LEWISTON – Bryan Wholey scored 19 points and Brewer’s Chris Wilson added 13 points and six assists as the Bates College Bobcats edged the Colby College White Mules 71-69 in men’s basketball action Saturday.

The Bobcats earned their eighth straight win.

Two free throws by Bangor’s Alex Gallant gave Bates the lead for good at 63-61 with a little more than five minutes left in the game.

Adam Choice scored 20 points for Colby of Waterville, while Artie Cutrone scored 15 points, Michael Russell had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and Mark Gaudet netted 10 points.

Colby (9-5) 69

Choice 5-8-20, Cutrone 4-6-15, Russell 4-3-11, Gaudet 4-1-10, Decker 2-0-4, Simpson 1-0-3, Haylon 0-2-2, Sherman 1-0-2, Chase 1-0-2, Planeta, van Loenen

Bates (8-3) 71

Wholey 7-4-19, Wilson 5-0-13, Gallant 3-2-8, Ellis 4-0-8, Halloran 2-0-6, Place 2-0-6, Wirth 2-2-6, O’Keefe 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Choice 2, Gaudet, Simpson, Cutrone; Wilson 3, Place 2, Halloran 2, Wholey

Halftime: Bates 36-31

Fisher 80, UMFK 68

At Fort Kent, Louis Williams scored 27 points as Fisher built an 11-point halftime lead and held off a University of Maine at Fort Kent rally.

Jimmy Lopez had 22 points and Hamill Bassue 18 for UMFK. Yair Gal added 11 for the Bengals.

Fisher (3-11) 80

Brown 2-0-4, Rice 3-2-8, Williams 8-11-27, Gaffney 7-1-15, Brown 6-1-13, Kulowitch, Hall 3-2-8, Moore, Holmes 2-1-5, Nance

UM-Fort Kent (4-11) 68

Bassue 7-4-18, Hyliger 2-3-7, Gal 4-2-11, Bard 2-2-7, Lopez 8-4-22, Myers, Nagradic 1-0-3, Sumyla, B. Russo, D. Russo

3-pt. goals: Lopez 2, Gal, Bard, Nagradic

Halftime: Fisher 40-29

Bowdoin 105, UMPI 45

At Brunswick, Darian Reid-Sturgis and Andrew Sargeantson each had double-doubles as the Polar Bears whipped the University of Maine-Presque Isle.

Kyle Jackson scored a game-high 17 points for Bowdoin, while Paul Sellew (16), Reid-Sturgis (14), Mark Phillips (13) and Sargeantson (12) also scored in double figures.

Ronald Spencer led UMPI with 13 points, while James Gregory added 11 and Thomas Wire scored 10.

UM-Presque Isle (1-11) 45

Spencer 5-2-13, Latchford 2-1-5, Wite 4-0-10, Gregory 5-0-11, Stroud 2-0-4, Korhonen 1-0-2, Campbell, Agboola

Bowdoin (11-2) 105

Sargeantson 5-2-12, Hauser 2-0-6, Jackson 6-0-17, Sellew 5-3-16, Fliegel 4-0-8,, DeFeo 3-0-6, Reid-Sturgis 5-4-14, Hebert 2-0-6, Lane 2-3-7, Phillips 4-5-13

3-pt. goals: Wire 2, Spencer, Gregory; Jackson 5, Sellew 3, Hebert 2, Hauser 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 58-19

Maine Maritime 70, UMF 63

At Farmington, Derek DiFrederico scored 24 points and Neil Stewart added 19 as Maine Maritime Academy earned the win.

Sean Fry led UM-Farmington with 18 points and eight rebounds, while Matt St. John scored 16 and Ted Neil added 12.

Maine Maritime (4-7) 70

DiFrederico 6-7-24, Stewart 7-5-19, Paddock 4-1-9, Haskell 2-3-7, Wharff 2-0-6, Manner 2-1-5, Sternbergh,, MulCahy, Ciomei

UM-Farmington (6-6) 63

Fry 7-2-18, St. John 4-4-16, Neil 4-0-12, Hutchinson 2-3-7, Dean 1-2-5, Lelansky 1-0-3, Labrie 1-0-2, Howell, Taylor, Tanguay, Nichols

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 5, Wharff 2; Neil 4, St. John 4, Fry 2, Lelansky, Dean

Halftime: MMA 34-29

Thomas 83, UM-Augusta 72

At Waterville on Sunday, the Terriers made 11 3-point goals en route to their victory over the Moose.

Andrew Duncanson led 5-8 Thomas with 29 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. Michael Burchill added 20 points, while Isaiah Brathwaite had 19 points and 10 rebounds.

Deon Cheers led UMaine-Augusta with 24 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists, while Andrew Rogers had 17 points and 12 rebounds.

Husson 92, Thomas 77

At Waterville on Saturday, Scott Kissinger scored 19 points, including a 5-of-6 effort from beyond the 3-point arc, as Husson of Bangor topped the Terriers.

Brock Bradford added 14 points and eight assists for the 5-5 Eagles, while Nick Henry scored 12 points.

Darrell Alexander paced 4-8 Thomas with a game-high 27 points, while Andrew Duncanson scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds.

USM 76, E. Connecticut 72

At Willimantic, Conn., Drew Copenrath scored 16 points and Jamaal Caterina added 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the University of Southern Maine to victory.

Nick Gooding added 12 points and Foster Oakley 10 for the Huskies.

Southern Maine (5-8) 76

Caterina 3-9-15, Coppenrath 6-2-16, Whitaker 4-0-9, Pollock 3-2-9, Daniels, Oakley 4-0-10, Hebert 1-0-2, Jellison 1-0-3, Gooding -4-4-12

Eastern Connecticut (7-5) 72

Martin 4-4-12, Zalucki 3-3-9, Simmons 10-2-24, Ortiz 6-1-15, Johnson 2-0-6, Willis 1-0-2, Kelley 1-1-4, Roveto, Sawyer

3-pt. goals: Coppenrath 2, Oakley 2, Whitaker, Pollock, Jellison; Simmons 2, Ortiz 2, Johnson 2, Kelley

Halftime: USM 37-31

Women’s basketball

UMFK 87, Fisher 42

At Fort Kent, Dexter’s Ashley Ames had a triple-double with 25 points, 16 rebounds and 10 blocked shots as UMaine-Fort Kent beat Fisher Saturday.

Shir Fuchs added 19 points and Tara Waltz scored a career-high 16 for UMFK.

Tara Beckman led Fisher with 20 points.

Fisher (0-10) 42

Newton 1-0-3, Cuartas, Beckman 5-6-20, Unknown 1-0-3, B. Roberts 3-1-8, S. Roberts 1-2-4, Streeter 1-2-4

UM-Fort Kent (6-7) 87

Licata 3-1-8, Fuchs 6-4-19, Garrison 1-0-2, Corey 1-0-3, Unknown 1-0-2, Tracy 1-0-2, Bassue 1-0-2, Waltz 7-0-16, Ames 11-3-25, Jeffers 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Beckman 4, Newton, Unknown, B. Roberts; Fuchs 3, Waltz 2, Licata, Corey

Halftime: UMFK 53-19

Colby 78, Mitchell 66

At New London, Conn., Saturday, Katie McCabe scored 15 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Colby College White Mules by host Mitchell College.

Abby Harris scored a career-high 16 points off the bench along with eight rebounds for the Mules. Karlyn Adler had 13 points, Meredith Aronson scored 11, and Mary Cummings added 10.

Colby (3-7) 78

Harris 7-2-16, McCabe 5-5-15, Adler 4-2-13, Aronson 3-2-11, Cummings 3-3-10, Kowalski 2-1-5, Cappelloni 1-2-4, Quadir 1-2-4, Pratt, Bartley

Mitchell (1-11) 66

Iglesias 10-5-26, Smyth 5-1-13, Graham 4-3-11, Manning 3-1-7, Miela 2-0-5, Hyde 2-0-5, Oliveira

3-pt. goals: Aronson 3, Adler 3, Cummings; Smyth 2, Miela, Iglesias

Halftime: Colby 39-30

UM-Farmington 83, MMA 69

At Farmington Saturday, Caitlyn Laflin scored 23 points to lead the University of Maine-Farmington past Maine Maritime Academy of Castine.

Amanda Byrne scored 21 points and Samantha Wiley added 10 for the UMF Beavers.

Kaitlyn Leeman scored 16 points and Tatum Welch added 13 for the Mariners.

Maine Maritime Academy (6-6) 83

Leeman 6-3-16, Welch 5-1-13, Pushard 2-3-8, Hunt 3-0-8, Cote 2-0-6, Franklin 2-2-6, Cousins 2-0-4, Tilton 1-2-4, Eiane 2-0-4, Barker, Hutchinson

UM-Farmington (5-7) 69

Laflin 9-2-23, Byrne 5-9-21, Wiley 3-1-7, Bell 3-0-8, Busque 3-0-7, Porter 2-0-5, Johnson 2-1-5, York 1-0-2, Ross 1-0-2, Gagne

3-pt. goals: Hunt 2, Welch 2, Cote 2, Leeman, Pushard; Wiley 3, Laflin 3, Bell 2, Byrne 2, Porter, Busque

Halftime: UMF 37-31

Husson 85, Thomas 59

At Waterville Saturday, Shelby Bradford had 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Husson College Eagles.

Jenny Rollins had 16 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Eagles.

Karen Demers had 17 points and Lea McNary added 10 for the Terriers.

Southern Maine 55, E. Conn. 50

At Willimantic, Conn., Saturday, Stacey Kent scored 28 points to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies past Eastern Connecticut State University.

Southern Maine (12-1) 55

Danieli 3-3-9, Kent 8-9-28, Kynoch 2-3-7, Paradis, Ross 1-1-3, DeMillo 1-0-2, Dixon 2-0-4, Johnson, Santa Fe 0-2-2, Arsenault

ECSU (12-1) 50

McFetridge 6-0-12, Smith 1-2-5, Paradis 2-0-4, Moriarty 5-1-11, Morey 5-1-11, Shaw 1-2-5, Caban 1-0-2, Amato

3-pt. goals: Kent 3; Shaw, Smith

Halftime: ECSU 30-21

Saint Joseph’s 74, Saint Joseph 51

At Standish Saturday, Carolyn Freeman had 11 points and 11 rebounds to lead Saint Joseph’s College past Saint Joseph College of West Hartford, Conn.

Alyson Ludwig had 13 points and Erin Cartwright added 12 for the Monks.

Marquia Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds while Amanda Ciarcia added 15 points for the Blue Jays. Illaria Schiano scored 10.

Saint Joseph (2-8) 51

Schiano 3-3-10, Davis 6-4-16, Richards 1-0-2, Morales 2-2-6, Ciarcia 5-3-15, Kayij 0-2-2

Saint Joseph’s (8-4) 74

Ludwig 6-1-13, Miner 3-0-6, Cartwright 5-0-12, Freeman 4-1-11, Daigle 3-2-8, Drake 1-0-2, Boston 2-0-4, Fournier 1-0-3, Farrell 3-3-9, Enright, Lint 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Ciarcia 2, Schiano; Cartwright 2, Freeman, Fournier

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 33-23