34 percent shooting in a 65-52 loss. Next up, host Washington University. Jill Brandt scored 19 points and the Bears prevailed in a close call against Capital, which got 26 points from Kristen Richardson.

Lauren Orlando scored all 15 of her points in the second half and sparked a 32-9 game-ending run with a key 3-pointer as Brandeis rallied from 10 points down to top Western Connecticut State, 62-49. The Judges host Mount St. Mary, which beat Brockport State in a defensive struggle, on Saturday in Waltham, Mass. Friday night's women's scores, including a game story from every game. Saturday night's schedule.

It was a rough day for the Little East, which went 0-for-3. Besides Western Connecticut's loss, Southern Maine dropped a close call to Emmanuel. Kristen LeBel led all scorers with 26 points in the win. Photo gallery. Messiah blew out Eastern Connecticut State 81-46 to end the Warriors' season.

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TCNJ knocked off No. 23 DeSales 64-51, as one Jostens finalist, Hillary Klimowicz, exploded for 31 points while DeSales' Jostens finalist, LeighAnn Burke, scored 23 in the loss. Monique Salmon had 17 points and 10 assists in Baruch's win over Cabrini. The Bearcats draw host York (Pa.) in the second round.

UW-Whitewater got a double-double from Tiffany Morton, as the senior scored 16 points and added 11 rebounds in a 69-59 defeat of Simpson, a rematch of a Sweet 16 game from 2008. Photo gallery. Stevens rose to the occasion for its first NCAA win, knocking out Mary Washington, behind 12 second-half points from Dani Dudek. Jessica Laing became Cortland State's all-time leading scorer, notching a career-high 23 points in a win over St. Lawrence. Concordia (Wis.) got a nice win for the Northern Athletics Conference, squeaking past Concordia-Moorhead, 76-72. The reward? Playing at host UW-Stevens Point on Saturday.

Rochester finished the game on an 8-1 run to knock off Widener, 67-56. Carrie Snikkers scored a game-high 27 points, shooting 10-for-15 from the floor and 4-for-5 from three-point range as Hope rolled over Washington and Jefferson 87-64.