The 2009 women�s basketball tournament is narrowed down to 16 teams and a quarter of them are from the UAA. No. 6 Washington U., 8 Rochester, No. 14 NYU and Brandeis all advanced through Saturday�s regional finals.

On a night when most ranked teams won (provided they didn�t play each other), TCNJ knocked off another Top 25 opponent. Hillary Klimowicz scored 28 points to give her 59 for the weekend and the Lions topped No. 16 Tufts, 57-55. Photo gallery. TCNJ will face No. 8 Rochester who erased a nine-point second half deficit and eliminated Kean, 66-59. Melissa Alwardt scored 25 points for the Yellowjackets. Saturday's women's scores.

If No. 1 Illinois Wesleyan is going to keep advancing, it is going to make a lot of WIAC fans unhappy. The Titans eliminated No. 9 UW-Eau Claire 80-63 by holding the Blugolds scoreless for a stretch of nearly five minutes in the second half. No. 4 UW-Stevens Point waits in the sectional finals after cruising past Concordia (Wis.) 78-58.

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No. 18 Muhlenberg has a long but happy drive home from Maine after edging No. 21 Bowdoin 58-57. The Mules took the lead before the half and never relinquished it, though they had to survive an Alexa Kaubris jump shot as time expired to advance. Next up is Brandeis who led Mount St. Mary wire-to-wire in a 79-52 victory. The Judges advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time ever.

One night after last year's champion Howard Payne was eliminated, two more teams from last year's final four also lost. No. 7 Thomas More outrebounded No. 15 Messiah 40-18 and bounced the Falcons, 57-50. St. Benedict finished off No. 10 UW-Whitewater 69-57, denying the Warhawks another trip to the sectionals. No. 5 Oglethorpe is the only national semifinalist left. The Stormy Petrels handled No. 23 Greensboro 67-40. No. 3 George Fox doubled up Chapman 83-40 to set up a Top 5 showdown with Oglethorpe.

NCAA Tournament newbie York (Pa.) will keep dancing after ousting Baruch, 90-73. All five Spartan starters scored double-digits led by April Sparkman's 17 points and seven rebounds. York (Pa.) will draw a tournament veteran next in No. 20 Scranton. The Lady Royals defeated Cortland State 51-45 for their 18th straight win.