Husson downs Thomas Braves get cooking as Pilsbury heats up

WATERVILLE – Robert Pilsbury knocked down seven 3-pointers and totaled 35 points overall as the Husson College Braves blasted the winless Thomas College Terriers 98-37 in men’s basketball action Friday night.

Ryan Rivera put in 15 for Husson. Randy Fletcher notched 12, and Scott Griffin added 10.

Jimmy Cardaci led Thomas with 11.

Husson (6-4) 98

Armenakis 3-3-9, Fletcher 4-4-12, Rivera 4-5-15, Lancaster 2-0-6, Ward 1-0-3, Galley 1-3-5, Pilsbury 11-6-35, Cunningham 1-0-3, Griffin 4-2-10

Thomas (0-10) 57

Turcotte 3-2-9, Kesel, Dorney 2-0-4, Nickerson 4-0-8, Cardaci 4-0-11, Laria 1-0-2, Woodworth 1-0-2, Caron, O’Brien 3-0-9, Magnusson 2-1-5, Rouse 1-0-2, Ray 1-3-5

3-pt. goals: Pilsbury 7, Rivera 2, Lancaster 2, Ward and Cunningham; O’Brien 3, Cardaci 3, Turcotte

Cincinnati 75, Xavier 55

At Cincinnati, Xavier’s David West sprained his ankle, leaving Xavier without its best player, and Steve Logan scored 22 points as Cincinnati pulled away to a 75-55 victory Friday night.

The crosstown rivalry revolved around West, the Atlantic 10 Player of the Year, and Logan, who won the honor in Conference USA. In the second half, West hobbled while Logan led Cincinnati to a long-awaited win.

The Bearcats had lost four of their last five against Xavier, including a pair of games when Cincinnati was ranked No. 1 in the nation. It was the first time in 10 years that neither team was ranked for their game.

Cincinnati (7-1) got the better of the matchup in the first half, when tight man-to-man defenses clamped down on West and Logan, leaving it up to their teammates to produce. Once West went down, Xavier (5-3) unraveled.

Women’s basketball

Thomas 57, Husson 49

At Waterville, the Thomas College Terriers rallied from a four-point halftime deficit and outscored the Braves of Bangor 39-27 in the second half en route to the victory.

Kati Morrell paced the Terriers with 15 points and Erin Lovely and Courtney Corbett each added 12. Corbett also grabbed 10 rebounds.

Megan Hughes paced the Braves with 13 points and Leslie Trott netted 11 points and had 12 rebounds.

Husson (2-4) 49

McDonald, Trott 5-0-11, Sexton 1-0-2, Comeau 2-0-4, S. Fry 0-3-3, Hughes 5-3-13, Duplisea, C. Fry, Dow 3-1-7, Poirier, Turner, Boone 2-5-9

Thomas (4-6) 57

Pratt 1-5-8, Leclerc 0-6-6, Lovely 5-0-12, Morrell 4-4-15, Corbett 3-6-12, Lessard, Petrini 0-2-2, Kolis 0-2-2, Alvarez

3-pt. goals: Trott; Pratt, Lovely 2, Morrell 3

Halftime: Husson 22-18