Navy connected on five of six free-throw attempts over the final 50 seconds to hang on for a 64-59 victory over Lehigh yesterday in a Patriot League women's game at Alumni Hall.
The victory ended an eight-game losing streak for the Mids (9-16, 5-7) against the Mountain Hawks (17-8, 9-3).
Abi Campbell shot 5-for-7 from the field and 4-for-5 from behind the three-point line to lead Navy with 16 points, while Nikki Curtis had 12 points and a game-high six rebounds.
Jessica DePalo led the Mountain Hawks with 16 points.
Coppin State 68, Florida A&M 57: Sherrie Tucker had 18 points and Denita Plain scored a career-high 16 to lead the Lady Eagles past the host Lady Rattlers in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference game.
Coppin State, which trailed 29-28 at halftime, used a 20-7 run in the second half to assume command of the game, then weathered a rally by the Lady Rattlers (9-14, 6-8) and improved to 17-7 overall and 12-3 in the conference.
The win was just the third ever for Coppin in Tallahassee, Fla., and it gave the Lady Eagles a sweep of the season series.
Morgan State 73, Bethune-Cookman 71: Markeda Hollingsworth finished the game with 19 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the field to lift the visiting Lady Bears (3-19, 2-13 MEAC) over the Lady Wildcats (4-16, 3-11).
Mount St. Mary's 69, Wagner 45: Dita Krumberga scored 18 points to lift the Mount (8-16, 7-8) past the visiting Seahawks (2-21, 2-12) in Northeast Conference play.
UMBC 69, Albany 53: The host Retrievers (8-15, 3-11 America East) scored 23 points off 17 Great Danes turnovers.
Matea Penders had 18 points for the Retrievers, and Amanda Robinson came off the bench and scored 13. Robinson also had eight rebounds.
The Great Danes fell to 11-12 and 6-8.
Franklin & Marshall 73, Washington College 53: The Diplomats, who held a 35-25 lead at halftime, improved to 11-13 overall and 9-8 in Centennial Conference play with the win, while the visiting Shorewomen fell to 5-19 and 3-14.
Lancaster Bible 90, College of Notre Dame 82: Junior Monica Cherry scored a career-high 29 points in the visiting Gators' nonconference loss.
The Gators fell to 9-16 while the Charger improved to 12-10.
Norfolk State 59, UMES 57: Ashley Bowman hit two free throws to seal the victory for the Lady Spartans (8-14, 8-7 MEAC) over the host Hawks (10-14, 8-7).
