Mary Washington stymied No. 5 Marymount in the first half and held on through the second to give Saints their first loss of the season, 65-57. The Eagles scored the first 20 points of the game while holding the Saints to only four first-half field goals and no points until midway through the first half. The Saints' offense improved in the second half but they could get no closer than six. The Eagles improved to 11-3 and 6-0 in the CAC and Marymount slips to 15-1 and 6-1 in conference.

With three ranked teams and a couple other dangerous contenders, the NESCAC race is shaping up to be a good one. After No. 11 Tufts was upended by Williams on Friday night, it was No. 8 Bowdoin's turn on Saturday. The Polar Bears shot just 3-for-8 from the free-throw line at home and lost to CBB rival Colby 64-56 in the teams' NESCAC opener. Colby is 11-1, off to the best start in program history. No. 2 Amherst stayed above the fray by blasting Connecticut College 91-35. The Lord Jeffs have nine wins by at least 30 points. Saturday's women's schedule.

&&f-boxr&&UW-Eau Claire lost its first three games of the season and had another six game losing streak to close 2009. But the Blugolds have turned the page on their cold start and fought their way into the WIAC race. They are just one game out of first after beating visiting No. 15 UW-Whitewater 57-53. UW-Eau Claire is 28-1 against the Warhawks at home since 1988. No. 18 UW-River Falls beat UW-Platteville 88-59 to end its two-game losing streak and stay in first place.

No. 15 William Paterson rallied from 11 down in the second half to beat Richard Stockton 77-73. Mary Hardin-Baylor pulled itself into a tie for first place in the ASC West by preserving a victory at home against No. 23 Howard Payne, 63-59. The Crusaders and Yellow Jackets are both 8-3 in conference.

Outside the Top 25 and off the radar, undefeated Farmingdale State made a statement by beating perennial conference favorite Mount St. Mary 72-59. Kimberly Blakney scored 29 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Rams' in the victory. Amanda Kania tallied 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead Plymouth State over Rhode Island College 74-72 in overtime. Tanisha Carter hit two free-throws with three seconds left to push Eastern Connecticut past Southern Maine, 54-52.

Rochester defeated NAIA Roberts Wesleyan 68-51 to win the Wendy's Classic, which was previously known as the JP Morgan Chase Tournament. Wittenberg edged Ohio Wesleyan 83-80 in a match-up of teams that were previously unbeaten in the NCAC. Texas Lutheran nipped Hardin-Simmons 80-79 in overtime, giving the Bulldogs their first conference victory over the Cowgirls in 17 tries.