Middlebury extended its winning streak to 15 consecutive games as the Panthers got 25 points from Ben Rudin and only turned the ball over 11 times in a 62-50 home win against Bowdoin. Middlebury, ranked No. 16, hasn't lost since Nov. 25 and is 6-0 in the NESCAC with three league games left. The 19th win overall ties the school record for a season. Friday night's men's scores.
No. 11 St. Norbert lost for the second consecutive game, as the Green Knights scored just 13 points in the second half and fell 60-51 at Monmouth. The Scots went on a 10-0 walk that encompassed the first eight minutes of the second half.
&&g-boxr&&In women's action, Wash U beat NYU for the second time in six days on the night D3hoops.com All-Decade Team member Tasha Rodgers was inducted into the Wash U hall of fame. Jaimie McFarlin had a double-double in the 68-47 victory. Friday night's women's scores.
No. 6 George Fox remained undefeated (scroll down for more in Around the Nation) with a 78-56 win against Lewis and Clark. Third-ranked Rochester ended the game on a 10-2 run in pulling away from Emory 80-72. Emory had led by as many as nine early in the second half. Chicago returned the favor to No. 24 Brandeis, beating the Judges 63-50 to split the season series.
Baruch hit seven of its last nine shots from the field to beat Staten Island 88-79 in a meeting of CUNYAC unbeatens. Dani Dudek was two assists shy of another triple-double as Stevens improved to 17-3 in beating Alfred 59-52. Roanoke beat Randolph-Macon for the second time in 16 meetings, edging the Yellow Jackets 62-60 on the road.
In other men's action, No. 2 Wash U got 13 points and 11 assists from Sean Wallis, while Tyler Nading and Aaron Thompson went a combined 15-for-16 from the floor in a 73-55 home win against NYU. No. 9 Ithaca had little trouble with Hartwick in a 78-59 victory.
John Grotberg broke into the top five in Division III scoring history, with 43 points in a 120-100 win against Ripon. It elevated Grotberg to 2,664 career points, 234 points shy of the all-time Division III scoring record with four regular-season games and a likely Midwest Conference tournament game yet to come. Lawrence moved within a game of first place in the MWC with an 86-76 win at Illinois College. The Vikings are tied with Grinnell and Carroll for second place in a league where four teams make the conference tournament. Williams beat Colby and No. 20 Amherst defeated Bates to remain one game behind Middlebury in the NESCAC standings.