Durost propels Falcons to win

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PRESQUE ISLE – Shane Durost poured in 28 points Sunday afternoon to propel Northern Maine Technical College to a 111-79 men’s basketball victory over UMaine-Augusta.

Craig Allen scored 21 points and Chris Czosnek added 14 for Northern Maine Technical College.

Mark Rivers paced UMaine-Augusta with a game-high 29 points. Chris Melgard tossed in 20 and Joel Moran added 12.

UMaine-Augusta 79

Melgard 8-0-20, Rivers 13-1-29, Moran 4-4-12, Savage 4-0-8, Joseph 2-2-6, Folsom 1-2-4, Thornton

Northern Maine Tech 111

Hill 3-0-7, Weatherbee 3-6-12, C. Durost 3-2-8, S. Durost 11-6-28, Schmidt 2-2-7, Allen 8-2-21, Smith 4-0-8, Czosnek 6-1-14, Tompkins 1-4-6

3-pt. goals: Melgard 4, Rivers 2; Hill, Schmidt, Allen 3, Czosnek

Halftime: Northern Maine Tech 58-43

No. Maine Tech 98, EM Tech 93

At Presque Isle on Saturday, Richard Smith converted 12 of 14 free throws, including nine of 10 in the final six minutes, to help the Falcons hold off the Golden Eagles.

Shane Durost connected for 28 points to pace Northern Maine Technical College. Richard Schmidt scored 21 points, Craig Allen hit for 15 and Chris Czosnek provided 13.

Daryl Watson led Eastern Maine Tech of Bangor with 27 points. Jesse Haskell netted 22 points, while Brooks Brewer, Mike Ulrich and Stu Morin chipped in with 10 points apiece.

Eastern Maine Tech 93

Ewing, Watson 8-10-27, Leavitt 1-0-2, Brewer 4-2-10, Albert, Haskell 9-3-22, Ulrich 4-2-10, Patchell 1-0-2, Douglas 5-0-10, Morin 4-2-10

Northern Maine Tech 98

S. Durost 9-10-28, Schmidt 4-12-21, Allen 6-1-15, Czosnek 3-2-10, Tompkins 5-3-13, Weatherbee 1-4-6, Hill

3-pt. goals: Watson, Haskell; Schmidt, Allen 2, Czosnek 2

Halftime: EMTC 43-41

UM-Presque Isle 90, Thomas 82

At Mahaney Gym in Waterville on Sunday, Vjeko Jadric connected for 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds to lead the Owls to victory.

Dan Emerson also tossed in 24 points for UMaine-Presque Isle, while Luke Bernard netted 12 and Craig Smith had 10.

Jimmy Cardaci poured in a game-high 33 points to lead Thomas. Will Nickerson scored 16 points and Shelby Turcotte chipped in with 11.

UMaine-Presque Isle (3-9) 90

Cr. Smith 4-0-10, Jadric 9-4-24, Cl. Smith 2-1-4, Hills, Bernard 5-1-12, Garreans 1-1-4, Dolley 1-5-7, Emerson 9-5-24, Lamoreau

Thomas (0-13) 82

Turcotte 3-4-11, Kesel 1-1-4, Nickerson 7-2-16, Cardaci 14-3-33, Woodworth 1-0-2, Caron 1-2-5, O’Brien, Magnusson 0-2-2, Ray 3-5-11

3-pt. goals: Cr. Smith 2, Jadric 2, Cl. Smith, Garreans, Emerson; Turcotte, Kesel, Cardaci 2, Caron

Halftime: UMPI 31-30

Husson 84, UM-Fort Kent 66

At Fort Kent on Sunday, Randy Fletcher tossed in 23 points and Nate Cyr scored 22 as the Braves beat the Bengals.

Ryan Rivera contributed 14 points and Scott Griffin added 11 for Husson. The Braves were without Maine Athletic Conference leading scorer Robert Pilsbury, who was held out for disciplinary reasons.

Mo Young paced UMaine-Fort Kent with 20 points and Stafford Bente netted 13.

Husson (9-7) 84

Fletcher 10-3-23, Rivera 3-7-14, Lancaster 3-2-9, Cyr 8-1-22, Griffin 4-3-11, Armenakis, Galley, Cunningham 1-2-5

UMaine-Fort Kent (12-9) 66

Daudier 1-0-2, Young 7-1-20, Glover 2-3-7, Bryant 3-0-8, Brey, Alarcon, Clavette 2-4-9, Gervais 2-0-6, Bente 4-5-13, Clark 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Rivera, Lancaster, Cyr 5; Young 5, Bryant 2, Clavette 1, Gervais 2

Halftime: Husson 42-29

UM-Machias 64, UMPI 58

At Presque Isle Friday, Gary Dussard scored 19 points to lift UM-Machias over UM-Presque Isle.

Vjeko Jadric led the Owls with 21 points and Dan Emerson chipped in with 10.

UM-Machias (7-6) 64

Whitaker 1-0-3, Dussard 8-1-19, Vernon, Garrett 3-0-8, Campbell 2-0-4, Sims 3-2-9, Midgley 1-7-9, Gomes 1-2-4, Miller, Clark 2-4-8

UM-Presque Isle (2-7) 58

Jadric 6-9-21, Smith 3-3-9, Hills, Bernard 2-3-7, Garreans, Dolley 2-1-5, Emerson 3-4-10, Smith 3-0-6, Lamoureau

3-pt. goals: Whitaker, Dussard 2, Garrett 2, Sims

Halftime: UM-Machias 33-27

UNE 93, Wentworth Tech 88

At Biddeford Saturday, Nyaten Gaye scored five points in the extra period to help the Nor’easters beat the Leopards.

UNE had overcome a 14-point halftime deficit. Ricky Sirois poured in a game-high 29 points and Gaye finished with 20 for the winners. Kasey Keenan and Aaron Beaulieu tossed in 15 points each.

Adam Hansen led Wentworth Institute of Technology of Boston with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Wentworth Institute of Technology (2-11) 88

Peavey 2-2-7, Faulk, Yost 2-1-6, Iannotti 4-0-11, Hansen 10-5-25, Losi 3-5-11, Conroy 2-2-8, DeMercurio 8-4-20

U-New England (5-9) 93

Gaye 7-6-20, Keenan 5-1-15, Sirois 10-8-29, Mills, Beaulieu 4-7-15, Chapman, Berthiaume 1-0-2, Bradley 1-2-4, Nutting 3-0-8

3-pt. goals: Iannotti 3, Conroy 2, Peavey, Yost; Keenan 4, Nutting 2, Sirois

Halftime: Wentworth 50-36

Women’s basketball

Husson 71, UM-Fort Kent 59

At Fort Kent on Sunday, Liz Boone of Brewer poured in 23 of her game-high 26 points in the first half to power the visiting Braves to victory.

Boone also contributed five steals for Husson of Bangor while high school and college teammate Leslie Trott provided 13 points, nine rebounds, four assists and four steals. Meghan Hughes added 13 points.

Heidi Fisher led UMaine-Fort Kent with 17 points while Jaime Doucette and Joy Gervais (11 rebounds) contributed 13 and 11 points, respectively.

Husson (7-8) 71

Trott 5-3-13, Comeau 2-1-5, Duplisea, Dow 3-2-8, Boone 8-10-26, McDonald, Sexton 2-0-4, Hughes 4-5-13, C. Fry, Poirier, Turner 1-0-2

UMaine-Fort Kent (2-15) 59

Gagnon 2-0-5, Hare 1-1-3, Fisher 5-7-17, Bourgoin 1-0-2, Brown 3-0-6, Doucette 4-2-13, Lutz 0-2-2, Gervais 4-3-11

3-pt. goals: Gagnon, Doucette 3

Halftime: Husson 39-28

UM-Augusta 56, NM Tech 46

At Presque Isle on Sunday, Kelsie Bryer scored 16 points and Chrissy Trainor added 15 to lead the Moose to victory.

Sherrie Zimmerman added 10 for UM-Augusta.

Becky Chamberlain tallied 14 and Pam Cyr added 12 for Northern Maine Tech.

UM-Augusta (6-5) 56

Brown 1-0-2, Swallow 1-0-3, Schwass, Trainor 5-5-15, Bryer 7-0-16, Nichols 2-3-7, Luczkowski 1-1-3, Zimmerman 4-2-10

Northern Maine Tech (2-3) 46

Chamberlain 5-1-14, Picard 1-1-3, Churchill 2-4-9, Cyr 6-0-12, Saucier 2-4-8, Morin, Blackman

3-pt. goals: Swallow, Bryer 2; Chamberlain 3, Churchill

Halftime: UMA 30-17

Thomas 72, UMPI 46

At Waterville Sunday, Erin Lovely led a balanced offensive effort with 16 points as her Thomas College Terriers knocked off the University of Maine-Presque Isle.

Malorie Leclerc and Courtney Corbett each had 15 points for the Terriers. Tonya Cray chipped in with 14 points.

Rachel Larlee paced the Owls with 12 points and 12 rebounds while Erica McGary added 11.

UMPI (5-8) 46

Schloeman 1-0-2, Noonan 1-0-3, Amero 1-0-2, Sutherland, Clayton, Renault, Willey 1-0-2, McGary 3-5-11, Dickinson 1-0-2, Murray 1-1-3, Larlee 6-0-12, Berry 4-0-9

Thomas (5-7) 72

Pratt, Leclerc 5-5-15, Lovely 5-2-16, Morrell 3-1-8, Corbett 6-2-15, Lessard 1-0-2, Petrini 0-2-2, Kolis, Cray 6-2-14

3-pt. goals: Noonan; Lovely 4, Morrell, Corbett

Halftime: Thomas 44-16

Maine Maritime 97, Becker 42

At freshman Jess Sawyer scored 20 points to lead the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners to the big win over Becker College Sunday.

Senior Kate Lawler had 19 points, Jen Nored broke a school record with five 3-pointers en route to 16 points, Stacy Jones had 15, and Rachel Merrill scored 14.

Liz Ortiz led Becker with 14 points.

Becker (3-7) 42

Ortiz 6-0-14, Eastman, Fowler 3-2-8, Beach 3-1-1, Lamb 0-5-5, Robichaud 1-0-2

Maine Maritime (6-5) 97

Puleo 0-2-2, Merrill 6-2-14, Nored 5-1-16, Lawler 6-5-19, Sawyer 9-2-20, Doughty 5-1-11, Jones 7-1-15

3-pt. goals: Ortiz 2, Beach 3-1-7, Eastman 0-1-1, Fowler 3-2-8, Lamb 0-5-5, Robichaud 2-0-5

Halftime: MMA 52-22

So. Maine 57, Western Conn. 40

At Danbury, Conn., the Huskies limited the Colonials to 29 percent shooting Saturday to earn the victory.

Jaime Zahm paced Southern Maine of Gorham with a game-high 21 points and 10 rebounds. Megan Cressler netted 17 points.

Christin Morgatto led Western Connecticut with 12 points and eight rebounds.

Southern Maine (16-1) 57

Allen 2-3-7, Cressler 3-9-17, Jackson, Dominiczak 1-1-3, Zahm 9-3-21, Libby 2-5-9, Noonan, Tong

Western Connecticut (7-9) 40

Arroyo, Capone 2-0-4, Johnson 3-0-8, Morgatto 4-4-12, Fairchild 2-2-6, George 2-0-4, Lanphear 2-0-4, Brickner 1-0-2, Anderton

3-pt. goals: Cressler 2; Johnson 2

Halftime: Southern Maine 28-18

UNE 75, Wentworth Tech. 27

At Biddeford Saturday, the Nor’easters used a cohesive defensive effort to shut down the Leopards.

Melissa Roller scored a game-high 15 points for the University of New England while Amanda Rodgerson contributed 12 points and eight rebounds.

Tabitha Craig paced Wentworth Institute of Technology of Boston with 10 points.

Wentworth Institute of Technology (3-8) 27

Mariani 1-0-2, Laurion 2-0-4, Craig 4-2-10, Mello 1-0-2, Colt 1-0-2, Petit 0-2-2, Morgan 0-2-2, Rafferty, Grant 1-0-3, Ouellette

U-New England (8-7) 75

Roller 5-1-15, Melcher, Calkins 3-2-8, Fullerton 2-0-5, Peterson 3-0-6, Brown 1-1-4, Bartolome 3-4-10, Dyer 1-0-3, Rodgerson 6-0-12, Richards 1-0-3, Urrutia, Stults 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Grant; Roller 4, Fullerton, Brown, Dyer, Richards

Halftime: U-New England 36-17

Women’s hockey

Maine 2, New Hampshire 1

At Durham, N.H., Cindy Biron scored off a Jamie Hill assist with 1:30 left in the game Sunday to lift Maine past the Wildcats.

Maine had tied the game earlier in the period when Kelly Nelson scored off assists from Meagan Aarts and Tracy Caridade. Dawn Froats made 32 saves for the 9-12-2 Black Bears.