Gustavus Adolphus' down the stretch was the difference in the Gusties victory at No. 6 St. Thomas. Photo by Taylor Casey, St. Thomas Sports Information

Gustavus Adolphus snapped St. Thomas' 77-game conference winning streak on Saturday afternoon while No. 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor cruised past No. 12 Whitman, No. 1 Amherst got back on track and Mary Washington outlasted former CAC foe Marymount.

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No. 6 St. Thomas and Gustavus Adolphus battled to a 54-all tie with four minutes to play when the Gusties (6-1, 3-0 MIAC) took over the game. Ava Gonsorowski made two free throws to put Gustavus ahead 56-54 and then, after two St. Thomas turnovers, Caitlin Rorman's layup extended the Gusties' lead to four. The Tommies (6-1, 3-1 MIAC) pulled within two but Gustavus made enough free throws down the stretch to secure the victory. Recap

Rorman finished with 20 points and seven rebounds for the Gusties. Brynne Roland scored 21 for St. Thomas, which shot 1 for 11 from three.

The loss ends St. Thomas 77-game winning streak in the MIAC and its 29-game winning streak at home. Gustavus Adolphus earned its first win in 14 games at Schonecker Arena.

No. 7 Mary Hardin-Baylor overpowered No. 12 Whitman in the second half and pulled away for a 78-58 victory at home. Midway through the third period, All-American Hannah Holt hit a jumper to put the Crusaders ahead 45-34, stole the ball and hit another. Less than a minute later, Ke'aunna Johnson's three-pointer staked Mary Hardin-Baylor to a double-digit lead they would not relinquish. Holt paced Mary Hardin-Baylor (78-58) with 20 points while Makana Stone scored 22 for Whitman (6-1)

No. 5 Hope led its archrival Calvin wire-to-wire in a 64-38 victory in Grand Rapids. The Flying Dutch (9-0, 2-0 MIAA) converted 28 Calvin turnovers into 21 points. Sydney Muller and Kenedy Schoonveld scored 11 points apiece for Hope.

No. 1 Amherst used its suffocating defense to get back on track as the Mammoths stiffled Eastern Connecticut, 64-39. Amherst held the Warriors to 19 percent shooting with 21 turnovers versus nine made field goals. Hannah Fox had 11 points, seven rebounds and five steals while Madeline Eck notched 20 points and five rebounds for the Mammoths (4-1).

Old CAC foes reunited for a low-scoring battle in the Washington DC area where Mary Washington knocked off No. 14 Marymount 65-62 in overtime. Gabriella Haddad made two free throws to put the Saints ahead by four, 56-52, with 22 seconds left in regulation. Mary Washington responded with an Ashley Martin layup and then got another from Molly Sharman at the buzzer to force overtime. The Eagles (7-1) made 10 of their 13 free throws in the extra period to get the win. Sharman scored 17 points and grabbed six boards for Mary Washington.

No. 2 Tufts and No. 3 Scranton made their case to ascend to the top position in next week's Top 25 rankings. Erica DeCandido had a double-double and the Jumbos shut down WPI, 56-44. Scranton eased past Goucher 69-35.

Abby Ratsch's three-point play with two seconds left in overtime was the difference as Millikin upended No. 20 Wheaton (Ill.), 66-63. Jordan Hildebrand led the Big Blue with 18 points and 10 rebounds in 39 minutes.

Washington U. held Claremont-Mudd-Scripps to four points in the first quarter 14 in the first half, and the Athenas never recovered, falling to the Bears 67-62. Samantha Weaver scored a career-high 18 points for Washington U. (5-2). 

Case Western Reserve erased a 15-point second half deficit and eventually defeated Denison 79-72 in a triple-overtime thriller. The Spartans scored the first nine points of the third overtime period to finally put the game away. Melissa Heath came of the Case Western bench to score 23 points, grab 11 boards and block four shots in 41 minutes. Isabella Mills and Abbey Lawrence each played 47 minutes for the Spartans and Alison Schafer played 47 for Denison.

Christopher Newport outlasted Randolph-Macon 95-87 in overtime in a game where teams combined for 57 turnovers. Natalie Terwilliger and Sondra Fan each scored 27 points for the Captains (7-3). Kelly Williams posted 16 points, 16 rebounds and six blocks for the Yellow Jackets who slipped to 2-6.

Amina Wiley pulled down 32 rebounds and added 20 points in Mitchell's 56-44 win over Anna Maria. Trinity (Conn.) beat Stevens 80-62 and pushed its winning streak to eight games. Peace Kabari had 21 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Bantams.