60-foot buzzer-beater gives Monks victory

WATERVILLE – Eric Friend hit a 60-foot shot at the buzzer as the Monks of Standish stunned host Colby College and pulled out an 85-83 men’s basketball victory Thursday night.

Colby had led 77-70 with 1:21 to go, but St. Joseph’s pulled ahead 82-80 with seven seconds remaining on an Alberto Rue 3-pointer.

The Mules’ Mark Gaudet was fouled attempting a 3 with 0.9 seconds left and made all three free throws to put Colby up one.

Friend then took the inbounds and, without dribbling, fired up the game winner.

Friend and Elbie Murphy each scored 20 points to pace the Monks. Rue added 13 points, and Raymond Eatmon had 12.

Artie Cutrone topped the Mules with 24 points, Michael Russell and Mac Simpson had 15 each and Adam Choice 11.

St. Joseph’s (3-4) 85

Vachon 2-2-6, Murphy 6-5-20, Eatmon 5-2-12, Friend 9-0-20, Ouellet 1-0-2, Russo, Rue 4-2-13, Savino 0-4-4, Kelley, C. Davis 2-2-6, A. Davis 1-0-2

Colby (7-3) 83

Cutrone 9-4-24, Gaudet 2-3-8, Simpson 5-5-15, Choice 4-2-11, Decker 1-0-2, Sherman 1-0-2, van Loenen 2-0-6, Russell 7-1-15, Planeta

3-pt. goals: Murphy 3, Rue 3, Friend 2

Halftime: Colby 42-39

Women’s basketball

Bates 77, William Paterson 52

At Springfield, Mass., senior Meg Coffin passed the 1,000-point career scoring mark and finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds as the Bobcats rolled to victory in the Naismith Classic.

Val Beckwith chipped in with 17 points for the Bobcats of Lewiston and Matia Kostakis had eight points, nine assists and seven rebounds.

Asia Johnson paced William Paterson with 16 points.

Bates (5-3) 77

Beckwith 5-6-17, Coffin 6-3-15, Yanofsky 4-4-12, Kostakis 4-0-8, Barton 3-0-8, Goodridge 3-0-7, Igoe 2-0-4, Jasinski 2-0-4, Schaefers 1-0-2, Lanchantin, McCall

William Paterson (7-3) 52

Johnson 6-4-16, Brown 3-0-8, Haledjian 3-1-8, Cook 2-06, Philippe 2-0-4, Custis 1-2-4, Longo 1-0-3, Mustapha 1-0-2, Rodriguez 0-1-1, Summers, Miller

3-pt. goals: Barton 2, Goodridge, Beckwith; Brown 2, Coook 2, Longo, H aledjian

Halftime: Bates 32-17