| Danielle Duncan and Nikki Wilborn each scored in
double figures for Greensboro in its win Sunday
afternoon. Greensboro athletics file photos |
No. 25 Greensboro snapped No. 5 Christopher Newport's 27-game winning streak against USA South opponents, holding off a torrid Captains comeback to pull out a 65-61 home win on Sunday afternoon. The Pride shot well from beyond the arc and handed the Captains just their second loss this season, as CNU falls to 15-2 overall, 9-1 in the USA South.
It was GC's "Pride Packs the Place" for basketball and the game was the first ever women's hoops game between ranked teams at GC.
"This was a total team effort and I'm very proud of my team," said Pride coach Randy Tuggle. "We stuck with -- and executed -- our game plan. All 10 players who got in the game contributed positively for us." Full story
The Washington U. women opened the game on a 21-1 run, 14 of them from Kathryn Berger as the Bears rolled to a 66-36 win at Brandeis. No. 16 University of Chicago remained atop the UAA with an 87-81 win at NYU, while No. 14 Rochester survived a late rally by Case Western Reserve and snapped the Spartans' six-game win streak in an 82-73 victory.
In men's action, Spencer Gay scored a career-high 23 as Washington U. undoubtedly ended Brandeis' stay in the Top 25 with a humiliating 70-36 win at Brandeis. Gay hit his first six shots of the second half to help the Bears stretch an 11-point halftime cushion into an insurmountable 21-point lead with eight minutes to play in the game. No. 25 Chapman finished a weekend sweep of three games in Texas with a 66-51 win against the University of Dallas. Chapman's three opponents are 1-16, 7-11 and 2-15.