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Junior forward Megan Gardiner scored a game-high 22 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to power Mount St. Mary's past St. Francis (N.Y.), 67-43, last night in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference tournament at St. Francis of Pennsylvania.The Mount (15-12) will face St. Francis (Pa.) in tonight's semifinal at 7: 30 p.m.ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) -- Taps 5-14 4-6 14, Guli 2-13 2-3 6, Harvey 3-10 0-0 6, Merlino 0-3 1-2 1, Gialanella 3-15 0-0 8, Siemer 0-4 2-4 2, Schaeper 2-5 0-0 6, Overton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-65 9-15 43.MOUNT ST. MARY'S -- Butters 8-14 4-6 20, Williams 3-8 1-2 7, Gardner 8-17 5-6 22, Carey 2-7 0-0 6, Feldbusch 3-9 0-0 7, Nance 1-4 0-0 2, Henson 0-1 0-0 0, Williamson 1-3 0-2 2, Chapman 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 26-64 11-18 67.Halftime--Mount St. Mary's, 35-21.

NEW YORK -- Walking toward the locker room at halftime, Mount St. Mary's looked nothing like the Northeast Conference women's tournament top seed. The dazed look was the result of losing most of a 15-point lead after Central Connecticut hit four three-pointers in the final 84 seconds."

EMMITSBURG -- Senior Paula Balakonis scored 16 points and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player, as host Mount St. Mary's downed Drexel, 79-54, yesterday in the championship game of the Mount St. Mary's Tournament.Juniors Zelma Owens and Vanessa Blair each had 15 points, and sophomore Diana Matula had 12 points and a game-high 10 rebounds.Leading, 13-12, seven minutes into the game, the Mount went on an 18-0 run over the next 9 minutes, 15 seconds to take control. Owens scored the first five of the run.After extending its lead to 39-16, Mount St. Mary's held a 39-23 halftime advantage.

Junior forward Megan Gardiner scored a game-high 22 points, including the 1,000th of her career, to power Mount St. Mary's past St. Francis (N.Y.), 67-43, last night in the quarterfinals of the Northeast Conference tournament at St. Francis of Pennsylvania.The Mount (15-12) will face St. Francis (Pa.) in tonight's semifinal at 7: 30 p.m.ST. FRANCIS (N.Y.) -- Taps 5-14 4-6 14, Guli 2-13 2-3 6, Harvey 3-10 0-0 6, Merlino 0-3 1-2 1, Gialanella 3-15 0-0 8, Siemer 0-4 2-4 2, Schaeper 2-5 0-0 6, Overton 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-65 9-15 43.MOUNT ST. MARY'S -- Butters 8-14 4-6 20, Williams 3-8 1-2 7, Gardner 8-17 5-6 22, Carey 2-7 0-0 6, Feldbusch 3-9 0-0 7, Nance 1-4 0-0 2, Henson 0-1 0-0 0, Williamson 1-3 0-2 2, Chapman 0-1 1-2 1. Totals 26-64 11-18 67.Halftime--Mount St. Mary's, 35-21.

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Lester James and Louis Myers sparked a late first-half run, as St. Francis, N.Y., broke open the game and went on to defeat Mount St. Mary's, 97-83, in a Northeast Conference matchup last night.The loss was the 15th straight on the road for the Mountaineers (5-15, 2-7).BTC With 11 minutes, 5 seconds left in the first half, the Mount's Jeff Hall hit a three-point basket to tie the score at 21.MOUNT ST. MARY'S (5-15, 2-7) -- J.Hall 3-9 4-5 12, Stull 3-7 1-3 7Carr 2-3 0-0 4, K.Hall 5-13 7-10 19, Galvin 8-15 6-8 28, John 2-2 1-1 5, Watson 0-4 3-4 3, Nanni 2-4 0-0 4, Hill 0-1 0-0 0, Kalinowski 0-0 1-2 1, Meakin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-54 23-33 83.ST.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Mount St. Mary's got seven blocked shots from Gerben Van Dorpe in the first half and limited Rider to 18 points in the period en route to a 78-56 victory last night.The Mountaineers (6-4, 2-0), dealt Rider (5-6, 0-2) its fifth home loss since joining the Northeast Conference in 1992-93.The Mount led at halftime, 35-18. Riley Inge led Mount St. Mary's with 23 points.MOUNT ST. MARY'S -- Hayden 1-2 0-0 3, Balistrere 4-9 4-4 13, Van Dorpe 3-7 0-1 6, Inge 9-14 2-3 23, McGuthrie 6-15 4-6 18, Cheung 4-6 2-3 11, Brown 1-1 0-0 2, Bethel 0-1 0-0 0, Paige 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 12-17 78.RIDER -- Charles 5-9 0-1 10, Smith 5-11 3-5 13, McPeek 2-9 0-0 4, Hames 3-8 3-4 9, Fisicaro 1-5 0-0 3, Tovomov 2-7 2-3 7, Finefrock 0-2 0-0 0, Burston 4-5 0-0 9. Totals 22-56 8-13 56.Halftime--MSM 35-18.

Drayton's 24 lead Navy to 80-65 winANNAPOLIS -- Clutch free-throw shooting and the inside scoring of Kim Drayton enabled Navy to overcome an early deficit and beat Princeton, 80-65, last night, in women's basketball.PRINCETON (65) -- Spraragen 3-7 3-4 9, Burt 7-15 3-4 17, Brackenridge 5-13 2-2 12, Carlson 2-3 0-0 5, Malcarney 2-4 2-2 6, Read 3-4 0-0 6, Smith 5-6 0-0 10. Totals: 27-57 10-12 65.NAVY (80) -- Holzhauer 0-4 2-2 2, Caroselli 0-1 0-0 0, Ray 1-5 0-0 2, Waller 6-7 7-8 20, Brand 3-9 1-2 9, Dobbs 6-15 2-2 17, Drayton 6-12 12-17 24, Nickles 3-5 0-0 6. Totals: 25-59 24-31 80.Halftime--Navy 33, Princeton 33. Three-pointers--Princeton 1-5 (Spraragen 0- 1, Brackenridge 0-3, Algeria 0-1, Carlson 1-1)

This is a weekly summary of selected prime contracts recently awarded by the federal government to companies and other vendors in Maryland.Maryland contractsMSM Security Services Inc. in Greenbelt won a $37,106,85 contract from the U.S. Customs Service to provide background investigation services for fiscal year 1991 with options for fiscal year 1992 through 1994.OMNI Contractors Inc. in Bethesda won a $10,528,500 contract from the Army to demolish and replace two existing basins.Leonard Paper Co. in Baltimore won a $193,584 contract from the National Institutes of Health to supply industrial paper utility towels.

COLLEGE PARK, Pa. -- Penn State went on a 23-0 roll as Mount St. Mary's was missing 14 consecutive shots last night and the Nittany Lions defeated The Mount, 90-60, in their regular-season opener.The Mount (0-1) held a 5-2 lead early in the first half before Penn State (1-0) went on its scoring binge.Riley Inge led Mount St. Mary's with 14 points; Randy Edney grabbed 11 rebounds.Glenn Sekunda had 22 points and seven rebounds for Penn State in his first game since transferring from Syracuse.

Federal Contracts Report is a weekly summary of selected contracts recently awarded by the federal government to companies and other vendors in Maryland.* Leonard Paper Co. in Baltimore won a $193,584 contract from the National Institutes of Health to supply industrial paper utility towels.* MSM Security Services Inc. in Greenbelt won a $37,106,858 contract from the U.S. Customs Service to provide background investigation services for fiscal year 1991 with options for fiscal year 1992 through 1994.

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. -- Mount St. Mary's got seven blocked shots from Gerben Van Dorpe in the first half and limited Rider to 18 points in the period en route to a 78-56 victory last night.The Mountaineers (6-4, 2-0), dealt Rider (5-6, 0-2) its fifth home loss since joining the Northeast Conference in 1992-93.The Mount led at halftime, 35-18. Riley Inge led Mount St. Mary's with 23 points.MOUNT ST. MARY'S -- Hayden 1-2 0-0 3, Balistrere 4-9 4-4 13, Van Dorpe 3-7 0-1 6, Inge 9-14 2-3 23, McGuthrie 6-15 4-6 18, Cheung 4-6 2-3 11, Brown 1-1 0-0 2, Bethel 0-1 0-0 0, Paige 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 29-56 12-17 78.RIDER -- Charles 5-9 0-1 10, Smith 5-11 3-5 13, McPeek 2-9 0-0 4, Hames 3-8 3-4 9, Fisicaro 1-5 0-0 3, Tovomov 2-7 2-3 7, Finefrock 0-2 0-0 0, Burston 4-5 0-0 9. Totals 22-56 8-13 56.Halftime--MSM 35-18.

COLLEGE PARK, Pa. -- Penn State went on a 23-0 roll as Mount St. Mary's was missing 14 consecutive shots last night and the Nittany Lions defeated The Mount, 90-60, in their regular-season opener.The Mount (0-1) held a 5-2 lead early in the first half before Penn State (1-0) went on its scoring binge.Riley Inge led Mount St. Mary's with 14 points; Randy Edney grabbed 11 rebounds.Glenn Sekunda had 22 points and seven rebounds for Penn State in his first game since transferring from Syracuse.

The Mount St. Mary's and Towson State women's basketball teams got into the spirit of the season early last night.Both took turns giving each other chances to take control of an evenly played match, before the Mountaineers claimed a 73-69 win over the Tigers at Towson Center.The Mount erased a two-point halftime deficit, then led by as much as six, before holding off Towson."It's early in the season and Towson always plays us tough," said Mount coach Bill Sheahan. "I thought we showed some poise down the stretch, but it's early and we have a long way to go."

EMMITSBURG -- Freshman Chris McGuthrie scored 24 points, including 16 in the second half, to lift Mount St. Mary's (11-12) to an 89-82 non-conference victory over American (9-13) last night.The Mount, which lost to American by 18 in the second game of the season, placed five players in double figures to overcome a 40-point effort by American's Brian Gilgeous.Forwards Chad Stull and Dave Nanni, two recent additions to the starting lineup, scored the Mount's first 11 points as it quickly jumped out to an 11-5 lead.

EMMITSBURG -- Fairleigh Dickinson (23-6) defeated Mount St. Mary's, 78-55, in the championship game of the Northeast Conference women's tournament at Knott Arena last night. It was the third straight title for FDU.The Mount made only seven of 37 first-half shots from the field, did not score for the last 2:30, and trailed at the break, 35-22.In the second half, the home team used a 10-2 burst to slice the margin to eight points with 5:31 to play, but it would get no closer.Heather Wable and Vanessa Blair each had 14 points to lead the Mount, and were named to the all-tournament team.

LORETTO, Pa. -- St. Francis, Pa., led by as many as 22 points and then hung on in the final minutes to beat Mount St. Mary's, 85-79, in the opening round of the Northeast Conference tournament last night.Without Kevin Booth, the team's top scorer who was sidelined with a rib injury, Mount St. Mary's coach Jim Phelan started all four seniors and sophomore Phil Galvin.The new lineup paid dividends early. Bobby Hill scored the Mount's first eight points, and Chris Cavanagh contributed six in the first 10 minutes as the Mountaineers led, 22-21, with 7:18 remaining in the first half.

LORETTO, Pa. -- Harkeem Dixon and Mike Fink combined for 36 second-half points to spark St. Francis to a come-from-behind Northeast Conference victory over Mount St. Mary's last night, 88-77, handing the Mount its 18th consecutive road loss.The Mountaineers (6-21, 3-13) finish the regular season ninth in the conference. They will play at either St. Francis or Long Island University in the NEC tournament's preliminary game on March 3.As has been the Mount's problem all year, it could not maintain a second-half lead.

EMMITSBURG -- Wagner slowed the opposing guards and kept its surprising performance going forward in the Northeast Conference last night.With barely a ripple of protest from Mount St. Mary's, the Seahawks rolled to an 84-73 victory at Knott Arena that showed they will have to be reckoned with in the conference tournament.Yugoslavs Milan Rikic (career-high 23 points, eight rebounds) and Miladin Mutavdzic (12 points, nine rebounds) took care of the inside duty, and a rotating backcourt cast took away what the Mountaineers like to do best -- bomb away from three-point range.