Traup trips up Braves UM-Fort Kent tips Husson in overtime

FORT KENT -Two free throws by Denis Traup with less than three seconds left in the second overtime helped give the University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals a 97-93 men’s basketball victory over Husson College Friday night.

Robert Pilsbury of Husson hit a three pointer with three seconds left in regulation to bring the game into it’s first overtime. After battling through the first overtime, UMFK’s Shaun Tomblin netted two free throws with 5.5 seconds left to tie the score again.

Tomblin reigned as UMFK’s top scorer, netting 25 total points. Tyrone Burns followed up with 23, and Denis Traup added 21 points.

Matt Breen recorded 23 points and 11 rebounds for Husson, and Pilsbury contributed 22 points, and five assists. Randy Fletcher also netted 20 points for the Braves.

Husson (9-4) 93

Armenakis 1-0-2, Fletcher 9-1-20, Rivera 1-0-3, Lancaster 1-1-3, Russon 2-2-8, Brown, Pilsbury 6-6-22, Robb, Cunningham, Breen 7-9-23, Griffin 5-1-12

U-Maine Fort Kent (7-5) 97

Burns 6-10-23, Daudier 3-4-10, Farrar 0-2-2, Clavette 2-0-4, Young 2-0-4, Traup 9-3-21, Clark 3-0-6, Tomblin 10-5-25, Bray 1-0-2, Tolvaisa, Bente, Herbert

3-pt. goals: Fletcher, Rivera, Russo2, Pilsbury 4, Griffin; Burns

Halftime: Husson 33-31

Women’s Basketball

Husson 82, UMFK 26

At Fort Kent, Kelly Dow led Husson over the University of Maine-Fort Kent by scoring 17 points.

Led by Dow and Liza Doughty, who netted 11, every Husson player scored.

Brandi Gagnon, and Kim Mann led the UMFK Bengals with six points apiece.

Husson (8-5) 82

Allen 4-0-8, Trott 2-0-4, Nye 2-1-6, Doughty 5-0-11, Dow 7-3-17, Weed 2-0-5, Comeau 2-0-4, Hughes 1-0-2, Betit 3-0-7, Turner 2-1-5, Cole 2-0-6, Boone 2-3-7

UMFK (2-8) 26

Foreman 1-0-2, Small 2-0-4, Hobbs, Bourgoin 1-0-2, Brown 2-0-4, Gagnon 2-0-6, Cyr 1-0-2, Mann 0-6-6

3-pt. goals: Nye, Doughty, Weed, Cole 2; Gagnon 2

Halftime: Husson 49-12