Wheeler girls beat Griswold 28-26 to end losing streak

North Stonington — Emma Morgan had a double-double, 11 points and 12 rebounds, as Wheeler ended a fivegame losing streak with a 28-26 victory over Griswold in an Eastern Connecticut Conference Division III girls' basketball game on Tuesday night.

Morgan also had five assists and four steals for the Lions (3-8, 1-5), while Savannah Galluci had six points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two steals, and Sam Caster had eight points, six rebounds and three steals. In other games: • Kate Hall scored 18 points and Miranda Arruda added 11 in Stonington's 45-43 loss to Woodstock Academy in ECC Division II play. Aliza Bell added six points and 14 rebounds for the Bears (7-4, 3-2).

• Chloe LaPierre had 12 points to pace Plainfield past St. Bernard 46-25 in an ECC Division III game. Emily Nelson had 12 points and Amber Caldwell 10 rebounds for the Saints (3-9, 2-4).

• Bacon Academy cruised to a 4416 victory over Montville in an ECC Division II game. Emily Meigs had six points and six rebounds for the Indians (4-6, 0-4).

Boys' basketball

• Omar Rahman scored a gamehigh 20 points to lift Waterford past Killingly 79-36 in ECC Division II action. Liam Spellman chipped in eight points, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Mikey Buscetto added 14 points and seven assists for the Lancers (9-0, 3-0), who scored 32 points in the third quarter to pull away.

• Hunter Baillargeon scored a gamehigh 28 points in St. Bernard's 69-67 loss to Plainfield in ECC Division III action. Joseph Beltran and Max Lee had 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Saints (8-2, 3-1).

• Max Gregory scored 22 as Griswold downed Wheeler 68-31 in an ECC Division III game. Ian Spracklin scored 12 for Wheeler (2-8, 0-4).

• Ethan McAvoy scored four points for Grasso Tech in an 82-29 loss to Tourtellotte.

Women's basketball

• Junior Francesca Pinard came off the bench to contribute a season-best 16 points and a career-high 18 rebounds, helping Mitchell College beat Dean College 66-57 in the New England Collegiate Conference. Ashleigh Beauford had 11 points and 10 rebounds for her first career double-double while Allegra Jones added 13 points and Kate McCormack had a career-best 12 assists to tie the school's Division III single game record for the Mariners (6-9, 5-2), who've won four of their last five games. Dean fell to 7-5, 4-1.

• Tatyana LaFrance-Boyce had 39 points and 12 rebounds to lift Avery Point to a 93-72 win over Gateway Community College in a Region 21 game. Meagan Bianchi added 12 points and 11 assists for the Pointers (12-5, 6-1) while Edona Thaqi had 10 points and 14 rebounds and Hannah LeBeau finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

Men's basketball

• Domenico Santiago (27 points) was one of three Mitchell players to score over 20 as it flattened Wheelock 94-75 in the NECC. Hasani Williams had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Steffan Brunson added 25 points and 3 steals for the Mariners (8-7, 4-0), which scored 47 in both halves. Alan Morgan added 8 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds.

Women's hockey

• Katlyn Paiva scored the game-winning goal with 11 minutes left in the third period to lift Connecticut College past host Castleton (Vt.), 3-2, in a non-conference game. Jordan Cross had two assists, including setting up Paiva's goal. Lily Connolly scored her sixth goal of the season and Kyla Floresca also scored for the Camels (10-3-2).

Men's hockey

• Brenden Russ scored his first collegiate goal late in overtime to push Conn College past Worcester State, 3-2, in non-conference action. William White and Chris Jellison each scored a goal in the third period for the Camels (6-8).

Wolves change starting time

• The New England Black Wolves announced that Sunday's game against the Rochester Knighthawks at Mohegan Sun Arena has been moved up to a 1 p.m. start to allow fans to catch the start of the AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Jacksonville Jaguars, which is scheduled to begin at 3:05 p.m.

"New England sports fans are some of the most passionate in the world," Sun vice president of sports Amber Cox said in a release. "This earlier start time allows our growing and loyal fan base to enjoy an important East Division game with Rochester before moving on to bars or restaurants all over Mohegan Sun to watch the Patriots."