December 24, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Bates captures Bunyan crown

BANGOR – Lauren Dubois scored 24 points on 6-for-7 shooting from 3-point land to lead the Bates College Bobcats by the Husson College Braves 92-42 in the Paul Bunyan Tourney women’s basketball final Sunday.

Dubois hauled down seven rebounds, all game-highs, as Bates captured the Paul Bunyan women’s tournament with a 92-42 win over host Husson.

Green Mountain College (Vt.) won the consolation game, 67-53 over Rivier College (N.H.).

In the championship game, the Bobcats built a 43-23 halftime lead and cruised.

They outrebounded the Braves 45-30 including a 22-6 edge in offensive rebounds.

Tournament MVP Carla Flaherty scored 16 points, dished out a game-high six assists, grabbed five rebounds and made three steals.

Holly Gracie paced Husson with 11 points and six steals, both team-highs. Meghan Hughes had seven points, three assists and three steals.

On Saturday, Husson advanced with a 59-51 victory over Rivier and Bates outlasted Green Mountain 89-79.

Husson received a game-high 23 points and four assists from Gracie to upend Rivier.

Flaherty’s 22 points and four assists keyed Bates’ Saturday win. Olivia Zurek had 14 points, nine rebounds and four steals; Lisa Golobski scored 11 points and Price had 10.

The all-tourney team was comprised of Bates’ Zurech; Husson’s Gracie and Mullenix; Rivier’s Kim Lapointe and Green Mountain’s Erica Knolhoff.

(Sunday’s Championship)

Bates 92

Price 1-0-2, Taylor 1-2-4, Flaherty 6-2-16, Dubois 7-4-24, Golobski 3-3-9, Decato 0-3-3, Santy 0-2-2, Nafe 3-0-8, Grossman 1-0-2, deFranco, Zurek 2-3-7, Hochadel 1-0-2, Whiting 3-0-6, Blakeley 0-1-1, Vincent 3-0-6

Husson 42

Mullenix 2-2-7, Hughes 2-3-7, Davis 1-2-4, Gracie 4-1-11, Turner 1-1-3, Goehringer 0-2-2, Berard 1-0-2, Comeau 1-0-2, S. Fry, Poirier, O’Brien, C. Fry 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Dubois 6, Nafe 2, Flaherty 2; Gracie 2, Mullenix

Halftime: Bates 43-23

(Saturday’s Second Game)

Rivier 51

Taddeo 3-2-8, Procter 0-1-1, Leaver 3-0-6, Betley 2-0-4, Viveiros 3-8-14, Gardner 1-2-4, O’Donnell, Peterson 1-0-2, Lapointe 5-0-10, Begnoche 1-0-2

Husson 59

Mullenix 4-2-10, Comeau 1-1-3, Turner 1-0-2, Hughes 2-0-4, Gracie 8-4-23, Goehringer 2-0-6, Berard, Davis 3-1-8, Poirier, S. Fry 0-2-2, C. Fry 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Gracie 3, Goehringer 2, Comeau, Davis

Halftime: Husson 27-18

(Saturday’s First Game)

Green Mountain 79

Liberio, Miles 3-3-11, Raiche 15-4-35, Knolhoff 11-3-25, Stanton 4-0-8, Pechacek

Bates 89

Price 4-0-10, Taylor 3-2-8, Flaherty 6-8-22, Dubois 1-2-5, Golobski 3-4-11, Decato 1-0-2, Nafe 3-0-7, deFranco, Zurek 5-4-14, Hochadel 1-2-4, Whiting 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Miles 2, Raiche; Price 2, Flaherty 2, Golobski, Nafe, Dubois

Halftime: Bates 44-43

USM 73, Western Connecticut 58

At Danbury, Conn., Kara Crockett led the Huskies to the win with 16 points and 16 rebounds.

Nikki Allen scored 14 points and Meg Cressler and Jess Libby each had 12.

Southern Maine (4-1) 73

Cyr, Allen 6-1-14, Cowing 1-0-2, Morris 3-0-6, Cressler 5-2-12, Frost 1-0-2, Anders 0-1-1, Tong 0-1-1, Jones 3-0-6, Stetler 0-1-1, Libby 4-0-12, Crockett 7-2-16

Western Connecticut (1-3) 58

Kleis, Jeffreys 4-2-10, Norgatto 3-3-9, Capone 1-0-3, Lanphear 1-0-2, Brickner 5-3-13, Beckham 2-4-8, Knapp 2-2-6, Anderton 3-0-7

3-pt. goals: Allen, Libby 4; Capone, Anderton

Halftime: Southern Maine 48-22

EMTC 52, NMTC 44

At Bangor, Roni Haverlock led the Eagles with points to give them the win. Sarah Stewart had 10 points for Eastern Maine Technical College.

Kristen Bird scored points for Northern Maine Technical College.

Northern Maine Tech (0-3) 44

Bird 4-3-14, Chamberlain 2-4-8, Dodd 2-0-7, Black 1-0-2, Brown 3-0-9, McLean 1-0-3, Lloyd 0-1-1

Eastern Maine Tech (1-2) 52

A. Haverlock, Foster 2-1-5, Stewart 4-2-10, R. Haverlock 6-3-15, Trundy 3-0-6, Rush, Shorey 1-0-2, Dickinson 1-0-2, Hitchborn 2-0-6, Leighton, Mason 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Brown 3, McLean, Dodd, Bird

Halftime: EMTC 26-17

Colby 74, Emmanuel 63

At Waterville, Sarah Walsh scored 20 points and had 15 rebounds to lead the White Mules to the win.

Bianca Belcher scored 17 points and Christine O’Donnell had 10 points and 12 rebounds. Drea DeAngelo scored 10 for Colby College.

Emmanuel College (4-1) 63

Pagano 2-0-5, Parham 2-4-8, Esteves 2-0-4, Demirer 3-7-13, Morris 7-3-17, Griffin, Ewing, Perras 3-0-9, Wentworth, Turco 1-0-2, Corey 1-0-2, McCoy 0-1-1, Johnson 1-0-2, Mason

Colby College (5-0) 74

Belcher 5-5-17, DeAngelo 4-2-10, Bonner 2-2-6, O’Donnell 3-4-10, Walsh 6-8-20, Kelly, Burrows 1-0-3, Bourque 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Pagano, Perras 3; Belcher 2, Burrows 1

Halftime: Emmanuel 29-27

Bowdoin 62, WPI 45

At Worcester, Mass., Lindsay Bramwell scored 13 points to help the Polar Bears win.

Kristi Royer and Lora Trenkle each netted 10 points for Bowdoin College.

Bowdoin (5-0) 62

Bramwell 5-2-13, Smith 1-0-2, Royer 5-0-10, Trotta 1-5-7, Trenkle 4-1-10, Withey 1-0-2, Pourvelis 2-1-5, Russell 2-0-5, Watson, Fugate 1-0-2, Nickerson 2-2-6

WPI (1-4) 45

MacDonald, Mroczkowski 1-0-3, Helberg 4-2-10, Zalucky 2-0-5, Wing 3-4-11, Duhaime 2-0-4, Doyou 1-0-3, Herchenroder, Madsen 1-0-2, Blaisedell, Bryant 0-1-1, Reynolds 2-0-4, Moore, Dakin, Hart

3-pt. goals: Bramwell, Trenkle, Russell; Mroczkowski, Zalucky, Wing, Doyou

Halftime: WPI 28-25

Maine Maritime 71, Lasell 44

At Castine, Sunday, Julia Knights led 1-3 Maine Maritime Academy with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Erinne Magee contributed with 15 points while Stacy Jones added nine points and six assists.

UM-Machias 67, UMFK 53

At Fort Kent Sunday, Angela Robb and Gill Guest each tossed in 14 points as the Clippers held off the Bengals.

Kelly Welles chipped in with 10 points and six rebounds for UM-Machias. Larae Nuite added eight rebounds and four assists.

Heidi Fisher led UM-Fort Kent with 15 points and seven rebounds.

UM-Machias (4-5) 67

Robb 6-0-14, Richardson 1-1-3, Welles 4-2-10, Ricker 3-3-9, Guest 6-2-14, Aziz 0-2-2, Rich 3-2-8, Nuite 2-1-5, Apatu, Willette, Qualey 0-2-2, Stevens

UM-Fort Kent (3-5) 53

Quint 3-3-9, Hare 1-0-3, Zettergren 4-0-8, Fisher 5-5-15, Brown 2-0-4, Marquis, Cowett 4-0-9, Dow, Lutz 1-0-2, Gervais 0-3-3

3-pt. goals: Robb 2; Hare, Cowett

Halftime: UM-Machias 30-22

Unity 64, NMTC 42

At Unity, Kristen Hewitt led the Rams passed Northern Maine Technical College with her 16 points on Sunday.

Lindsey Smith netted 12 points for Unity College.

Kristen Bird scored 24 points for Northern Maine Technical College.

Northern Maine Tech (0-4) 42

Chamberlain 1-6-9, Bird 7-10-24, Brown 3-1-7, Lloyd 1-0-2, Dodd, Black, McLean

Unity College (2-5) 64

Smith 5-2-12, Spanswick 2-1-5, Charters 3-2-8, Blackesley 3-0-7, Hewitt 6-4-16, Safara 1-0-2, Holbrook 2-0-4, Bowerman, Ebert, Moulton, Blodgett, Rhodes, Reinert, Kedziora

3-pt. goals: Chamberlain; Blackesley

St. Joseph’s wins Badger Classic

At Johnson, Vt., Sunday, Abbie Rice netted 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds as St. Joseph’s edged Thomas 68-64 in the championship game of the Badger Classic at Johnson State College.

Newbury rolled over Johnson State 76-52 in the consolation. The Monks topped Newbury 68-49 and Thomas beat Johnson State 69-56 Saturday in the first round.

In Sunday’s game, Laura Pelkey contributed 14 points for the Monks, going 4-for-5 from 3-point range, and had six rebounds. Tonya Cray paced the Terriers of Waterville with 17 points and 14 rebounds.

In Saturday’s St. Joseph’s-Newbury contest, Margaret Blauvelt led the Monks with 12 points and seven rebounds.

(Sunday’s Game)

St. Joseph’s 68

Brownlee 2-0-4, Rice 7-5-19, M. Gagnon 6-0-13, Pelkey 4-2-14, T. Gagnon 3-2-9, Dumais, Tetrault 1-0-2, Blauvelt 1-3-5, Rauscher 0-2-2, Regan

Thomas 64

Corbet 4-2-10, Cray 6-5-17, Leclerc 4-0-8, Lovely 3-2-10, Day 3-1-7, Hathaway 1-1-3, Riley, Lessard 3-0-9, Arute, Gurney

3-pt. goals: Pelkey 4, M. Gagnon, T. Gagnon; Lessard 3, Lovely 2

Halftime: 31-31

(Saturday’s Game)

Newbury College 49

White 1-0-2, Anderson 2-0-4, Mitchell 1-1-4, Hardiman 1-0-3, Seals 4-6-14, Coleman 1-0-2, Wisniowski 3-0-8, Cheever 1-5-7, Rose 1-3-5, Frazier

St. Joseph’s College 58

Pelky 2-1-7, Brownlee 4-0-9, Rice 4-2-10, M. Gagnon 1-0-2, T. Gagnon 4-1-10, Young, Regula 1-0-2, Dumais 2-0-4, Tetrault 1-3-5, Blauvelt 5-2-12, Rauscher, Regan 2-1-7

3-pt. goals: Mitchell, Hardiman, Wisniowski 2; Pelky 2, Brownlee, T. Gagnon, Regan 2

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 31-19

Men’s basketball

Western Conn. 90, USM 80

At Danbury, Conn., Casey Bock scored 25 points to help lift the Colonials to the victory.

Jason Levecque led the University of Southern Maine with 31 points and 10 rebounds. Mike Francoeur had 15 points and Ryan Garland scored 10 for the University of Southern Maine.

Southern Maine (0-6) 80

Bigelow 1-0-3, Lovely, Levecque 10-9-31, Garland 4-0-10, Casterella, Francoeur 5-4-15, Almy 0-1-1, Tarbox, Fulcher, Soucie, Ouellette, White 3-0-8, Casavant 1-2-5

Western Connecticut (3-2) 90

Assie 4-3-11, Bock 8-2-25, Crawford 3-0-6, Evans 7-1-15, Raginatto 4-3-15, Eatmon, Alberdi, Wilson 2-1-5, Stuckey, Jacobwitz 1-0-2, McCarley, Barnett 3-1-7, Alberdi, Davis 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Bigelow, Levecque 2, Garland 2, Francoeur, White, Casavant; Bock 7, Raginatto 4

Halftime: Southern Maine 44-43

Hesser 88, No. Maine Tech. 70

At Bangor, Elias Pires led Hesser with 19 points as they defeated Northern Maine Technical College on Saturday.

Robbie Hill was top scorer for Northern Maine Tech with 21 points while Andrew Weatherbee scored 15 and Geoffrey Leblanc added 13.

Hesser (4-1) 88

Bittle 4-5-13, Pires 9-0-19, Vukosavic 4-0-8, Simon 3-2-8, Juan Fricas 3-0-7, Holdman 2-0-4, Jaxander Fricas 2-0-5, Sheppard 5-0-10, Cumberbates 3-0-6, Soto 3-0-6, Deir 1-0-2, Terra, Genews

Northern Maine Tech. (1-2) 70

Weatherbee 6-3-15, Hil 7-4-21, Leblanc 2-7-13, Fellis 3-2-8, Porter 2-2-6, Belmain 3-0-7

3-pt. goals: Pires, Juan Fricas, Jaxander Fricas; Hill 3, Leblanc 2, Belmain

Halftime: Hesser 45-44

UMPI 90, UMM 77

At Presque Isle, Saturday, Dan Emerson scored 18 points to help lead UMaine-Presque Isle to the win.

Freshman Damien Murphy added 15 points and seven rebounds for the Owls while Ricardo Munoz, also a freshman, added 14 points.

Albert Whittaker led UM-Machias with 18 points and four assists while Courtenay Campbell chipped in with 12 points.

UM-Machias (3-5) 77

Whittaker 5-2-18, Munro 2-0-4, Dussard 3-1-7, Vernon 1-0-2, Liburd 0-1-1, Campbell 6-0-12, Sims 3-2-9, Midgely 2-3-7, Gomes 1-0-2, Thorton 3-3-9, Chukpr 3-3-9, Miller 0-1-1, Footer, Garret, Munro

UM-Presque Isle (3-3) 90

Jadrie 3-2-9, Smith 2-0-4, Hills 0-4-4, Bernard 0-1-1, Munoz 4-5-14, Cooley 1-0-2, Dolley 1-6-8, Emerson 8-0-18, Kline 2-2-6, Coleman 0-3-3, Murphy 6-2-15, Frenette 4-0-8, Lamoreau, Hodgdon

3-pt. goals: Thorton 3, Whittaker 2, Sims; Emerson 2, Jadrie, Munoz, Murphy

Halftime: UMPI 43-38

Hesser 90, EMTC 89

At Bangor, Saturday, Elias Pires netted 23 points to help give Hesser the edge they needed to defeat Eastern Maine Technical College.

Kris Douglas led EMTC with 24 points while Jesse Haskell added 22. Jeremy Howard contributed with 16 points and Jason Chasse had 10.

Hesser (5-3) 90

Bittle 4-0-8, Pires 8-4-23, Bukasabic 7-3-20, Holdman 1-0-2, Jaxander Fricas 7-3-21, Sheppard 2-0-4, Cumberbatch 2-0-4, Soto 4-0-8, Simon, Juan Fricas, Terro, Deir

EMTC (3-4) 89

Haskell 9-0-22, Miller 1-0-2, Patchell 3-0-6, Douglas 9-3-24, Chasse 3-3-10, Howard 6-2-16, Cross 1-0-3, Watson 2-2-5, Rodgerson

3-pt. goals: Jaxander Fricas 4, Pires 3, Bukasabic 3; Haskell 4, Chasse, Cross

Halftime: Hesser 45-33

UM-Fort Kent 95, UMM 81

At Fort Kent Sunday, Andrew Clavette scored eight of his 18 points during a 15-6 run in the first half as the Bengals held off the Clippers.

Phillip Munro poured in a game-high 23 points for UM-Machias. Wayne Clark chipped in with 17.

UM-Machias (3-6) 81

Whittaker 1-0-3, Munro 10-3-23, Dussard 1-4-6, Campbell 2-1-5, Midgley 1-0-2, Liburd, Garrett 1-0-3, Sims 1-1-3, Thornton 2-0-6, Chujor 6-1-13, Clarke 6-5-17

UM-Fort Kent (4-3) 95

Frais 6-6-18, Clavette 5-6-18, Alarcon 3-2-10, Samaitis 4-1-9, Bente 3-2-9, Khazanovitch 6-2-14, Gervais 4-0-8, Veloso 1-2-4, Smith, Platia, Henry 1-2-5

3-pt. goals: Thornton 2, Whittaker, Garrett; Clavette 2, Alarcon 2, Bente, Henry

Halftime: UM-Fort Kent 41-30

St. Joseph’s takes Mad Monk

At Standish Sunday, C.J. Vose tallied 15 points, nine rebounds and four assists as the Monks topped Worcester State 71-69 in the championship game of the Cole Farms Mad Monk tournament.

Rensselaer beat Elms 79-63 in the consolation game. St. Joseph’s topped Elms 68-51 Saturday.

In Sunday’s game, Bilal Dawan-Abdullah added 12 points for the Monks. Jon Pratt and Justin Underwood contributed 11 apiece. Isaac Outten paced Worcester State with 17 points.

In Saturday’s game, Chad Pulkkinen racked up 11 points, 15 rebounds and six assists to lead St. Joseph’s.

(Sunday’s Game)

Worcester State (2-3) 69

Otero 1-3-5, Garrett 3-1-8, Retallic 1-0-2, Mulvagh 4-1-9, Rynhart 3-5-11, Carangelo 4-1-11, Chapin 1-0-2, Coghlan 1-1-4, Outten 6-4-17, Wilson

St. Joseph’s (7-1) 71

Olivero 1-0-2, Underwood 3-4-11, Vose 5-4-15, Dawan-Abdullah 6-0-12, Stewart 1-0-2, Pulkkinen 1-0-3, Pratt 4-3-11, Drayer, Seaver 2-0-6, Nelson, Monteiro 3-3-9

3-pt. goals: Carangelo 2, Garrett, Coghlan, Outten; Seaver 2, Underwood, Vose, Pulkkinen

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 34-32

(Saturday’s Game)

Elms (3-3) 51

Seyboth 6-0-13, Little 3-1-7, Branyon 3-2-9, Hawkins 6-0-14, Bernard 1-2-4, Furey 1-0-2, Dargin 1-0-2, Urbans-Ansevics

St. Joseph’s (6-1) 68

Olivero 1-2-4, Vose 1-8-11, Dawan-Abdullah 5-2-13, Stewart 5-3-13, Pratt 2-2-7, Seaver 1-0-3, Monteiro 8-0-17, Pulkkinen, Bouzan, Drayer, Looney

3-pt. goals: Hawkins 2, Seyboth, Branyon; Monteiro, Seaver, Pratt, Dawan-Abdullah, Vose

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 35-27

Bates, Bowdoin share title

At Lewiston Sunday, the Bates College Bobcats and the Bowdoin College Polar Bears each picked up a win Sunday to share the championship of the Bates/Bowdoin Classic.

Bowdoin topped UM-Presque Isle 99-50 and Bates beat Mount Ida 100-57. The Bears rolled over Mount Ida 95-57 and the Bobcats edged UM-Fort Kent 80-69.

In Sunday’s Bowdoin-UMaine-Presque Isle game, Michael Harding paced the Bears with 14 points and Danny Ginn added 13. Dan Emerson poured in 19 points for the Owls.

In Saturday’s Bates-UMFK matchup at Brunswick, C.J. Neely netted 21 points to power the Bobcats while Angelo Salvaggio contributed 16 points. Andrew Clavette had 16 points to lead the Bengals.

(Sunday’s Game)

Bowdoin (5-2) 99

Petrie 4-2-10, Harding 6-0-14, Yankavonis 3-3-9, Ginn 5-0-13, Clement 2-3-8, Walker 3-2-9, Ordway 6-0-12, Maitland, Gildart 2-2-7, McLeod 4-0-9, Lopez 0-1-1, Fleck 1-5-7

UM-Presque Isle (3-4) 50

Jadric 3-0-6, Kline, Smith 2-1-5, Bernard 0-2-2, Emerson 7-3-19, Hodgdon 2-0-4, Hills 1-0-2, Preston, Munoz 3-0-6, Cooley 3-0-6, Coleman

3-pt. goals: Ginn 3, Harding 2, Clement, Walker, Gildart, McLeod; Emerson 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 53-20

(Saturday’s Game)

UM -Fort Kent (3-3) 69

Frias 1-4-6, Clavette 6-0-16, Alarcon 2-0-6, Samaitis 5-3-13, Bente 3-5-11, Khazanovitch, Gervais 3-0-7, Veloso 2-0-4, Smith 1-0-2, Platia, Henry 1-1-4

Bates (5-0) 80

Garcia 1-1-4, Gerrity 4-4-13, Salvagio 4-8-16, Neely 7-7-21, Linsley 6-0-12, Cahill 1-0-3, Messinger, Furbush, Mancebo 2-3-7, Rivera 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Clavette 4, Alarcon 2, Gervais, Henry; Garcia, Gerrity, Cahill

Halftime: Bates 40-30

Lasell 77, Maine Maritime 62

At Castine, Stern Chamblain scored 25 points to help lead Lasell to victory on Sunday.

Matt Clement led Maine Maritime with 23 points and 13 rebounds while Trenton Estes and Jed Johnson each scored 10.

Lasell (4-1) 77

Montville 5-1-11, Iosua 5-0-10, Connor 1-0-3, Walker 4-1-10, Unwin 2-2-6, Cazeau 0-1-1, Chamblain 6-7-25, Smith 1-02, Dejesus 4-1-9, Buttone, Hunt

Maine Maritime (5-1) 62

Estes 1-8-10, Johnson 5-0-10, Dunlap 3-0-8, Taylor 4-0-8, Stupinski 1-1-3, Clement 9-5-23, Bard, Schmidt, LeClair, Newland, Russell

3-pt. goals: Connon, Walker; Dunlap 2

Halftime: MMA 38-37

Unity 93, No. Maine Tech. 49

Northern Maine Tech. (1-3) 49

Weatherbee 3-6-12, Hill 7-0-20, LeBlanc 1-4-6, Fellis 3-2-8, Belwair 1-1-4, Porter

Unity (3-5) 93

Edwards 8-1-17, Goodrich 3-0-6, Simino 9-0-22, Snyder 5-0-12, Rafferty 1-0-3, Bearce 4-0-8, Kervin 10-0-21, Marshall 2-0-4, Clark

3-pt. goals: Hill 6, Belwair; Simino 4, Snyder 2, Rafferty, Kervin

Halftime: Unity 54-19

Women’s hockey

Niagara 3, Maine 2

At Lewiston, N.Y., Saturday, Bradi Cochrane scored the game-winning goal for 3-6 Niagara at 16:08 in the third period with assists from Candice Moxley and Valerie Hall.

Valerie Hall scored the first two goals for Niagara, the first unassisted and the second assisted by Moxley and Teresa Del-Monte. Breanne Doyle faced 21 shots and stopped 19.

Karen Droog scored a shorthanded goal unassisted for Maine while Naomi Smethurst also had an unassisted goal. Lara Smart made 31 saves on 34 shots for the 8-7 Black Bears.


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