WOMEN
No. 24 DePaul 77, West Virginia 63
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Brittany Hrynko scored 21 points and Anna Martin added 19 as 24th-ranked DePaul came back in the second half to defeat West Virginia 77-63 Saturday after trailing by 14 at halftime.
The Blue Demons (20-7, 8-5 Big East) scored 53 points in the second half, while making 17 of 25 shots (68 percent). Hrynko was 4 of 5 from 3-point range in the second half.
The Mountaineers (19-7, 9-4), who had won their last five, including wins over ranked opponents Louisville, Notre Dame and Rutgers in their last three, shot 27.3 percent (9 of 33) in the second half.
DePaul began the second half with a 14-0 run as West Virginia went scoreless for the first 4:55.
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Men
OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY 107, SHEPHERD 103
SHEPHERD (12-13, 11-10 WVC)
Stefan Pearson 0-1 0-0 0, Aeron Spencer 2-5 0-0 5, Kirk Hariston 0-2 0-2 0, Chad Moore 16-25 14-15 47, Sidney McCray 6-16 2-2 18, Marcus Pilgrim 2-6 2-2 6, Brantley Osborne 7-14 3-3 21, Malik Dauda 0-2 0-0 0, Chauncey Burgazli 3-4 0-0 6. TOTALS: 36-75 21-24 103. 3-Point Goals (10-26): Spencer 1-2, Moore 1-2, Pilgrim 0-2, Osborne 4-7, Dauda 0-2.
OHIO VALLEY (7-16, 7-13 WVC)
Jordan Brooks 5-7 5-5 16, Kendall Allison 10-16 2-5 26, Osvaldas Gaizaukas 5-11 5-5 18, Austin Cunningham 8-13 9-11 26, Rodney Everage 8-15 1-2 17, Jon Sewell 0-0 0-0 0, Austin Parker 0-0 0-0 0, Mustafa Helal 2-3 0-0 4, Greg Strasser 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS: 38-65 22-28 107. 3-Point Goals (9-18): Brooks 1-1, Allison 4-7, Gaizaukas 3-7, Cunningham 1-3.
GAME STATS
SHEPHERD: Shooting: 48 percent. Rebounds: 32 (Moore 9, McCray 7). Assists: 16 (Pearson 3, Spencer 3, McCray 3, Osborne 3). Steals: 12 (Moore 4). Turnovers: 14.
OVU: Shooting: 58.5 percent. Rebounds: 29 (Allison 8, Everage 8). Assists: 23 (Brooks 13). Steals: 6 (Allison 3). Turnvoers: 17.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY 78, MARIETTA COLLEGE 76
JOHN CARROLL (18-6, 13-5 OAC)
Kyle Hubbard 2-3 10-11 14; Joey Meyer 5-11 3-5 14; Conor Sweeney 4-9 1-2 13; Patrick Sweeney 5-6 3-3 13; Mark Hester 5-13 1-3 12; Corey Shontz 3-12 0-0 6; Kenny Janz 2-2 0-0 4; Michael Hartnett 1-3 0-0 2; Kyle Wise 0-0 0-0 0; Regan Sweeney 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Angers 0-1 0-0 0; David Hendrickson 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-61 18-24 78.
MARIETTA COLLEGE (17-8, 12-6 OAC)
J.J. Martin 8-13 2-3 20; Kevin Knab 5-7 7-10 17; Tyler Hammond 3-11 9-10 16; Trevor Halter 3-6 8-9 14; Tyler Worstell 1-4 2-2 4; Joe Puch 1-3 0-0 3; Conner Kilpatrick 1-2 0-0 2; Tyler Thomas 0-0 0-0 0; Jason Humphrey 0-0 0-2 0; Jacob Owens 0-6 0-0 0; Brennan McKean 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-53 28-36 76.
Halftime scores: John Carroll 40, Marietta 35. 3-point goals-John Carroll University 6-19 (Conor Sweeney 4-8; Mark Hester 1-3; Joey Meyer 1-2; Michael Hartnett 0-2; Ryan Angers 0-1; Corey Shontz 0-3), Marietta College 4-22 (J.J. Martin 2-6; Tyler Hammond 1-4; Joe Puch 1-3; Jacob Owens 0-6; Brennan McKean 0-1; Trevor Halter 0-2). Fouled out-John Carroll University-Patrick Sweeney, Marietta College-Conner Kilpatrick. Rebounds-John Carroll University 34 (Kenny Janz 10), Marietta College 37 (Kevin Knab 14). Assists-John Carroll University 15 (Corey Shontz 10), Marietta College 8 (Kevin Knab 2; Joe Puch 2; Jacob Owens 2). Total fouls-John Carroll University 25, Marietta College 24. Technical fouls-John Carroll University-None, Marietta College-None. A-1437
MARSHALL 73, SMU 68
MARSHALL (16-10)
Tinnon 5-8 2-4 12, Goff 2-2 1-2 5, Pitts 6-11 3-4 20, Johnson 1-6 2-2 5, Kane 5-14 4-8 14, Pena 1-4 1-2 4, Spikes 3-3 7-9 13, Mbao 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-48 20-31 73.
SMU (11-16)
Williams 1-6 0-2 2, Nyakundi 3-14 2-2 10, Clinkscales 1-1 0-0 3, Samarrippas 5-7 0-0 10, Jones 6-8 2-7 15, Manuel 0-2 2-4 2, Smith 1-1 0-0 2, Giles 6-8 2-2 17, Patsevich 0-2 2-2 2, Cunningham 1-2 3-4 5. Totals 24-51 13-23 68.
Halftime-Marshall 25-14. 3-Point Goals-Marshall 7-21 (Pitts 5-9, Johnson 1-4, Pena 1-4, Kane 0-4), SMU 7-23 (Giles 3-5, Nyakundi 2-9, Clinkscales 1-1, Jones 1-2, Samarrippas 0-1, Patsevich 0-2, Williams 0-3). Fouled Out-Giles, Goff, Jones. Rebounds-Marshall 31 (Kane 8), SMU 32 (Williams 10). Assists-Marshall 13 (Pitts 5), SMU 9 (Manuel 3). Total Fouls-Marshall 18, SMU 25. A-2,110.
WEST LIBERTY 103,
GLENVILLE STATE 88
GLENVILLE STATE (6-18, 5-15 WVC)
Kevin Gray 8-18 11-13 29, Octavius Hinnant 4-5 4-5 13, Nate Cash 4-7 0-0 8, Andy Dollman 6-12 2-2 15, Jamel Morris 6-15 1-1 14, Hanif Malloy 2-7 1-2 5, Janko Popovic 0-0 0-0 0, Mark Walker 0-0 0-0 0, Chris Abney 1-2 2-2 4. TOTALS: 31-66 21-25 88. 3-Point Goals (5-16): Gray 2-7, Hinnant 1-1, Dollman 1-3, Morris 1-5.
WEST LIBERTY (25-1, 20-0 WVC)
Tim Hausfeld 4-12 6-6 16, C.J. Hester 5-9 8-9 18, Alex Falk 10-19 7-8 28, Cedric Harris 6-17 4-4 17, Keene Cockburn 2-4 0-0 4, Nick Brown 3-6 5-5 11, Shawn Dyer 4-9 0-0 9. TOTALS: 34-76 30-32 103. 3-Point Goals (5-23): Hausfeld 2-9, Hester 0-2, Falk 1-3, Harris 1-4, Brown 0-1, Dyer 1-4.
GAME STATS
GSC: Shooting: 47 percent. Rebounds: 33 (Cash 13). Assists: 6 (Hinnant 2, Morris 2). Steals: 5 (Gray 2, Malloy 2). Turnovers: 18.
WL: Shooting: 44.7 percent. Rebounds: 48 (Hester 17). Assists: 19 (Falk 7, Dyer 6). Steals: 10 (Hausfeld 5). Turnovers: 13.
OHIO 81, UNC ASHEVILLE 62
UNC ASHEVILLE (19-9)
Dickey 3-11 9-10 16, Primm 1-8 2-2 4, Lane 2-8 2-2 7, Atkinson 6-9 3-4 16, Jackson 1-5 3-4 5, Littlejohn 1-2 0-0 2, Hornsby 2-6 0-1 5, Nwannunu 0-2 1-4 1, Harn 1-1 0-0 2, Meyer 1-1 1-2 4. Totals 18-53 21-29 62.
OHIO (21-6)
Offutt 8-10 0-0 19, Cooper 2-6 0-0 6, Kellogg 3-4 2-2 10, Smith 2-4 1-3 5, Keely 4-6 1-4 9, Goff 2-2 0-0 5, McKinley 0-0 0-0 0, Hall 2-6 0-0 4, Johnson 1-2 2-2 4, Taylor 4-7 2-4 12, Baltic 0-2 0-0 0, Goard 2-3 3-4 7, Jacobs 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 30-52 11-19 81.
Halftime-Ohio 34-18. 3-Point Goals-UNC Asheville 5-24 (Atkinson 1-1, Meyer 1-1, Lane 1-4, Hornsby 1-4, Dickey 1-7, Jackson 0-1, Primm 0-6), Ohio 10-21 (Offutt 3-4, Kellogg 2-3, Taylor 2-5, Cooper 2-6, Goff 1-1, Hall 0-2). Fouled Out-None. Rebounds-UNC Asheville 32 (Atkinson 7), Ohio 32 (Baltic 7). Assists-UNC Asheville 8 (Hornsby, Primm 2), Ohio 20 (Cooper 8). Total Fouls-UNC Asheville 16, Ohio 22. Technical-Ohio Bench. A-9,961.
Women
No. 24 DEPAUL 77, WEST VIRGINIA 63
DEPAUL (20-7)
Penny 5-11 6-7 16, Harry 7-11 1-2 15, Martin 6-10 6-8 19, Hrynko 7-14 3-8 21, Ortiz 1-3 3-4 6, Reynolds 0-1 0-0 0, Rogowski 0-4 0-0 0, Gabriel 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-54 19-29 77.
WEST VIRGINIA (19-7)
Harlee 0-3 0-0 0, Bussie 2-7 7-10 11, Dunning 5-9 1-1 12, Caldwell 7-19 2-2 16, Stepney 2-3 0-0 6, Palmer 2-8 0-0 6, Bethel 2-7 2-2 6, Hampton 0-6 0-0 0, Fields 3-3 0-0 6. Totals 23-65 12-15 63.
Halftime-West Virginia 38-24. 3-Point Goals-DePaul 6-17 (Hrynko 4-8, Martin 1-2, Ortiz 1-3, Reynolds 0-1, Rogowski 0-3), West Virginia 5-21 (Stepney 2-2, Palmer 2-7, Dunning 1-1, Harlee 0-2, Caldwell 0-3, Bethel 0-3, Hampton 0-3). Fouled Out-Martin. Rebounds-DePaul 31 (Harry 6), West Virginia 45 (Dunning 14). Assists-DePaul 13 (Hrynko 6), West Virginia 13 (Hampton 5). Total Fouls-DePaul 15, West Virginia 18. A-6,516.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY 93, MARIETTA COLLEGE 63
MARIETTA COLLEGE (10-15, 5-13 OAC)
Aleisha Guiler 6-11 4-6 16; Tori Dixon 3-8 0-0 8; Lindsay Deemer 3-6 2-2 8; Heather Booth 2-4 2-3 6; Candice Alexander 2-5 0-0 4; Bailey Topf 1-4 0-0 3; Kristeva Rowe 1-5 0-0 3; Haley Mathes 0-0 2-2 2; Rachel Jones 0-1 2-2 2; Danielle Lang 1-3 0-0 2; Sierra Sigman 1-7 0-0 2; Kyle Sheridan 0-0 2-2 2; Brittany Metcalf 1-3 0-0 2; Paige Lamb 1-2 0-0 2; Jessie Johnson 0-0 1-2 1; Paige Bucher 0-2 0-0 0; Natalie Sarbaugh 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-61 15-19 63.
JOHN CARROLL UNIVERSITY (9-15, 6-12 OAC)
Melissa Spahar 8-13 8-10 26; Emilee Ritchie 6-14 3-3 19; Beth Switzler 6-9 3-6 15; Meghan Weber 5-8 0-0 10; Hilary Liwosz 2-4 4-4 8; Allison Lustig 2-6 0-0 6; Heidi Mervar 2-4 0-0 5; Rebecca Sigler 1-2 0-0 2; Genna Capasso 0-0 2-2 2; Becky Walker 0-0 0-0 0; Shannelle Mosley 0-1 0-0 0; Valerie Gillombardo 0-1 0-0 0; Bridget Koenig 0-1 0-0 0; Emily Day 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 32-64 20-25 93.
Haltime score: John Carroll 50, Marietta 27. 3-point goals-Marietta College 4-18 (Tori Dixon 2-6; Bailey Topf 1-3; Kristeva Rowe 1-2; Candice Alexander 0-1; Rachel Jones 0-1; Sierra Sigman 0-2; Brittany Metcalf 0-2; Paige Lamb 0-1), John Carroll University 9-18 (Emilee Ritchie 4-6; Allison Lustig 2-5; Melissa Spahar 2-3; Heidi Mervar 1-2; Bridget Koenig 0-1; Emily Day 0-1). Fouled out-Marietta College-None, John Carroll University-None. Rebounds-Marietta College 38 (Lindsay Deemer 8), John Carroll University 40 (Beth Switzler 6; Emily Day 6). Assists-Marietta College 10 (Bailey Topf 3), John Carroll University 21 (Allison Lustig 11). Total fouls-Marietta College 17, John Carroll University 13. Technical fouls-Marietta College-None, John Carroll University-None. A-232
GLENVILLE STATE 75,
WEST LIBERTY 66
GLENVILLE STATE (18-6, 16-4 WVC)
Danielle Woodmore 2-7 1-2 6, Tenisha Wilson 5-15 2-4 12, Beth Deren 2-11 2-2 7, Madison Martin 0-1 0-0 0, Mishae Miles 1-5 3-7 5, Jelena Elez 7-13 6-8 20, Kenyell Goodson 5-11 1-1 14, Torie Bosley 0-0 0-0 0, Catherine Butcher 1-3 0-0 3, Ginny Petties 2-8 2-2 6, Annastazia Daniels 0-0 0-0 0, Aesha Peters 1-2 0-0 2. TOTALS: 26-76 17-26 75. 3-Point Goals (6-25): Woodmore 1-1, Wilson 0-2, Deren 1-8, Martin 0-1, Miles 0-1, Elez 0-1, Goodson 3-6, Butcher 1-1, Petties 0-4.
WEST LIBERTY (13-12, 10-9 WVC)
Emily Blevins 5-8 0-0 10, Erica Hershberger 0-5 0-0 0, Hillary Southworth 5-15 0-0 10, Jenn Cessna 3-5 1-2 10, Kayla Ayers 4-14 1-3 12, Haley Hewitt 1-1 0-0 3, Chelsea Bradley 0-1 3-3 3, Shanae Ash 5-13 3-4 18, Briana Kamarec 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS: 23-63 8-12 66. 3-Point Goals (12-39): Blevins 0-1, Hershberger 0-4, Southworth 0-5, Cessna 3-5, Ayers 3-9, Hewitt 1-1, Bradley 0-1, Ash 5-12, Kamarec 0-1.
GAME STATS
GSC: Shooting: 34.2 percent. Rebounds: 37 (Miles 10). Assists: 6 (Elez 3). Steals: 20 (Woodmore 5). Turnovers: 6.
WL: Shooting: 36.5 percent. Rebounds: 58 (Blevins 10, Ayers 18). Assists: 17 (Blevins 7). Steals: 4 (Hershberger 2). Turnovers: 31.
SHEPHERD 53,
OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY 48
SHEPHERD UNIVERSITY (17-10, 14-7 WVC)
Gabby Flinchum 3-6 1-2 7, Jenn Prine 4-6 2-2 12, Hannah Safren 0-2 0-0 0, Katie Biggs 3-9 2-3 10, Shelby Fayak 1-7 1-2 3, Alex Tamez 4-10 0-1 8, Rachel Johnson 0-5 0-0 0, Jimyse Brown 3-7 2-6 8, Priscilla Moseh 0-3 0-2 0, Morgan Johnson 2-3 0-0 4. TOTALS: 20-58 8-18 52. 3-Point Goals (4-10): Prine 2-3, Biggs 2-4, Tamez 0-1, Johnson 0-1, Moseh 0-1.
OHIO VALLEY UNIVERSITY (11-15, 7-13 WVC)
Shelby Way 1-7 2-2 4, Amber Avery 6-13 0-0 12, Brittany Taylor 1-1 0-0 2, Dakeisha Mann 5-8 1-3 12, Danielle Sams 1-11 0-0 3, Andrea Collins 1-6 2-4 4, Danielle Dunnagan 1-5 0-0 3, Tara Benedict 3-7 0-0 11, Kayla Parsley 1-1 0-0 2. TOTALS: 20-59 5-9 48. 3-Point Goals (3-21): Way 0-4, Mann 1-2, Sams 1-11, Dunnagan 1-4.
GAME STATS
SHEPHERD: Shooting: 34.5 percent. Rebounds: 35 (Brown 8, Biggs 7). Assists: 12 (Prine 4). Steals: 10 (Moseh 4). Turnovers: 21.
OVU: Shooting: 33.9 percent. Rebounds: 39 (Avery 11, Benedict 11). Assists: 13 (Taylor 4, Avery 3, Collins 3). Steals: 12 (Way 3). Turnovers: 23.
Jasmine Penny added 16 points and Katherine Harry 15 for DePaul.
Christal Caldwell scored 16 points for West Virginia, and Ayana Dunning had 12 points and 14 rebounds.
John Carroll 93, Marietta 63
UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio The Marietta College women's basketball team fell in its regular-season finale to the host John Carroll Blue Streaks 93-63 Saturday afternoon.
Marietta is now 10-15 overall and 5-13 in the Ohio Athletic Conference. John Carroll is now 9-15 overall and 6-12 in the OAC.
Marietta is the No. 8 seed in the OAC tournament this week. The Pioneers will travel to Baldwin-Wallace on Monday night at 7:30 p.m. in an opening-round tournament game.
Junior post Aleisha Guiler led the Pioneers with 16 points and six rebounds. Freshman Lindsay Deemer scored eight points with a game-high eight boards. Sophomore guard Tori Dixon added eight points in the loss.
For John Carroll, Melissa Spahar scored a game-high 26 points with four rebounds. Emilee Ritchie scored 19 points with four steals and Beth Switzer chipped in with 15 points and six boards.
Ohio 51, Kent State 45
ATHENS, Ohio - On a day honoring seniors Tenishia Benson and Alesia Howard, the Ohio women's basketball team picked up its 12th victory of the season Saturday afternoon with a 51-45 win over Kent State.
Ohio's defense was tenacious throughout the victory, forcing Kent State into 32 turnovers and collecting 16 steals.
The win was an important one for Ohio (12-15, 5-8 Mid-American Conference), putting the Bobcats into eighth place for the time being.
With the top four seeds receiving a bye in the first-round of the conference tournament, seeds 5 through 8 host first-round games on March 3.
The Bobcats' Shavon Robinson led all scorers with 16 points. She was joined in double figures by Benson, who scored 11 and was just one rebound shy of a double-double. Tina Fisher collected a career high five steals in the victory and also grabbed six boards.
Leslie Schaefer led the way for Kent State, scoring 13 points on 5-of-8 shooting.
Glenville State 75, West Liberty 66
WEST LIBERTY, W. Va. - Glenville State posted a 13-point halftime advantage and held on for a 75-66 road win at West Liberty.
Jelena Elez led the Pioneers with a game-high 20 points in the win. Kenyell Goodson scored 14 while Tenisha Wilson chipped in 12. Mishae Miles scored just five points, but pulled down a team-best 10 rebounds. Danielle Woodmore accounted for five steals.
Shanae Ash came off the bench to net a team-best 18 points for the Hilltoppers. Kayla Ayers scored 12 points and grabbed a game-high 18 rebounds. Emily Blevins, Jenn Cessna and Hillary Southworth all hit for 10 points. Blevins dished out a game-high seven assists.
MEN
John Carroll 78, Marietta 76
MARIETTA - The Marietta College men's basketball team and John Carroll Blue Streaks came into Saturday's showdown with the Ohio Athletic Conference regular-season title on the line and after trading blow after blow, John Carroll came out victorious 78-76 inside Ban Johnson Arena.
John Carroll (18-6 overall, 13-5 OAC) clinched a share of the league title with Capital and claimed the top seed in this week's OAC tournament.
Marietta (17-8 overall, 12-6 OAC) is now the No. 3 seed and will play the winner of Ohio Northern/Mount Union at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday inside BJA.
The instant classic featured six ties and 11 lead changes through 40 minutes.
Marietta started off on a 10-2 run in the first 3:02 of the game, getting the 1,437 screaming Pioneer faithful going from the start.
West Liberty 103, Glenville State 88
WEST LIBERTY - Kevin Gray pumped in a game-high 29 points, but it wasn't nearly enough for visiting Glenville State here Saturday as No. 2 West Liberty posted a 103-88 West Virginia Conference triumph.
GSC, now 6-18 overall and 5-15 in the WVIAC, also had double figure scoring efforts from Andy Dollman (15), Jamel Morris (14) and Octavius Hinnant (13). Nate Cash chipped in eight points and 13 caroms in the setback.
The Hilltoppers (25-1, 20-0) had five players score in double digits, led by Alex Falk's 28 point effort. C.J. Hester added a monster double-double of 18 points and a game-high 17 rebounds.
Ohio 81, UNC Asheville 62
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) - Walter Offutt scored 19 points and Ohio beat UNC Asheville 81-62 on Saturday night.
Offutt shot 8 of 10 from the field and knocked down three 3-pointers for the Bobcats (21-6), who have won eight of its last 10 games and improved to 4-0 at home in Bracket Buster contests. Nick Kellogg added 10 points, five rebounds and three steals.
Ohio never trailed, scoring the game's first six points and taking a 19-6 lead behind a 3-pointer from Offutt.
The Bobcats held UNC Asheville (18-10) to just 5 of 23 shooting in the first half and led 34-18 at halftime.
The Bulldogs shot 34 percent (18 of 53) from the floor, while Ohio made 57.7 percent (30 of 52) of its attempts.
