RANDOLPH CENTER, Vt. – Ashley Ames tossed in 18 points as the University of Maine-Fort Kent women’s basketball team earned a 68-39 victory Sunday over Vermont Technical College. The Bengals beat the College of St. Joseph’s 79-73 Saturday in Rutland, Vt.

In Sunday’s game at Randolph Center, Vt., Leah Ribera added 17 points for UMFK while Shir Fuchs had 14.

Shannon Leland had a team-high 11 points for Vermont Tech.

In Saturday’s game, Ribera scored 19 points and Alisa Licata had 13. Fuchs posted 11 points ahd Arcilla Jeffers chipped in with 10.

Michelle Thompson led the College of St. Joseph with 27 points.

(Saturday’s Game)

UMFK 79

Licata 4-2-13, Fuchs 2-6-11, Garrison 1-0-2, Waltz 2-0-4, Tracy, Bassue, Ribera 7-1-19, Ames 8-4-20, Jeffers 3-4-10

College of St. Joseph 73

Clements, Tompkins 5-4-15, Giddings, Guetti, Greeno 2-1-5, Thompson 9-3-27, Raiche 1-0-2, Smith 2-1-5, Pleasure 5-4-19

3-pt. goals: Licata 3, Fuchs, Ribera; Tompkins, Thompson 6, Pleasure 5

Halftime: UMFK 45-40

(Sunday’s Game)

UMFK 68

Ribera 7-0-17, Garrison 1-0-3, Jeffers 2-1-5, Bassue, Fuchs 6-1-14, Ames 8-2-18, Licata 2-1-5, Waltz 1-0-2, Tracy 0-2-2, Paul, Burnett 1-0-2

Vermont Technical 39

Carpenter, Purrier 4-0-8, Richardson 2-0-4, Huizenga, Rossell 2-0-4, Wakefield 3-0-6, Corey 3-0-6, Lunde, Leland 5-0-11

3-pt. goals: Ribera 3, Garrison, Fuchs; Leland

Halftime: UMFK 31-23

USM 68, Western Conn. 56

At Gorham Saturday, Stacey Kent tied a career high with 28 points to go with eight rebounds as the Huskies held on.

Kaylie DeMillo poured in 18 points for Southern Maine of Gorham, which went 25-for-32 from the free-throw line.

Ally Greenwood scored 29 points for Western Connecticut.

Western Connecticut (11-3) 56

Greenwood 7-15-29, Roberts 0-4-4, Lee 3-2-11, Kancler, Henry 0-2-2, McGhee, Harmon 2-4-8, Spers, Moffo 1-0-2

Southern Maine (14-1) 68

Paradis, Ross, Danieli 2-1-5, Kent 8-11-28, Kynoch 1-4-6, DeMillo 4-8-18, Dixon 4-1-9, Santa Fe 1-0-2, Arsenault

3-pt. goals: Lee 3; DeMillo 2, Kent

Halftime: Southern Maine 28-26

St. Joseph’s 83, Mount Ida 63

At Standish Saturday, Carolyn Freeman poured in 23 points, including six 3-pointers, to go with six rebounds and three steals to power the Monks.

Megan Farrell added 15 points and nine rebounds for St. Joseph’s.

Mount Ida’s Crystal Burgess had a team-high 22 points.

Mount Ida (5-10) 63

Tisbert, Hickey 2-0-5, McLear 4-0-9, Casimiro 3-1-9, Parisi 7-4-18, Burgess 7-7-22, Hurd, Cirillo

St. Joseph’s (10-4) 83

Ludwig 1-5-7, Miner 3-3-9, Cartwright 1-3-6, Freeman 9-1-25, Daigle 1-6-8, Drake 1-0-2, Boston 1-0-2, Fournier, Jordan 1-0-3, Farrell 4-7-15, Enright 1-0-2, Lint 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Casimiro 2, Burgess, Hickey, McLear; Freeman 6, Jordan, Cartwright

Halftime: St. Joseph’s 40-28

Amherst 78, Bates 69

At Lewiston Saturday, Stefanie Reiff’s 22 points helped the Lord Jeffs top the Bobcats.

Meg Coffin powered Bates with 17 points. Val Beckwith added 14 while Kellie Goodridge had 11.

Amherst (16-0) 78

Reiff 7-8-22, Roesch 6-2-17, Pollack 1-7-9, Long 3-0-8, Harik 2-3-7, Leyman 2-2-6, Swensen 3-0-6, Brossy 1-0-2, Ludwig

Bates (10-5) 69

Coffin 7-3-17, Beckwith 4-6-14, Goodridge 4-2-11, Barton 3-1-9, Schaefers 4-0-8, Kostakis 1-6-8, Yanofsky 1-0-2, McCall, DePoy

3-pt. goals: Roesch 3, Long 2; Barton 2, Goodridge

Halftime: Amherst 30-28

Johnson St. 78, Thomas 77 (OT)

At Johnson, Vt., Saturday, the Badgers rallied from a 14-point deficit to earn the overtime win.

Claudia Martineau led Johnson State with 24 points.

Amy Miles had a team-high 16 points for the Terriers of Waterville. Mallory Blakney added 15, while Lea McNary had 14 and Tonya Jones added 10.

Bowdoin 54, Middlebury 51

At Middlebury, Vt., Saturday, Alexa Kaubris hit a last-second layup and free throw and power the Polar Bears of Brunswick past the Panthers.

Caitlin Hynes paced Bowdoin with a career-high 21 points and Kaubris finished with 13. Sabrina Cote had three assists.

Middlebury’s Lani Young had 10 points.

Bowdoin (11-4) 54

Anelauskas 4-2-10, Noucas 1-2-5, Hynes 7-6-21, Bergeron 1-2-5, Kaubris 5-3-13, Weiss, Cote, Leahy

Middlebury (9-5) 51

Johnson 1-0-3, Barron 1-2-5, Fisher 4-0-8, Young 4-2-10, Baker 1-0-2, Kelleher 1-0-2, Wall 1-1-3, Sanchez 3-2-9, Gura, Fallon 2-1-5, Needham 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Noucas, Hynes, Bergeron; Johnson, Barron, Sanchez

Halftime: Middlebury 25-23

Castleton State 65, UMF 44

At Castleton, Vt., Saturday, Jessica Banks scored 13 points and dished out eight assists as the Spartans rolled.

UMaine-Farmington’s Caitlyn Laflin scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the second half. Erin Johnson scored 10 points.

UMaine-Farmington (6-8) 44

Laflin 4-7-16, Johnson 4-2-10, Porter 0-2-2, Byrne, Wiley 1-1-3, Busque 0-2-2, Page 0-2-2, York, Gagne, Bell, Davis, Dube, Ross 2-3-9

Castleton State (8-6) 65

Verrill 1-2-4, Cary 2-3-7, Nienow 3-2-11, Ketchen 4-0-9, Banks 5-0-13, Beach 0-1-1, Hoxsie 0-2-2, O’Rourke 4-0-11, Johnson 1-1-3, Dorsey, Bell, Dunchus 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Ross 2; Nienow 3, Banks 3, O’Rourke 3, Ketchen

Halftime: Castleton State 34-23

Williams 73, Colby 49

At Williamstown, Mass., Saturday, Mika Peterman’s 14 points propelled Williams past the White Mules of Waterville.

Katie McCabe put in 15 points for Colby.

Colby (3-10) 49

McCabe 6-3-15, Cappelloni 3-0-8, Bartley 3-0-6, Harris 2-1-5, Adler 2-0-5, Aronson 2-0-4, Quadir 1-0-2, Kowalski 1-0-2, Fairchild 1-0-2, Pratt, Cummings

Williams (11-5) 73

Peterman 6-0-14, Shea 6-1-13, Harris 3-4-10, Savageau 5-0-10, de la Torre 4-2-10, Jackson 4-0-9, Livermore 2-0-4, Hansen 1-0-6, Gaffney, King

3-pt. goals: Cappelloni 2, Adler; Peterman 2, Jackson, Hansen

Halftime: Williams 44-24

Maine Maritime 75, Wheelock 36

At Castine Saturday, Elizabeth Cote paced a well-balanced Mariner offense with 10 points in the victory.

Katie Hutchinson and Brittany Hunt each chipped in with nine points for Maine Maritime, while Kelsi Eiane and Katie Pushard each had four assists. Ashley Tilton racked up six steals. Pushard and Tatum Welch each had six rebounds.

Sarah Brown scored 15 points for the Wildcats.

Wheelock (2-8) 36

Reardon 2-0-4, Maxon 1-0-2, Brown 4-4-15, Woodley 3-0-6, Ordile 4-0-8, Casey 0-1-1, Kerr, Moore

Maine Maritime (8-7) 75

Leeman 1-2-4, Eiane 1-0-2, Franklin 3-1-8, Hunt 4-1-9, Welch 1-3-5, Provencher, Hutchinson 3-2-9, Pushard, Barker 2-0-4, Cousins 3-0-6, Tilton 3-0-6, Cote 5-0-10, Fredrickson 2-0-4, Stahl 4-0-8

3-pt. goals: Brown 3; Franklin, Hutchinson

Halftime: Maine Maritime 32-16

Husson 78, Lesley 74

At Bangor Saturday, Shelby Bradford racked up 23 points, 15 rebounds, three assists and five steals as the Eagles earned the win.

Noelle Lincoln contributed 11 points for Husson, while Bethany Sevey scored 10. Ashley Bragdon had nine points and eight rebounds.

Lesley’s Courtnie Leakeas put in 21 points.

Lesley (7-4) 74

Caira 1-1-3, Cabral-Pini 3-0-8, Leakeas 7-6-21, Laquerre 1-0-2, Wechsler 7-5-20, Fralick 1-0-2, Saltzman 2-2-6, Harrington 4-0-12

Husson (4-6) 78

Bradford 7-9-23, Barden, Al. Bragdon 1-1-3, Rollins 3-0-7, As. Bragdon 2-5-9, Sewell, Norsworthy 2-0-4, Lincoln 4-0-11, Archer 2-0-6, Sevey 3-4-10, Barnes, Plourde 1-0-3, Lavertu 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Harrington 4, Cabral-Pini 2, Leakeas, Wechsler; Lincoln 3, Archer 2, Rollins, Plourde

Halftime: Husson 37-34

Women’s hockey

Maine 4, Northeastern 1

At Orono, Taryn Peacock scored a goal and assisted another to lead the University of Maine to victory over Northeastern University of Boston Sunday.

Abby Barton, Pam Patterson and Lexie Hoffmeyer scored for the 2-18-2 Black Bears. Vanessa Vani, Robyn Law and Courtney Fox provided assists. Genevieve Turgeon made 25 saves on 26 shots.

Erin Rell scored on a Colleen Sanborn assists in the second period for 5-14-2 Northeastern. Leah Sulyma blocked 39 of 43 shots.

Men’s basketball

UM-Fort Kent splits

UMaine-Fort Kent was on both sides of two-point games to earn a split over the weekend. UM-Fort Kent beat College of St. Joseph 78-76 Saturday and lost to Vermont Technical College 45-43 Sunday.

At Rutland, Vt., Saturday, Othniel Hyliger had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Bengals and Jimmy Lopez added 16 points. Gediminas Sumyla had 15 points and four assists and David Russo scored 11 points. Hamil Bassue had 10 points.

Rui Carmo led the College of St. Joseph with 29 points.

At Randolph Center, Vt., Sunday, Justin Wilson paced Vermont Tech with 21 points and five steals.

Hyliger had 25 points and 14 rebounds to power UM-Fort Kent. Symyla scored 17 points and Bassue had 16 points. Lopez totaled 11 points and Billy Russo scored 10 points. David Russo had 10 rebounds.

(Saturday’s Game)

UMaine-Fort Kent 78

Bassue 2-6-10, Hyliger 8-0-16, Sumyla 6-3-15, Bard 1-0-3, Lopez 6-0-16, B. Russo 3-1-7, D. Russo 3-4-11, Gal

College of St. Joseph 76

Valdez 1-0-2, Childs 2-2-6, Herrington 2-0-5, Bailey 3-4-10, Carmo 11-6-29, Ortega 9-5-24, Hiser, Kimball, Durkee, Fuel, Loomis, Parada

3-pt. goals: Lopez 4, Bard, Russo; Herrington, Carmo, Ortega

Halftime: UM-Fort Kent 50-33

(Sunday’s Game)

UMaine-Fort Kent 43

Lopez 4-0-11, B. Russo 4-2-10, Bassue 7-2-16, Sumyla 7-3-17, Hyliger 9-7-25, Gal 1-0-2, D. Russo 2-2-6, Bard

Vermont Tech. College 45

Crawford 3-0-9, Miller 6-2-14, Groves 2-0-5, Kirwan 4-3-13, Ja. Clough 2-0-4, Wilson 10-0-21, Borden 1-0-2, Jo. Clough 4-1-9, Roleau 2-1-5, Selom-Egbetto

3-pt. goals: Lopez 3; Crawford 3, Kirwan 2, Groves, Wilson

Halftime: UM-Fort Kent 44-37

USM 84, Western Connecticut 83

At Gorham Saturday, Jamaal Caterina scored 14 of his career-high 24 points in the second half to help the Huskies hold off Western Connecticut.

Drew Coppenrath had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Huskies and Josh Daniels added 14 points.

Dashon Jennings and Tyshawn Gillespie scored 18 points apiece for Western Connecticut.

Western Connecticut (8-5) 83

Jennings 5-5-18, Gillespie 5-6-18, Jarrett 3-0-7, Prooino 2-5-9, E. Robinson 0-2-2, J. Robinson 1-0-2, Addy 2-0-4, Jensen 5-2-15, Dickens 1-2-4, Mann 1-2-4, Gaither, Norfleet, Schroeder, Martin, Toles

Southern Maine (6-9) 84

Pollock 4-0-8, Daniels 6-1-14, Caterina 8-8-24, Coppenrath 6-4-18, Whitaker 3-0-6, Oakley 2-0-5, Jellison 0-1-1, Gooding 4-0-8, Broomfield, Gabriele, Hebert

3-pt. goals: Jennings 3, Jensen 3, Gillespie 2, Jarrett; Coppenrath 2, Daniels, Oakley

Halftime: 38-38

Saint Joseph’s 103, Mount Ida 50

At Standish Saturday, Alonso Davis had 26 points and eight rebounds as the Monks rolled.

Elbie Murphy had 17 points, six assists and six steals for the Saint Joseph’s and Eric Friend had 11 rebounds. Mitch Ouellet, R.J. Mattison and Tyler Kelley scored 10 points apiece.

James Driscoll scored 16 points to lead Mount Ida.

Mount Ida (6-8) 50

Dipietro 1-0-3, Martinez 1-0-2, Loomis 1-0-2, Bennett 2-0-4, Thompson 2-0-4, Alvarez 1-0-3, Driscoll 6-0-16, Dunham 2-0-4, Belton 4-0-8, Allen 2-0-4, Louis-Jacques, Dorsey, Hapgood

Saint Joseph’s College (7-5) 103

Vachon 2-0-4, Murphy 7-0-17, Rue 1-0-3, Ouellet 4-2-10, Friend 1-0-2, Mattison 3-2-10, Russo 2-2-8, Tandberg 2-0-5, Tutwiler 0-1-1, Savino 2-1-5, Kelley 3-2-10, Jones 1-0-2, Davis 11-4-26

3-pt. goals: Driscoll 4, Dipietro, Alvarez; Murphy 3, Mattison 2, Russo 2, Kelley 2, Rue, Tandberg

Halftime: Saint Joseph’s 56-19