Braves defeat Owls

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PRESQUE ISLE – Husson and the University of Maine-Presque Isle put on a shooting exhibition Wednesday night, with each team connecting on 63 percent of its shots from the floor.

The Braves from Bangor defeated the Owls 100-87 in the high-scoring affair.

Robert Pilsbury led Husson with 31 points. Ryan Rivera added 17 and Randy Fletcher tallied 15. Scott Griffin added nine on 4-for-4 shooting. He is 11-for-11 from the floor in his last two games.

Vjeko Jadric and Craig Smith scored 19 apiece for the Owls. Tim Dolley added 14, and Cliff Smith and Dan Emerson scored 10 apiece.

Husson 100

Armenakis 2-0-4, Fletcher 7-1-15, Rivera 4-8-17, Lancaster 2-0-5, Galley 2-0-4, Pilsbury 11-8-31, Cunningham 2-0-6, Cyr 3-1-8, Griffin 4-1-9

UM-Presque Isle 87

Jadric 8-3-19, Cl. Smith 4-2-10, Hills 1-0-2, Bernard 2-1-6, Garreans 1-0-2, Dolley 4-5-14, Emerson 3-2-10, Cr. Smith 7-2-19, Lamoreau 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Rivera, Lancaster, Pilsbury 2, Cunningham 2, Cyr; Bernard, Dolley, Cr. Smith 3

Halftime: Husson 50-40

UM-Farmington 89, Thomas 45

At Mahaney Gym in Waterville, Nathan Haynie connected on 10 of 11 3-point attempts on his way to 31 points to spark the Beavers to victory.

Jimmy Cardaci paced Thomas with 14 points and Nik Ray contributed 11 for the Terriers.

UMaine-Farmington (6-10) 89

Ginn 3-0-8, Facey 1-0-3, Bird 6-1-13, Haynie 10-1-31, Wilcox 3-0-7, Nielsen, Deetjen 3-3-9, Therriault, Ward 3-0-6, Malley 6-0-12

Thomas (0-17) 45

Turcotte 1-3-6, Kesel 1-0-2, Nickerson 2-1-5, Cardaci 5-5-14, Laria, Caron, O’Brien, Magnusson 1-0-2, Rouse 1-0-2, Ray 3-5-11, Woodworth 0-3-3

3-pt. goals: Ginn 2, Facey, Haynie 10, Wilcox; Turcotte

Halftime: UM-Farmington 43-13

Women’s basketball

Thomas 104, UMF 96 (2OT)

At Waterville, Erin Lovely buried six 3-pointers on her way to 36 points as Thomas edged Maine Athletic Conference rival UMaine-Farmington.

Tonya Cray was 10 of 10 from the free throw line, totaling 22 points and grabbing nine rebounds.

Megan Woodcock sparked the Beavers with 18 points and eight rebounds.

UM-Farmington (10-7) 96

Bard 3-1-7, Sawyer 5-6-17, Pepin 3-2-10, Woodcock 7-2-18, Bean 1-0-2, Kempton 4-2-12, Stanley 1-0-3, LaHaye 5-1-14, Haines 2-0-4, Hunt 4-1-9

Thomas (9-8) 104

Pratt 1-0-2, Leclerc 3-7-13, Lovely 12-8-36, Morrell 4-2-15, Corbett 5-0-11, Lessard, Petrini, Cray 6-10-22

3-pt. goals: LaHaye 3, Pepin 2, Woodcock 2, Kempton 2, Stanley, Hunt; Lovely 6, Morrell 2, Corbett

Halftime: UM-Farmington 43-39; Regulation: 80-80; First overtime: 89-89

UM-Presque Isle 56, Husson 54

At Presque Isle, Rachel Larlee poured in 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds as the Owls defeated the Braves for the first time in seven years (1993-94 season).

Sam Berry notched nine points and seven rebounds in the first half before leaving the game with a knee injury. The Owls sank 15 of 16 free throws (93 percent) in the second half. Erica McGary pumped in 12 points.

Meghan Hughes sparked Husson of Bangor with 17 points. Kelly Dow added 10.

Husson (7-11) 54

Trott 4-1-9, Sexton 2-3-8, Comeau 0-1-1, Hughes 8-1-17, Duplisea, Fry, Turner, Boone 4-1-9

UM-Presque Isle (7-9) 56

Scholeman 2-0-4, Noonan, Amero 2-3-7, Sutherland, Clayton, Renault, Willey, McGary 2-8-12, Dickinson, Murray 1-2-4, Larlee 8-4-20, Berry 4-1-9

3-pt. goals: Sexton, Dow

Halftime: UM-Presque Isle 27-22