Saturday: 2 and whoa starts

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Nov 08, 2025

 

Macie Feldman racked up eight points, 11 rebounds and six assists in Johns Hopkins' 21-point win at Wartburg.
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No. 8 Johns Hopkins completed an impressive weekend in Iowa by overpowering Wartburg while No. 3 UW-Oshkosh won another nailbiter and No. 23 Hope swept its WIAC foes. On the men’s side, No. 2 Randolph-Macon held off Gettysburg and XXX

 Less than 24 hours after Johns Hopkins beat Luther by 35, the Blue Jays soared past Wartburg, 70-49, for an impressive 2-0 start to the new season.

Johns Hopkins seized control of the game by outscoring Wartburg 22-10 in the second quarter and then did it again in the third, giving the Blue Jays a 56-33 lead entering the final quarter. Johns Hopkins got 35 points from its reserves, including 12 from first-year guard Faith Williamson and 10 from Emily Collins. The Blue Jays head back to Maryland with two lopsided wins over two of the top three teams in the American Rivers Conference.

No. 3 UW-Oshkosh erased a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit against Chicago and then tipped the Maroons, 60-58, in overtime.

Chicago looked like it was poised for an upset when Kasi Samuda’s layup staked the Maroons to a 51-42 lead with 3:28 left. But UW-Oshkosh shut out Chicago for the rest of regulation and tied the game on Paige Seckar’s free throw with 12 seconds left. The teams traded leads in overtime until Bridget Froehlke gave the Titans a 58-57 lead and Sammi Beyer followed with a layup that pushed their lead to three with eight seconds left.

Seckar led UW-Oshkosh (2-0) with 21 points and seven rebounds. Chicago (1-1) outrebounded the Titans 50-29 but turned the ball over 25 times, leading to 21 Oshkosh points.

No. 23 Hope left Wisconsin with two wins after beating weekend hosts UW-River Falls, 58-41. The Flying Dutch held the Falcons to 25 percent shooting (15 for 60) and got another strong performance from Leah Richardson (12 points, 14 rebounds). Olivia Hoerl tallied a double-double (16 points, 12 rebounds) for UW-River Falls (1-1).

No. 6 Washington and Lee got 35 points from All-American Mary Schleusner and needed every one of them to hold off Allegheny, 77-76. With the game tied at 76, Allegheny fouled Schleusner and she split two free throws. Then, she stole the Gators’ inbounds pass to seal the win. Schleusner, who will likely become Division III’s all-time rebounding leader later this season, grabbed 26 rebounds and dished out six assists.

Gettysburg used an 8-0 fourth quarter run to get past DeSales, 63-60, at Susquehanna’s opening weekend tournament. Sarah Bertolette sparked the decisive run with a layup that snapped a 50-all tie. Reagan Chrencik scored 17 points for the Bullets, who face the River Hawks on Sunday.

After falling behind by 15 points in the opening period, Wisconsin Lutheran came all the way back to knock off Trine, 66-64. The Warriors doubled up Trine 24-12 in the third quarter and then took an eight-point lead midway through the fourth. Trine guard Ally Capouch hit a three that tied the game at 64-all but Margie Stevens sank two free throws and Wisconsin Lutheran shut down the Thunder offense. Capouch finished with 32 points for the Thunder while Abby Cole posted a double-double Wisconsin Lutheran (17 points, 11 rebounds).

On the men’s side, No. 2 Randolph-Macon outlasted Gettysburg, 62-59, in a game that featured 26 lead changes and 11 ties, excluding one waived off at the end of the game.

Aidan Mess gave the Bullets a 59-58 lead with 68 seconds left, and Jabril Robinson responded with a jumper on Randolph-Macon’s next possession. The Yellow Jackets extended the lead to 62-59 on two Ty Showalter free throws with 10 seconds left. On its final possession, Gettysburg got the ball at midcourt off a missed free throw and appeared to get a game-tying triple from Nate Williams.  But the officials reviewed the video and determined the shot did not count because the game clock did not start appropriately after the miss free throw.

No. 7 UW-La Crosse followed up Friday night’s dramatic win over No. 17 Hampden-Sydney by beating No. 14 Virginia Wesleyan, 74-71, in Virginia Beach. Sam Grieger once again played hero for the Eagles, making four free throws in the final minute to help La Crosse hold off the Marlins. Grieger scored 27 points on Saturday, giving him 63 for the weekend.

All five starters scored double figures for Hood, and the Blazers topped No. 22 Catholic 109-106 in overtime to win its opening weekend tournament. The teams combined for 169 field goal attempts including 90 from behind the arc. Blazers' backcourt duo Kullen Robinson and Jevon Yarborough combined for 57 points on 22-for-39 shooting while Catholic attempted 58 three-pointers and made 18 of them.

J.R. Newman's layup with 16 seconds left helped No. 19 WPI reach overtime against Lasell, and the Engineers went on to beat the Lasers, 81-69. Justin Mollen led WPI in points (23) rebounds (nine) and assists (four) while Esmer Madesko paced Lasell with 30 points. No. 21 Maryville shot 50 percent from the floor and the Scots defeated Berry, 68-53, to finish a perfect weekend in Georgia. Chase Morgan was ultra efficient, scoring 29 points in 30 minutes on 13-for-16 shooting.