GORHAM – Senior guard Jason St. Pierre paced a balanced University of Southern Maine attack, scoring a game-high 17 points to lead the Huskies to an 81-52 Little East Conference men’s basketball victory over Rhode Island College.

Linc Bigelow scored 16 points and Derek Lovely netted 15 for the winners.

Kevin Payette led Rhode Island College with 12 points.

Rhode Island College (0-13) 52

Bushey 3-1-8, Britto 3-0-7, Payette 4-1-12, Records, Monahan, Heady 5-0-10, Robertson 0-1-1, Costigan 2-1-7, Brennan 0-7-7, Harris

Southern Maine (6-7) 81

Bigelow 5-3-16, Lovely 5-3-15, Francoeur 2-1-6, Tarbox, St. Pierre 5-4-17, Grigsby 2-0-5, White 3-0-8, Garland 2-0-4, Estes 3-0-6, Casterella, Russell, Thomas 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Bushey, Britto, Payette 3, Costigan 2; Bigelow 3, Lovely 2, Francoeur, St. Pierre 3, Grigsby, White 2

Halftime: Southern Maine 37-20

Saint Joseph’s 83, Colby 75

At Waterville, the Monks built a 13-point halftime lead, then held off a second-half charge by the White Mules, who regained the lead but couldn’t hold it.

C.J. Vose tossed in 25 points to lead Saint Joseph’s of Standish. Brandon Stewart provided 14 points.

Damien Strahorn paced Colby with 22 points. Nick Loukes (nine assists) and Patrick McGowan netted 14 points each.

Saint Joseph’s (7-4) 83

Underwood 2-0-4, MacPherson 2-3-8, Vose 9-6-25, Dawan-Abdullah 6-3-15, Stewart 7-0-14, Ahern 1-2-4, Pratt 2-0-5, Drayer, Montero 4-0-8

Colby (5-4) 75

McGowan 6-0-14, Loukes 6-2-14, Strahorn 6-6-22, Crosman 3-3-9, Snyder-Fair 3-0-6, Forlizzi, Cushman, Lewis 2-0-4, Rutherford, Flood 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: MacPherson, Vose, Pratt; McGowan 2, Strahorn 2

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 44-31

Women’s basketball

So. Maine 60, R.I. College 44

At Gorham, Jaime Zahm scored 17 points to lead Southern Maine past Rhode Island College for its 10th straight win.

Meg Cressler had 14 points and Niki Dominiczak pulled down 12 rebounds and dished out six assists for the Huskies.

The Anchorwomen were lead by Elizabeth Shields who scored 12 points and pulled down 9 rebounds. Angela Sarette added 10 points

Rhode Island College (2-12) 44

Hansen 2-1-5, Mekuto 0-2-2, Vickers 3-0-8, Ferri 0-1-1, Bissonnette 2-0-6, Shields 4-2-12, Sarette 3-4-10, Wolf

Southern Maine (13-1) 60

Allen 2-0-5, Dominiczak 2-2-6, Cressler 5-0-14, Jackson 1-0-3, Judkins 2-0-6, Noonan 2-0-4, Zahm 6-5-17, Libby 2-0-5, Morris, Tong

3-pt. goals: Vickers 2, Bissonnette 2, Shields 2; Allen, Cressler 4, Jackson, Judkins 2, Libby

Halftime: RIC 30-28

Warner Southern 78, UMFK 35

At Lake Wales, Fla., Angelique Bourgoin paced the University of Maine-Fort Kent with 12 points in its loss to Warner Southern.

UMFK 35

Gagnon, Doucette 1-0-2, Glass, Hare 2-2-6, Fisher 2-0-4, Bourgoin 6-0-12, Lutz 2-1-5, Gervais, Brown 3-0-6

Warner Southern 78

Schwarzelder, Gorasson 7-0-18, Cruz, Caider 2-0-4, O’Connor, Jackson 4-1-9, Washington, Mack 2-0-5, Oesch 2-0-5, Bergensky 2-1-5, Evans 7-1-16, Turner 4-0-8, Hero 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Hare; Gorasson 4, Mack, Oesch, Evans 1

Halftime: Warner Southern 44-22