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| Jenna Mace came up big on both sides of the ball in the fourth quarter of No. 15 Wisconsin Lutheran's win at Carthage. Wisconsin Lutheran athletics file photo |
No. 14 Wisconsin Lutheran, No. 10 Baldwin Wallace and No. 17 Scranton survived close calls on Wednesday night, but No. 8 John Carroll did not. Plus Smith knocked off No. 21 Springfield while No. 7 UW-Whitewater moved a step closer to winning the WIAC.
- Wednesday scoreboard: Men | Women
- Wednesday men's wrap to come
- Alphabetical regional rankings released: Men | Women
Carthage looked like it might upset No. 15 Wisconsin Lutheran before the Warriors’ top two players took over and led them a 55-47 road victory over the Firebirds.
Carthage held Wisconsin Lutheran to 4-for-24 shooting through two periods and took a 21-13 lead into the half at home. Wisconsin Lutheran cut that deficit in half during the third quarter and then Jenna Mace and Sam Liesemann took over in the fourth quarter. The Warriors erased a six-point deficit with back-to-back three-point plays by Mace and Liesemann and then took the lead with a Liesemann layup and a steal-and-score by Mace.
Mace and Liesemann finished with 21 points apiece and combined for 15 rebounds for Wisconsin Lutheran (19-0) which secured the top spot in its conference tournament by trouncing Alverno on Tuesday night.
Joey Meyers’ layup gave Drew a 61-57 lead with under a minute to play in overtime but the Lady Royals answered with a Hannah Angelini jumper. Drew was fouled and missed both free throws, giving Scranton a chance to set up the play that ended with Anderson wide open under the rim for the game-tying shot. Scranton held the Rangers to two free throws in the extra period.
Anderson finished 15 points and 17 rebounds for Scranton (20-2, 11-0 Landmark) which has won 14 in a row.
No. 10 Baldwin Wallace won in similar fashion and seized first place in the OAC. Lilly Edwards sunk two game-tying free throws and then the Yellowjackets controlled overtime and beat Ohio Northern, 64-58. Baldwin Wallace (16-3, 13-1 OAC) hit eight 3-pointers and overcame Brynn Serbin’s double-double (19 points, 10 rebounds).
Baldwin Wallace is now one game in front of No. 8 John Carroll which went cold in the fourth quarter and lost at home to Otterbein, 57-52. The Blue Streaks led 46-40 with 4:26 to play but they didn’t score for the next four minutes. Meanwhile Katie McCrary caught fire for Otterbein and scored 10 straight points, putting the Cardinals in front for good. She finished with 18 points and Angelia Jackson added a double-double (15 points, 10 rebounds) for Otterbein (15-6, 9-5 OAC).
No. 7 UW-Whitewater clinched a share of the WIAC title with a dominant home win and some help. The Warhawks blitzed UW-Platteville, 56-35, and converted 28 Pioneer turnovers into 29 points. Aleah Grundahl tallied 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists for UW-Whitewater (21-2, 11-1 WIAC).
UW-Stout caught fire in the fourth quarter and surged past No. 18 UW-Eau Claire, 68-60. The Blue Devils outscored the Blugolds 28-12 in the fourth quarter and Raegen Sorenson scored seven of her team-high 19 points in that period. UW-Stout (13-8, 8-3 WIAC) moved into second place in the WIAC standings and eliminated the Blugolds (17-6, 8-4 WIAC). Whitewater can win the title outright with a victory at home over Stout on Saturday.
No. 20 Trinity (Texas) dominated Texas Lutheran, 72-52, sweeping the Bulldogs and all-but-clinching the top spot in the SCAC playoffs. The Tigers led the entire game with big nights from Hailey Coleman (14 points, seven rebounds) and Maggie Robbins (14 points, four rebounds, four assists). Trinity has won 19 in a row and can wrap up the top spot with a win over Southwestern on Saturday.
Smith led nearly wire-to-wire and beat No. 21 Springfield, 66-55, pushing the Pride into a two-way tie for fifth in the conference. Springfield had four starters score double figures but the Pioneers’ reserves had a 31-3 scoring advantage. Morgan Morrison scored 15 points off the bench for Smith (18-2, 7-0 NEWMAC), which is a half-game in front of Babson in the NEWMAC standings. Those two teams meet in Babson Park, Mass. on Saturday afternoon.
No. 3 Hope continued its dominance of archrival Calvin as the Flying Dutch rolled over the Knights, 81-52. Hope (20-1, 12-1 MIAA) had a 46-24 lead at the break and did not play any of its starters more than 20 minutes. Hope has beaten Calvin 10 straight times and won this year's games by a combined score of 172-94.
Eastern Connecticut pulled within a game of Rhode Island College for first place in the Little East Conference by sinking the Anchorwomen in overtime, 60-57. The Warriors led 50-47 in the closing minute of regulation but Antonia Corsinetti hit a three for Rhode Island College with seven seconds left and sent the game to overtime. Anna Barry and Julie Keckler scored all 10 of Eastern Connecticut's points in overtime and combined for 41 points and 14 rebounds in the game.
Keystone's dynamic duo of Mac Oribello and Bella Lamonea hit the 1000-point mark in memorable fashion as Lamonea reached the milestone with a layup late in the second quarter and then Oribello did the same on Keystone's next possession. They combined for 32 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists and the Giants defeated Cairn, 78-70.
Two nights after Millikin took over first place in the CCIW with a win over Illinois Wesleyan, the Big Blue fell back into a tie with the Titans with a 70-69 overtime loss at North Central (Ill.). Elle Sutter's free throw with 0.2 seconds left lifted the Cardinals (9-14, 6-8 CCIW) to the victory.