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| Alexia Lindsey and Christopher Newport are the first team to reach 20 wins this season. Christopher Newport file photo by Sydney Smith |
There have been few changes in the women’s Top 25 rankings, especially near the top of the poll, as the highest ranked teams roll through the regular season. That trend continued Wednesday night, despite road scares for No. 13 Trine, No. 16 Hope and No. 22 Johns Hopkins
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No. 3 Scranton kept its perfect record intact and largely untested, as the Lady Royals rolled over Drew, 78-39. All-American Kaci Kranson had another short and productive night, scoring 29 points in 26 minutes, and Scranton used 17 players in the blowout. Since winning by three at Tufts in late November, the Lady Royals (18-0, 11-0 Landmark) have won their last 13 games by at least 20 points.
No. 10 Christopher Newport rallied past Guilford, 75-68, for its 20th win, becoming the first women’s team to reach that mark this season. The Captains entered the fourth quarter trailing 57-52 and then held Guilford to one field goal for the first nine minutes of that period. Alexia Lindsey scored a career-high 16 points, including six in the pivotal fourth-quarter run. CNU (20-1) has won 47 of its last 48 road games.
No. 11 Baldwin Wallace extended its winning streak to 17 games with a 49-41 win over Ohio Northern in the annual Play4Kay game. The pink-clad Yellow Jackets were led by Alyssa Miller who notched 15 points, six rebounds, and two blocks.
Sierra Hinds’ late three-pointer lifted No. 13 Trine to a 62-59 victory at Calvin and kept the Thunder alone atop the MIAA standings. Trine trailed for much of the fourth quarter until Sydney Wagner ‘s layup gave the Thunder a 56-55 lead. Trine held a two-point lead when Chloe Wiegers pulled Calvin even at 59 with two free throws with 16 seconds left. The Thunder (17-2, 10-0 MIAA) called timeout to advance the ball, and then Jada Rhonehouse found Hinds for the game-winning shot.
No. 16 Hope got 21 points from first-year swing Maddie Petroelje and the Flying Dutch defeated Albion, 72-61. Hope trailed 41-35 at the break but held the Britons to 20 points in the second half. The Flying Dutch (16-3, 9-1 MIAA) had a 31-18 bench scoring advantage.
No. 22 Johns Hopkins pulled away from Dickinson 60-53 in overtime for its sixth straight win. Hopkins forward Michaela O’Neil, who scored a game-high 22 points, snapped a 51-all tie with a layup and the Blue Jays pulled away from there. O’Neil also registered seven blocks and JHU tied its program record with 12 as a team.
No. 15 UW-Stout was not as fortunate, as UW-La Crosse knocked off the Blue Devils 84-76 in overtime, despite Amanda Giesen’s career-high 33 points.. The Eagles converted 17 Stout turnovers into 21 points and Malia Nelson hit a dagger three that gave La Crosse an 81-76 lead with 44 seconds left in the extra period. That loss coupled with UW-Oshkosh’s 72-60 win at UW-Platteville puts the eighth-ranked Titans alone in first in the WIAC.
Outside of the Top 25, Shenandoah shook up the ODAC race with a 53-41 win at Bridgwater, dealing the Eagles their first conference loss. Shenandoah got most of its offense from Maddie Kimble and Terese Green who combined for 43 points. The Hornets improved to 12-6, 8-3 in the ODAC and knocked Bridgewater a half-game back of Randolph-Macon.
Montclair State prevailed over William Paterson, 68-54, in a meeting between two of the NJAC’s tri-leaders. Olivia Vero scored 17 points for the Red Hawks who also got a double-double from guard Sophie Beneventine (13 rebounds, 11 assists). Montclair State (16-3, 10-2 NJAC) remains tied for first with TCNJ since the Lions topped Stockton, 70-58.