No. 3 UW-Whitewater avenged its only defeat of the season and handed No. 20 UW-Eau Claire its first conference loss, 60-50. The Warhawks and Blugolds are tied for first place in the WIAC at 10-1. Eau Claire shot just 17-for-52 (33 percent) and was outrebounded 47-31.
No. 23 Puget Sound avenged its sole conference loss as well, as the Loggers outshot No. 12 George Fox 56-39 and outscored the Bruins 59-43. Marissa Cain scored eight points in the first 10 minutes for Puget Sound and finished with 17. George Fox turned the ball over 23 times, compared to five for Puget Sound.
Just last week it looked like there may be new queens of NESCAC basketball. But unranked Bowdoin, who has won the conference the past seven years, is not ready to give up its throne.
The Polar Bears dropped No. 17 Amherst 72-61 behind 23 points and 17 rebounds from Jill Anelauskas. Bowdoin sits a half-game in front of No. 15 Tufts, which handed Wesleyan its first conference loss, 66-51. Williams also has one loss while Amherst slips into fifth place. The Bowdoin and Tufts wins loom even larger since NESCAC teams do not play each other twice in regular season conference play.
The number of undefeated women's teams remains at three. No. 2 Howard Payne had the toughest test on paper, but still aced it in beating Hardin-Simmons, 67-51. The Yellow Jackets will hit the road for Abilene, Texas where they'll meet No. 6 McMurry and the Cowgirls again. No. 1 Hope and No. 5 Thomas More also kept their perfect records intact. Saturday's women's scoreboard.
No. 25 Baldwin-Wallace took a share of first in the OAC with a 62-56 win at Ohio Northern. The Polar Bears picked up their fourth loss of the season, but all four have come to ranked opponents. No. 18 Illinois Wesleyan moved into a first-place tie with Carthage in the CCIW by beating the Lady Reds behind Mallory Heydorn's 20 points.
Emory and Henry (6-12, 4-9) stunned No. 19 Randolph-Macon 76-68 but No. 16 William Smith took care of business against St. Lawrence, 75-62. Erin Cunningham scored 22 points in the Herons' 13th consecutive victory. Maryville (Mo.) won its 70th consecutive SLIAC game, winning 82-55 at Eureka.