Mariners cruise past UMPI men> Newland, Streams, Pitula help MMA gain second victory of season

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CASTINE – Jon Newland scored 22 points, including six 3-pointers, to lead the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners to an 86-62 men’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Presque Isle Owls Tuesday night.

Corey Streams had 18 points and Peter Pitula scored 17 and had five 3-pointers for the winners. Matt Cegelski chipped in with 13 points.

For UM-Presque Isle, Nathaniel Jamo scored 16 points while Antrone Moore had 14. Ethan Birmingham scored 11 while Mike Rodriguez added 10.

UM-Presque Isle (2-3) 62

Rodriguez 3-4-10, Godley 1-2-2, Norwood 2-0-6, Garreans 0-1-1, Moore 4-6-14, Jamo 5-2-16, Malek 1-0-2, birmingham 5-1-11

Maine Maritime (2-1) 86

Paquette 0-2-2, Garland 2-0-4, Stearns 5-8-18, Pitula 6-0-17, LaChance 1-0-3, Taylor 2-3-7, Cegelske 5-3-13, Newland 7-2-22

3-pt. goals: Jamo 4, Norwood 2; Newland 6, Pitula 5, LaChance 1

Halftime: MMA 43-30

St. Joseph’s 83, Lyndon State 76

At Standish, C.J. Vose poured in 30 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to pace the Monks.

Leroy Gore added 19 points for the winners and Torey McPherson put in 12.

David Andrus scored 17 points for Lyndon State (Vt.).

Lyndon State (3-2) 76

Layn 6-4-16, Garceau 4-1-9, Nelson 5-0-11, Camp 5-0-13, Andrus 6-5-17, Maloney, Hall 1-1-3, Rose 3-0-6

St. Joseph’s (2-2) 83

Underwood 1-0-3, McPherson 3-6-12, Vose 13-3-30, Seaver 3-4-11, Drayer 3-0-6, Willer 0-1-1, Gore 7-5-19, Brennan, Pelletier 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Nelson 2, Camp 3, Hall; Vose, Seaver

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 40-35

UM-Machias 69, Thomas 64

At Machias, Albert Whittaker scored 16 points to help the University of Maine-Machias Clippers edge Thomas in the Maine Athletic Conference opener for both schools Monday night.

Sharrief Sims had 14 and Tony Heal added 12 points for the Clippers.

Scott Raymond fired in 22 points while Matt Pitcher had 15 and James Cardaci tossed in 11 points for Thomas College of Waterville.

Thomas (0-4) 64

Dunphe 2-0-5, Ohser 2-0-4, Pitcher 6-3-15, Cardaci 5-1-11, Grant 1-0-3, Raymond 8-1-22, Caron, Look, Magnusson 1-0-2, Rouse, Ray 0-2-2

UM-Machias (5-1) 69

Whittaker 5-4-16, Sims 6-1-14, Thornton 3-0-7, Hopeson 3-1-7, Wigness 0-1-1, Knowles 0-2-4, Kahn 1-0-2, Heal 3-6-12, Ralph 3-0-6, Bean

3-pt. goals: Raymond 4, Dunphe, Grant; Whitaker 2, Sims, Thornton

Halftime: UM-Machias 39-26

Bowdoin 70, Southern Maine 45

At Brunswick, Steve McKinnon scored 14 points for Bowdoin while Jon Farmer added 12 and had 10 rebounds.

Mark Gilbride and Braden Clement each chipped in with 10 points.

Elliot Black led Southern Maine with 10 points.

Southern Maine (2-2) 45

Zimmerman 2-2-6, Millett 2-0-6, St. Pierre 2-0-6, Blackstone 4-1-10, Coutts 2-1-5, Tarbox 2-0-4, Thibodeau 2-2-8

Bowdoin (3-1) 70

Gilbride 4-1-10, McKinnon 5-2-14, Clement 5-0-10, Ranslow 3-0-6, Baranowski 1-1-3, Lovely 1-0-2, Jamieson 2-0-4, Orlicz 2-0-5, Harding 2-0-4, Farmer 5-1-12

3-pt. goals: Millett 2, St. Pierre 2, Thibodeau 2, Blackstone; McKinnon 2, Gilbride, Orlicz, Farmer

Halftime: Bowdoin 29-22

EMTC 97, Unity 64

At Johnston Gym, Bangor, Jeff Kimball scored 28 points for Eastern Maine Technical College with six 3-pointers.

Nick Wiberg had a total of 18 points and 10 rebounds while Brad Galley scored 13 and grabbed eight rebounds.

For Unity, Aubrey Belanger scored 20 points and Noah Schnider had 10.

Unity (3-6) 64

Belanger 6-8-20, Schneider 4-2-10, Persak 3-0-6, Pop 2-0-4, Simino 3-1-9, Drake 3-0-8, Reitsma 1-0-2, Douglas 1-0-2, Liberty 1-0-3

EMTC (4-6) 97

Kimball 11-0-28, Wiberg 7-4-18, Galley 5-2-13, Dow 4-3-10, Doore 5-2-12, Leighton 1-5-7, Borden 2-0-4, Wotton 1-1-3, Girodet 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Simino 2, Drake 2, Liberty; Kimball 6, Galley

Halftime: EMTC 51-26

Maine 95, Prairie View 79

At Prairie View, Texas, Julian Dunkley connected for 27 points Monday night to power the Black Bears.

The 3-1 Black Bears won their third straight to close out a series of four consecutive road games.

Coach John Giannini’s team pulled out to an early advantage, then was able to stave off a second-half threat by the Panthers, who slipped to 0-3.

“We were very fortunate to get off to a good start,” Giannini said. “After we got a double-digit lead early, it was pretty even the rest of the way.”

Derrick Jackson netted 14 points on 4-for-5 shooting and Errick Greene added 12 points for the Bears, who play host to Alaska-Fairbanks Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Alfond Arena in Orono in their home opener.

Freshman guard Tory Cavalieri handed out 10 assists for UMaine, which committed only 12 turnovers.

Gregory Burks, a 5-foot-8 guard, poured in 26 points to pace Prairie View. Xavier Lee scored 17 points, while Jamar Miles and Sadit Montgomery chipped in with 12 and 11 points, respectively.

UMaine led by as many as 17 points in the second half before Prairie View threatened. The Panthers actually sliced the lead to 73-67 on a 3-pointer by Burks with 6:50 remaining.

However, Carvell Ammons and Cavalieri each made one free throw, then Cavalieri drained a 3-pointer – his only basket of the game – during a 7-0 spurt that pushed UMaine’s advantage back to 13 at 80-67.

“I think we got a little rushed, especially in the second half,” said Prairie View coach Elwood Plummer. “We were giving up too many easy baskets on the inside. I think that’s what’s hurting us right now.”

The Panthers outrebounded the Bears 38-30, but UMaine shot 59 percent from the field in the second half and finished at 52 percent for the game.

Women’s Basketball

St. Joseph’s 85, Lyndon State 52

At Standish, Cassie Turcotte scored a game-high 14 points, Sue Picard contributed 11 points and seven rebounds and Stacey Gelinas and Carolyn Brown scored 10 points apiece to lead the Monks to their triumph over Lyndon State.

Gelinas also handed out a game-high eight assists.

Becky Hilton had 13 points for Lyndon State.

Lyndon State (2-2) 52

Scott 0-5-5, Cavallaro 1-1-3, Matthews 3-0-6, Garcia 3-0-9, Hilton 6-0-13, S. Gagnon 3-0-9, Bartlett 2-0-4, Kangas 1-0-3, Post

St. Joseph’s (3-1) 85

Gill 2-0-4, Marsh 1-3-5, Picard 5-0-11, Rice 2-3-7, Gelinas 4-0-10, C. Brown 4-2-10, T. Gagnon 2-2-6, Suprenant 2-0-4, Alexander 2-1-5, K. Brown 3-3-9, Regan, Turcotte 5-4-14

3-pt. goals: Garcia 3, S. Gagnon 3, Hilton, Kangas; Gelinas 2, Picard

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 49-26

Wake Forest 71, Michigan 60

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Robert O’Kelley scored 19 points to lead No. 12 Wake Forest to a 71-60 come-from-behind victory over Michigan on Tuesday night in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.

Michigan (2-2) led by 11 with 16 minutes to play, but couldn’t hold off the more experienced Demon Deacons (5-0). Wake Forest, last season’s NIT champion, has won 10 straight games, second in the nation to only Michigan State’s 14 in a row.

Darius Songaila had 13 points for Wake Forest, while Antwan Scott added 12 and Josh Shoemaker had 10.

LaVell Blanchard led the Wolverines with 13, and Bernard Robinson Jr. and Josh Asselin each added 12.

The Wolverines led 32-29 at the half behind 10 points and five rebounds from Blanchard and held the Demon Deacons scoreless for the first four minutes of the second. Asselin and Chris Young scored four points each as Michigan built the lead to 40-29.

Wake Forest, though, answered with a 13-4 run that got them within 44-42 with 12:35 to go. The Demon Deacons took a 47-46 lead on O’Kelley’s 3-pointer, then expanded the margin to 53-48 with 8:30 left.

Michigan didn’t help its chances by missing four straight FTs.

throws, including the front end of two one-and-ones. That helped Wake Forest go on a 9-2 run, making it 62-53.

Asselin’s basket got the Wolverines within seven with 4:20 left, but Michigan didn’t score again for nearly three minutes, allowing Wake Forest to put the game away.

The game kicked off the second-annual Challenge, a series of nine games played on Tuesday and Wednesday between teams from the conferences. The conference that wins the most games will win the Commissioner’s Cup. In 1999, the ACC won 5-4.