GORHAM – Josalee Danieli, Shannon Kynoch and Becky Dixon each tallied 12 points to power the University of Southern Maine women’s basketball team past Bowdoin College 77-58 in a battle of nationally ranked Division III powers Tuesday night.

Nicole Paradis chipped in with 10 points for the unbeaten Huskies, ranked 12th in the latest D3hoops.com poll.

Alexa Kaubris paced 21st-ranked Bowdoin with 17 points while Jill Anelauskas added 11 points and 11 rebounds for the Polar Bears.

Bowdoin (2-2) 58

Anelauskas 5-1-11, Noucas 1-0-2, Cote 2-3-7, Kaubris 5-5-17, Rubega, Weiss 3-0-7, Bergeron 2-0-6, Sweeney 1-3-5, Leahy 1-0-3

Southern Maine (4-0) 77

Paradis 4-2-10, Ross 1-0-2, Danieli 6-0-12, Kent 2-4-8, Kynoch 4-2-12, DeMillo 2-3-8, Dixon 5-2-12, Johnson 1-0-2, MacDonald, Arsenault 3-0-7, Kristin Violette , Kristi Violette 1-0-2, Hunter 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Kaubris 2-7, Weiss 1-2, Bergeron 2-6, Leahy 1-1; Kynoch 2-4, DeMillo 1-3, Arsenault 1-3

Halftime: USM 40-19

St. Joseph’s 58, Gordon 45

At Standish, Carolyn Freeman scored 16 points to propel Saint Joseph’s College by Gordon College.

Meghan Daigle added 10 points for the Monks.

Sara Schwanke led Gordon College with a game-high 17 points.

Gordon (1-3) 45

Levinsky, Schwanke 8-1-17, Klempel 2-4-8, Records, Carroll 5-2-12, O’Hara 3-2-8, R. Stouff, Bourgeois, K. Stouff

Saint Joseph’s (3-1) 58

Ludwig 3-0-6, Miner 3-0-6, Cartwright 1-0-2, Freeman 5-3-16, Daigle 5-0-10, Drake 1-0-2, Fournier, Jordan 3-2-8, Farrell 1-0-2, Gagnon 1-0-3, Lint 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Freeman 3-11, Gagnon 1-1

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 27-20

Men’s basketball

Bates 63, Endicott 62

At Beverly, Mass., Bryan Wholey and Brian Ellis each scored 19 points to lead the Bates College Bobcats past Endicott College.

Wholey had six rebounds and four steals while Ellis added seven. Chris Wilson of Brewer scored 12 points and dished out three assists while Pat Halloran grabbed eight rebounds.

Samuel Evans had 13 points and 10 rebounds to pace Endicott. Bobby Montrond had 13 points and Gary Corbett had 11.

Bates (1-3) 63

Wilson 3-5-12, Wholey 8-1-19, Ellis 5-7-19, Halloran 1-2-5, O’Keefe 2-1-5, Curley, Place 1-0-3, Hatch, Gallant, Thayer, Wirth

Endicott (1-2) 62

Montrond 3-7-13, Whitelaw 4-0-9, Evans 6-1-13, Burton 2-4-8, Martin 1-2-4, Rhodes, Twiss, Stewart 1-0-3, Corbett 4-0-11, Connor 0-1-1, Galbraith

3-pt. goals: Wholey 2, Ellis 2, Wilson, Halloran, Place; Corbett 3, Stewart, Whitelaw

Halftime: Endicott 31-30

Bowdoin 59, USM 47

At Gorham, Andrew Hippert scored a game-high 19 points to lead Bowdoin College by the University of Southern Maine.

Kyle Jackson added 10 points for the Polar Bears.

Broderic Jones posted 17 points to pace the Huskies while Drew Coppenrath chipped in with 10.

Bowdoin (4-1) 59

Sargeantson 2-1-5, Hauser 2-0-5, Hippert 7-1-19, Jackson 4-2-10, Fliegel 3-0-6, DeFeo, Reid-Sturgis 3-0-6, Schulkin, Sellew 3-0-6, Phillips 1-0-2

Southern Maine (2-2) 47

Gabriele 1-0-2, Daniels 1-0-2, Hebert, Coppenrath 4-1-10, Whitaker 4-0-9, Broomfield 1-0-2, Morgan, Pollock 2-0-5, Jones 6-1-17, Jordan, Hartford

3-pt. goals: Hauser 1-5, Hippert 4-6; Coppenrath 1-2, Whitaker 1-5, Pollock 1-2, Jones 4-10

Halftime: Southern Maine 28-21