Eagles fly past 'Hawks; Owls snap skid

Grace Knupp had 16 points on 7-for-13 shooting for UW-La Crosse in its big win at UW-Whitewater.
UW-La Crosse athletics file photo by Jim Lund
 

No. 3 UW-Oshkosh continued its unbeaten start to the season, UW-La Crosse rolled past No. 7 UW-Whitewater on the road, Trine kept its MIAA streak rolling along, Mary Schleusner moved closer to Division III all-time marks and Bryn Mawr won its first conference game in nearly 18 years in Division III women's basketball action on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026.

Bryn Mawr's streak of futility ended on Wednesday night as the Owls edged Washington College 73-68 in overtime. It is Bryn Mawr's first conference win since Feb. 12, 2008, snapping a 257-game conference losing streak. The streak includes two years in which Bryn Mawr played an abbreviated schedule and did not count in the conference standings in the Centennial Conference. Jenny Briggs scored a game-high 26 points, including shooting 7-for-17 from three-point range, and the Owls (5-10, 1-4 Centennial Conference) shot 19-for-26 from the foul line. The Owls trailed 48-37 in the fourth quarter, but shot 5-for-9 from three-point range in the final frame of regulation, sparking a 19-4 run that gave Bryn Mawr a 56-52 lead with 1:43 to play. Abby Meredith answered with a three, and Kaitlyn Boggs scored three points for Washington College in the final 90 seconds of regulation to give the Shorewomen the lead before Hannah Govert hit a key leaner around a bigger defender to tie the game and send it to overtime. Briggs hit two threes in the extra session to held build up a big lead early and the Owls made enough foul shots down the stretch to spark the celebration.

Sammi Beyer and Paige Seckar combined for 32 points as No. 3 UW-Oshkosh improved to 15-0, defeating No. 19 UW-Platteville on the road, 56-44. Each team shot just 5-for-19 from three-point range, or 26 percent. Ella Mackiewicz led Platteville (13-2, 3-1) with 23 points. Oshkosh is 15-0, 4-0 in conference play.

All-time double-double leaders

Mary Schleusner of Washington and Lee is well within sight of the record for career rebounds, held by Jordan Holmes of Denison, but she is also moving up the chart for career double-doubles as well.

Player, team Seasons Career
Kathryn Stockbower, Swarthmore 2008-11 83
Kelly Williams, Randolph-Macon 2017-20 83
Ashley Roser, Wells 2011-14 82
Mary Schleusner, W&L 2023-26 80
Julie Anderson, Johns Hopkins 1995-98 79

Mary Schleusner put up 25 points and 19 rebounds as No. 6 Washington and Lee defeated Hollins 78-61, handing Hollins just its third loss of the season. The win marked the 14th straight victory for the Generals, tying the program record set by the 2023-24 squad from Jan. 20, 2024, to March 8, 2024. Schleusner now ranks second all-time in Division III history in career rebounds with 1,675 and is just 36 rebounds shy of becoming the division's all-time leading rebounder. She also moved into fourth place in Division III women's basketball history with her 80th career double-double, moving past Johns Hopkins 1998 D3hoops.com All-America selection Julie Anderson on the career list.

UW-La Crosse went on a 33-10 run over the final 14 minutes of the game and the result was a huge win for the Eagles, as they downed No. 7 UW-Whitewater by a 77-54 score. It's just the sixth win in 30 games for UW-La Crosse over a team ranked in the D3hoops.com Top 25, which was started in the 1998-99 season. Malia Nelson made three free throws down the stretch in the first half to help the Eagles (9-6, 2-2 WIAC) tie the game at the half and finished with a game-high 17 points. Grace Knupp added 16.

No. 20 Carroll got a key road win at North Central, defeating the Cardinals 78-74. Trailing 18–13 at the end of the first quarter, the Pioneers erupted for 27 second-quarter points, using a 13–0 run to seize the lead. Carroll (11-4, 5-1 CCIW) led 40–30 at halftime and built the advantage to 10 early in the third. North Central (10-6, 4-3) rallied to tie the game at 50–50, but Carroll responded with timely baskets from Natalie Gricius, Emilie Wizner and Julia Lokker to regain control. In the fourth, Lokker and Anna Nielsen converted several crucial finishes at the rim, and Gricius iced the game at the line in the final seconds to secure the road win. Lokker finished with a team-high 26 points, while adding 10 rebounds, six assists and five steals.

Olivia Marks delivered a double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds to lead Trine to its 24th consecutive MIAA win, defeating Albion 78-58. Madison Wagner led Trine (12-3, 6-0 MIAA) with 14, Ally Capouch had 13, Annika Southworth scored 12 and Zoe Willems added 11. Albion (10-5, 3-3) trimmed a double digit deficit down to five points with just under three minutes left in the third before Willems scored the next five points and Wagner and Marks extended the run to nine consecutive points.

Marissa Nudd tied the 33-year-old Eastern Connecticut State women's basketball single-game record of 36 points and the Warriors exploded for 47 second-half points in pulling away for an 82-52 Little East Conference victory over Vermont State Castleton. Since an 0-4 start, Eastern (7-8, 4-2 LEC) has won seven of 11, averaging over 76 points in its last four victories. Nudd's 36 points ties the program record set by ECSU hall of famer Missy Kowolenko at Rhode Island College on Feb. 11, 1993. Nudd, ranked third in the LEC with an 18.3 scoring average, has now posted the program's second consecutive 30-point game.

Catholic rallied from an 11-point second half deficit at Susquehanna as the Cardinals got past the River Hawks on the road, 66-62. The Cardinals led for just the last 44 seconds of the game, pulling ahead on a 9-1 run that included five points from Anna Scoblick and four from Amelia Kennedy.  Carly Catania led the Cardinals with 12 points, while Scoblick added 11 and Kennedy 10 in the win, which lifted Catholic to 10-4, 7-0 in Landmark Conference play. The Cardinals keep pace with No. 2-ranked Scranton, which rolled to an 88-36 win a few dozen miles up U.S. 15 at Lycoming.

Brianna Jackson scored 15 points and Anna Kitch added nine points and a game-high 18 rebounds as Brooklyn defeated Hunter 66-59 in a battle of CUNYAC unbeatens. After giving up the first nine points of the game, Hunter bounced back and led 34-23 at the half, but Brooklyn (12-3, 5-0 CUNYAC) used its relentless domination on the boards to really in the third and fourth quarter. Alexa Charles, who is just 107 point shy of 2,500 for her career, played all 40 minutes and had 21 points on 9-for-19 shooting. Hunter fell to 11-5, 4-1.

Concordia-Moorhead rallied from a fourth quarter deficit, finishing the game on a 13-3 run as the Cobbers got past Gustavus Adolphus 70-66. The Gusties (8-6, 4-3 MIAC) led by as many as nine points midway through the fourth quarter and led by six after Ella Peters hit a three-pointer with just under four minutes to play. From there, Maya Metcalf hit three free throws and Molly Musland nailed a three to tie it, then did the same to tie it again at 66 with 1:23 left. Gustavus got just three shots the rest of the way as Concordia-Moorhead (12-2, 6-1) pulled away for the win. Metcalf led the Cobbers with 19 points, while Kaia Gack added 15 off the bench.