Loyola held off two rallies by Saint Peter's on Sunday and came away with a 69-59 victory, just its second win at the Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, N.C., since 1994. The Greyhounds (7-6, 3-1 MAAC) have taken four of their past five games and two straight in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference; they're now second in the MAAC behind 3-0 Marist. Loyola's Miriam McKenzie had a game-high 22 points, four rebounds, four assists and four steals. Kaitlin Grant matched her season-high with 19 points and had six rebounds. Erica DiClemente finished with nine points, six rebounds and two blocks. Jynae Judson led the Peahens (6-9, 2-2) with 21 points.

UMBC 61, Maine 52: Senior guard Carlee Cassidy continued her domination of host Maine (4-11, 0-3 America East) with her first career double double of 19 points and a career-high 11 rebounds, as the Retrievers (7-8, 1-1) picked up their first conference victory of the season, 61-52. Cassidy, who entered the game averaging 18.5 points in six career contests against the Black Bears, made eight of 14 attempts from the field, including two 3-pointers, and added three assists and a steal. Sophomore guard Michelle Kurowski added 17 points on 7-for-15 shooting, including a pair of 3-pointers, and sophomore forward Erin Brown scored in double figures for the first time since Dec. 12 with 15 points on 6-for-11 shooting, including three 3-pointers, and added seven rebounds.

Virginia Commonwealth 75, Towson 51: Despite a season-high 28 points from Shanae Baker-Brice, the Tigers (8-6, 2-1) fell, 75-51, at Virginia Commonwealth, suffering its first Colonial Athletic Association loss of the season. "I thought we struggled to find a rhythm early and it cost us in the end," coach Joe Mathews said. "We need to find a way to remain consistent with our play." Baker-Brice's 28 points matched her career high. She added four rebounds, four assists and four steals.