November 08, 2024
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EM Tech posts playoff win Nick Wiberg paces Golden Eagles with 18 points, 16 rebounds

BANGOR – Nick Wiberg scored 18 points and grabbed 16 rebounds Tuesday night to pace Eastern Maine Technical College to a 79-56 men’s basketball victory over Unity in a Yankee Conference playoff game at Johnston Gym.

James Osborne netted 17 points and recorded 11 assists for the Golden Eagles. Mike Dow chipped in with 12 points.

For Unity, Aubrey Belanger scored 17 points, pulled down 11 rebounds and had 10 assists while John Lynch added 15 points and Jason Simino had 11.

Unity (8-18) 56

Pope 4-0-8, Belanger 8-0-17, Simino 4-3-11, Reitsma 1-1-3, Liberty 1-0-2, Lynch 7-1-15, Drake

Eastern Maine Tech. (10-12) 79

Wiberg 8-2-18, Dow 5-0-12, Osborne 7-2-17, Galley 4-0-8, Wotton 2-0-4, Albert 2-0-4, Doore 1-0-2, Reynolds 3-0-9, Kilton 2-1-5, Leighton

3-pt. goals: Belanger; Reynolds 3, Dow 2, OSborne

Halftime: EMTC 42-15

Bowdoin 89, UM-Farmington 52

At Brunswick, the Polar Bears shot 54 percent from the field en route to victory over the Beavers.

Greg Orlicz paced Bowdoin with 23 points, while Danny Ginn and Erich Buschmann scored 10 each.

Tom Nadeau’s 13 points led UMaine-Farmington. Mike Fullerton chipped in with 11.

UMaine-Farmington (7-14) 52

Orcutt, Facey 0-1-1, Dufort, Nadeau 3-5-13, Robinson 2-1-5, Thomson, Haynie 1-0-2, Wilcox 2-0-4, Kennie 2-1-5, Cavanaugh, Malley 1-0-2, Deeds 2-5-9, Fullerton 4-2-11

Bowdoin (15-7) 89

Gilbride 2-2-8, Lovely 2-1-5, Jamieson 0-1-1, Orlicz 9-3-23, McLeod 2-1-5, Harding, Ginn 3-2-10, McCabe, Buschmann 2-6-10, Clement 2-1-5, Ranslow 3-0-6, Baranowcki 4-1-9, Farmer 1-0-2, Fleck 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Nadeau 2, Robinson, Fullerton; Gilbride 2, Orlicz 2, Ginn 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 48-23

USM 85, Plymouth State 78

At Gorham, Wade Millett of East Waterboro scored a career-high 25 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead the University of Southern Maine to its third straight victory.

Jeff White of Etna scored 17 points and Hampden’s Ryan Thomas 16 for the USM Huskies. Corey Zimmerman had 11.

For the Panthers, Tony Martinez led the way with 20 points. Jason Blackburn scored 16, Kenny Stewart had 13, and Frankie Finklea added 12.

Plymouth State (12-10) 78

Finklea 4-1-12, Martinez 7-5-20, Blackburn 6-4-16, Craig 1-0-2, Stewart 4-2-13, Francoeur 1-0-3, Parsons 1-0-3, Loughlin, Ostler 3-1-7, Mullin, Chicoine 1-0-2

Southern Maine (8-15) 85

Millett 8-5-25, St. Pierre 3-2-9, Thomas 8-0-16, Hamlin, White 5-4-17, Zimmerman 4-3-11, Tarbox 2-3-7, Grigsby, Soucie

3-pt. goals: Finklea 3, Martinez, Stewart 3, Francoeur, Parsons; Millett 4, St. Pierre, White 3

Halftime: USM 42-31

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin 69, UM-Farmington 46

At Farmington, freshman and George Stevens Academy graduate Lora Trenkle had 17 points and seven rebounds to help lead the visiting Bowdoin College Polar Bears past the University of Maine-Farmington.

Kristie Royer led the Bears’ offense with 18 points.

Becky Roak led the UMF Beavers with 19 points and Jocelyn Sawyer scored 13.

Bowdoin (25-6) 69

Bramwell 2-0-4, Trotta, Reuben, Myers 2-0-4, Damon 1-0-2, Mayol 4-0-8, Fava 2-1-5, Trenkle 8-0-17, Farmer 1-0-2, Royer 9-0-18, Fugate 1-0-3, Pellegrini, Bennett 2-2-6

UM-Farmington (9-12) 46

Robertson 1-0-3, Bard 2-0-4, Rytky, Hartman 1-0-2, Woodcock 1-0-3, Sawyer 4-5-13, Roak 7-5-19, Normand 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Trenkle, Fugate; Robertson, Woodcock

Plymouth State 79, USM 75

At Plymouth, N.H., Plymouth State placed five players in double-figure scoring to end Southern Maine’s winning streak at 10.

Erin Shaw paced USM with 23 points and Kara Crockett added 17. Megan Cressler and Jess Libby each put in 10.

Southern Maine (17-6) 75

Dominiczak 4-1-9, Shaw 9-0-23, Kimball 3-0-6, Libby 4-2-10, Crockett 7-3-17, Cressler 3-2-10, Bourgoin

Plymouth State (16-6) 79

Zagorski 7-4-18, Fillion 4-0-12, Fournier 2-0-5, Pelletier 5-0-13, Albert 5-0-11, Perry, Adey 1-0-2, Randall 8-2-18, Peabody, Waters

3-pt. goals: Shaw 5, Cressler 2; Zagorski 4, Randall 2

Halftime: Plymouth State 39-33

Gordon 66, U-New England 57

At Biddeford, Gordon College of Wenham, Mass., outscored the hosts 17-5 from the foul line to take the victory.

Sarah Phillips led Gordon with 20 points. Lisa Merrimen scored 14 and Barbara Goodwin netted 13.

Amanda Rodgerson sparked the Nor’easters with 16 points, while Melissa Roller and Missy Stults scored 11 each.

Gordon (14-9) 66

Phillips 4-9-20, Pellegrino 2-0-4, Curtis 2-0-6, White 2-5-9, Baker, Goodwin 6-1-13, Merrimen 6-2-14, Reardon

U-New England (13-9) 57

Roller 5-0-11, Kempton 1-0-2, Calkins 2-0-4, Plant 3-0-9, Brown, Bartolome 1-0-3, Rodgerson 7-2-16, Urrutia 1-0-2, Stults 4-3-11

3-pt. goals: Phillips 3, Curtis 2; Roller, Plant 3

Halftime: Gordon 34-25


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