Bates, Bowdoin, USM in ‘Sweet 16’ Huskies, Bobcats to play at Gorham

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Bowdoin College of Brunswick, Bates College of Lewiston and the University of Southern Maine of Gorham all advanced to the NCAA Division III women’s basketball “Sweet 16” with second-round victories Saturday.

The Polar Bears handled Alvernia College (Pa.) 69-46, the Bobcats downed Emmanuel College of Boston 83-64 and the Huskies edged Ithaca College (N.Y.) 55-53.

USM has been named a host site for the Sectionals (Rounds 3 and 4) and will entertain Bates on Saturday.

Bowdoin travels to the University of Scranton, where it will play William Smith (N.Y.) on Saturday.

Bowdoin 69, Alvernia 46

At Brunswick, second-ranked Bowdoin won its 55th straight home game while clinching its fifth consecutive Sweet 16 appearance.

Eileen Flaherty paced the winners with 25 points and nine rebounds, while Justine Pouravelis provided 14 points and seven rebounds and Marisa Berne added 11 points. Benton’s Erika Nickerson chipped in with six points and nine rebounds.

Berne hit two 3-pointers and a layup during a 10-0 first-half run that put the Polar Bears in charge. Bowdoin outrebounded Alvernia 51-33.

Kacie Androsko led Alvernia with 11 points and 11 rebounds.

Alvernia (24-6) 46

McIntyre 1-2-5, Reinhart 3-0-7, Fortna 1-0-2, O’Gurek 1-3-5, Androsko 4-3-11, Knarr, Higgs, Davis 1-0-2, Shrawder 3-1-10, Kennedy 1-0-2, Gholston 1-0-2

Bowdoin (25-2) 69

Loonin 1-0-2, Pouravelis 4-6-14, Cummings 0-1-1, Flaherty 8-9-25, Smith 2-0-4, Berne 4-1-11, Russell 2-0-6, Watson, Withey, Leahy, Nickerson 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: McIntyre, Reinhart, Shrawder 3; Berne 2, Russell 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 36-21

Southern Maine 55, Ithaca 52

At Gorham, Megan Myles scored the go-ahead basket on a driving layup with 1:20 remaining on her way to a game-high 25 points, nine rebounds and five steals as the Huskies advanced with their school-record 26th straight win.

Ashley Marble of Topsfield tallied 18 points and nine rebounds for USM.

Stephanie Cleary paced Ithaca with 18 points and seven rebounds.

Ithaca (21-8) 52

Ivansheck 1-0-3, Kelly 5-2-13, Poole 1-0-2, Post 0-2-2, Cleary 8-0-18, Sanvidge 1-2-5, Micho 2-0-4, Brennan 2-0-5

Southern Maine (28-2) 55

Cowing 4-0-9, Sibley 0-1-1, Marble 7-2-18, Frost, Myles 10-5-25, Sylvain, Kynoch 1-0-2, Lin. Welch, Lis. Welch

3-pt. goals: Ivansheck, Kelly, Cleary 2, Sanvidge, Brennan

Halftime: USM 31-28

Bates 83, Emmanuel 64

At Lewiston, Meg Coffin tossed in 21 points and pulled down 18 rebounds to propel the Bobcats to victory.

Olivia Zurek scored 17 points, while Kyla Decato netted 13 and Heather Taylor chipped in with 12.

Paulette Johnson and Katey Wentworth scored 13 and 12 points, respectively, to lead Emmanuel.

Emmanuel (27-3) 64

Bushman 2-0-5, Paez 4-0-10, McCoy 1-0-2, L. Johnson 4-1-9, P. Johnson 5-2-13, Paszko 1-0-2, Sampson 1-0-3, Wentworth 5-0-12, Green 2-2-6, Long, Fonseca, Mooney 1-0-2, Gallant

Bates (25-2) 83

Taylor 5-2-12, Coffin 8-5-21, Barton 1-0-2, Zurek 6-5-17, Hochadel 2-2-6, Fitzgerald 0-2-2, Decato 4-2-13, Buckler, Schouten 2-0-6, Franklin, Hart, Whiting 2-0-4, Blakeley, Kerkian-Winton

3-pt. goals: Bushman, Paez 2, P. Johnson, Sampson, Wentworth 2; Decato 3, Schouten 2

Halftime: Bates 42-30