Playoffs await MAC> UM-Farmington defeats UMPI Owls

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The last regular season weekend of collegiate play served to finalize the field for the Maine Athletic Conference basketball playoffs. The men’s tournament starts Tuesday and the women’s kicks off Wednesday.

The top-seeded St. Joseph’s men, No. 1 UMaine-Farmington women and No. 2 St. Joseph’s women all get an opening-round bye.

In the mens’ quarterfinals, No. 7 Thomas College will meet No. 2 Husson College at Newman Gym in Bangor, No. 6 UMaine-Machias faces No. 3 UMaine-Presque Isle in the Star City, and No. 5 University of New England travels to meet No. 4 UM-Farmington.

In the women’s quarterfinals, No. 6 UM-Presque Isle will be at No. 3 U-New England and No. 5 UM-Machias heads to Waterville to get at No. 4 Thomas.

The semifinals and finals for both tournaments are set for the Bangor Auditorium on March 2 and 3.

Men’s basketball

UM-Farmington 95, UMPI 89

At Farmington, brothers Daren and Lance Meader powered the Beavers past the University of Maine-Presque Isle on Saturday.

Daren poured in a game-high 26 points and pulled down 11 rebounds, while Lance pumped in 20 and dished out 12 assists for the Beavers. Laughn Berthiaume netted four 3-pointers on his way to 15 points and Ben Redstone contributed 12 for the winners.

Pierre Michuad tossed in 23 points to lead UM-Presque Isle as Matt Townsend popped in 20, Brian Colman scored 13, Glenn Sharp had 13, and Ray King chipped in 11.

UM-Farmington (12-12) 95

L. Meader 7-4-20, Berthiaume 5-1-15, Beaudoin 1-1-4, MacDonald, Elder, White 2-2-7, Redstone 3-4-12, D. Meader 10-5-26, Richards 1-0-2, Toland 3-3-9

UM-Presque Isle (16-8) 89

Okunniwa, King 4-2-11, Rivera 3-3-10, Townsend 6-4-20, Colman 4-1-13, Michaud 9-2-23, Casavant, Sharp 5-1-12, Joseph

3-pt. goals: Berthiaume 4, Redstone 2, L. Meader 2, Beaudoin, White, D. Meader; Townsend 4, Colman 4, Michaud 3, King, Rivera, Sharp

Halftime: UMPI 46, UMF 44

UM-Fort Kent 76, CMTC 72

At Framingham, Mass., Scott Richardson scored his 1,000th career point during a 19-point performance to lead UMaine-Fort Kent to the win in the New England Small College Tournament Saturday.

UMFK used a balanced offense as Kareem Duncombe scored 11 points, Arthur Jarrett 15, and his brother, Anthony, added 16.

Jason Cwicklienski netted 26 and Shawn Spadeau added 10 for Central Maine Technical College of Auburn.

CMTC (25-6) 72

Coleman 2-2-8, Leclerc 2-3-8, Boudreau 1-0-3, Gayton 4-0-8, Spadea 3-3-10, Musty 0-2-2, Lebrie 1-1-3, Cwicklienski 8-10-26, Matte 1-1-4, UM-Fort Kent (21-9) 76

Richardson 6-3-19, Clavette 1-0-2, Cardrona 0-2-2, Osborne 1-0-2, Duncombe 5-1-11, Wilson 0-2-2, Ar. Jarrett 7-1-15, An. Jarrett 6-3-16, Miller 1-0-3, Gagnon 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Coleman 2, Leclerc, Boudreau, Spadea; Richardson 4, An. Jarrett, Miller

Halftime: CMTC 34, UMFK 33

U-NE 106, Thomas 77

(Saturday) University of New England 106

Gabois 6-1-15, Sirois 1-2-4, K. Kumka 2-0-5, McClure 5-2-12, McCarthy 1-1-3, McKenney 3-0-8, Mills 1-2-4, C. Kumka 7-4-21, Wilkins, Werntgen 8-3-21, Helchey, Cooper 5-1-11, Daniels Thomas College 77

Heal 6-1-18, Henderson 2-3-7, Goeke 1-2-4, Pillsbury 6-4-17, Clukey 2-0-4, Astle, Graves 7-1-15, Pokrywka 4-0-12

3-pt. goals: C. Kumka 3, Gabois 2, Werntgen 2, K. Kumka; Heal 5, Pokrywka 4, Pillsbury

Halftime: UNE 49, Thomas 42

Tufts 78, Colby 76 (OT)

(Saturday) Colby (19-3) 76

Hebert 4-4-15, McCullough 1-1-3, Penney 4-0-11, McInnis, Black 8-5-21, McLaughlin 2-2-6, Conway 2-0-4, Hinton 1-0-2, Spidle 5-2-14 Tufts (16-5) 78

Sullivan, Cunningham 3-0-9, Saylor 5-8-18, Skerry 3-1-7, DeBevoise 0-3-3, Sisson 7-3-17, Ragsdale 5-1-13, Carroll, Donroe 4-2-11

3-pt. goals: Hebert 3, Penney 3, Spidle 2; Cunningham 3, Ragsdale 2, Donroe Halftime: Colby 33, Tufts 33

Women’s basketball

Maine Maritime 47, Lassalle 43

At Chestnut Hill, Mass., Vanessa LeBlond scored two baskets in the last minute of the contest to give the Mariners the win.

LeBlond finished with a game-high 29 points and 13 rebounds for Maine Maritime Academy. Lindsay Smith chipped in with nine points.

Maine Maritime (5-16) 47

LeBlond 12-5-29, Smith 4-1-9, Tardif, Harper, Tebbetts 1-0-2, Katrein 1-0-2, Pivarnik 1-0-2, Merrill 1-0-3 Lassalle (1-16) 43

Maling 6-2-14, Miller 3-4-10, Pickett 5-0-10, Allen 2-0-6, Watson 1-0-3, Shortall, Jaar

3-pt. goals: Merrill; Watson

Halftime: MMA 20, Lassalle 18