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Mount Union 72, Ohio Northern 68

ADA

No. 7-ranked Mount Union (22-1, 15-1) clinched at least a share of its second straight Ohio Athletic Conference championship and the top seed for the league tournament with its 17th consecutive win. Rose LaMattina led the Purple Raiders with 22 points , while Kori Wiedt added 12 and Tierney Allen and Amanda Rose finished with 11 each. Allen also had eight rebounds.

Bethany 91, Thiel 87, OT

GREENVILLE, PA.

Kelly Barzak (Howland) and Ashley Davis each scored 26 points for Thiel (6-17, 6-10 PAC). Davis also had seven rebounds. Kelly Muffley finished with 12 points for the Tomcats, who trailed 36-31 at halftime. Anne Wilson and Kayla Taormino led Bethany (14-9, 10-6) with 23 points each, and Katelynn Hackathorn had 19 points and 14 rebounds. Renee Shepherd finished with 11 points. The score was tied at 77 after regulation.

Westminster 56, Chatham 40

NEW WILMINGTON, PA.

Courtney Zitt scored 12 points and Katie Hughes (Mooney) added 11 for Westminster 8-14, 8-8 PAC). Emily Montone added 10 rebounds for the Titans, who led 26-23 at halftime. Carly Zelenak led Chatham (4-19, 1-15) with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Hiram 62, Ohio Wesleyan 58

HIRAM

Tiffany Shields scored 12 points and Marisa Thomas added 10 to lead Hiram (8-15, 5-10) in a NCAC game. Amy Geisman added eight rebounds for the Terriers, who outscored OWU 38-27 in the second half. LaNiece McRae and Tamra Londot scored 11 points each for the Bishops (9-14, 5-9).

Washington & Jefferson 74, Grove City 67

WASHINGTON, PA.

Megan Gebrosky scored 21 points, a career-high, for Grove City (7-16, 6-10 PAC). Leah Gibson added 17 points and Kelsey Shorey finished with 10. W&J (11-12, 6-10) was led by Vanessa Rivera with 22 points and Ashley Kirpatrick with 21 points and 11 rebounds.

Saint Vincent 81, Geneva 45

LATROBE, PA.

Devin McGrath scored 14 points to lead five players in double figures for Saint Vincent (19-4, 14-2 PAC). Brittany Sedlock added 13 points, while Emily Fenton scored 12, Kendra Burchfield added 11 and Ariel Rocco finished with 10. McGrath also had six rebounds and six assists. Geneva (3-20, 2-14) was led by Chelsea Kauffman with 17 points. Beth DeLuca added 16 and Rachel Rouan scored 11.

Edinboro 62, Slippery Rock 39

EDINBORO, PA.

Danielle Smith had 12 points for Slippery Rock (5-17, 2-16 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference). Smith also had six rebounds, and Paris Thomas added three assists. Edinboro (22-0, 18-0, ranked No. 2 nationally, was led by Samantha Blazetic with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Renee Brown added 13 points.

MEN

Ohio Wesleyan 79, Hiram 73

HIRAM

Alan Sheppard and Jamaal Watkins scored 18 points each for Hiram (13-10, 6-8 NCAC). Aaron Stefanov added 15 points and Andrew Wiegand finished with eight points and 10 rebounds. Tim Brady led OWU (17-6, 9-5) with 26 points.

Baldwin-Wallace 75, Capital 64

BEREA

Ben Umbel (Poland) finished with nine points, 12 rebounds and nine assists for B-W (15-8, 10-6 OAC).

Mount Union 67, Ohio Northern 57

ALLIANCE

Nate Jacubec (Struthers) led Mount Union with 18 points and Stevie Griffin added 17. Jimmy Wood finished with 16 points for the Purple Raiders (9-14, 5-11 OAC), who led 36-27 at halftime. Jordan Martin scored 13 points for Ohio Northern (11-12, 7-9).

Grove City 87, Washington & Jefferson 67

WASHINGTON, PA.

Kris Verderber scored 23 points and Brett Matson added 22 to lead Grove City (10-12, 6-8 PAC). Christian Durbin added seven assists for the Wolverines, who led 48-24 at halftime. Zach Bellhy led W&J (6-17, 2-12) with 24 points.

Bethany 70, Thiel 67

GREENVILLE, PA.

Bethany won the battle for first place in the PAC behind Nick Wilcox’s 18 points and 12 rebounds. Brady Pacific added 16 points for the Bison (20-3, 12-2), who outscored Thiel 37-21 in the second half. British Alexander added 12 points and 11 rebounds, and James Barton finished with 11 points. Thiel (15-7, 12-3) was led by Anthony Harvey with 21 points, while Blair Rozenblad added 11 points ans 12 rebounds. Chace McKinney finished with 16 points for the Tomcats.

Saint Vincent 76, Geneva 56

LATROBE, PA.

Dennis Bassich scored 15 points and Dillon Stith added 14 to lead Saint Vincent (18-5, 11-3 PAC). Sean Kett finished with 13 points and Chris Klimchock added 12 for Saint Vincent, which led 41-28 at halftime. Geneva (5-17, 4-10) was led by Matt Lorello with 16 points, Kenyon Jackson with 15 and Lambros Svingos with 13. Jackson also had eight rebounds.

Slippery Rock 76, Edinboro 68

EDINBORO, PA.

Chaquille Pratt scored 20 points and Aubin Reeves added 16 for The Rock (15-7, 12-6 PSAC), who led 36-26 at halftime. Devin Taylor also scored 16 points for Slippery Rock and he added 14 rebounds. Reeves had four assists. Isaiah Prince led Edinboro (11-11, 9-9) with 22 points, while Clint Nicholson added 18.

Dension 68, Allegheny 65

MEADVILLE, PA.

David DiBernadi (Boardman) scored two points for Alleghney (5-18, 3-11 NCAC). Devone McLeod led the Gators with 21 points and James Ness added 18. Dimonde Hale scored 13 points to lead Denison (11-12, 8-6).

Cedarville 71, Walsh 55

CEDARVILLE

L.J. Sutton (Mooney) had 12 points and four rebounds for Walsh (20-5). Rian Burrell led the Cavaliers with 14 points and Cameron Mitchell added 11. Cedarville (16-7) was led by Zach Brown with 20 points.

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