Leavitt, Braves topple Monks

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WATERVILLE – Buddy Leavitt poured in a game-high 24 points as the Husson College Braves advanced to the championship game at the Maine Event tourney with an 85-77 win over St. Joseph’s Friday night. Husson will meet host Colby College in today’s 7 p.m. final.
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WATERVILLE – Buddy Leavitt poured in a game-high 24 points as the Husson College Braves advanced to the championship game at the Maine Event tourney with an 85-77 win over St. Joseph’s Friday night.

Husson will meet host Colby College in today’s 7 p.m. final. Colby upended the University of Southern Maine 83-64.

Dwayne Ailey tossed in 19 points and Scott Griffin 16 for the Braves of Bangor. Bill Beauregard added 11.

Chad Pulkkinen led the Monks of Standish with 16. Steve Monteiro notched 15, Mike Stallings 14 and Curtis Nelson 10.

St. Joseph’s (1-3) 77

Gore 4-1-9, Nelson 4-0-10, Pulkkinen 5-2-16, LaRoche 6-1-15, Stallings 6-2-14, Emmons 0-3-3, Looney 2-0-4

Husson (1-0) 85

White 1-2-4, Ailey 8-2-19, Cunningham 2-0-5, Griffin 6-4-16, Leavitt 8-4-24, Franzose, Beauregard 3-3-11, Grant 1-4-6

3-pt. goals: Pulkkinen 4, Nelson 2, LaRoche 2, Monteiro 2; Leavitt 4, Beauregard 2, Cunningham, Ailey

Halftime: Husson 38-30

Colby 83, Southern Maine 64

At Waterville, Michael Westbrook chalked up 20 points to lead the Mules to their semifinal win.

Matt Forlizzi tallied 19 points for Colby and Patrick McGowan added 17.

Derek Lovely led the Huskies with 12 points and Bill Hardwick scored 10.

Southern Maine (1-3) 64

Francoeur, Levecque 4-0-8, Garland, Casterella 0-1-1, Hardwick 4-2-10, Bigelow, Lovely 4-1-12, Slack 0-1-1, Almy 2-2-7, Fulcher 3-3-9, Ouellette 0-4-4, Hebert, McKinnell 4-0-8, Russell 1-2-4

Colby (2-2) 83

McGowan 5-5-17, Loukes 1-0-2, Forlizzi 7-3-19, Dick 1-2-4, Westbrooks 6-7-20, Cohen 0-1-1, Snyder-Fair, Nale 1-0-2, Farrell 1-2-5, Featherston, Bandi 3-2-8, Tessein, Rutherford 1-3-5, Shers, Cheney

3-pt. goals: Lovely 3, Almy; McGowan 2, Forlizzi 2, Westbrooks, Farrell

Halftime: Colby 52-32


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