November 17, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

MMA earns sweep

NEWTON, Mass. – Michelle Gott scored 16 points Sunday to lead Maine Maritime Academy of Castine to a 54-35 North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball victory over Lasell College.

MMA also earned a 68-46 victory over Lesley on Sunday.

Alyssa Burns netted 11 points for the Mariners, who improved to 17-3, 11-2 in league play.

Justine Hill paced Lasell (5-16, 2-12) with 11 points.

Maine Maritime (15-3) 54

Gott 5-4-16, Burns 2-7-11, Grant 3-1-8, Knights 3-2-8, Leeman 1-2-4, Johnson 1-0-3, Jones 1-0-2, Hayden 1-0-2, Marshall, Clapham

Lasell (10-8) 35

Hill 4-1-11, Casserly 2-1-7, Allen 3-1-6, Deluca 2-2-6, Ropisardi 0-4-4, Seiger 0-1-1, Egan

3-pt. goals: Gott 2, Grant, Johnson; Hill 2, Casserly 2

Halftime: Maine Maritime 31-22

UM-Fort Kent 68, Fisher 55

At Fort Kent on Saturday, Heidi Fisher connected for 23 points to lift the Bengals to victory.

Melissa Hare scored 15 points and Jessica Gagnon added 10 for UMFK, now 3-3 in Sunrise Conference play.

Aiyana Spencer and Jennifer Romeus led Fisher (1-4 Sunrise), with 19 and 18 points, respectively.

Fisher (3-13) 55

Anaya 5-0-14, Spencer 9-0-19, Romeus 6-5-18, Andrade 0-2-2, Monteiro 1-0-2

UMFK (11-11) 68

Welsh 1-2-4, Quint, Lemon 3-0-6, Gagnon 4-2-10, Hare 5-1-15, Hichborn 1-0-2, Zettergren, Fisher 9-5-23, Lutz 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Anaya 4, Spencer, Romeus; Hare 4

Halftime: Fisher 30-25

SMCC 57, EMCC 53

At South Portland on Saturday, Southern Maine Community College built a 12-point halftime lead on its way to a first-round victory over Eastern Maine Community College of Bangor in the Maine Small College Conference tournament.

SMCC went on to win the title Sunday, beating Central Maine Community College of Auburn 62-37.

Leann Pike scored 22 points and pulled down 14 rebounds for the Seawolves. Elizabeth Ouellette netted 17 points and Natasha Dyer posted 12.

Devon Schwab paced EMCC with 14 points, Katie Harris scored 12 and Jessica Fitzmaurice contributed nine points and 10 rebounds.

EMCC had all of its players receive postseason honors. Harris was named to both the MSCC All-Tournament team and the All-MSCC team, while Jessica Trundy and Schwab also earned all-league honors.

EMCC was given the John Dakin Award for outstanding team sportsmanship and Jim Cartner was named the MSCC Coach of the Year.

The Golden Eagles all received Academic All-America recognition for posting a grade point average of 3.0 or better. Team members are Trundy, Harris, Schwab, Fitzmaurice, Ali Keegan, Stephanie Kennedy, Angela Marden and Natalie Foster.

Eastern Maine Community College 53

Schwab 4-5-14, Harris 4-0-12, Fitzmaurice 4-1-9, Keegan 2-2-6, Trundy 1-3-6, Kennedy 1-0-3

Southern Maine Community College 57

Pike 8-6-22, Ouellette 7-3-17, Dyer 5-0-12, McGovern 2-0-4, Ricci 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Harris 4, Schwab, Kennedy, Trundy; Dyer 2

Halftime: SMCC 34-22

So. Maine 56, Keene State 47

At Keene, N.H., on Saturday, Southern Maine pulled away in the second half led by Ashley Marble with 18 points and eight rebounds.

Katie Sibley netted 12 points and Megan Myles tossed in 11 for the Huskies of Gorham.

Bekka Hopkins led Keene State with 18 points.

Southern Maine (18-2) 56

Marble 2-13-11, Myles 3-4-11, Cowing 1-1-4, Sibley 5-1-12, Frost, Welch, Thibaudeau, Sylvain, Jones 2-2-7, Kynoch 2-0-4

Keene State (12-9) 47

Morse, Begnoche 4-3-11, Mechare2-0-5, Hopkins 6-2-18, Barnes 2-1-6, Graveley 1-1-3, Crawford, Emmons, Jamiel1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Myles 2, Marble, Cowing, Sibley, Jones; Hopkins 4, Mechare, Barnes

Halftime: Keene 28-27

Wesleyan 57, Colby 42

At Middletown, Conn., Colby’s Wendy Bonner scored her 1,000th career point on a 3-point play Saturday, but Wesleyan earned the victory.

Meghan Robinson had 19 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead the victors.

Bonner paced Colby with 17 points and eight rebounds. Katie McCabe added 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Colby (5-15) 42

Wehl 2-0-5, Riley, Rice, Bonner 6-5-17, McCabe 4-3-11, Chanin 1-0-2, Harris 1-0-2, Davis 1-3-5

Wesleyan (18-3) 57

Robinson 8-3-19, N. Bowman 3-2-10, Mastrangelo 2-6-10,Frost 1-0-3, Stubbs 5-2-12, Maletta, Gonzales, Milburn 1-0-2, K. Bowman 0-1-1, Savas

3-pt. goals: Wehl; N. Bowman 2, Frost

Halftime: Wesleyan 26-18

Women’s hockey

Providence 4, Maine 1

At Providence, R.I., the Friars poured on the offense to top Maine 4-1 on Sunday.

Hilary Greaves netted two insurance goals for Providence after Sonny Watrous and Rachel Crissy each scored in the first period.

Maine responded in the third period with a goal by Andrea Steranko.

Rachel Gettings made 23 saves on 27 shots for the Black Bears, now 12-9-3 overall, 3-7-2 in Hockey East.

Amy Thomas piled up 30 saves on 31 shots for Providence (15-7-4, 10-1-1 HE).

Providence 2, Maine 1 (OT)

At Providence, R.I., on Saturday, Karen Thatcher scored off a rebound 37 seconds into overtime, lifting No. 10 Providence to a Hockey East win over Maine.

The Bears’ Abby Krause scored her first collegiate goal at 3:42 of the third period off assists from Amy Quirion and Brigitte Laflamme. Rachel Gettings made 24 saves on 26 shots.

Rush Zimmerman had a power-play goal for the Friars to back Amy Thomas, who made 26 saves on 27 shots.

Men’s basketball

Lasell 69, Maine Maritime 46

At Newton, Mass., Demetrius Dejesus’s 15-point, eight-rebound effort on Saturday led Lasell to victory over Maine Maritime Academy of Castine.

Adam Haskell paced the Mariners with 12 points and eight rebounds, while Neil Stewart and Brandon Hall scored 11 points each.

Maine Maritime Acad. 46

Haskell 3-4-12, Stewart 5-1-11, Hall 5-1-11, McCorrison 3-0-9, Hopkins 1-0-2, Nickerson 0-1-1-, Kenniston, Dunlap, Russell

Lasell 69

Dejesus 6-3-15, Unwin 5-0-12, Perez 3-2-9, Walker 3-0-8, Hunt 2-2-6, Schweitzer 1-3-5, Crawford 1-1-3, Francesconi 1-0-3, Talic 1-1-3, Martinez 1-0-3, Miller 1-0-2, Bennett, Lovainey

3-pt. goals: McCorrison 3, Haskell 2; Unwin 2, Walker 2, Perez, Francesconi, Martinez

Halftime: Lasell 36-18

Fisher 83, UMFK 74

At Fort Kent on Saturday, Fisher College of Boston built a 17-point halftime lead on its way to victory.

Richard Laurent and Steven Perry tallied 20 points each for the winners.

Bartas Samaitis sparked UMaine-Fort Kent with 21 points and 14 rebounds. Billy Russo provided 11 points and 14 rebounds.

Derrick Cooper scored 16 points and Shawn Caron posted 14 for the Bengals.

Fisher 83

Holland 3-1-7, Newcombe 2-3-7, Manning, Charles 4-2-13, Mathews 2-3-7, Trip 1-5-7, Laurent 10-0-20, Massie 1-0-2, Perry 8-3-20

UMFK 74

Russo 4-3-11, Samaitis 9-3-21, Cooper 6-4-16, Kriunas 4-1-9, Parker 0-1-1, Levasseur 1-0-2, Delisle, Caron 4-2-14

3-pt. goals: Charles 3; Caron 4

Halftime: Fisher 42-25

Central Maine CC 111, NMCC 73

At South Portland on Saturday, Jon Wallingford poured in 30 points and provided five assists and six steals to lead Central Maine Community College of Auburn to victory over Northern Maine Community College of Presque Isle in the first round of the Maine Small College Conference tournament.

Central Maine Community College of Auburn claimed the league title Sunday, beating SMCC 86-61.

Chris Brackett added 19 points for the Mustangs.

Craig Durost paced NMCC with 18 points.

SMCC 103, EMCC 52

At South Portland on Saturday, Southern Maine Community College advanced to the Maine Small College Conference title game with a victory over Eastern Maine Community College of Bangor.

Steven Patrick tossed in 24 points to lead the Seawolves, while Stephen Trudeau scored 18, John Glidden 14, Marc Kelvey 12 and Drew Parquette 10.

Mark Rivers tallied 23 points for the Golden Eagles.

Eastern Maine Community College 52

Rivers 10-0-23, Douglas 3-1-7, Willett 3-0-7, Erickson 2-1-5, Boyington 2-0-5, Lindahl 1-0-2, Dyer 1-0-2, Alley 0-1-1, Allen

Southern Maine Community College 103

Patrick 10-3-24, Trudeau 8-1-18, Glidden 5-4-14, Kelvey 4-4-12, Parquette 3-1-10, Mailo 4-0-9, Aroza 4-0-8, Gallagher 3-0-6, Stover 1-0-2, Haden

3-pt. goals: Rivers 3, Boyington, Willett; Parquette 3, Trudeau, Mailo, Patrick

Halftime: SMCC 56-26

Keene 91, Southern Maine 69

At Keene, N.H., Saturday, David Montag tallied 25 points, six assists and four steals as he led Keene State to a win.

Jason Levecque netted 22 for the Huskies of Gorham, while Ryan Garland had nine.

Southern Maine (8-12) 69

Garland 4-0-9, McKinnell 2-3-7, Francoeur 3-2-8, Levecque 8-5-22, Daniels 1-0-3, Kaneko, Kennedy, Randall, Oakley, Donar, Goodale 3-0-7, Hebert 1-0-2, Favis, Sayward 2-0-4, Russell, Hardwick 3-1-7

Keene State (13-7) 91

Maynard 2-0-4, Sullivan 8-2-19, Mickey 1-4-7, Davis 2-0-4, Montag 6-7-25, Shaw, Craig, Lieitra 2-0-4, Ritter 2-3-7, Schlacter 4-4-12, Adams 1-0-3, Gervais 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Garland, Levecque, Daniels, Goodale; Sullivan, Mickey, Montag 6, Adams

Halftime: Keene State 37-29


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