Flaherty gains Bowdoin record Senior sets scoring mark in win

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LEWISTON – Senior Eileen Flaherty set the Bowdoin College career scoring record and helped lead the Bowdoin College Polar Bears to a 58-50 women’s basketball win over the Bates College Bobcats Tuesday night.

Flaherty finished with 17 points and passed the previous career record held by Laura Schultz of 1,670 with a layup late in the first half. She also had 13 rebounds for Bowdoin.

Leah Rubega scored 15 points and the Polar Bears and Jill Anelauskas added 10 points.

Val Beckwith led Bates with 11 points and Sarah Barton added 10 rebounds and seven assists.

Bowdoin (20-1) 58

Anelauskas 5-0-10, Kaubris 3-0-6, Flaherty 5-6-17, Cote 2-0-5, Berne 1-2-5, Rubega 6-3-15, Loonin, Cummings, Noucas, Hynes

Bates (11-8) 50

Barton 3-0-7, Beckwith 4-2-11, Kostakis 3-2-8, Franklin 3-0-7, Goodridge 2-0-6, Yanofsky 2-0-4, Lanchantin 1-0-2, Schaefers 1-3-5, Fitzgerald

3-pt. goals: Flaherty, Cote, Berne; Goodridge 2, Barton, Beckwith, Franklin

Halftime: Bowdoin 30-21

U New England 49, Gordon 48

At Biddeford, Sara Pelkey netted 19 points, including the game-winning free throw with three seconds remaining to lift the University of New England to the win.

Marissa Hesketh chipped in with 12 points for the Nor’Easters.

Amy Dodd led Gordon College with 15 points.

Gordon (5-14) 48

Dodd 5-0-15, Records 1-0-2, Thames 4-3-11, Ytzen 0-4-4, Carroll 3-1-7, Levinsky, Huseland 2-0-6, Phipps 1-1-3

U New England (8-10) 49

Gamache 1-0-3, Pelkey 9-1-19, Weston 1-3-5, Diggins 3-0-6, Hesketh 5-1-12, St. Hilaire, Wyand 0-3-3, Weston, Ouellette, Morin 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Dodd 5, Huseland 2; Gamache, Hesketh

Halftime: U New England 31-27

Men’s basketball

Saint Joseph’s 80, USM 58

At Gorham, Marcus Alexander totaled 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Saint Joseph’s College of Standish to victory over the University of Southern Maine.

Elbie Murphy had 14 points and seven steals for the Monks Chad Pulkkinen and R.J. Mattison scored 14 points apiece.

Troy Gabriele led the Huskies with 11 points and Josh Daniels added 10 points.

Saint Joseph’s (12-5) 80

Murphy 6-2-14, Eatmon 2-0-4, Pulkkinen 5-1-14, Alexander 7-4-19, Mileski 1-1-4, Mattison 6-1-14, Emmons 4-0-8, Ouellet 1-1-3

Southern Maine (6-13) 58

Sewall 2-2-7, Oakley 3-0-8, Daniels 2-6-10, Gooding 2-3-7, Coppenrath 3-1-7, Espinal 0-1-1, Whitaker 3-0-7, Gabriele 3-4-11, Haven, Bastian, Jordan

3-pt. goals: Pulkkinen 3, Alexander, Mileski, Mattison; Oakley 2, Sewall, Whitaker, Gabriele

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 40-29

Gordon 66, UNE 33

At Biddeford, Jon Marstaller scored 14 points to lead Gordon College of Wenham, Mass. past the University of New England.

Mike Floyd led the Nor’easters with 10 points.

Gordon College (14-5) 66

Logan 2-5-10, Trigg 2-0-6, Marstaller 6-2-14, Kaufman 2-0-4, Schnackerber 5-0-10, Bajema 5-0-12, DeLuca 1-0-3, MacDonnell 1-0-2, Herr 1-2-5, Derr, Krass

University of New England (4-15) 33

Belmonte 1-4-6, Floyd 4-2-10, Farynaz 3-0-7, Stickney 1-0-2, Button 0-1-1, O’Dell 1-0-2, Cochran 2-0-5, Van Deusen, Marriott, Field

3-pt. goals: Trigg 2, Bajema 2, Logan, Herr; Farynaz, Cochran

Halftime: Gordon 38-21