Marble paces Huskies to victory

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GORHAM – Ashley Marble had 14 points and 14 rebounds to lead the fourth-ranked University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 70-57 women’s college basketball win over Husson College of Bangor Wednesday.

It was the 11th consecutive double-double for Topsfield native Marble, who became the first USM player to score 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds in a career.

Angela Santa Fe scored 16 points for the Huskies, who have won 15 straight this season and extended their home win streak to 62 games.

Carmen Ballard led the Eagles with 12 points. Chere Wickstrom and Jenny Rollins each scored 11.

Husson (7-11) 57

Ballard 5-0-12, Merchant 1-0-3, Barden 1-0-3, McIntosh 2-3-7, Wickstrom 3-2-11, Richards 0-1-1, Archer 1-0-2, Rollins 5-0-11, Dow 1-0-2, Plourde 2-0-5, Martin, Winters, Barnes, Hichborn, Al. Bragdon, As. Bragdon

Southern Maine (18-1) 70

Welch 3-0-7, Paradis 2-0-4, Marble 4-4-14, Kent 1-6-9, Santa Fe 7-2-16, Patti 1-0-3, Johnson 3-2-8, MacDonald 0-1-1, Samuelson 4-0-8, Ross, Violette, O’Tash, Millington

3-pt. goals: Wickstrom 3, Ballard 2, Merchant, Barden, Rollins, Plourde; Marble 2, Welch, Kent, Patti

Halftime: Southern Maine 34-21

UM-Farmington 76, Colby 48

At Farmington, Caitlyn Laflin scored 18 points to lead the University of Maine at Farmington to the win over Colby College of Waterville.

Kari Simpson added 17 points for the Beavers.

Lauren Duval led the Mules with 13 points and Alison Cappelloni chipped in 12 points and eight rebounds.

Colby College (5-14) 48

Duval 6-1-13, Cappelloni 3-4-12, McCabe 4-0-8, Rice 3-0-6, Williams 1-0-3, Roshbash 1-0-2, Williams 1-0-2, Bartley 1-0-2, Riley, Nale, Nicholson

UMaine-Farmington (15-3) 76

Laflin 8-2-18, Simpson 6-4-17, Bossie 4-3-11, Porter 3-1-9, Boyd 2-1-7, Sirois 1-4-7, Johnson 1-1-3, Wiley 1-0-2, Byrne 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Cappelloni 2, Williams; Boyd 2, Porter 2, Simpson, Sirois

Halftime: UM-Farmington 32-19

Men’s basketball

UM-Fort Kent 87, UMPI 85

At Presque Isle, Hamill Bassue had 20 points and 14 rebounds to lift the University of Maine-Fort Kent to a Sunrise Conference victory over UM-Presque Isle.

Jimmy Lopez led the Bengals with 21 points. Rytis Kriunas scored 11 points and Yair Gal added 10 points.

Michael Sandoval’s 17 points paced the Owls and Travis Hovey added 16 points. Anthony Wingate and Mike Latchford scored 14 points apiece.

UMaine-Fort Kent 87

Kriunas 3-3-11, Bassue 5-9-20, Gal 4-2-10, Lopez 8-3-21, Akstinas 1-2-4, Gaines 2-2-7, Nagradic 3-2-8, Parker 2-2-6, Allen, Myers, Brad

UMaine-Presque Isle 85

Wingate 6-1-14, Sandoval 7-0-17, Latchford 7-0-14, Hovey 7-1-16, Wire 3-0-7, Levasseur 1-2-4, Edgecomb 3-1-8, Espinoza 1-0-2, McIntosh 1-0-3, Engroff, Hibbard

3-pt. goals: Kriunas 2, Lopez 2, Bassue, Gaines; Sandoval 3, Wingate, Hovey, Wire, Edgecomb, McIntosh

Halftime: UM-Presque Isle 45-42

Colby 70, UM-Farmington 53

At Farmington, Nick Farrell scored 23 points to lead Colby College of Waterville past the University of Maine at Farmington.

Drew Cohen added 20 points for the Mules.

Isaac Hutchinson led the Beavers with 12 points and Ted Neil totaled 11 points.

Colby College (11-10) 70

Farrell 9-2-23, Cohen 9-2-20, Simpson 3-0-8, Choice 2-3-7, Cutrone 2-0-4, Gaudet 1-0-3, Planeta 0-1-1

UMaine-Farmington (8-11) 53

Hutchinson 3-5-12, Neil 5-0-11, St. John 2-0-6, Lelansky 2-0-6, Fry 2-0-5, Howell 2-0-4, Tanguay 1-2-4, Tracy 1-0-3, Labrie 1-0-2, Nichols

3-pt. goals: Farrell 3, Simpson 2, Gaudet; St. John 2, Lelansky 2, Hutchinson, Tracy 2, Neil, Fry

Halftime: UM-Farmington 27-26