Lopez paces Bengals to win

FORT KENT – Jimmy Lopez scored 21 points to lead the University of Maine-Fort Kent to an 82-63 home-opening win Sunday over the University of Kings College of Halifax, Nova Scotia.

David Gabriel had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Bengals, and Gediminas Sumyla added 11 points and five steals.

Clifton Riley led Kings College with 14 points, and Bannon Morrisey had 13 points and three steals.

Kings College (1-1) 63

Cwajna 3-0-6, Carpenter 3-0-6, Good 2-0-4, Jenson 1-3-5, Morrisey 4-5-13, Balish 3-0-6, Carr 3-3-9, Riley 7-0-14, Adekola, Zed, Spalding, Wiliams, Gamblin, Murphy, Bebbington

UM-Fort Kent (1-0) 82

Bassue 3-1-7, Gal 2-0-5, Sumyla 4-3-11, Lopez 6-6-21, Akstinas 3-0-6, Wood 0-2-2, Nagradic 1-2-4, Myers 0-2-2, Bard 2-0-6, Hyliger 3-0-6, Gabriel 5-2-12, Oliver

3-pt. goals: Carr 3; Lopez 3, Bard 2, Gal

Halftime: UM-Fort Kent 39-26

Women’s basketball

Kings 61, UM-Fort Kent 51

At Fort Kent, Erin Bohan scored 21 points and had six steals to lead Kings College to victory over the University of Maine-Fort Kent on Sunday.

Annie Kingston scored 11 points for Kings, and Leanne Crossman added 10 points. Kaitlin Long had seven steals.

Ashley Ames led the Bengals with 15 points and eight rebounds. Alisa Licata added five assists and six steals.

Kings College 61

Crossman 5-0-10, Milito 1-0-2, Bohan 7-5-21, Long 2-0-5, Kingston 3-3-11, Tatlock 2-0-4, Moore 2-2-6, Church 1-0-2, Finlayson, Donovan, Winslade

UM-Fort Kent 51

Lioata 3-0-7, Garrison 3-0-6, Melton 2-1-5, Ames 5-5-15, Jeffers 1-1-3, Paul 2-0-5, Tracy 1-2-4, Bassue 1-0-2, Waltz 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Bohan 2, Kingston 2, Long; Lioata, Paul

Halftime: Kings 25-23