DIV 2

Thompson & Whitmore Lead Bentley to 1st-Round NCAA Win over Mercy, 63-50

Graduate guard Ella Thompson (Greenwood, Ind./Cedar Grove HS) scored 21 points, senior forward Maggie Whitmore (South Portland, Maine/South Portland HS) followed with 17 and the two first-team All-Northeast-10 performers combined to make eight of 11 three-pointers as top-seeded Bentley University posted a 63-50 first-round win over Mercy University in the opening round of the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball East Regional on the Dana Center’s Barbara Stevens Court Friday evening.