Polar Bears knock off Mariners

BRUNSWICK – Eileen Flaherty scored 13 points and had three blocked shots to the push Bowdoin women’s basketball team to its 51st consecutive home victory, a 58-46 win over Maine Maritime Academy.

Alison Smith had 10 points and nine rebounds for Bowdoin. Marisa Berne scored nine points and Katie Cummings had five assists and three steals.

Michelle Gott led the Mariners of Castine with 20 points and Alyssa Burns added 15 points and nine rebounds.

Maine Maritime (19-4) 46

Burns 4-7-15, Gott 7-1-20, Knights 0-1-1, Johnson 1-0-3, Hayden 1-0-2, Parker 2-1-5, Grant, Marshall, Moore, Leeman, Jones, Clapham, Freeman

Bowdoin (21-2) 58

Loonin 3-0-6, Pouravelis 4-0-8, Flaherty 5-3-13, Smith 4-2-10, Russell 0-3-3, Berne 3-2-9, Watson 1-0-3, Nickerson 3-0-6, Cummings, Withey

3-pt. goals: Gott 5, Johnson; Berne, Watson

Halftime: Bowdoin 33-18

Men’s basketball

Saint Joseph’s 81, Thomas 63

At Standish, Steve Monteiro tallied 16 points and nine rebounds as the Monks rolled past the Terriers.

Jon Pratt and Marcus Alexander tossed in 14 points each for Saint Joseph’s and Pat Mileski notched 10 points and 10 rebounds.

James Godley poured in 24 points for Thomas College of Waterville.

Thomas (8-15) 63

Rich, Godley 8-7-24, Grappi 4-1-9, Tucius, Blodgett 2-0-4, Berard, Elrod 1-0-3, Woodbury 2-3-8, Jett, Conrad 1-3-5, DePalmer 3-0-6, Sibley 2-0-4

Saint Joseph’s (11-10) 81

Pulkkinen 3-1-9, Pratt 5-0-14, Alexander 6-2-14, Mileski 4-2-10, Monteiro 5-6-16, LaRoche 2-3-8, Cogswell 1-3-5, Schacht 1-0-2, Moore, Plummer 0-2-2, Castor, Emmons 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Elrod, Woodbury, Godley; Pulkkinen 2, LaRoche

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 42-33