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Freshman guard Lauren Durkin scored 17 as eighth-ranked College of New Jersey (10-0) ended No. 20 Salisbury State's (6-2) winning streak at five games with a 58-43 win in women's basketball last night in Salisbury.Frostburg State 63, Villa Julie 42: Shannon Rexrode's 17 points led the Bobcats (4-4) over the visiting Mustangs (2-6).Bowie State 63, North Carolina Central 39: Rashida Brooks and Deidra Fields each scored 12 to power the host Bulldogs (10-2, 5-1) past the Eagles (7-4, 3-1) in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association action.

Washington College mounted a 14-8 scoring run to edge host Ursinus, 66-60, in overtime last night in Centennial Conference action.Kristen Robbins' 16 points paced the Shorewomen (10-6, 4-4). Kelly McCarthy had 14 for the Bears (5-10, 3-5).Bowie State 80, Elizabeth City State 47: Rashida Brooks scored 23 points as Bowie State (16-3) breezed over visiting Elizabeth City State (10-7).Franklin & Marshall 83, College of Notre Dame 53: Katherine Dempsey scored a career-high 14 points as the Diplomats (9-8)

Kennedy Okafor scored 18 points as UMBC remained unbeaten in the Northeast Conference with a 77-57 victory over Wagner last night in Staten Island, N.Y.The Retrievers (6-5, 5-0) used an 11-2 run to take a 30-20 lead with 5: 15 left in the first half and were ahead 39-29 at halftime.The Seahawks (3-8, 1-4) were within 44-37 when UMBC scored five points on a layup by Okafor, two free throws after a technical foul was charged against the Wagner bench and a free throw on the ensuing possession.

Greg Adams scored 20 and Earl Piner added 16 to power Washington College past visiting Villa Julie, 94-75, last night in Chestertown.The Shoremen (7-5) extended a 39-32 halftime lead to 55-43. The Mustangs (1-12) shot 41.2 percent from the field, 14 percent below Washington College.Villa Julie's Michael Palmere led all scorers with 26, and Jermaine Smith added 23 for the Mustangs.Johnson C. Smith 74, Bowie State 66: Christopher Reese scored 24 to power the Golden Bulls (11-4) past the host Bulldogs (1-14)

Kennedy Okafor scored 18 points as UMBC remained unbeaten in the Northeast Conference with a 77-57 victory over Wagner last night in Staten Island, N.Y.The Retrievers (6-5, 5-0) used an 11-2 run to take a 30-20 lead with 5: 15 left in the first half and were ahead 39-29 at halftime.The Seahawks (3-8, 1-4) were within 44-37 when UMBC scored five points on a layup by Okafor, two free throws after a technical foul was charged against the Wagner bench and a free throw on the ensuing possession.

Freshman guard Lauren Durkin scored 17 as eighth-ranked College of New Jersey (10-0) ended No. 20 Salisbury State's (6-2) winning streak at five games with a 58-43 win in women's basketball last night in Salisbury.Frostburg State 63, Villa Julie 42: Shannon Rexrode's 17 points led the Bobcats (4-4) over the visiting Mustangs (2-6).Bowie State 63, North Carolina Central 39: Rashida Brooks and Deidra Fields each scored 12 to power the host Bulldogs (10-2, 5-1) past the Eagles (7-4, 3-1) in Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association action.

Coppin State jumped out to a 21-6 lead and never looked back en route to a 69-50 win over visiting Bethune-Cookman in Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference action at the Coppin Center.The Wildcats (5-8, 4-2) committed five turnovers in the first eight minutes, and Coppin capitalized each time.By the time Fred Warrick hit a three-pointer, the Eagles (3-12, 2-3 MEAC), playing just their third home game, held a 15-point advantage with 11: 53 left in the first half. The Eagles led 39-19 at halftime.

Laurie Coffey scored a game-high 17 points as Navy ended Bucknell's seven-game home winning streak with a 57-50 Patriot League win yesterday at Davis Gym in Lewisburg, Pa.After a first half in which there were eight lead changes, the Midshipmen (21-4, 10-1) used an 8-0 run, sparked by two baskets from Coffey, to take the lead for good, 49-43, with eight minutes remaining.Lori Houck, who led the Bison (11-12, 5-5) with 14 points, made a jumper at the buzzer to give Bucknell a 30-26 advantage at halftime.

Seniors Julie Anderson and Angie Arnold each had 22 points as Johns Hopkins remained unbeaten in the Centennial Conference with a 75-67 win over Ursinus in women's basketball in Collegeville, Pa.Anderson made 11 of 18 field goals and had 12 rebounds, while Arnold converted 10 of 11 free throws and added five assists. The Blue Jays (13-2, 5-0) made four of eight three-pointers.Johns Hopkins, ranked first in the Middle Atlantic Region of NCAA Division III, led 35-27 at halftime and never trailed despite the Bears (9-9, 2-4)

Junior Dontaez Dean scored 10 of his 14 points during a decisive fourth-quarter run and had 17 rebounds as top-ranked Dunbar extended its winning streak to 10 games with a victory over Patterson, 84-56.The Poets (18-2) led 49-41 six minutes into the fourth quarter, before finishing the Clippers with a 35-15 run. Jamal Brown scored a team-high 23 points with 16 rebounds for Dunbar, while Larry Tucker chipped in 15 points and 10 rebounds.Patterson's Kwame Edwards scored a game-high 30 points.

Gerald Henderson scored nine of his 21 points in the final two minutes to help No. 7 Duke beat No. 24 Florida State, 84-81, last night. Kyle Singler scored 20 points, Jon Scheyer added 17 and Henderson had 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (25-5, 11-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). They won their fifth straight, matched the NCAA record for most wins in a decade with 286 and moved a half game behind No. 2 North Carolina in the league standings. Toney Douglas scored 27 points for the Seminoles (22-8, 9-6)

Da'Sean Butler scored 27 points, one short of his career high; a relentless defense forced 19 turnovers and the visiting Mountaineers (14-4, 3-2 Big East) upset No. 12 Georgetown (12-5, 3-3), 75-58, last night. Coach Bob Huggins' Mountaineers were picked to finish ninth in a tough conference and have cracked the Top 25 only once all season. "We've heard that every day in practice," Butler said. "Coach Huggins, if he doesn't like the way we're practicing, he says: 'You guys are practicing like you're ninth.

Chris Vann scored 20 points - including six three-pointers - to lead the Mount St. Mary's men to a 78-61 win over host Fairleigh Dickinson last night. Shawn Atupem added 17 points, and Kelly Beidler came off the bench to grab a game-high 12 rebounds for the Mountaineers (12-13, 8-6 Northeast Conference). They shot 50 percent from the field and out-rebounded the Knights 50-28. Manny Ubilla had 20 points and five steals and Sean Baptiste finished with 13 points for Fairleigh Dickinson (7-16, 3-10)

FOOTBALL South River @ North County WHEN -- Friday, 6.30 p.m. OUTLOOK -- Going into Monday's makeup games, the host Knights (4-3) held fourth place in the Class 4A East region, with Severna Park (4-3) close behind (the top four in each region qualify for the playoffs). South River (3-4) was sixth. A loss will eliminate the Seahawks. Arundel (7-0), Old Mill (6-1) and Broadneck (5-2) figure to clinch the top three spots in 4A East. Chesapeake @ Southern WHEN -- Friday, 6.30 p.m. OUTLOOK -- The host Bulldogs (5-2 entering this week)

Amanda Robinson's jumper with 2.1 seconds left in regulation lifted the UMBC women's basketball team over Loyola, 58-56, at RAC Arena last night in front of 450. Heather Luttrell was fouled and made both free throws to tie the score with 58 seconds left for the Retrievers (1-2). The Greyhounds (1-2) drove to their end of the court, but guard Ebony Toliver missed a three-point attempt. UMBC had the ball with 26 seconds to go and Mackenzie Butler passed to Robinson for the game-winning jumper with 2.1 seconds remaining.

Third-ranked Princeton scored 50 seconds into its game against No. 4 Virginia yesterday, but the host Cavaliers held the Tigers scoreless for the next 42:15 and surged to an 8-4 win. Reigning Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Week Ginger Miles had nine saves and three Cavaliers (6-1) scored a pair of goals each. Elizabeth Pillion scored twice for the Tigers (4-2), who were hurt by 22 turnovers. No. 6 Duke 18, Stanford 1: Junior Katie Chrest scored five goals for the Blue Devils (8-2)

Brown (9-5) broke open a one-point game early in the second half with an 11-0 run and held on for a 64-54 victory over the visiting Navy women's team (6-10) last night. Nikki Curtis led the Mids with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Johnson C. Smith 78, Bowie State 63: Allyson Hardy scored 22 points for the host Lady Bulldogs (6-7, 3-3 Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association) in their loss. The Lady Golden Bulls improved to 13-2, 4-0. Frostburg State 70, Penn State Altoona 55: Tracie Little scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds as the host Bobcats (10-4)

Matea Pender scored 22 points on 7-for-12 shooting as the UMBC women's basketball team downed Lafayette, 73-57, last night in Easton, Pa. The Retrievers (4-2) hit 10 of their first 12 shots from the floor in the first half, and eight of their first nine in the second half. They shot 60 percent from the field for the game. Lindsay Myers scored 11 points in each half for the Leopards (2-4) and finished with a career-high 22 points. Bowie State 71, Columbia Union 47: Allyson Hardy scored 21 points to lead a trio of double-digit scorers for the host Bulldogs (2-2)

Maureen Myers scored a game-high 22 points as host Johns Hopkins downed Alvernia, 71-53, last night in the first round of the NCAA Division III women's tournament. Hopkins (24-3) will face Marymount in the second round on Saturday at 5 p.m. in Arlington, Va. Alvernia finished 21-8. Vermont 70, UMBC 48: Aaron Yantzi and Theresa LaRocque scored 17 and 16 points, respectively, to power the host Catamounts (13-12, 7-10 American East) past the Retrievers (4-22, 4-13). DeSales 92, Frostburg State 56: The host Bulldogs (22-5)

Allison Hardy shot 20-for-34 and finished with 50 points to lead the Bowie State women to an 84-60 victory over St. Augustine's in the opening round of the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association tournament yesterday at the RBC Center in Raleigh, N.C. St. Augustine's (15-13) had no answer for Hardy, who also made six of eight three-point attempts, pulled down 14 rebounds and added six steals for the Bulldogs (14-14). Mount St. Mary's 90, Robert Morris 57: Myriam Baccouche scored 26 points and tied a career high with eight three-pointers in the final home game of her career to lead the host Mountaineers (8-16, 8-8 Northeast Conference)