UWSP back on track

UW-Stevens Point won its second consecutive home game against a ranked WIAC opponent as senior Haley Houghton scored a layup with just over a minute remaining in regulation as the Pointer women knocked off No. 3 UW-Whitewater 64-62.

The Warhawks, who fell back into a tie for first place in the WIAC, tied the game with a Rachel Woolever with 1:27 left before Houghton's basket. Stevens Point missed two shots with under 20 seconds left, but Whitewater's Lindsey Buechner couldn't convert on a shot in the lane as time expired. Saturday's women's scores.

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Mary Washington center Liz Hickey blocked three shots and is three short of tying the Division III career record for blocks after the No. 4 Eagles' 81-50 win against No. 22 Marymount. LeighAnn Burke scored 11 of the first 19 points and finished with 29 points on 12-for-15 shooting as No. 25 DeSales avenged its last loss with a 79-43 win against FDU-Florham. Seventh-ranked Messiah held Widener to 4-for-27 shooting in the first half and rolled to a 78-29 win.

No. 5 Thomas More held Geneva to 22 percent shooting in a 64-57 win. Six players scored in double figures for Illinois Wesleyan, led by 16 from Mallory Heydorn and Christina Solari in a 93-68 win against North Central. UW-La Crosse snapped a 26-game losing streak to UW-Stout behind 18 points from Lindsay Wahl and 12 from Mackenzie Hunter. Amherst and Tufts won in the NESCAC, giving Amherst the top seed for the conference tournament. Friday night's Northwest Conference losers turned winners on Saturday, as George Fox and Puget Sound beat Pacific and Whitworth.