Marissa Schroeder and Loras snapped a nine-game losing streak to Wartburg with a big win in Waverly, Iowa. File photo by Steve Frommell, d3photography.com

No. 19 Loras went on the road and defeated No. 5 Wartburg on Saturday afternoon while No. 21 Trinity and No. 23 Bethel beat other ranked teams to take over first place in their conferences. Elsewhere Elizabethtown stumbled No. 6 Scranton and UAA play began with big wins for No. 16 Chicago and NYU.

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Loras defeated Wartburg 82-78 in a game with six ties, 10 lead changes and no lead larger than five in the second half. Wartburg led 70-67 with under five minutes to play in the fourth quarter when the Knights fouled Loras' Macenzie Kraemer while she was attempting a three. Kraemer made all three free throws and two possessions later Kari Fitzpatrick hit a three to put the Duhawks ahead, 73-70. Fitzpatrick struck again with 43 seconds left, this time scoring a jumper to extend Loras' lead to 77-74. The Knights cut the deficit to two twice in the closing seconds, but Kraemer and Fitzpatrick sunk two free throws apiece to preserve the Duhawks' victory. 

Fitzpatrick scored 17 points and Marissa Schroeder added 23 more for Loras (14-1, 5-1 ARC) which went 18-for-20 from the foul line. Emma Gerdes had 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists to lead Wartburg (12-2, 4-1 ARC), which dropped just its third conference game in three-plus seasons.

No. 23 Bethel completed a big week with a dominating win at home over No. 17 Gustavus Adolphus, 74-58. The Royals, who beat No. 11 Augsburg on Wednesday, seized control with a 19-2 run spanning the first and second quarters and led by as many as 23 in the second half. Taite Anderson had 25 points and seven rebounds for Bethel (13-0, 8-0 MIAC), which is one win short of the longest winning streak to start a season. 

No. 21 Trinity (Texas) emphatically removed No. 18 Austin from the list of unbeaten teams by rolling over the Kangaroos on their floor, 86-65. The Tigers notched 21 assists to just five turnovers and got 17 points from freshman reserve Ashlyn Milton. Abby Holland added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Trinity (11-2, 6-0 SCAC), which now sits alone in first in the conference.

Veronica Christ scored a game-high 28 points, including 6-for-9 shooting from 3-point range, as Elizabethtown knocked off No. 6 Scranton, 78-70. The game featured 20 ties and 30 lead changes, as neither team led by more than five until Christ hit the dagger with 59 seconds left. E-town hit all six of its free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the victory. The win evens the Blue Jays' mark at 6-6 on the season. It was the first game for the Lady Royals since their final game at the D3hoops.com Classic on Dec. 30.

UAA conference play began with travel partners playing each other. No. 16 Chicago went on the road and defeated Washington U., 78-64, thanks to big games from Taylor Lake, Miranda Burt and Grace Hynes. Lake had 21 points and nine rebounds while Burt notched 22 points and Hynes added a double-double (13 points, 10 assists) forthe Maroons (10-2, 1-0 UAA). Chicago outrebounded the Bears 47-30.

All-American Janean Cuffee scored 24 points and New York University topped visiting Brandeis, 76-65. The Judges hung close to New York University and trailed 63-61 until a string of three possessions where the Violets (11-1, 1-0 UAA) scored six straight, capped by a Cuffee layup. Lauren Koyama hit a three with under a minute left to put the game out of reach.

UW-Stevens Point shot 53 percent and held No. 11 UW-La Crosse to 5-for-24 shooting from three in the Pointers' 67-58 win. Stevens Point evened its overall records at 7-7 and improved its conference mark to 2-1. The Pointers' win coupled with No. 10 UW-Whitewater's 73-41 road win at UW-River Falls leaves the Warhawks atop the WIAC standings. Whitewater outscored River Falls 23-0 in the third quarter.

No. 4 Amherst held archrival Williams to five points in the third quarter and took an 11-point lead into the fourth quarter, which held up in the Mammoths' 62-51 win. Madeline Eck led Amherst with 24 points and 10 rebounds. The Mammoths (13-1, 2-0 NESCAC) used their starters for 184 of 200 possible minutes. Box score

Albright took over first place in the MAC Commonwealth without playing a game because Stevenson upended Widener, 76-66. Kellie Johnson and Olivia Coleman combined for 41 points and 35 rebounds for the Mustangs (6-8, 2-4 MAC Commonwealth). Widener (12-2, 4-1 MAC Commonwealth) slips one game behind Albright headed into their Wednesday night game in Reading, Pa.

Redlands outrebounded Pomona-Pitzer by 25 and outscored the Sagehens in the paint by 22 on its way to a 78-56 victory. Kellis Dack and Hannah Jerrier both had double-doubles for the Bulldogs (10-4, 5-0 SCIAC) who now have at least a two-game lead on the rest of the conference.

Benedictine also kept first place to itself in the NACC as the Eagles earned their first ever road win at Wisconsin Lutheran, 68-64. Alex Fanning, who was last season's Central Region Rookie of the Year, had 14 points and 17 rebounds for Benedictine (10-2, 7-0 NACC).

Erica Kriston's jumper with eight seconds left was the difference as King's knocked off No. 20 DeSales, 55-54. Both teams struggled from three with DeSales shooting 4-for-31 and the Lady Monarchs 4-for-17. But Samantha Rajza and Kriston combined for 31 and King's dealt the Bulldogs their first conference loss since February 2018.

Gettysburg extended its winning streak to 12 games and took over first place in the Centennial Conference with a 69-64 win at Haverford. The Fords got 25 points from Anna-Sophia Capizzi and turned the ball over just seven times, but could not overcome the Bullets' balanced scoring. Christina Richardson led five Gettysburg players in double-figures with 15 points. Gettysburg (12-1, 8-0) now has a one-game lead on Haverford in the Centennial standings.

In a battle of Atlantic East Conference teams hoping for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, Cabrini defeated Marymount, 76-67. The Cavaliers (10-4, 2-O AEC) forced 18 Marymount turnovers and blocked seven of their shots. The Atlantic East Conference is not eligible for an automatic bid this season, but Cabrini and Marymount figure to have the best chance to get the one bid (Pool B) reserved for teams in that situation.

Olivia Lang's three pointer with one second left lifted Muskingum over Ohio Northern, 58-55. The Muskies (3-8, 1-5 OAC) had not beaten Ohio Northern since the 2011-12 season.