Area college basketball roundup Friday’s games

WOMEN

Washington & Jefferson 78, Bethany 62

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — The Bethany women’s basketball team led by two at halftime, but the Presidents used a massive second-half run to rally in the PAC Tournament semifinals. Bethany had three players reach double digits in the contest, paced by 15 points from Kelly Goode, who also grabbed six rebounds. Caelyn DiSanti totaled 11 markers and five assists and Renee Brandenburg contributed 10 points. Wilson chipped in with nine points, a team-high seven rebounds and three steals. For Washington & Jefferson, junior Kennan Killeen led the way offensively with 21 points, while senior Emily Hays (Boardman) added 15 points and a team-high nine rebounds in the win.

Thomas More 81, Thiel 43

CRESTVIEW HILLS, Ky. — The top-seeded Saints cruised into the championship game as Thomas More opened the game with a 12-0 run and was never threatened the rest of the way. A total of 15 players saw action for TMC, with 13 denting the scoring column in the lopsided victory. Pacing the Saint offense was the duo of senior G Jayme Thiem and sophomore C Nicole Dickman with 14 points apiece. Thiel was led in defeat by senior Amber Bodrick (Youngstown, Mooney High), who was the lone double-digit scorer for the Tomcats with 12 points in the loss.

No. 5 Maryland 86, Boston College 74

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Marissa Coleman scored a career-high 32 points, fellow senior Kristi Toliver added 27 for Maryland. Maryland (24-4, 11-2) moved into a first-place tie with Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and can clinch its first regular-season title in 20 years with a win in Sunday’s regular-season finale at Miami. The Terps have won eight straight. Toliver and Coleman combined to score Maryland’s first 30 points. They scored 58 in last Sunday’s 77-59 victory over then-No. 7 Duke. No other Terrapin had scored until Lynetta Kizer made a layup with 6:53 left in the half.