GRANTHAM, Pa. -- Claire Tolliver and Alison Lu scored first half goals to send the Williams College women's soccer team to a 2-1 win over Tufts in the NCAA Division III tournament on Saturday afternoon.

 

Chelsea Taylor made three saves to earn the win in goal for the Ephs (11-5-3).

 

Williams plays Messiah on Sunday afternoon for a berth in the Final Four.

 

Women's Cross Country

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Eva Borton finished 17th to lead Williams to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships.

 

Borton covered the 6,000-meter course in 21 minutes, 56.6 seconds. The winner, Ithaca's Parley Hannan, finished in 20:53.8.

 

Williams finished with 168 team points; Johnson Hopkins won the national championship with 125.

 

Men's Cross Country

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Aidan Ryan placed 10th to lead Williams to a third-place finish at the NCAA Division III Championships.

 

Ryan finished in 24:40.1 on the 10K course, a little more than 26 seconds behind individual champion Patrick Watson of Stevenson (24:13.9).

 

Pomona-Pitzer won the team title with 164 points. North Central (Ill.) was second with 182, and Williams was just behind with 183.

 

Women's Ice Hockey

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Brynn Puppe scored a power play goal midway through the second period to break a 1-1 tie and send Williams on to a 3-1 win over Hamilton.

 

Delaney Szlezyngier and Michaela O'Connor each scored a goal, and Chloe Heiting made 37 saves to earn the win for the Ephs (2-2, 2-2 NESCAC).

 

Williams coach Meghan Gillis earned her 100th career win.

 

The Ephs are home on Tuesday to face Endicott.

 

Men's Ice Hockey

MALDEN, Mass. -- Evan Ruschil stopped 29 shots to backstop Williams to a 2-1 win over Tufts.

 

Tyler Cooligan and Niko Karamanis each scored to give Williams a 2-0 lead midway through the second period.

 

The Ephs (4-0, 4-0 NESCAC) host Babson next Saturday.

 

Women's Basketball

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Maggie Meehan scored 13 points to lead Williams to a 47-46 win over Rhode Island College in the championship game of the Morin Memorial Tournament.

 

Meehan hit a jump shot with 1:34 on the clock to give Williams the lead for good in a back-and-forth game.

 

Rhode Island College had three possessions, down 47-46, but failed to score. RIC missed a 3-point try with 2 seconds left.

 

Emily Chang scored 12 points, and Emily Peckham just missed a double-double with nine points and 10 rebounds.

 

Williams (4-0) goes to Springfield College on Tuesday.

 

Men's Basketball

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Matt Karpowicz scored 15 points to lead three Ephs in double figures in a 77-52 win over Wesleyan.

 

Henry Feinberg and Jovan Jones each scored 14, and Alex Stoddard came off the bench to score nine.

 

The Ephs (2-1) go to MCLA on Saturday.