| Tyler Tillema had 21
points to cap a big week for him
and Stevens Point Photo by Ryan Coleman, D3photography.com |
No. 1 UW-Stevens Point rolled over No. 7 St. Thomas and into the Christmas break with an 8-0 record.
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The Pointers scored seven straight points to snap a 9-9 tie early in the first half and held at least a two-possession lead the rest of the way. With 14:27 to play, Tyler Tillema got a steal and a basket and then he followed that with a three-point play off an Austin Ryf steal. Stevens Point built its lead to 20 points as St. Thomas missed free throws and opportunities to get back into the game. Photos
Tillema, who scored his 1,000th career point against St. John's last Saturday, had 21 tonight.
No. 3 Illinois Wesleyan kept rolling with a 91-83 win at Hope. The Titans used a 13-4 run midway through the second half to get some breathing room on their way to their ninth win. Hope outscored Illinois Wesleyan 52-31 in the paint but the Titans hit 12 three-pointers to just three for the Flying Dutch. Box score
No. 23 St. Mary's (Md.) beat Susquehanna 54-51 in Puerto Rico to stop its two-game skid. No. 22 Eastern Connecticut lost its second close game in two days to a CCIW team. This time Carthage edged the Warriors 61-58 behind Marlon Senior's 18 points and six rebounds. Buffalo State, which beat Carthage yesterday, topped North Central (Ill.) 80-72 to end the Cardinals' five game winning streak and win that holiday tournament. Bradley Doyle had 12 assists and seven rebounds in 36 minutes for the Bengals, who are 6-3.
Women's recap
| Potsdam State and William
Smith left Upstate New York for warmer weather Photo by Ken DeBolt, William Smith athletics |
Several women's teams have flown south for the winter, or at least this weekend, to take part in holiday tournaments.
No. 5 Hope went to overtime in Orlando before pulling away from UW-La Crosse, 75-70. The Eagles hung tough against Hope in the second half, leading at various points and never trailing by more than five. After Megan Kelley converted two free throws to give the Flying Dutch a three-point lead with 12 seconds left, La Crosse's Rachel Atchison nailed a three to send the game to overtime. The Flying Dutch made seven of 10 free throw attempts in overtime to pull out the victory. Box score
Kelley led Hope with 25 points, including 10 from the free throw line. Atchison had 17 off the bench for the Eagles. Hope finishes the non-conference portion of its regular season against Division III opponents with an 8-0 record and 11-0 overall. The Flying Dutch play NAIA Rochester (Mich.) in late February.
William Smith went to Daytona Beach, but they didn't leave everything from Upstate New York behind. The Herons played Buffalo State on Friday and Potsdam State on Saturday. William Smith won both games, beating the Bears 91-66 today. Buffalo State rebounded from Friday's loss with a 64-58 win over Babson.
No. 13 Emory is already in the south but they had to travel almost 500 miles south to St. Petersburg, Florida where the Eagles defeated Randolph 66-42. Hannah Lilly had 17 points for the Eagles, who improved to 9-0.
La Verne outlasted Wartburg 87-80 in double overtime with three Leopards playing 44 minutes each. Lindsey Foster scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for La Verne.