BIDDEFORD – Ashley Marble scored 15 of her career-high 17 points in the first half Thursday night, and grabbed 12 rebounds and made six steals to lead the University of Southern Maine to a 74-36 women’s basketball victory over the University of New England.

Tiffany Jones netted 14 points and Meg Cressler contributed 12 for sixth-ranked Southern Maine of Gorham.

Essie McKinnon and Missy Stults led the University of New England with eight points each.

Southern Maine (10-1) 74

Marble 7-3-17, Jones 6-0-14, Cressler 5-0-12, Kynoch 3-0-8, Cowing 2-2-6, Sibley 2-1-6, Frost 2-2-6, Myles 1-0-3, Thibaudeau 1-0-2, Pariseau, Samuelson, Welch

U-New England (2-5) 36

Stults 4-0-8, McKinnon 3-2-8, Peterson 2-3-7, Roller 2-0-5, Royer 1-0-3, Bartolome 1-1-3, Brwn 0-2-2, Hooper, Cannata, Kelly

3-pt. goals: Cressler 2, Kynoch 2, Jones 2, Sibley, Myles; Roller, Royer

Halftime: Southern Maine 54-15

Bates 80, Colby 56

At Waterville, Heather Taylor scored 17 points and recorded nine assists to help lead Bates of Lewiston to the win.

Olivia Zurek contributed 16 points while Betsy Hochadel added 12, Jackie Olson 11 and Annie Whiting 10.

Wendy Bonner led the Colby effort with 16 points and nine rebounds.

Bates (7-4) 80

Taylor 7-2-17, Zurek 6-4-16, DuBois 3-0-8, Hochadel 4-4-12, Whiting 5-0-10, Frankline 1-0-2, Coffin 1-1-3, Olson 4-3-11, Murphy 0-1-1, Antinarelli, Blakeley, Vincent Nafe, Fitzgerald, Decato

Colby (5-6) 56

Williamson 4-0-9, Kelly 4-1-9, Emery 3-0-6, Bonner 7-2-16, Green 1-0-2, Riley 1-0-3, Bourque 1-2-4, Blanchard 2-1-7, Rice, Balboni, Nale

3-pt. goals: DuBois 2, Taylor; Blanchard 2, Riley, Williamson

Halftime: Bates 39-29

Bowdoin 74, Plymouth State 34

At Brunswick, Erika Nickerson scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to help carry third-ranked Bowdoin to the win.

Lora Trenkle chipped in with 10 points for the Polar Bears.

Lauren Devereaux led Plymouth State with seven points.

Saint Joseph’s 64, Newbury 48

At Standish, Abbie Rice scored 21 points to help lead the Monks to victory.

Morgan Browlee added 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven blocks for Saint Joseph’s while Megan Tetrault scored 11.

Shanisha Mitchell led Newbury with 15 points.

Newbury (2-6) 48

Mitchell 5-4-15, Hardiman 3-1-8, Anderson 3-0-7, Coleman 1-4-6, White 1-4-6, Wisnowski 1-2-4, Laws 1-0-2, Laliberty

St. Joseph’s (5-5) 64

Rice 8-5-21, Brownlee 3-7-13, Tetrault 4-3-11, Regan 3-0-8, Pelkey 1-5-7, Blauvelt 1-2-4, Somma, Ahern, Rauscher

3-pt. goals: Hardiman, Anderson, Mitchell; Regan 2

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 30-17

Men’s basketball

Southern Maine 87, UNE 69

At Biddeford, Jason Levecque led a list of four Southern Maine players in double figures with 15 points.

Caleb Sayward scored 12 points, while Ryan Garland and Mike Francoeur contributed 10 each for the Huskies of Gorham.

Mark Oliver netted a game-high 18 points for the University of New England. Matt McManus provided 17, Brandon Berthiaume scored 12 and Mike Hardy added 11.

Southern Maine (5-7) 87

Levecque 5-5-15, Sayward 6-0-12, Garland 4-2-10, Francoeur 2-5-10, McKinnell 2-4-8, Casterella 2-2-6, Lovely 3-0-6, Fulcher 2-2-6, Russell 1-2-4, Ouellette 0-4-4, Bigelow 1-2-4, Hardwick 1-0-2, Almy

U-New England (2-7) 69

Oliver 7-2-18, McManus 4-7-17, Berthiaume 5-1-12, Hardy 5-1-11, Warner 2-0-5, Regis 1-0-2, Farynaz 1-0-2, Pierce 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Francoeur; McManus 2, Oliver 2, Berthiaume, Warner

Halftime: Southern Maine 41-27

Ferrum 72, St. Joseph’s 57

At Salem, Va., Darrian Jones scored 20 points to help lead Ferrum past St. Joseph’s.

Leroy Gore netted 21 points for Saint Joseph’s of Standish while Mike Stallings scored 16.

Ferrum (6-5) 72

Jones 5-9-20, Everette 2-1-6, Aigbe 4-5-13, Smith 2-2-8, Holley 6-2-14, Fuller 1-0-2, Griffy 1-2-4, Porter 1-0-3, Ferguson 0-2-2, Robinson, Melvin

Saint Joseph’s (4-10) 57

Gore 6-8-21, LaRoche 1-1-4, Stallings 6-0-16, Mileski 1-0-2, Monteiro 2-0-4, Schacht 1-0-3, Looney 2-3-7, Nelson, Mitchell

3-pt. goals: Smith 2, Porter, Everette, Jones; Stallings 4, Schacht, LaRoche, Gore

Halftime: Ferrum 28-26