McGrath leads UMBC women to 64-47 win

Freshman Allison McGrath scored a career high 17 points, including five 3-pointers, to lead visiting UMBC (12-12, 7-4 America East) to a 64-47 women’s basketball victory over Hartford (14-10, 5-6) on Friday. The Retrievers used an 11-1 secondquarter run to pull away. MORE WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Raven Bankston (12 points) cut the lead to one with two minutes left in the game, but host Towson (11-12, 4-8 Colonial Athletic Association) could get no closer and fell, 48-42, to UNC-Wilmington (914, 4-8) on Friday night. Sianni Martin also had12 points for the Tigers. WOMEN’S COLLEGE INDOOR TRACK AND FIELD: Johns Hopkins sophomore Felicia Koerner ran the second-fastest time in NCAA Division III history in the 3,000 meters as she placed sixth in the event at the Boston University Valentine Invitational. Her time was 9 minutes, 24.34 seconds. The record of 9:13.13 was set in 2005 by Wartburg’s Missy Buttry. WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Catherine Cordrey scored four goals to lead No 10 Duke (2-0) to a 20-5 victory over visiting Furman (0-1). Duke scored twice in the first minute of play. ... Elizabeth Cusick had four goals and two assists to lead visiting Stanford (1-0) to a 20-10 victory over UC Davis (0-1). The Cardinal outshot the Aggies 29-17. ... Mount St. Mary’s was picked in the Northeast Conference coaches’ preseason poll to finish fifth in the eight-team league. Bryant was picked for first. MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Justin Guterding’s three goals and an assist helped No. 10 Duke (1-1) to a 10-5 win over visiting High Point (0-1). The Blue Devils lost to Air Force, 11-10, on Sunday. ... Johns Hopkins senior defenseman Nick Fields was Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week. MEN’S COLLEGE TENNIS: Stevenson was picked to finish third and Hood eighth in the MAC Commonwealth preseason coaches poll. MEN’S INDOOR COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Mount St. Mary’s junior jumper, hurdler and pole-vaulter Christopher Gabor was named Northeast Conference Field Athlete of the Week. WOMEN’S INDOOR COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Stevenson freshman sprinter Cierra Roberts was named ECAC Division III South Track Athlete of the Week. ORIOLES: MASN will broadcast seven spring training games during the Grapefruit League season, against the New York Yankees on Feb. 27 at 1 p.m.; the Philadelphia Phillies on March 5 at 1 p.m.; the Toronto Blue Jays on March 8 at 1 p.m.; the Pittsburgh Pirates on March 11 at 1 p.m.; the Detroit Tigers on March 19 at 1 p.m.; the Tampa Bay Rays on March 22 at 6 p.m.; and the Tigers on March 30 at 1 p.m. NBA: The Washington Wizards assigned forward Danuel House Jr. to the Delaware 87ers of the NBA Development League. WOMEN’S SOCCER: The Washington Spirit of the National Women’s Soccer League signed defender DiDi Haracic. —