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Nicole Dickman had the only two field goals in overtime including the game winner. |
Nicole Dickman put back a missed shot with 2.8 seconds left in overtime to lift No. 2 Thomas More over No. 23 St. Vincent, 68-66. The Saints remain undefeated in the Presidents' Athletic Conference and overall.
In a game of runs, Thomas More built a 41-27 lead over St. Vincent at the halftime break. The Bearcats answered with a 19-8 run to start the second half and an 8-0 run to take the lead with under six minutes to play. The Saints retook the lead at 63-57 but St. Vincent forced overtime on an Emily Fenton three-pointer with 10 seconds remaining in regulation. Dickman had the only two field goals of the extra period, including the game winner. She finished with 21 points and six rebounds for Thomas More. Devin McGrath had 26 points and 10 boards for St. Vincent. Full story.
No. 17 Lebanon Valley moved another game in front of Messiah in the MAC Commonwealth standings by stifling the Falcons in their gym, 46-32. The Flying Dutch held Messiah to 32 percent from the field (13-for-41) and their lowest scoring total of the season. Penn State-Behrend defeated No. 15 Medaille 75-61 to end the Lady Mavericks' 29-game regular season winning streak in the AMCC. Eighth-ranked UW-Stevens Point put together an 18-3 run to build up a 13-point lead and put some distance between it and UW-Eau Claire in a 61-46 victory. Junior Nicki Wurdeman scored 22 of her game-high 26 points in the first half to lead No. 6 Babson to an 85-54 win over visiting Clark.
Outside the Top 25, Alexandra Chili scored the last five points of the game, including the game winner with one second remaining, to push Muhlenberg past Ursinus 61-59. Misericordia defeated King's 57-52 to pull into a first place tie with the Monarchs in the MAC Freedom.
Wartburg lost its second consecutive game following its 15-0 start, this time falling at Simpson 64-55. Stacey Schutjer had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Storm who remain undefeated in IIAC play.