FORT KENT – The University of Maine-Fort Kent Bengals earned back-to-back Sunrise Conference victories, beating the College of St. Joseph 74-70 on Saturday before downing Lyndon State 97-84 on Sunday.

On Sunday, Bartas Samaitis poured in 29 points and pulled down 16 rebounds to pace the Bengals. Derrick Cooper connected for 27 points and Shawn Caron added 10.

UMFK made 42 of 55 free throws (76 percent).

Kevin Trask piled up 29 points for Lyndon State of Lyndonville, Vt.

In Saturday’s game, Billy Russo tallied 18 points and snatched 24 rebounds to lead the Bengals. Derrick Cooper scored 20 points and Darius Parker posted 11.

John Fero led the College of St. Joseph of Rutland, Vt., with 17 points.

(Sunday’s Game)

Lyndon State 84

Trask 8-10-29, Brown 8-2-19, Durr 6-1-13, Ibey 2-0-4, Fowler 0-3-3, Somers, George 2-2-8, Morehouse 2-0-5, Bush, Jerice 1-1-3

UM-Fort Kent 97

Russo 2-3-7, Samaitis 8-12-29, Cooper 6-14-27, Simpson 1-0-3, Caron 2-5-10, Levasseur 2-0-4, Kriunas 1-5-8, Parker 3-3-9

3-pt. goals: Trask 3, Brown, George 2, Morehouse; Samaitis, Cooper, Simpson, Caron, Kriunas

Halftime: UMFK 36-34

(Saturday’s Game)

College of St. Joseph 70

Sowers 1-5-8, Dixon 0-3-3, Nimblett 1-1-3, Gunn 3-6-12, Fero 6-4-17, Hughes, Racine 3-0-8, Lee 0-1-1, Sawyer 4-0-8, Carmouche, Madgwick 2-0-4, Bell 2-2-6

UM-Fort Kent 74

Russo 3-11-18, Samaitis 1-2-4, Cooper 8-3-20, Kriunas 3-1-8, Caron 2-1-6, Levasseur 1-2-4, Simpson 1-0-3, Gervais, Parker 3-4-11

3-pt. goals: Sowers, Fero, Racine 2; Russo, Cooper, Kriunas, Caron, Simpson, Parker

Halftime: UMFK 41-34

UMPI 84, Lyndon State 73

At Presque Isle Saturday, Fabian Lenox poured in 39 points and Mike Latchford added 18 to lead the Owls to the win.

Brad Durr had 21 points and 10 rebounds for Lyndon State of Lyndonville, Vt.

UMaine-Presque Isle went on to beat the College of St. Joseph of Rutland, Vt. 84-66 on Sunday.

Lenox had 26 points in that game. Alastair Hills notched 16, while Latchford and Brad Kline each had 11.

(Saturday’s Game)

Lyndon State 73

Brown 4-2-12, Durr 9-1-21, Trask 3-0-9, Fowler 1-4-6, Ibey 7-0-14, Somers 0-1-1, Jerice 0-3-3, Morehouse 1-0-3, George 1-1-4, Bush

UM-Presque Isle 84

Latchford 6-6-18, Lenox 18-3-39, Dolley 1-6-8, Kline 2-2-6, Hills 2-3-9, Hodgdon 1-0-2, Engroff 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Trask 3, Brown 2, Durr 2, Morehouse, George; Hills 2

Halftime: Lyndon State 39-38

Colby 83, Middlebury 66

At Middlebury Vt., Drew Cohen and Pat McGowan each scored 20 points Saturday for the Waterville-based White Mules.

Nick Farrell tossed in 11 points for Colby.

Mike Salke scored 20 to lead Middlebury.

Colby (13-7) 83

Cohen 10-0-20, Jenkins 2-2-7, McGowan 7-2-20, Farrell 4-3-11, Westbrooks 1-1-3, Snyder-Fair 0-1-1, Nale 3-0-6, Cushman 3-0-6, Gaudet, Dick 0-2-2, Featherston 2-2-7, Civiello, King, Bandi, Decker, Rutherford, Cheney

Middlebury (6-18) 66

Vento 1-0-3, Salek 7-4-20, Sinoway 5-7-18, Sehan, Reed 2-4-8, Hyatt 1-0-3, Handy 1-0-3, Harris 1-0-3, Saley 2-1-5, Marcoux 0-3-3, Thompson, Dowd

3-pt. goals: McGowan 4, Jenkins, Featherston; Salek 2, Sinoway, Vento, Hyatt, Handy, Harris

Halftime: Colby 54-24

Bates 69, Trinity 67

At Lewiston, Elliott Linsley’s buzzer-beater gave the Bobcats the win Saturday.

Linsley finished with 10 points. Rob Stockwell led Bates with 17 points while Jon Furbush and Zak Ray added 14 each and Brian Gerrity had 10.

Tyler Rhoten led all scorers with 18 points for Trinity of Hartford, Conn.

Trinity (17-6) 67

Halas 2-0-6, Hasiuk 4-0-10, Taylor III 5-3-13, Hoar 2-0-5, Rhoten 7-4-18, Finnegan, Clarke 2-1-7, Farrell 1-4-6, Martin 1-0-2

Bates (17-7) 69

Gerrity 4-1-10, Stockwell 6-4-17, Furbush 4-2-14, Rivera 1-0-2, Linsley 5-0-10, Wholey, Ray 5-3-14, Cahill, Shone 1-0-2, Chudomel

3-pt. goals: Halas 2, Hasiuk 2, Hoar, Clarke 2; Furbush 4, Stockwell, Gerrity, Ray

Halftime: Bates 36-28

UM-Machias 79, Fisher 66

At Machias Sunday, Nedrie Simmons led five players in double figures with 17 points as the Clippers prevailed.

Joel Davila chalked up 13 points and Jamel Davila 12 for UMaine-Machias. Phil Monroe and Jeremiah Johnson added 11 points each.

Steve Perry paced Fisher College of Boston with 19 points.

Fisher (16-6) 66

Newcombe 5-2-13, Karmine 5-1-14, Perry 7-4-19, Tripp 4-0-8, Howland 3-0-6, Laurent 1-0-2, Matthews 2-0-4, Massie

UM-Machias (26-3) 79

Monroe 5-1-11, Ja. Davila 4-2-12, Johnson 4-3-11, Simmons 5-6-17, Jo. Davila 4-3-13, Morgan 2-0-6, Midgley 1-0-2, Swift, McCoy, Clarke 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Karmine 3, Perry; Mogran 2, Simmons;

Halftime: Machias 43-21

Southern Maine falls twice

(Sunday’s Game)

Southern Maine (8-15) 73

Garland 3-1-8, McKinnell 4-1-9, Francoeur 1-0-2, Levecque 6-4-17, Daniels 3-5-11, Donar, Favis, Sayward 1-0-2, Hardwick 10-3-24

Eastern Connecticut (7-14) 80

Martin 4-4-12, Smith 4-3-11, Murphy 1-0-2, Albon 1-2-5, Richardson 0-2-2, Davis 1-1-3, Bartunek 6-1-18, Stallings 6-12-26, Wilson 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Garland, Levecque, Hardwick; Bartunek 5, Stallings 2, Albon

Halftime: Eastern Connecticut 38-30

(Saturday’s Game)

Rhode Island College (15-7) 93

Williams 7-5-19, Daley 5-3-15, Payette 8-1-18, Durgin 3-0-7, Harris 0-1-1, Yarborough 6-1-16, Almanzar 0-2-2, Tegbaru 2-0-5, Lopez, Nichols 1-0-2, Starnino 0-2-2, Mullen, Pierlioni 1-0-2, Weir 1-2-4

Southern Maine (8-14) 74

Francoeur 6-2-17, Levecque 6-2-14, Daniels 1-3-5, Garland 3-0-8, McKinnell 1-1-3, Randall, Oakley, Donar, Goodale, Hebert 1-0-2, Favis, Sayward 1-0-2, Russell, Kennedy 3-0-6, Hardwick 8-0-17

3-pt. goals: Yarborough 3, Daley 2, Payette, Durgin, Tegbaru; Francoeur 3, Garland 2, Hardwick

Halftime: Rhode Island College 44-39

Saint Joseph’s wins two games

(Saturday’s Game)

Green Mountain (7-17) 73

Williams 2-6-10, Hyslop 4-1-10, Fisher 4-0-8, Simons 8-1-20, Henry 7-0-17, Hertogs 2-1-5, Allen 1-1-3, Martin, Johnson, Sr.

St. Joseph’s (9-10) 79

Pulkkinen 2-4-9, Pratt 6-0-17, Alexander 7-0-14, Mileski 3-0-6, Monteiro 6-6-18, LaRoche 0-1-1, Cogswell 2-0-5, Schacht, Plummer 3-3-9, Castor, Emmons

3-pt. goals: Simons 3, Henry 3, Hyslop; Pratt 5, Pulkkinen, Cogswell

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 48-35

(Sunday’s Game)

Maine Maritime (2-16) 72

Hopkins 2-0-5, McCorrison 2-4-8, Stewart 4-1-9, Russell, Hall 6-4-16, McCarley, Dunlap 2-4-10, Kenniston 5-0-14, Haskell 4-0-10

St. Joseph’s (10-10) 80

LaRoche 5-4-15, Pulkkinen 6-2-17, Alexander 4-3-12, Mileski 1-4-6, Monteiro 8-3-21, Cogswell 1-0-3, Schacht, Plummer 2-0-4, Castor 1-0-2, Emmons

3-pt. goals: Kenniston 4, Haskell 2, Dunlap 2, Hopkins; Pulkkinen 3, Monteiro 2, Cogswell, LaRoche

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 38-36

Women’s hockey

Maine drops pair to UNH

At Orono, the University of Maine women’s hockey team was swept by No. 8 New Hampshire over the weekend, losing 5-2 Saturday and 5-0 Sunday.

On Saturday, Stephanie Jones scored two goals for the Wildcats. Nicole Hekle and Leah Craig each had a goal plus an assist. Taylor Palareti also had a goal and Melissa Bourdon had 34 saves on 36 shots.

Sonia Corriveau and Andrea Staranko scored for the Black Bears and Tristan Desmet added an assist. Rachel Gettings stopped 13 of 18 shots.

On Sunday, Jones and Palreti each netted two goals as UNH upped its mark to 19-5-4.

Craig notched a goal plus an assist for the ‘Cats and Bourdon made 28 saves on 28 shots for the shutout.

Gettings had 23 saves on 28 shots for 12-11-3 Maine.

Women’s basketball

UMPI splits weekend games

At Presque Isle, Sarah Beasley scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds Sunday as the University of Maine at Presque Isle defeated the College of St. Joseph’s (Vt.) 60-44.

Julie Wescott added 13 points and Leah Joy 11 for UMPI. Elizabeth Arbelaez and Molly Neider each scored 15 points for the College of St. Joseph’s.

On Saturday, Rachel Maxwell scored 25 points as Lyndon (Vt.) State edged the Owls 63-53.

Beasley paced UMPI with 18 points and 18 rebounds, while Jessica Cyr added 10 points.

(Sunday’s Game)

College of St. Joseph (4-18) 44

Lansburg, Albelaez 7-1-15, Neider 6-0-15, Guetti 1-1-3, Moran 1-0-3, Crossman 2-0-6, Dimanno 1-0-2, March

UM-Presque Isle (7-12) 60

Beasley 6-3-16, Wescott 4-3-13, Joy 1-9-11, M. Sutherland, Michaud 2-0-4, Allan, Delong 2-2-6, Sullivan 1-2-4, Lenentine 2-0-4, L. Sutherland 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Neider 3, Crossman 2, Moran; Wescott 2, Beasley

Halftime: UMPI 37-14

(Saturday’s Game)

Lyndon State (18-4) 63

Arel 3-7-13, Rosso 2-0-6, Dickinson, Shedd 3-4-10, Maxwell 9-7-25, Prouty 3-0-7, Powell 1-0-2

UM-Presque Isle (6-12) 53

Beasley 6-6-18, Wescott 1-0-2, Joy 3-2-8, M. Sutherland 0-1-1, Michaud 1-0-2, Allan, Delong, Cyr 4-1-10, Lenentine 4-0-8, L. Sutherland 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Rosso 2, Prouty; Cyr

Halftime: 28-28

UMFK gains weekend split

The University of Maine-Fort Kent split two weekend home games, handling the College of St. Joseph 59-35 on Saturday before dropping a 60-51 decision to Lyndon State on Sunday.

In Sunday’s game, Kate Powell and Jamie Rosso scored 12 points each to lead Lyndon State College of Lyndonville, Vt., to victory.

Heidi Fisher and Dana Lemon tallied 11 points each for UMaine-Fort Kent. Maryann Welsh contributed eight points and 16 rebounds.

On Saturday, Welsh scored 14 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Bengals.

Melissa Hare scored 15 points and Fisher contributed 10 for UMFK.

Elizabeth Arbelaez paced the College of St. Joseph of Rutland, Vt., with 10 points.

(Sunday’s Game)

Lyndon State 60

Arel 4-1-11, Rosso 3-4-12, Maxwell 1-2-4, Prouty 1-1-3, Powell 4-4-12, Morehouse, Hoy 1-0-3, Dickinson, Shedd 5-3-15

UM-Fort Kent 51

Welsh 4-0-8, Fisher 4-3-11, Lemon 5-1-11, Hare 1-2-4, Hichborn 3-0-7, Quint, Gagnon 1-0-2, Zettergren, Lutz 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Arel 2, Rosso 2, Hoyt, Shedd 2; Hichborn

Halftime: 25-25

(Saturday’s Game)

College of St. Joseph 35

Maciariello, Arbelaez 2-6-10, Neider 4-0-8, Guetti 3-3-9, DiManno, Moran 1-0-2, Crossman 2-1-6, March

UM-Fort Kent 59

Welsh 5-4-14, Fisher 5-0-10, Lemon 3-0-6, Hare 6-1-15, Hichborn 2-0-5, Quint 1-2-5, Gagnon 1-0-2, Brassard, Zettergren 1-0-2, Lutz

3-pt. goals: Crossman; Hare 2, Hichborn, Quint

Halftime: UMFK 34-15

Middlebury 66, Colby 59

At Waterville, Micaela McVary tossed in 17 points and Maryanne Verzose 14 to lead Middlebury to a win Saturday.

Wendy Bonner racked up 21 points, 14 rebounds and four assists for the White Mules. Katie McCabe notched 12 points and 14 rebounds.

Middlebury (11-13) 66

McVary 6-5-17, Verzose 4-2-14, Fisher 4-2-13, Young 2-2-6, Carlson 2-4-9, Goodman 1-0-2, Kelleher 0-1-1, Harrington 1-0-3, Weissman 0-1-1, Bard

Colby (6-17) 59

Wohl 4-3-13, Riley, Rice 3-0-6, Bonner 10-1-21, McCabe 6-0-12, Chanin, Harris, Davis 3-1-7

3-pt. goals: Verzosa 4, Fisher 3, Carlson, Harrington; Wohl 2

Halftime: Middlebury 29-25

UM-Machias 62, Fisher 45

At Machias, Miranda Richardson netted 15 points as the Clippers earned the win Sunday.

Sara Ricker notched 12 points and Alyssa LaRochelle 10 for UMaine-Machias.

Melissa Anaya led all scorers with 16 for Fisher College of Boston.

Fisher 45

Anaya 6-0-16, Andrave 3-4-10, Spencer 3-1-7, Romeus 2-4-8, Roberts 1-0-2, Monteiro 0-2-2

UM-Machias 62

LaRochelle 4-2-10, Richardson 6-3-15, Ricker 5-3-12, Rich 0-2-2, Apatu 2-0-4, Porteus, Qualey 1-1-3, Weller 4-0-8, Smith 3-0-6, Heller, Wells 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Anaya 4

Halftime: UM-Machias 35-14

Maine Maritime 67, Husson 60

Gracie scores 1,00th point

At Castine on Saturday, Julia Knights racked up 25 points and three steals as the Mariners avenged a two-point loss at the hands of the Eagles earlier this season.

Alyssa Burns tallied 16 points and 12 rebounds and Shelly Gott 10 points for Maine Maritime Academy.

Holly Gracie scored her 1,000th career point for Husson of Bangor. She finished with 22 points. Annie McIntosh added 18.

Husson (12-10) 60

Hartshorn, Ballard 2-1-6, Murray 2-2-8, Merchant 1-1-4, Melcher, Noyes 0-2-2, Gracie 5-9-22, McIntosh 8-2-18, McIntyre

Maine Maritime (19-3) 67

Moore 0-1-1, Grant, Leeman, Marshall 2-0-4, Burns 3-10-16, Jones, Johnson 1-0-2, Gott 3-3-10, Hayden 2-0-4, Clapham 1-0-3, Freeman, Knights 7-9-25, Parker 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Gracie 3, Murray 2, Merchant, Ballard; Knights 2, Clapham, Gott

Halftime: Maine Maritime 31-21

Southern Maine wins twice

(Sunday’s Game)

Southern Maine (21-2) 87

Marble 7-8-22, Jones 7-3-19, Myles 6-2-14, Sibley 6-2-15, Frost 1-2-4, Ly. Welch, Cowing 1-2-4, Thibaudeau, Bryant, Ross 0-1-1, Sylvain 1-0-2, Martin, Kynoch 2-0-4, Li. Welch, Krause 1-0-2, Samuelson

Eastern Connecticut (15-8) 62

Mosley 3-1-8, Kline 3-0-6, Marsmarski 4-0-12, Bergeron 0-2-2, McDonald 3-0-6, Bergeron, Gomes, Mander 1-0-3, Shaw, Bruneau 4-1-10, Hutchinson 0-1-1, Jarlonski 1-1-3, Calkins, Durette 2-1-5, Smith 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Jones 2, Myles 2, Sibley; Marsmarski 4, Mosley, Mander, Bruneau

Halftime: Southern Maine 39-28

(Saturday’s Game)

Rhode Island College (9-14) 51

Danieli 3-4-10, Rosen 5-0-10, Angell 1-0-2, Geisler 4-5-13, Nix 3-0-6, St. Amand 2-0-5, Feeney 1-1-3, Shiel, Coughlin, Heard 0-2-2, Van Haverbeke

Southern Maine (20-2) 90

Cowing 2-2-6, Sibley 1-4-7, Marble 4-0-8, Frost 2-2-7, Myles 6-4-18, Ly. Welch 3-0-8, Bryant 2-0-4, Ross 4-0-9, Sylvain 3-0-7, Jones 0-2-2, Martin, Kynoch 4-0-8, Li. Welch 1-0-2, Krausse 2-0-4, Samuelson

3-pt. goals: St. Amand; Myles 2, Ly. Welch 2, Ross, Sylvain, Sibley

Halftime: Southern Maine 37-20

Bowdoin 71, Williams 69

Williams (18-6) 69

Hession 6-3-19, McMahon 0-2-2, Stetson 6-1-15, O’Malley 8-4-20, Miller 3-2-8, de la Torre, Tildsley, Wilk, Gleeson, Lorge 2-1-5

Bowdoin (20-2) 71

Pouravelis 8-1-17, Cummings 1-1-3, Russell, Flaherty 6-8-20, Smith 2-4-9, Loonin 3-0-7, Berne 3-2-9, Watson 2-0-6, Withey, Nickerson

3-pt. goals: Hession 4, Stetson 2; Watson 2, Berne, Loonin, Smith

Halftime: Williams 43-30

Saint Joseph’s splits two games

(Sunday’s Game)

St. Joseph’s (11-11) 48

Blauvelt 6-7-19, Tetrault 3-3-10, Dumais 3-0-7, Regula 3-1-7, Pelkey 1-2-5, Somma, Rauscher, Coffin, Farrell, Lint

U -New England (11-11) 59

St. Hilaire 6-3-15, Peterson 5-0-10, Hesketh 4-0-8, Weston 3-1-7, Morin 2-3-7, Bailey 3-0-6, Ouellette 2-0-4, McKinnon 1-0-2, Rutherford, Royer, Robbins

3-pt. goals: Pelkey, Dumais, Tetrault

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 29-26

(Saturday’s Game)

Green Mountain (8-11) 50

Harwood 4-0-9, Brechue 2-0-4, Blakely 0-1-1, Raiche 3-0-6, Thompson 2-0-4, DeLaMater 5-0-14, Parsons 4-0-8, Pechacek 0-2-2, Waycasy 1-0-2

St. Joseph’s (10-10) 79

Regula 5-0-10, Pelkey 3-6-14, Tetrault 1-1-3, Dumais 1-2-4, Blauvelt 9-3-21, Coffin 2-2-7, Somma, Drown, Foscaldo 1-0-3, Rauscher 3-0-8, Farrell 2-0-4, Ahern, Lint 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: DeLaMater 4, Harwood; Pelkey 2, Rauscher 2, Foscaldo

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 38-27