In a performance in which Alexis Castro set the American International College record for points in a game, it seemed only appropriate that she would score the winning basket as well.
Castro scored 41 points, breaking her own school record of 38 set against Southern Connecticut earlier this season, and her basket with 15 seconds remaining in double overtime gave the Yellow Jackets a 76-74 victory over Bryant yesterday at Smithfield, R.I.
Castro, a senior forward, was particularly dominant after halftime, scoring 35 of AIC's 52 points following the break. She had just 6 points in the first half on 3-of-13 shooting, but hit 10 of 14 field goal attempts and 13 of 15 free throws in the final 30 minutes.
Castro also grabbed a season-high 17 rebounds for the Yellow Jackets (13-9, 9-8 Northeast-10).
Siamone Bennett led Bryant (14-9, 9-9) with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Stonehill 57, Bentley 38 - At Easton, Daryl Cioffi hit 6 of 7 shots for a game-high 14 points, and Kelsey Simonds added 12 as the Skyhawks (18-4, 14-3 NE-10) prevented the Falcons (15-7, 12-5) from moving into a tie for first place in the conference, while also denying Bentley coach Barbara Stevens her 750th career win.
Le Moyne 57, UMass-Lowell 54 - Kathleen Gladstone scored 22 points - hitting 6 of 8 shots from the field and 10 of 11 from the free throw line - to help the Dolphins (12-11, 9-10 NE-10) take an 8-point lead into halftime and fend off the host River Hawks (10-13, 5-11), who were led by Revital Carmon's 16 points and 10 rebounds.
Assumption 70, Saint Rose 53 - At Albany, N.Y., Bethany Plasski scored 19 points and Megan Urban added 18, guiding the Greyhounds (19-5, 13-4 NE-10) past the Golden Knights (10-12, 7-11), who got 18 points from Emily Gottstein.
Franklin Pierce 64, Saint Anselm 47 - At Manchester, N.H., Johannah Leedham's 25 points and 10 rebounds led the Ravens (19-4, 14-4 NE-10) to their fourth straight victory. Jennifer Gureckis (13 points) was the lone scorer in double figures for the Hawks (6-17, 3-15).
Suffolk 66, Emmanuel 55 - Freshman Christie Iwanicki scored a career-high 15 points to lead three players in double figures as the host Rams (14-6, 8-2 Great Northeast) ended the Saints' 24-game conference winning streak and defeated them for the first time in 33 tries. Iman Davis scored 28 points for Emmanuel (16-6, 9-1), which suffered just its second regular-season conference loss in 98 games since the 1999-2000 season.
Simmons 92, Mount Ida 82 - At Newton Centre, Sarah Clayton led the way with 24 points, Stephanie Fox added 21, and all five starters reached double figures as the Sharks (9-12, 5-5 Great Northeast) outlasted the Mustangs (6-16, 3-7), who were led by Lauren Hickey's 31 points.
Johnson & Wales 71, St. Joseph's (Maine) 62 - At Providence, Alyse Ragaglia's 24 points helped the Wildcats (9-12, 7-3 Great Northeast) surprise the Monks (14-7, 7-2).
URI 75, UMass 61 - Safi Mojidi scored 18 points, and Crystal Bellinger and Amanda McGrew each added 17 as the Rams (11-12, 4-4 Atlantic 10) used a balanced and efficient offense to defeat the visiting Minutewomen (11-12, 3-5).
Hartford 61, BU 54 - Danielle Hood scored 23 points and the Hawks (18-4, 8-1 America East) shot 50 percent in the second half to stop the Terriers (12-10, 5-4), who were led by Christine Kinneary's career-high 20 points.
UMBC 69, Maine 59 - At Baltimore, Carlee Cassidy hit four 3-pointers, scoring 27 points, and Chantay Frazier added 15, lifting the Lady Retrievers (7-15, 3-6 America East) over the Black Bears, who were led by Amanda Tewksbury's 25 points.
Holy Cross 60, Lafayette 48 - At Easton, Pa., Laura Aloisi and Bethany O'Dell split 38 points evenly, and Elizabeth Campbell had 9 points and 11 rebounds, lifting the Crusaders (13-10, 6-2 Patriot) over the Leopards (12-11, 4-4), who shot just 29 percent.
Quinnipiac 79, Wagner 35 - At Hamden, Conn., Erin Kerner hit four 3-pointers and led four players in double figures with 18 points, guiding the Bobcats (18-3, 10-1 Northeast) to the easy victory over the Seahawks (4-18, 2-9).
Bridgewater St. 71, Framingham St. 43 - At Framingham, Colleen Feeney had game highs in points (24) and rebounds (11), boosting the Bears (16-4, 7-1 MASCAC) over the Rams (5-14, 0-8), who were outrebounded, 51-34.
Salem St. 70, Fitchburg St. 61 - Michelle Gosselin hit four 3-pointers - including a crucial pair in the final minutes - and finished with 14 points to help the Vikings (16-4, 6-1 MASCAC) fend off the host Falcons (13-6, 6-2).
Babson 69, Springfield 64 - Lindsey Poulson scored 22 points - including the winning basket with 22 seconds left in overtime - to lift the host Beavers (10-11, 5-4 NEWMAC) over the Pride (11-9, 6-3).
Keene St. 59, UMass-Dartmouth 46 - At Keene, N.H., Kristin Degou's career-high 22 points helped the Owls (13-8, 5-5 Little East) hold off the Corsairs (5-16, 1-9).
R.I. College 73, Plymouth St. 57 - At Providence, the Anchorwomen (12-8, 5-5 Little East) stopped the Panthers (9-12, 2-8) behind Sarah Coughlin's 20 points.
UConn 82, Seton Hall 36 - At South Orange, N.J., Maya Moore had 28 points and the No. 1 Huskies (21-1, 9-1 Big East) routed the Pirates (13-9, 3-7) to rebound from their first loss.
Baylor 68, Texas Tech 45 - At Waco, Texas, Danielle Wilson scored 18 points, and the No. 5 Bears (21-2, 9-1 Big 12) extended their best start in school history, beating the Red Raiders (14-9, 2-7).
Stanford 69, Oregon St. 59 - At Corvallis, Ore., Candice Wiggins scored 25 points and the No. 6 Cardinal (22-3, 11-Pac-10) topped the Beavers (10-14, 3-10) for their 10th straight win.
California 53, Oregon 34 - Alexis Gray-Lawson scored 16 points and the No. 9 Golden Bears (21-3, 12-1 Pac-10) beat the Ducks (10-14, 4-9) to earn their first win at Eugene, Ore., since 1992-93.
Oklahoma 82, Colorado 66 - At Norman, Okla., Courtney Paris recorded the 87th double-double of her career, scoring 30 points and collecting 14 rebounds to lead the No. 10 Sooners (17-4, 7-2 Big 12). While there is no established women's record, Tim Duncan set the men's mark with 87 double-doubles while at Wake Forest.
W. Virginia 63, Providence 60 - Olayinka Sanni scored 20 points and the No. 12 Mountaineers (19-3, 8-1 Big East) beat the host Friars (11-11, 1-8) to win their eighth consecutive game.
