Women's College Basketball: Penn stays close, then falls to Yale

Yale guard Megan Vasquez scored 16 points to power the Bulldogs to a 53-44 win over visiting Penn Friday night at the Lee Amphitheater.

Penn freshman guard Alyssa Baron also had 16 points, 12 of them in the second half, but it wasn't enough for the Quakers, who trailed by one point at the half but never managed to close the gap.

With the win, Yale improved to 7-10, 3-0 Ivy League while Penn fell to 6-10, 0-2.

Elsewhere: A shorthanded North Carolina team beat visiting Virginia, 64-52. The No. 15 Tar Heels (18-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) were playing without two starters. The Cavaliers fell to 12-10, 1-5. . . . Alyssa Thomas had 19 points and 11 rebounds to lead No. 14 Maryland to a 75-44 victory over visiting Wake Forest.

Syracuse coach accused. The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education is investigating a Title IX sexual harassment complaint filed by a former Syracuse University women's basketball player against women's coach Quentin Hillsman.

In her complaint, Lynnae Lampkins accuses Hillsman of inappropriate texting and touching and says she left the team because she felt uncomfortable.

Lampkins alleges that one text sent during the summer said: "I love you, I miss you, I can't wait to see you."

In a statement released by Syracuse, Hillsman called the allegations "untrue and hurtful to me and my family."

He said he utilizes text messaging to communicate with players and staff and the text in question was sent to multiple players and "reflects my sentiments about the team, not a specific player."