College Basketball: Drexel women battle past W&M

Senior Jamila Thompson had six points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists, seven steals and five blocks Thursday to lead Drexel to a 49-46 win over William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.

Rachel Pearson led all scorers with 19, shooting 5 for 7 from long range and 7 for 11 overall for the Dragons (10-6, 4-1 Colonial Athletic Association). She added three steals and her first block of the season.

Jazmen Boone led the Tribe (6-10, 0-5), scoring 15 points.

Massachusetts 71, La Salle 68 - Micahya Owens scored a team-high 18 points and Siobhan Beslow hit a career-high 16 points, but a second-half comeback fell just short as the Explorers (10-7, 1-3 Atlantic Ten) fell to host UMass (8-8, 2-2) in Amherst, Mass. Alicia cropped also scored 16 for the Explorers.

Fordham 57, St. Joseph's 47 - Kathleen Fitzpatrick and Ciara Andrews scored 12 points apiece and Sarah Fairbanks added 10, but the Hawks (5-11, 1-3 A-10) fell in a defensive battle to the host Rams (12-5, 4-0) in the Bronx, N.Y.

Muhlenberg 85, Swarthmore 60 - Junior Jessica Jowdy recorded her first double-double with 21 points and 12 rebounds, and Hayley Raymond set a career high by scoring 10 points, but it wasn't enough, as the Garnet (4-10, 1-7 Centennial Conference) fell to the Mules (8-5, 7-2) in Allentown.

Philadelphia Univ. 58, Pace 55 -

Coach Herb Magee earned his 995th career win as the Rams (10-5) defeated host Pace (5-12) in a nonconference game in Pleasantville, N.Y. Forward Peter Alexis led the Rams with 23 points and 17 rebounds.

Former La Salle basketball players Larry Cannon (1965-69) and Linda Hester (1982-86) and St. Joseph's players Katie Curry Gardler (1989-93) and Rodney Blake (1984-88) were selected as Atlantic Ten Legends and will be honored during the A-10 men's and women's basketball tournaments. The A-10 Legends program recognizes men's and women's basketball players and coaches who made a lasting impact on their teams and schools.

Connecticut's national champion men's basketball team has submitted its second consecutive perfect academic progress rate score to the NCAA since being forced to sit out the 2013 postseason under academic sanctions.

The score of 1,000, which covers the 2013-14 school year, won't be official until the NCAA comes out with its national academic progress report in the spring. It was obtained by The Associated Press under a state open records request.

The rate doesn't track grades, but measures whether students are in good academic standing. Each athlete receives one point per semester for remaining academically eligible and another point each semester for remaining at that school or graduating.