The ranked men's and women's teams from Amherst and Washington U. went on the road on Friday night with mixed results.
For Amherst, the the women won at Bowdoin 72-63 for the first time ever. Caroline Stedman scored 21 points for the No. 2 Lord Jeffs who shot 50 percent from three (10-for-20) and improved to 18-0. On the men's side, No. 18 Amherst lost a heartbreaker when Mark Phillips scored off a rebound with two seconds left, lifting Bowdoin to a 69-68 victory.
Washington U. traveled to Rochester for a double-header and had the opposite result. First the Rochester women upset No. 3 Washington U. 63-51. It was the Bears' first loss in the UAA and the Yellowjackets tenth win in 11 games. But the Bears' men's team pulled away from Rochester 82-78 thanks to a big night from Sean Wallis and a big second half from Dylan Richter. Wallis tied his career high with 27 points and killed the Yellowjackets by getting to the rim or setting up his teammates for open shots. Dylan Richter benefited from a couple Wallis assists and scored all 14 of his points in the second half.
&&g-boxr&&Get the night's results on the men's scoreboard and women's scoreboard.
In women's action, DePauw dominated its conference showdown with Austin 69-38. The Tigers shot 51 percent from the floor while the Kangaroos shot just 28 percent. After a back-and-forth first half, No. 7 George Fox took control of the game in the second half and beat rival No. 16 Puget Sound 60-51. The Bruins outscored the Loggers in the paint 34 to six and swept the regular season series. In the ODAC Randolph-Macon won at Eastern Mennonite 65-61 to keep pace with Roanoke which won easily against Randolph 76-36.
On the men's side, Catholic won at Susquehanna 73-59 to stay in line for a home game in the Landmark Conference tournament. More than that, the Cardinals now share first place with Merchant Marine. The Mariners lost at Scranton 71-60 so the Royals are now just one game behind co-leaders Catholic and Merchant Marine.
Wesleyan (Conn.) outlasted Tufts 98-83 in quadruple overtime. Union beat rival RPI 67-53 to forge a four-way tie for first place in the Liberty League. Cortland State beat Brockport State 76-68 on the road to sweep the regular season series from the Golden Eagles. Methodist won its first game of the season after an 0-17 start, and did so in a big way, rolling to a 98-70 win against Greensboro behind 29 points from Tyler Sigman.