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Seth Clark and OWU started a tough stretch with a
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Ohio Wesleyan started a tough three game stretch with a win over No. 15 Marietta at the Defiance Purple and Gold Tournament.
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Tyler Hammond hit a three pointer to briefly give Marietta the lead 70-67, but Nick Felhaber answered for the Battling Bishops with a three of his own. Seth Clark followed with a three pointer on Ohio Wesleyan's next possession and the Battling Bishops pulled away for the win, 79-74. Marietta's reserves outscored Ohio Wesleyan's 42-13.
Tomorrow Ohio Wesleyan plays Defiance, which is 8-1 with a loss to Division I Oakland, and then plays No. 11 Wittenberg after that. Defiance edged Albion 50-48 behind Wade Wooley's double-double (10 points, 13 rebounds).
No. 23 Guilford lost its second straight in Virginia where Birmingham-Southern defeated the Quakers 72-56. Larry Thomas led the Panthers with 23 points and 11 rebounds and Birmingham-Southern committed only seven turnovers.
Albertus Magnus gave Division I Central Connecticut a good run before falling short 85-82. The Falcons led Central Connecticut 82-81 in the final minute, but the Blue Devils drew two fouls in consecutive possessions and converted all four free throws. Darius Watson and Victor Ljuljdjuraj combined for 50 points.
Randolph-Macon completed a nice weekend sweep to push its record above .500. After beating Birmingham-Southern on Friday, the Yellow Jackets topped Dickinson 77-71. Adam Honig had 27 points for the Red Devils.
Women's recap
No. 19 York (Pa.) edged No. 22 UW-Stevens Point 54-53 at Oglethorpe's weekend tournament and kept its perfect record in tact. Brittany Hicks hit a runner with six seconds left to lift the Spartans to victory. Sam Hruz scored 14 points off the York bench, and the Spartans used their pressure defense to generate 22 points off 24 Pointer turnovers.
No. 21 UW-Oshkosh staved off Simpson 59-52 to push its record to 12-0. The Titans are off until they travel to No. 8 UW-Whitewater on January 8. No. 10 George Fox crushed Howard Payne 92-51 to finish a 2-0 Texas road trip. Megan Arnoldy had 15 points and nine boards for the Bruins.
No. 18 Ithaca defeated defending HCAC champion Hanover 77-70 at DePauw's weekend tournament. The Bombers get No. 1 DePauw tomorrow after the Tigers rolled over Alma 70-40.
Outside the Top 25, Trinity (Texas) dropped Illinois Wesleyan 86-71 as Anecia Richardson and Murphy Burns each scored 20 for the Tigers.