Arieona Rosbourgh was superb for Mary Hardin-Baylor during the Crusaders 2-0 week against No. 14 Hardin-Simmons and McMurry. File photo by d3photography.com

No. 20 Mary Hardin-Baylor bolstered its position atop the ASC standings with an offensive explosion while first place in the NESCAC became a Maine event after Saturday’s results. Plus, Wheaton (Ill.) guard Annie Tate set an NCAA Division III record with an amazing performance at the foul line against Elmhurst.

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No. 20 Mary Hardin-Baylor finished a 2-0 sweep of its Abilene rivals by outscoring McMurry, 108-96, and took a two-game lead on the rest of the field in the ASC standings.

The teams combined for 28 three-pointers, but the Crusaders made the most of their offensive rebounds, outscoring the War Hawks 26-12 in second-chance points. Kylie Flippin and Emily Holland combined for 53 points with 11 threes for McMurry while All-American Arieona Rosborough racked up 36 points, nine rebounds and six assists for Mary Hardin-Baylor (15-1, 8-0 ASC).

Sydney Jones scored eight points late and led No. 15 Bowdoin past Williams on the road, 54-51. The Ephs led by eight early in the fourth quarter, but the Polar Bears held the Ephs to six points in the final six minutes. Bowdoin extended multiple possessions with offensive rebounds, including two in the final 68 seconds before Megan Tan’s contested three-pointer put the Polar Bears ahead, 52-47.

Jones finished with 23 points and five rebounds for Bowdoin (15-0, 3-0 NESCAC). Arianna Gerig scored 20 points including the 1000^th of her career for Williams (8-9, 1-3 NESCAC).

A little farther north, Bates cruised past No. 17 Amherst, 59-41, as the Mammoths managed just 12 field goals on 23 percent shooting. Elsa Deulerio scored 19 points and grabbed eight rebounds for Bates (14-2, 3-0), which led from start to finish.

Hope head coach Brian Morehouse got to 700 wins quickly, but not easily. The Flying Dutch outlasted Alma 79-77 in double overtime, making Morehouse the fastest college basketball coach at any level to reach 700 career wins. He hits the milestone in just 795 games, beating out current LSU head coach Kim Mulkey who took 813. Game story

Alma nearly made the Flying Dutch wait at least one more game to celebrate, as the Scots led by six after three periods. Hope outscored Alma 13-4 to start the fourth quarter and took a three-point lead on Sidney Vis' layup midway through the fourth quarter. Hope still led by three with 20 seconds left in regulation when Alma forward Breckyn Werner drilled a game-tying three-pointer.

In double overtime, Vis hit a three scored a layup on consecutive Hope possessions, giving the Flying Dutch a 78-74 lead with 19 seconds left. Brooke Leroux pulled the Scots within one with a three, and Hope left open the possibility for a third overtime by splitting free throws on its next possession. But Alma went for the win instead and missed a three from the top of the arc as time expired.

After the victory, the College aired a video in the Fieldhouse in which several alums who played for Morehouse between wins 600 and 700 recounted the milestone victories, including the 2022 national championship, and thanked him for helping them achieve success off the court. The presentation ended with a surprise video from Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo. "Hey, Coach Mo, I wanted to be first to congratulate you on 700 wins. I'm trying to get there but you kicked my butt!"

Annie Tate set a career high with 39 points for Wheaton (Ill.) in an 80-69 win against Elmhurst, and she made the most of the free throws she was given. Tate was 28-for-29 from the line, making 96.6% of her shots, and the 28 made foul shots are the most in Division III history, breaking the previous Division III record of 26 held by Julie Christensen of Wisconsin Lutheran set on Nov. 23, 2002.

No. 4 UW-Whitewater pushed No. 22 UW-Stout farther into its rearview mirror, sending the Blue Devils to their third straight loss, 80-70. The Warhawks jumped on UW-Stout early and held a 23-7 lead after one period. After trailing by double figures much of the game, the Blue Devils pulled within five at 72-67 on Lexi Wagner's driving layup with 1:34 to play. Lunden Alexander and Kacie Carollo responded with layups that extended the Warhawks' lead back to nine, and then Carollo and Aleah Grundahl made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the win.

Carollo powered UW-Whitewater (15-0, 4-0 WIAC) with 30 points, eight rebounds and six steals. Raegen Sorensen led four UW-Stout starters in double-figure scoring with 18 points.

After several non-conference matchups between conference foes in the NEWMAC, conference play started for real on Saturday afternoon.

No. 17 Smith shot 65 percent in the fourth quarter and came from behind to beat WPI, 82-78. The Pioneers flipped a 66-63 deficit to a 75-70 lead with a 12-5 run capped by Hannah Martin’s three-pointer. WPI pulled within one a couple of times in the final two minutes, but the Engineers could not stop Smith’s offense. The Pioneers (12-2, 1-0 NEWMAC) scored on each of their final four possessions.

Springfield shot 50 percent from the field and 93 percent at the foul line (13 for 14) en route to a 79-72 win at MIT. Rachel Vinton led four Pride starters in double-figure scoring with 19 points.

Caltech slowed Whittier's roll through the SCIAC by knocking off the Poets, 53-51. Kodie Vondra scored 22 points to lead Caltech (7-4, 4-2 SCIAC), which used just six players and got all but two points from its starting lineup.

Messiah claimed first place in the MAC Commonwealth for itself with a 74-62 win over York (Pa.). The Falcons closed the game on a 14-2 run, led by Morgan Adams who had eight of her game-high 30 points during that stretch. Messiah (12-3, 4-0 MACC) will host second-place Widener on Wednesday evening.

Marymount proved its still top dog in the Atlantic East Conference by clobbering Centenary (N.J.), 83-52. Marymount held a 44-21 lead at the half and Chandler Eddleton posted a double-double (24 points, 13 rebounds) for the Saints. The Cyclones' loss is just their fourth of the season and first in conference.

The NJAC entered the day with a five-way tie for first place and four of the quad-leaders played each other Saturday. Stockton shut down New Jersey City, 64-56, and Ramapo topped TCNJ, 67-58. Those two teams plus Kean (76-66 winners over Montclair) are now tied for first, one game in front of TCNJ and New Jersey City.