| Messiah started the season 4-5 and is 15-6 after
beating Lebanon Valley on their Think Pink night. Messiah athletics photo |
Messiah knocked off No. 11 Lebanon Valley 59-55 to stop the Flying Dutchmen's streak at 15 games, while Loras stopped No. 22 Coe's run at 16 games, 56-55.
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- Wednesday's men's scores
- NCAA Regional Rankings, Week 2
- Wednesday's men's wrapup
Messiah and Lebanon Valley traded leads throughout the second half of Wednesday night's game. The Falcons took control with a seven to two run late in the game keyed by two baskets from Dori Gyori. Meanwhile the Flying Dutchmen made just two field goals in the game's final five minutes. Despite the loss, Lebanon Valley has a one game lead on Messiah for first place in the MAC Commonwealth. The teams split the regular season series with each winning on the road.
Coe travelled to Loras to take on the Duhawks, who were just 11-11 coming into the game. The Kohawks almost escaped with a victory despite shooting under 40 percent. But Kelly Rogowski hit a layup with 22 seconds left to complete Loras' upset. Coe missed a potential game winning layup with four seconds left. Simpson takes over first place in the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after dominating Central 106-55. Simpson and Coe each have to play Wartburg, which is 19-3 overall.
No. 1 Thomas More used 15 players to ease past Waynesburg 93-65. Thirteen of them scored, led by Nicole Dickman's 21 points. No. 13 Denison knocked off Kenyon 74-67 to stay unbeaten. The other two undefeated teams also won as No. 12 Greensboro rolled past North Carolina Wesleyan 75-47 and Gallaudet defeated Penn State-Berks 70-57.
No. 7 Kean beat Gwynedd-Mercy 87-63 to post its fifth consecutive 20-win season. John Carroll surprised Baldwin-Wallace 75-73 and knocked the Yellow Jackets out of first place. Lee Jennings notched 28 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Blue Streaks.
Christine Marks scored her 1,000th career point for Misericordia and the Cougars defeated DeSales 71-54. Misericordia is now tied for first place with King's, which took care of Delaware Valley 80-62. DeSales falls one game behind Misericordia and King's. St. Thomas took over sole possession of first place in the MIAC as the Tommies defeated Carleton 79-57 and Macalester defeated St. Benedict 72-58. It was the Scots' first win against St. Ben's since 1995, snapping a 27-game losing streak. UW-La Crosse won its fifth consecutive game and improved to 11-3 in the WIAC with a 56-44 win against UW-Oshkosh. But No. 4 UW-Stevens Point remained unbeaten in the league and clinched the top overall seed in the conference tournament with a 67-59 win against UW-Eau Claire.