The Division III men's basketball season has its first three 10-game winners and at least one will probably surprise you.

Mount St. Vincent is 10-0 after beating FDU-Florham 88-84. Alvin Pegues converted a layup at the midway point of the second half to give the Dolphins a 65-64 lead that they would not relinquish. Pegues finished with 22 points, nine rebounds and four steals in 38 minutes. Mount St. Vincent matches its best start in program history.

No. 7 Virginia Wesleyan started fast against Shenandoah and cruised to its tenth win of the season, this time by a score of 76-48. The Marlins scored the first 11 points of the game. No. 11 Wabash picked up its tenth win of the season in style. Marcus Healy hit a three-pointer with four seconds left to give Kenyon a 60-59 lead. But Derek Bailey answered with a bomb of his own at the buzzer to lift the Little Giants to victory 62-60. Watch his game winner here.

• Men's scoreboard
• Women's scoreboard

Marietta is the last undefeated team in the OAC after rolling over Otterbein 72-54. This matches the Pioneers' best starts in program history. They are also alone in first place after Ohio Northern upended No. 17 John Carroll 68-66. Scott Schnelle's free throws with seven seconds left sealed the Polar Bears' win.

J.C. Cruse scored 33 points to lead Albion past No. 19 Carthage 93-88 in overtime. The Britons outrebounded the Red Men 44-29. Steve Djurickovic had 40 points in the loss for Carthage. No. 25 Ramapo scored a big win in the NJAC over Richard Stockton 68-64. 

Outside the Top 25, Transylvania cooled off Rose-Hulman 66-63, breaking the Engineers' six game winning streak. The Pioneers built a 23 point first half lead and never trailed. Both teams are a game behind Hanover in the early stages of the HCAC race. Grant Pangallo's floater with five seconds left lifted Hanover past Defiance 80-78.

Wheaton (Ill.) held off Washington U. 56-55 at home. Tim McCrary had 17 points and 13 boards for the Thunder who improve to 7-2. The Bears slip to 4-4.

Rob Colbert became Keene State's all-time leader for coaching victories as the Owls defeated Southern Maine 79-78 behind Derek D'Amours' 31 points. Eight days after Hobart lost to Rochester in the Wendy's Classic, the Statesmen returned the favor by beating the Yellowjackets 86-78. Hobart made all 22 of its free throws in the win. Goucher beat Marymount 88-84 in triple overtime. Stephen Simoneau had 28 points in 51 minutes for the Saints.

Women's action

No. 13 Illinois Wesleyan went to Wisconsin and defeated No. 18 UW-Stevens Point 76-72 in Saturday's marquee women's matchup. The Titans converted 18 of 19 free throws while the Pointers only made 12 of 22. UW-Stevens Point beat Illinois Wesleyan in the sectional semifinals of last season's NCAA tournament.

Cherelle Simmons' fifth double-double of the season paced DeSales to a 58-47 win over Messiah. The Falcons, who were ranked No. 15 in the preseason, slip to 4-4 while the Bulldogs move to 5-4.

The third try against a Top 25 team was the charm for Richard Stockton. After losing to No. 1 Amherst and No. 16 Muhlenberg earlier this season, the Ospreys defeated No. 14 William Paterson 61-52 in NJAC action. Julia Fagan posted 19 points and 15 rebounds for Richard Stockton.