KEENE, N.H. – Bri Barnes scored a game-high 23 points to lead Keene State college to its ninth straight win, a 62-50 decision over the University of Southern Maine women Saturday afternoon.
The victory snapped an 18-game win streak for fourth-ranked USM, which dropped its first Little East Conference game since 2001.
The USM Huskies, now 22-2 overall and 13-1 in the LEC, had won 75 straight against LEC opponents.
Lindsey Welch of Newport led the Huskies with 13 points and five rebounds. Senior forward Ashley Marble of Topsfield had her 45th career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Southern Maine (22-2) 62
Welch 5-1-13, Paradis, Marble 4-2-12, Kent 0-4-4, Santa Fe 0-7-7, Ross 2-3-8, Johnson, MacDonald, Arsenault, O’Tash 3-0-6, Samuelson
Keene State (19-5) 50
Boudreau 3-1-8, Degou 2-3-9, Begnoche 3-0-6, Barnes 7-5-23, Jamiel 1-3-5, Simmler 0-1-1, Sapp, Kinney 2-2-6, Johannesen 0-4-4
3-pt. goals: Marble 2, Welch 2, Ross; Barnes 4, Degou 2, Boudreau
Halftime: Keene State 30-20
Bowdoin 61, Trinity 50
At Brunswick Saturday, Bowdoin used a 10-2 run early in the second half to pull away from Trinity and advance to the NESCAC tournament semifinals.
Eileen Flaherty netted 19 points for the top-seeded Polar Bears. Julia Loonin chipped in with 12 points and Alexa Kaubris added 11. Jill Anelauskas pulled down 10 rebounds and notched three steals.
Sarah Cox led the way for Trinity with 14 points and 12 rebounds and Catherine Maher added 12 points.
Trinity (12-12) 50
Cox 6-2-14, Maher 5-0-12, Donie 1-4-6, Sims, Card 4-0-8, Liska 0-2-2, Arnstein 1-1-4, Kearns, Doyle 1-0-2, Dwyer 1-0-2
Bowdoin (24-1) 61
Anelauskas 1-0-2, Loonin 2-6-12, Cummings 0-4-4, Kaubris 3-5-11, Flaherty 5-8-19, Noucas 1-1-4, Hynes 0-1-1, Cote 2-1-6, Leahy, Rubega 1-0-2
3-pt. goals: Maher 2, Arnstein; Loonin 2, Flaherty, Noucas, Cote
Halftime: Bowdoin 24-17
U-New England 64, Gordon 39
At Wenham, Mass. Saturday, Alli Gamache tallied 18 points, four assists and three steals to lead the University of New England past Gordon College.
Katie Diggins added 13 points and Marissa Hesketh contributed 10 points.
Amy Dodd tossed in 21 points for Gordon College.
University of New England (12-13) 64
Pelkey 2-3-7, Diggins 5-3-13, Gamache 7-0-18, Weston, Hesketh 5-0-10, St. Hilaire 2-1-5, Beisswanger, Wyand 2-0-4, Weston, Bailey, Morin 1-0-2, Linnell 1-0-2, Robbins, White 1-1-3
Gordon (5-20) 39
Carroll 3-0-6, Phipps 1-2-4, Dodd 6-6-21, Huseland, Ytzen 1-2-4, Levinsky, Marsden, Bourgeois, Records 2-0-4
3-pt. goals: Gamache 4; Dodd 3
Halftime: U-New England 30-19
Husson 81, Bay Path 41
At Bangor Saturday, Crystal Martin recorded 14 points, 5 rebounds, five steals and three assists to lead Husson past Bay Path.
With the victory, head coach Kissy Walker reaches 300-career wins.
Jodie Merchant added 14 points and four assists and Carmen Ballard finished with 11 points. Annie McIntosh pulled down 13 rebounds for the Eagles.
Jessica Hunt notched 17 points and seven rebounds for Bay Path.
Bay Path 41
Bielunis 3-1-8, Hunt 5-7-17, Wright, Falkenberg 2-0-4, Ordyna 3-3-9, Hanrahan, Rodrigue 0-2-2
Husson 81
Martin 6-2-14, Ballard 3-4-11, Merchant 6-1-14, Barden 1-2-5, McIntosh 3-0-6, Pickering 3-0-6, Wickstrom 2-0-6, Winters, Richards 1-0-2, Barnes 1-0-2, Rollins 2-0-4, Dow, Al. Bragdon 0-3-3, As. Bragdon 2-2-6, Plourde 0-2-2
3-pt. goals: Bielunis; Wickstrom 2, Ballard, Merchant, Barden
Halftime: Husson 43-21
Saint Joseph’s 70, UMFK 58
At Standish Saturday, Saint Joseph’s College held off a 48 point explosion by the University of Maine Fort Kent in the second half to hang on for the win.
Katey Kamal scored 14 points off the bench and fellow reserve Marie Lint added 10 points and five rebounds for the Monks. Megan Farrell notched 10 points and seven rebounds.
Nicole Corbin netted 21 points, including six three-pointers for the Bengals. Dana Lemon recorded 16 points and Amanda Davis tallied 14.
UM-Fort Kent (10-16) 58
Corbin 7-1-21, Lemon 4-8-16, Bassue 0-1-1, Weatherhead, Ames 2-2-6, Davis 5-4-14, Hartman
Saint Joseph’s (9-13) 70
Ludwig 4-0-8, Coutu 1-0-2, Freeman 3-0-7, Bowen 4-0-9, Farrell 3-4-10, Miner 2-0-4, Brett 1-0-2, Banks, Morrison, Kamal 6-2-14, Willette 1-0-2, Fitzmaurioe, Enright 1-0-2, Lint 5-0-10
3-pt. goals: Corbin 6; Freeman, Bowen
Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 34-10
Bates 63, Amherst 53
At Lewiston Saturday, Bates College opened up the second half with a 9-0 run to pull away for the win and advance to the NESCAC tournament semifinals.
Katie Franklin led the way with 15 points on five three-pointers for the Bobcats. Sarah Barton and Matia Kostakis each tallied 11 points apiece.
Shaina Pollack netted 12 points for Amherst.
Amherst (12-13) 53
Swensen 2-0-4, O’Loughlin 3-0-8, Muller 4-0-9, Reiff 4-0-8, Roesch 2-0-5, Pollack 5-0-12, Johnston 2-2-7, Harik, Otiano
Bates (15-9) 63
Barton 4-2-11, Fitzgerald 1-0-3, Beckwith 4-0-9, Kostakis 5-0-11, Franklin 5-0-15, Goodridge, Yanofsky 2-1-5, Carroll 2-1-6, Lanchantin 2-0-4
3-pt. goals: O’Laughlin 2, Pollack 2, Muller, Roesch, Johnston; Franklin 5, Barton, Fitzgerald, Kostakis, Carroll
Halftime: Bates 34-32
UMPI 57, Saint Joseph’s 56
At Standish Sunday, Erica Davis tallied 24 points, six rebounds and four steals as the University of Maine Presque Isle held on for the win.
Leah Joy chipped in seven points, six assists and four rebounds for the Owls.
Marie Lint had 10 points and Alysn Ludwig notched five points, six assists and three steals for the Monks.
UM-Presque Isle (15-6) 57
Davis 8-8-24, Joy 2-3-7, Wecott 2-1-5, Brooker 2-0-4, Lenentine 3-0-6, Phillips, Sloat 1-0-2, Russell 2-0-4, Maynard, Epright 2-1-5
Saint Joseph’s (9-14) 56
Ludwig 2-1-5, Freeman 1-2-4, Morrison, Bowen 4-1-9, Farrell 4-0-9, Coutu, Miner 4-0-8, Banks 1-0-2, Kamal 4-0-8, Willette 0-1-1, Lint 5-0-10
3-pt. goals: Farrell
Halftime: UM-Presque Isle 29-28
NHTI 53, SMCC 47
At South Portland, New Hampshire Technical College scored with 40 seconds remaining to them ahead for good as they beat Southern Maine Community College 53-47 in the championship game of the Yankee Small College Conference Tournament.
Jen Roy led the Capitals with 16 points and 13 rebounds and was voted Tournament MVP.
For the Seawolves, Eilzabeth Oulette scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, and was voted Tournament Offense Player.
Southern Maine C.C. (14-10) 47
McGovern 2-0-4, Bennett 1-5-7, Best 1-1-3, Greene 1-2-5, Millett 0-1-1, LaFrance 1-0-2, LaHaye 1-0-2, Trundy 2-0-4, Oullette 9-1-19
New Hampshire T.I. (23-4) 53
Peak 3-2-8, Roy 6-4-16, McKeen 1-4-6, Gray 1-1-3, Murphy 3-1-7, Smith 3-0-9, Manifold 2-0-4, Griffin
3-pt. goals: Greene; Smith 3
Halftime: Southern Maine 23-19
MMA 78, Wheelock 38
At Castine, Julia Knights led the Lady Mariners with 17 points and 7 rebounds to help Maine Maritime defeat Wheelock on Saturday.
Shelley Gott-Stilwell added 15 points, 4 assists, and 4 steals, and Alyssa Burns chipped in scored 13 points and adding 10 rebounds. Katie Quimby was also in the double figure scores and added 10 points.
Samantha Cummings had a game-high 18 points for Wheelock.
Wheelock (1-24) 38
Cummings 9-0-18, Ordile 3-2-8, Brown 1-0-3, Casey 1-1-3, O’Connor, Maxon, Woodley, Leveille 1-0-2, Cook 1-2-4
Maine Maritime (23-2) 78
Moore 3-0-9, Burns 5-3-13, Gott-Stilwell 5-3-15, Hayden 1-1-3, Knights 6-3-17, Laney, Leeman 3-0-7, Eiane, Provencher 1-0-3, Quimby 4-0-10, Miller 0-1-1
3-pt. goals: Brown; Moore 3, Gott-Stilwell 2, Knights 2, Leeman, Provencher, Quimby 2
Halftime: Maine Maritime 44-18
UMF 81, Mount Ida 58
At Newton, Mass., Kari Simpson of Wells scored 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to lead the University of Maine-Farmington Saturday.
The UMF Beavers finished the regular season with a 17-0 North Atlantic Conference record. The Beavers put the game away with a 23-0 scoring run from the end of the first half into the early minutes of the second.
Steph Bossie of Winslow scored 11 points and Karen Sirois of Augusta had nine.
Adrienne Xenos scored 20 for the Mustangs.
UM-Farmington (22-3) 81
Porter 1-4-6, Byrne 1-1-3, Simpson 9-0-19, Laflin 7-3-17, Sirois 2-4-9, Boyd, Page 1-3-6, Wiley 3-0-8, Johnson 1-0-2, Bossie 4-3-11, Brown
Mount Ida (10-15) 58
Ring 5-0-10, Xenos 9-2-20, Parisi 3-0-6, McLear 3-0-6, Santos 0-1-1, Burgess 3-0-7, Hogan, Hickey 1-0-3, Casimiro 2-0-5
3-pt. goals: Wiley 2, Simpson, Sirois, Page; Burgess, Hickey, Casimiro
Halftime: UMF 40-33
Thomas 61, Mount Ida 59
At Newton, Mass., Saturday, senior forward Amanda Godley had 16 points and eight rebounds, but more importantly hit two free throws in the last minute to give Thomas College the win.
For the Terriers, Lea McNary had 13 points and Amy Miles added 10.
Crystal Burgess led the Mustangs with 19 points. Adrienne Xenos had 14 points and 10 rebounds. Kristin Santos scored 10.
Thomas (14-10) 62
Godley 4-7-16, Miles 3-10, McNary 5-2-13, Drosdik 3-1-9, Demers 4-0-9, Nassetta, Morin 1-0-2, St. George 1-0-2, Denbow
Mount Ida (10-14) 50
Ring 3-2-8, Xenos 5-4-14, Parisi 0-2-2, McLear 2-0-4, Santos 5-0-12, Burgess 7-2-19, Hickey, Casimiro
3-pt. goals: Miles 2, Drosdik 2, Godley, McNary, Demers; Burgess 3, Santos 2
Halftime: Thomas 31-30
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