Mules win, earn berth in playoffs

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WATERVILLE – Drew Cohen had 16 points and 10 rebounds as host Colby upset Williams 67-61 Friday night to clinch a New England Small College Athletic Conference men’s basketball playoff berth.

Nick Farrell added 15 points and six rebounds for the Mules, while Mark Gaudet of Bingham scored 12 points, and Andrew Jenkins of Gorham and Mac Simpson of Casco had 10 points each.

Chris Rose paced Williams with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

Williams (17-6) 61

Rose 7-1-20, Newton 2-7-11, Shalvoy 3-0-9, Gibbons 3-2-9, Snyder 2-1-6, Weisbrot 1-0-2, Kuntz 1-0-2, Nelson 1-0-2, Hanifin

Colby (9-13) 67

Cohen 6-4-16, Farrell 6-3-15, Gaudet 4-2-12, Jenkins 4-1-10, Simpson 1-7-10, Dick 2-0-4, Bandi

3-pt. goals: Rose 5, Shalvoy 3, Gibbons, Snyder; Gaudet 2, Simpson, Jenkins

Halftime: Colby 35-33

Amherst 88, Bates 52

At Amherst, Mass., Dan Wheeler scored 21 points to lead ninth-ranked Amherst past Bates.

Bryan Wholey led Bates with 13 points, and Zak Ray of Bangor chipped in with 12. Rob Stockwell added 10 for the Bobcats.

Bates (19-4) 52

Wholey 4-3-13, Ray 4-3-12, Stockwell 5-0-10, Cahill 2-0-6, Halloran 2-0-5, Lattimer 0-1-1, Thayer

Amherst (21-2) 88

Wheeler 8-2-21, Bedford 4-7-16, Olson 5-1-13, Goldsmith 3-0-6, Corrigan 1-3-5, O’Shea 2-1-5, Canocha 1-2-4, Hopkins 1-2-4, Zalaski 1-0-3, Holsey 1-1-3, McLaughlin 1-0-3, Jones 1-0-2, Baskauskas 0-2-2, Coulibaly 0-1-1, Salerno, Wong

3-pt. goals: Cahill 2, Wholey 2, Ray, Halloran; Wheeler 3, Olson 2, Zalaski, Bedford, McLaughlin

Halftime: Amherst 47-25

Women’s basketball

Bowdoin 60, Middlebury 48

At Middlebury Vt., Eileen Flaherty netted 13 points and Marisa Berne and Jill Anelauskas pitched in with 12 apiece as Bowdoin rolled over Middlebury.

Justine Pouravelis added 10 points for the Polar Bears.

Katie Fisher led Middlebury with 10 points.

Bowdoin (19-2) 60

Loonin 1-0-3, Pouravelis 5-0-10, Cummings 1-1-3, Berne 5-0-12, Flaherty 5-3-13, Anelauskas 4-4-12, Noucas, Kaubris 1-0-2, Russell 1-0-3, Watson, Withey 1-0-2

Middlebury (14-9) 48

Hebert 2-0-5, McVary 2-0-4, Verzosa 2-0-4, Fisher 5-0-10, Young 3-1-7, Goodman, Fehsenfeld 2-2-7, Harrington, Callow, Barron 1-0-2, Johnson 2-0-4, Baker 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Loonin, Berne 2, Russell; Hebert, Fehsenfeld

Halftime: Bowdoin 36-21

Williams 61, Colby 31

At Williamstown, Mass., Maggie Miller scored 16 points to lead the Ephs to the victory.

Lauren Duval paced Colby of Waterville with eight points and six rebounds.

Colby (8-14) 31

Duval 4-0-8, Nale 2-0-5, Harris 1-2-4, Williams 1-0-3, Grady 1-1-3, Balboni 1-0-2, Williamson 1-0-2, Nicholson 1-0-2, McCabe 1-0-2, Rosbash, Emery

Williams (20-3) 61

Miller 8-0-16, Hession 5-2-14, Ludwig 4-0-10, Livermore 2-0-4, O’Malley 2-0-4, Stetson 2-0-4, Peterman 2-0-4, Lorge 1-1-3, dela Torre 1-0-2, Tildsley, Pookrum, Wilk

3-pt. goals: Williams, Nale; Hessioni 2, Ludwig 2

Halftime: Williams 25-10