Unity edges Westbrook in Tipoff opening round

UNITY – Tim Marble scored a game-high 28 points to lead Unity College to an 85-81 victory over Westbrook College in the Unity Tipoff Tournament here Friday night.

St. Joseph the Provider of Rutland, Vt., defeated the University of Maine-Augusta 91-61 in the other opening-round game. The two winners meet for the championship Saturday at 2 p.m. Westbrook and UMA play the consolation game at noon.

The Rams of Unity also received 15 points and 7 assists from Matt Bennett and 14 points and 11 rebounds from Tony Therrien. Marble also had 9 rebounds.

Ted Quinn scored 24 points, including four 3-pointers, to power Westbrook College, which is entering its first season of men’s intercollegiate athletic competition. Ron Crosby contributed 14 points, Jason Tupper added 13, and Ian Merrill had a dozen.

Unity (85)

Ryan 4(1), Graf 1, Boynton 3, Bennett 5(5), Kinkead (1), Pilgrim 2(5), Marble 12(4), Therrien 6(2), Haffner Westbrook (81)

Quinn 6(8), Merrill 6, Tupper 4(5), Brown 1, Soto 1, Crosby 3(7), Landry (1), MacVane 1(4), Sawger 2

3-point FGs: Boynton; Quinn 4, Sawger 2, Brown, Crosby

Halftime: Unity 38, Westbrook 34