Nor’easters halt storming Chargers

BIDDEFORD – Nick Farynaz scored 20 points, Isaac Stickney had 17 points and a game-high 15 rebounds, and Mike Floyd had 15 points as the University of New England held off Colby-Sawyer 73-67 in men’s basketball play Tuesday night.

UNE built a 25-point halftime lead before the Chargers rallied.

Steve Belmonte contributed 12 points and a game-high seven assists for the Nor’easters.

David Rosso had a game-high 22 points for Colby-Sawyer, Jon Chaloux had 14, and Andrew Cousins scored 12.

Colby-Sawyer (9-14) 67

Fournier 2-3-7, Murray 1-4-6, Rosso 9-0-22, Cousins 5-1-12, Cousins Szeliga 2-0-4, Lemieux, Cox, Truncellito, Chaloux 5-4-14, Tracy, Clemmer 1-0-2

UNE (5-19) 73

Belmonte 3-4-12, Floyd 4-6-15, Farynaz 5-7-20, Stickney 6-2-17, Button 2-2-6, Van Deusen, Marriott, Field 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Rosso 4, Chaloux 4, Fournier 3, Cousins; Farynaz 3, Belmonte 2, Stickney 2, Floyd

Halftime: UNE 34-20

Women’s basketball

Colby-Sawyer 54, UNE 46

At Biddeford, the Chargers used an 8-0 second-half run to break the game open and win their eighth straight.

Emma Pasquale had 13 points and eight rebounds, both game-highs, for Colby-Sawyer.

Marissa Hesketh’s 12 points and Sara Pelkey’s 10 paced the University of New England, and Katie Diggins had seven rebounds.

Colby-Sawyer (19-4) 54

Beaton 1-4-7, Hebert 3-2-9, Pasquale 5-3-13, Surette 2-5-9, Naughton 1-2-4, Romanko 1-0-2, Callahan 1-0-2, Duffy 3-2-8, Valle

UNE (11-13) 46

Beisswanger, Gamache, Pelkey 4-2-10, Weston 0-2-2, Diggins 1-3-5, St. Hilaire 1-1-3, Wyand 3-2-9, Ouellette 0-1-1, Morin, Hesketh 5-2-12, Linnell 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Beaton, Hebert; Wyand

Halftime: Colby-Sawyer 25-19