Towson tops William & Mary for 6th straight
Jason Gibson had a season-high 21 points as Towson got past host William & Mary 70-58 on Saturday in men’s basketball.
Brian Fobbs had 17 points for Towson (12-9, 6-3 Colonial Athletic Conference), which earned its sixth consecutive victory. Allen Betrand added 16 points. Dennis Tunstall had eight rebounds and four blocks.
Nathan Knight had 20 points for the Tribe (15-7, 7-2).
Towson, which had started the season 0-3 in the CAA, plays UNC Wilmington at home on Thursday. William & Mary plays Northeastern at home on Thursday.
UMBC 63, Maine 53: K. J. Jackson scored 16 points, L.J. Owens (Severn) had 15 points, Brandon Horvath (Southern) had 11 points and R.J. Eytle-Rock had 10 points to lead the host Retrievers (9-12, 2-4 America East) over the Black Bears (6-15, 2-5). UMBC made 12 3-pointers.
Mt. St. Mary’s 79, Bryant 76: Vado Morse made two free throws with two seconds left in the game to preserve the win as the host Mount (9-11, 5-2 Northeast) beat the Bulldogs (10-10, 2-5). The victory was the fourth straight.
Bucknell 98, Loyola Maryland 83: Andrew Kostecka and Isaiah Hart each scored 18 points, but the visiting Greyhounds (9-12, 1-7 Patriot League) fell to the Bison (9-12, 5-3). Bucknell outscored Loyola, 56-42, in the second half. The loss was the seventh straight for the Greyhounds.
Bowie State 89, Lincoln 73: Justin Route scored a game-high 22 points to lead the visiting Bulldogs (13-8, 5-3 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) over the Lions (7-14, 3-6). The victory was the third straight. Bowie State led by as many as 28 points.
Johns Hopkins 80, Haverford 79: Ethan Bartlett made the game-winning 3-pointer from the corner with nine seconds left to lift the visiting Blue Jays (15-2, 9-1 Centennial Conference) over the Fords (12-5, 7-3). Bartlett finished with 15 points and Conner Delaney had a game-high 22 points for Hopkins.
Washington College 92, Dickinson 91, OT: Daniel Brown missed a jumper, got his own rebound and made the game-winning layup with two seconds left in overtime to lift the host Shoremen (6-11, 4-6 Centennial) over the Red Devils (2-15, 2-8).
St. Mary’s 85, Southern Virginia 64: Dee Barnes scored a game-high 25 points to lead the host Seahawks (7-12, 2-2 Capital Athletic Conference) over the Knights (1-18, 0-4). Hood 94, Albright 83: Mason Wang scored 27 points and Tyler Evans had 20 points to lead the host Blazers (12-6, 5-4 Middle Atlantic Conference Commonwealth) over the Lions (10-8, 5-4). Hood built a 50-33 lead in the first half.
Moravian 79, Goucher 63: Darrell Collins (New Town) had 11 points and Pat Goralski (Chesapeake-AA) had 10 points, but the Gophers (4-13, 1-5 Landmark Conference) fell to the host Greyhounds (8-9, 3-3). Goucher has lost four of its last five games. Swarthmore 80, McDaniel 44: Josh Arruda scored 12 points and Che Colbert (Broadneck) had 11 points, but the visiting Green Terror (5-12, 1-9 Centennial) fell to the Garnet (17-0, 10-0). McDaniel has lost its last two games.
Arcadia 92, Stevenson 61: The visiting Knights (5-13, 2-7 MAC Commonwealth) suffered their eighth straight loss and the Knights improved to 10-8, 5-4.
Christopher Newport 72, Salisbury 64: Gary Briddell had 14 points, but the host Sea Gulls (8-11, 2-2 CAC) fell to the Captains (15-4, 4-0). Salisbury has lost its past two games and travels to York at 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Women
Loyola Maryland 60, Bucknell 50: Alexis Gray scored a team-high 16 points and went 7-for-8 from the free-throw line in the closing minutes as the host Greyhounds (5-14, 2-6 Patriot League) upset the defending league champion Bison (14-5, 7-1). Stephanie Karcz had 12 points and 11 rebounds, her 27th career double double, for Loyola, which opened with a 21-10 run. Morgan State 47, Coppin State 42: Ashia McCalla led all scorers with 17 points and Chelsea Mitchell (Atholton) had 15 points and 10 rebounds to pace the visiting Bears (9-11, 5-2 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) over the Eagles (0-18, 0-6). Chance Graham had 14 points for Coppin State.
Bryant 72, Mt. St. Mary’s 67: Michaela Harrison scored a game-high 21 points, but the late rally by the host Mount (10-9, 5-2 Northeast) fell short. The Bulldogs (5-12, 3-3) opened with a 15-9 run. Taylor Addison (Howard) gave Mount St. Mary’s a 64-63 lead with 90 seconds left, but Bryant secured the lead on the next possession. Lincoln 63, Bowie State 59: The host Lions (18-3, 8-1 CIAA) used a 20-15 run in the third quarter to pull away from the Bulldogs (16-3, 6-2). Talanya Hutton had a game-high 17 points for Bowie State.
Stevenson 68, Arcadia 52: Hannah Crist scored 14 points, Olivia Coleman had 13 points and 12 rebounds and Kellie Johnson (Glenelg) had 10 points and 12 rebounds to lead the visiting Mustangs (10-8, 5-4 MAC Commonwealth) over the Knights (9-9, 4-5).
Notre Dame Maryland 61, Cedar Crest 55: Ayana Brim (Mount Carmel) scored 21 points to lead the visiting Gators (11-5, 8-2 Colonial States Athletic Conference) over the Falcons (3-14, 2-8).