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12-1, with its only loss coming to Wash U. Ohio Northern athletics file photo |
Morgan Dumbaugh scored 17 while Joanna Snyder added 16 points on 6-for-10 shooting as No. 12 Ohio Northern defeated No. 13 Mount Union 62-45. The Polar Bears limited Rosa LaMattina to five points on 2-for-9 shooting in improving to 12-1 and maintaining sole possession of first place in the Ohio Athletic Conference.
Richard Stockton played just six players but it was enough to lift the Ospreys past No. 11 York (Pa.) 61-51. Stockton, which improved to 7-2, was whistled for just nine fouls in the game and was led by Sara Farrell's 16 and Che'Na Thompson's 15.
No. 7 Amherst won another close game on the road, this time beating Connecticut College 50-48. For the second consecutive game, the Lord Jeffs' reserves scored only four points. Jasmine Hardy had 15 points in a full 40 minutes.
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A baker's dozen undefeated No. 2 DePauw (13-0) |
Baruch outrebounded Staten Island 59-37 and outscored the Dolphins 63-45 to stay unbeaten. After Saturday's results, there are 13 undefeated teams left (see chart right).
Playing a day after her father's funeral, Kellie Ring scored 14 points and added seven assists to lead No. 4 St. Thomas past Augsburg 78-55. Melissa Gilkey had 18 of her game-high 22 points in the first half as No. 3 Wash U handed Chicago its first conference loss since 2010, 96-67. No. 1 DePauw scored the first 29 points of the game and crushed Hiram 74-32. The Tigers have won their four NCAC games this season by an average of 30.8 points and have won 18 of their 20 career NCAC games by 16 or more.
Elle Larson hit two free throws in the final seconds to lift Swarthmore over Franklin and Marshall 62-60. The Diplomats have lost seven of eight with five of those losses by five points or less. Emory opened UAA play in style with a 73-67 double-overtime win at Rochester. Savannah Morgan and Hannah Lilly each scored 17 for the Eagles (11-1).
Clark held MIT to two points over a seven-minute stretch in the second half to rally past the Engineers 49-45. Scranton overcame a four-point deficit with less than a minute to play in overtime, but could not pull out the victory, losing to Juniata 65-61. Natalie Glinsky led the Eagles with 18 points in the win. Olivet needed a buzzer beater to get to overtime against Kalamazoo and then beat the Hornets 67-59.