BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College Polar Bears outscored Emmanuel 39-25 in the second half to pull away for their eighth consecutive victory this season and their 61st straight win at home, 74-53, in women’s basketball action Saturday.

Eileen Flaherty poured in 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Bowdoin. Marisa Berne and Jill Anelauskas contributed 12 and 10 points, respectively.

LaTeisha Johnson paced Emmanuel with 16 points.

Emmanuel (6-4) 53

Bushman 3-1-10, Paez 4-3-14, Forbes 1-0-2, McCoy 1-1-3, Johnson 8-0-16, Parker, Esteves, King, Furtney 1-0-2, Gallant, Fonseca 1-0-2, Wenz 0-2-2, Mooney, Brice 1-0-2

Bowdon (11-1) 74

Loonin 2-1-6, Pouravelis 3-1-7, Cummings 0-4-4, Berne 5-0-12, Flaherty 11-6-28, Anelauskas 4-2-10, Kaubris 1-1-3, Russell, Watson 1-0-2, Withey 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Bushman 3, Paez 3; Loonin, Berne 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 35-28

Colby 53, UM-Presque Isle 43

At Presque Isle on Saturday, Katie McCabe scored 18 points to carry Colby College of Waterville to a nonleague victory over the Owls.

Kate Emery tallied 12 points for the 5-6 White Mules. Laura Williamson added 10.

UMaine-Presque Isle slipped to 5-3.

So. Maine 90, W. Connecticut 39

At Gorham on Saturday, the Huskies built a 29-point halftime lead and didn’t look back.

Katie Sibley paced Southern maine with 16 points, while Ashley Marble provided 13 and Katie Frost added 10.

Nia Harmon led Western Connecticut with 12 points.

Western Connecticut (4-7) 39

Greenwood 1-0-2, Roberts, Downing 0-2-2, Kancler 2-1-6, Stevens 4-1-9, McGhee, Flacke, Grant, Minotti 1-0-3, Garvin 1-1-3, Henry 1-0-2, Harmon 5-2-12

Southern Maine (12-1) 90

Cowing 1-3-5, Sibley 6-0-16, Marble 6-1-13, Frost 3-2-11, Myles 2-1-5, Lin. Welch 2-0-4, Thibaudeau 1-2-4, Patti, Ross 1-2-4, Sylvain 1-1-4, Kent 1-2-4, Kynoch 2-0-5, Santa Fe 1-3-5, Lis. Welch, Samuelson

3-pt. goals: Kancler, Minotti; Sibley 4, Frost 3, Sylvain, Kynoch

Halftime: Southern Maine 43-14

UMF 81, Plymouth State 66

At Farmington on Sunday, Kari Simpson scored 19 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, blocked five shots and had five steals to lead the University of Maine-Farmington to the victory.

Karen Sirois chipped in with 23 points and Melissa Sawyer added 19.

Kaitlin Linehan paced Plymouth State with 17 points.

Plymouth State (4-5) 66

DePalo, MacDonald 2-0-5, Chiles 1-0-2, White 1-4-7, Mahoney 5-2-15, Hardiman 1-0-2, Ferguson 1-3-5, Morin 3-2-9, Susat 1-0-2, Thomas 1-0-2, Linehan 7-1-17

UM-Farmington (6-2) 81

Bryne 2-2-6, Boyd 1-1-3, Cyr 1-1-3, Rideout 1-0-2, Wiley 0-2-2, Simpson 8-1-19, Johnson 1-0-2, Porter 0-2-2, Sawyer 6-7-19, Sirois 8-6-23, Berry

3-pt. goals: MacDonald, White, Mahoney 3, Morin, Linehan 2; Simpson 2, Sirois

Halftime: UMF 36-30

Men’s basketball

Thomas 89, UM-Presque Isle 69

At Presque Isle, James Godley scored 34 points to lead Thomas College of Waterville past the University of Maine- Presque Isle on Sunday.

Madeian Aecio chipped in with 16 points for the Terriers and Adam Blodgett added 11.

Brett Miles led the Owls with 25 points and Mike Sandoval scored 11.

Thomas (2-9) 89

Godley 10-14-34, Grappi 2-3-8, Lopez 3-0-7, Aecio 6-4-16, Beal 1-2-4, Berry 1-1-4, DePalmer 1-0-2, Blodgett 4-3-11, Mechian 1-1-3, Mitchell, Little, Raton

UM-Presque Isle (1-12) 69

Hodgdon 2-0-4, Miles 7-6-25, Sandoval 5-0-11, Cooley 3-0-6, Adams 2-3-7, Lamoreau 1-0-2, Wire 2-2-6, Kline 1-2-4, Engroff 1-2-4, Ouellette, Campbell

3-pt. goals: Grappi, Lopez, Berry; Miles 5, Sandoval

Halftime: Thomas 48-33

Vermont Tech. 76, EMCC 55

At Johnston Gym in Bangor, Click Agnew scored 18 points to help lead Vermont Technical College past Eastern Maine Community College on Sunday.

Jack Clough scored 16 points for Vermont Tech and Bryan Gillian added 11 points.

Tyler Erickson led the Golden Eagles with 16 points. Bruce Boyington scored 13 points and Miles Lindhal had 10.

Vermont Technical College 76

Gillian 4-3-11, Crawford 2-0-5, Traft 3-0-6, Oliver 3-0-6, Smith 1-0-2, Trudell 1-0-2, Lynch 2-0-5, Bjorn 2-0-5, Agnew 9-0-18, Clough 8-0-16, Doughue

Eastern Maine CC 55

Erickson 8-0-16, Keezer 1-0-3, Boyington 5-2-13, O. Lindhal 2-0-4, Kochendoerfer 2-1-5, Corbin 1-0-2, M. Lindhal 3-2-10, Weaver 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Crawford, Lynch, Bjorn; M. Lindhal 2, Keezer, Boyington

Halftime: Vermont Tech. 35-23

USM 75, Western Connecticut 70

At Gorham, Josh Daniels scored 31 points to help push the University of Southern Maine to victory on Saturday.

Bill Hardwick scored 13 points for the Huskies and Andy Frost had 11 points, five steals, and four assists.

Greg Cole led Western Connecticut with 20 points and Jason Barnett had 12 points and 10 rebounds.

Western Connecticut (7-5) 70

Robinson 2-0-4, Cole 8-1-20, Norfleet 3-1-7, Barnett 5-2-12, Peluso 4-1-9, Kendall 2-1-5, Procino 3-0-6, Snell 1-2-5, Mann 0-2-2

Univ. of Southern Maine (8-5) 75

Frost 4-3-11, Oakley 3-0-6, Hebert 3-0-6, McKinnell 0-1-1, Hardwick 3-7-13, Daniels 11-5-31, O’Neill 1-0-2, Phillips 1-0-3, Coppenwrath 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Cole 3, Snell; Daniels 4, Phillips

Halftime: Southern Maine 31-28

Bates 73, Colby 69 (OT)

At Lewiston, junior Zak Ray scored nine points in the last 63 seconds of regulation to force overtime and help lead Bates past Colby on Saturday.

Rob Stockwell scored 16 points for the Bobcats as Bryan Wholey and Ray both added 15 points.

Drew Cohen led the White Mules of Waterville with 17 points. Nick Farrell and Nate Dick each had 14 points and Mark Gaudet scored 12.

Colby College (5-7) 69

Cohen 4-9-17, Farrell 5-1-14, Dick 5-0-14, Gaudet 5-0-12, Simpson 3-0-8, Decker 1-0-2, Bandi 0-2-2

Bates College (9-2) 73

Stockwell 7-0-16, Wholey 6-0-15, Ray 5-3-15, Halloran 3-0-9, Place 2-0-5, Cahill 1-2-5, Chudomel 2-0-4, Westhuis 0-2-2, Taylor 1-0-2, Lattimer

3-pt. goals: Dick 4, Farrell 3, Simpson 2, Gaudet 2; Wholey 3, Halloran 3, Stockwell 2, Ray 2, Cahill, Place

Halftime: Colby 32-27

Bowdoin 84, UM-Farmington 71

At Brunswick, Andrew Hippert scored 22 points to help push Bowdoin past the University of Maine-Farmington on Saturday.

Kevin Bradley added 16 points and 10 assists for the Polar Bears and Andrew Sargeantson had 16 points and four blocks. Kyle Petrie had eight points, four assists, and four steals.

Sean Fry led the Beavers with 18 points, Matt St. John scored 14 points and Travis Magnusson had 10 points and seven assists.

UM-Farmington (5-1) 71

Magnusson 2-4-10, St. John 5-0-14, Fry 6-0-18, Labrie 4-0-8, Carrier 4-0-8, Nichols 2-0-4, Hutchinson 1-0-2, McIver 2-3-7, Jones, Gallant, Tracy, Kerschner, Drillen

Bowdoin College (7-4) 84

Petrie 2-4-8, Sargeantson 8-0-16, Hippert 6-7-22, Bradley 5-2-16, Fliegel 1-5-7, Lane 2-0-4, Jackson 3-2-9, Arbour 0-2-2, Ordway, Goodridge

3-pt. goals: Fry 6, St. John 4, Magnusson 2; Bradley 4, Hippert 3, Jackson

Halftime: Bowdoin 35-33