Logan Baumgartner rose to the occasion late in UW-Stevens Point's home win over No. 1 Trine. Photo by Katelyn Slowik, UW-Stevens Point

Undefeated UW-Stevens Point rallied past No. 1 Trine while No. 2 WashU and No. 3 Emory made their case to take over the top spot in the next national rankings. Elsewhere, No. 12 Hampden-Sydney beat its archrival on the road, and Wesleyan stayed undefeated with a win at Little 3 rival Williams.

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UW-Stevens Point got a big game from reserve Logan Baumgartner and four clutch free throws to knock off defending national champions Trine, 65-62.

The Pointers led for much of the game until Trine’s Fred Garland followed a UW-Stevens Point miss with a layup that put the Thunder in front 60-59 with 1:44 to play. UW-Stevens Point got the ball to Baumgartner who hit the go-ahead shot on the Pointers’ next possession. After the teams exchanged empty possessions, Malik Abdul-Wahid stole the ball back for UW-Stevens Point with 16 seconds left, forcing Trine to foul Darrius Bolden, who made both free throws.

Garland pulled the Thunder back within one with seven seconds left, and then Trine fouled the Pointers again. This time Josiah Butler converted both shots, and Trine missed its game-tying three at the buzzer.

Baumgartner finished with 17 points on 7-for-14 shooting and UW-Stevens Point (7-0) converted 21 Trine turnovers into 27 points. Garland scored 21 points for Trine (7-1), which dropped its first game since losing in the MIAA title game last February.

UW-Stevens Point's win should shape both ends of the next Top 25 ranking when its released on Monday. The Pointers, who sat two spots outside the Top 25, will most likely move into the rankings while another team could take over the top spot. The two UAA teams ranked right behind Trine each made their case to do so with wins.

No. 3 Emory bolted out to a big halftime lead against No. 21 Middlebury and then finished a 78-65 win over the Vermont-based Panthers in Pittsburgh. The Eagles led 41-21 at the break and scored 35 points off Panthers’ turnovers overall. Jair Knight posted a double-double for Emory (7-0) with 27 points and 10 rebounds. The Eagles will play Bowdoin on Sunday afternoon.

No. 2 Washington U. had five players score double figures and took care of UC Santa Cruz, 91-72. All-American Drake Kindsvater stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and three steals for the Bears (8-0).

On the same day that the Salisbury football team advanced to the national quarterfinals, the Sea Gulls men’s basketball team made news with an 84-78 overtime win over previously unbeaten and eight-ranked Gettysburg. Kedrick Frink scored 22 points for Salisbury (7-2) including a three-point play and a reverse layup late in the extra period.

Babson dealt No. 11 WPI its first loss of the season and pushed its own record to .500 with a 71-60 win over the Engineers. Timmy O’Toole scored 14 points and grabbed 15 rebounds for Babson (4-4, 1-1 NEWMAC), which outrebounded WPI by 11.

No. 12 Hampden-Sydney went on the road and beat archrival Randolph-Macon, 79-72, behind another strong outing from All-American Adam Brazil. He scored 25 points, including two late layups, to help the Tigers rally from a six-point halftime deficit. Hampden-Sydney (6-1, 2-0 ODAC) shot 51 percent from the field and got 32 points from its reserves.

Calvin shut out No. 14 UW-La Crosse down the stretch and then got a game-winning three-pointer from Owen Varnado to down the Eagles in Wisconsin, 58-57. After Torin Hannah hit a three that put UW-La Crosse by four with 3:22 to play, the Knights shut out the Eagles the rest of the way. Calvin didn’t score much itself, but a Parker Swartz layup cut the deficit in half and then Varnado hit the game-winning triple with two seconds left.

Wesleyan held No. 25 Williams to 14 first-half points and 15 field goals for the game, and the Cardinals topped their Little 3 rival in Williamstown, 57-45. Jackson Cormier scored 15 points for Wesleyan, which improved to 9-0.

Outside the Top 25, Washington and Jefferson got 72 points combined from Nathan Plotner, Alex Acosta and Matt Seidl and enough from everyone else to beat Bethany, 100-93. The Presidents’ win was the 100^th career victory for head coach Ethan Stewart-Smith.

Hood scored the final seven points of the game and rallied past DeSales on the road, 86-84. Kullen Robinson completed the Blazers’ comeback when he was fouled with 17 seconds left and made both free throws. Cortland’s comeback wasn’t quite as large but it was more dramatic, as the Red Dragons rallied for five points in the final 20 seconds to beat Plattsburgh State, 64-63. Aaron Coston hit a fade-away three at the buzzer that bounced off the rim and the backboard before falling through.

Women's recap: Grin and Bear it

Kylie Grassi became the all-time leading scorer at Bridgewater State and led the Bears past No. 13 Mass-Dartmouth on Saturday afternoon. File photo by Bridgewater State athletics

Kylie Grassi set the career scoring mark for Bridgewater State, and the Bears overcame a 14-point halftime deficit to beat No. 13 Mass-Dartmouth, 99-85. Grassi entered the game needing 29 points to pass Jenna Williamson for the all-time scoring mark and got her 30th point on a late free throw as the Bears finished off the victory. 

"Going into this game, I had such a good feeling," said Grassi after the game. "We had two practices leading up to this and the energy felt more upbeat, felt like everyone was working so well together.

"I went to bed last night saying I have such a good feeling about today."

Bridgewater State improves to 7-1 with its lone loss coming against Division I Bryant while Mass-Dartmouth slips to 6-1.

No. 4 Illinois Wesleyan scored 29 points in the fourth quarter and defeated Carroll, 80-71, in the first of two games between the CCIW title contenders. Carroll led 37-28 at the break, but the Lauren Huber scored seven points as part of a 10-0 fourth quarter surge that put the Titans in front for good. Ava Bardic led Illinois Wesleyan (8-0, 2-0 CCIW) with 23 points while Huber added 19 with eight rebounds.

UW-Platteville led wire-to-wire in a 69-54 win over No. 11 Washington U. in which the Pioneers used 15 players. UW-Platteville led by nine after one quarter, 13 after two and 17 entering the final period. Addison Baierl notched a double-double (13 points, 10 rebounds) for the Pioneers (5-2).

No. 2 Wartburg rolled past Central, 71-43, and gave head coach Bob Amsberry a drama-free 500th career win. The Knights shot 50 percent from three and outscored the Dutch 36-9 from behind the arc. Amsberry's career record is now 500-239 including his 369 wins in 19 seasons at Wartburg.

Outside the Top 25, Jon Herbrechtsmeyer picked up the 400th win of his career and Bethel continued its strong start with a 65-53 win over Hamline. The Royals led from start to finish and outrebounded the Pipers, 40-21. Colette Duininck scored 15 points for Bethel, which is 6-1 and 3-0 in conference.

Craig Dagan also got his 400th win when Maine Maritime opened NCAC play with a 67-45 win over Maine-Farmington. It was a Dagan family celebration for the Mariners as daughter Evelyn led her dad's team with 14 points. 

After finishing just one point ahead of Mount St. Joseph in the HCAC preseason poll, Transylvania rolled over the Lions in their first meeting, 59-39. The Pioneers (5-2, 2-0 HCAC) held Mount St. Joseph to 13 points in the second half and got a double-double from Sadie Wurth (18 points, 12 rebounds). The teams will meet again on Transylvania's court in the penultimate game of the regular season.

Rhe Nae Leach scored 32 of Whittier's 48 points including the game-winning layup with 0.3 seconds remaining as the Poets edged Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 48-46. After both teams struggled to score for much of the game, there was plenty of action in the final 10 seconds. CMS' guard Tanya Ghai was fouled with nine seconds left and made both free throws, putting the Athenas in front 46-42. The Poets called timeout, advanced the ball and found Kristen Lopez for a quick three. The Athenas called timeout to advance the ball, but Lopez stole it away and found Leach for the go-ahead basket. She was injured on the play, and Yaneli Rosales completed the three-point play that put Whittier up 48-46. CMS heaved the ball down the court and Ghai appeared to score the game-tying basket, but the officials determined the shot came after the buzzer.

Julia Sabatino notched the third triple-double in SUNY New Paltz women's basketball history, and the Hawks cruised past Buffalo State, 75-48. Sabatino tallied 10 points, 10 assists, and 11 rebounds for SUNY New Paltz (3-3, 2-0 SUNYAC).

Taylor Brunson scored 37 points for Coe, tying the program's single-game record, and the Kohawks defeated Buena Vista, 73-61. Brunson shot 15 for 21 from the field and added nine rebounds for Coe (8-1, 3-0 ARC).