LEICESTER, Mass. – Amethyst Cousins scored 18 points Saturday to pace a balanced Maine Maritime Academy offensive effort as the Mariners earned a 68-50 North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball victory over Becker College.

Amanda Barker and Ashley Tilton chipped in eight points each for MMA.

Kristin Karat’s 16 points paced the Hawks.

Maine Maritime (12-7) 68

Cousins 8-2-18, Barker 4-0-8, Tilton 3-2-8, Cote 3-0-7, Franklin 1-3-5, Welch 1-2-4, Stahl 2-0-4, Eiane 1-1-4, Pushard 1-2-4, Hunt 1-0-3, Leeman 1-0-2, Hutchinson 0-1-1, Fredrickson, Provencher

Becker (10-9) 50

Karat 4-5-16, Miller 5-1-13, Pion 3-3-9, Piske 1-3-5, Evans 2-0-4, Tibbetts 0-2-2, Millette 0-1-1, Lawrence, Faunce, Buccico, Massey, Pinak

3-pt. goals: Eiane, Cote, Hunt; Karat 3, Miller 2

Halftime: Maine Maritime 37-35

Elms 63, Husson 60

At Chicopee, Mass. Saturday, Amanda Brogna poured in 20 points and Annie Dunanck 12 to lead Elms College past Husson College of Bangor.

Laura Archer sparked the Eagles with 16 points, including four 3-pointers, while Shelby Bradford netted 13 and Bethany Sevey 11.

Husson College (10-8) 60

Archer 5-2-16, Bradford 4-5-13, Sevey 4-1-11, Rollins 2-2-8, As. Bragdon 1-5-7, Barden 1-0-3, Barnes 1-0-2, Al. Bragdon, Lincoln, Norsworthy, Sewell

Elms (7-12) 63

Brogna 8-4-20, Dunnack 5-2-12, Wanat 3-0-9, Nazario 2-1-6, Sullivan 1-4-6, Fernandes 1-2-5, Hutchinson 0-3-3, Schneider 0-2-2

3-pt. goals: Archer 4, Rollins 2, Sevey 2, Barden; Wanat 3, Fernandes, Nazario

Halftime: Elms 31-27

Colby 62, Trinity 57

At Waterville, Alison Cappelloni scored Colby’s final seven points, including the go-ahead basket with 53 seconds to go as the White Mules rallied for the victory Saturday.

Cappelloni finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds, both game-highs, while Julianne Kowlaski added 13 points and seven boards for the Mules. Katie McCabe notched 12 points.

Claire Arnstein’s 14 points paced Trinity College.

Trinity (9-9) 57

Arnstein 3-6-14, Card 6-0-12, Conlon 4-0-10, Kearns 3-5-9, Liska 2-0-4, McGlynn 1-2-4, Cohn 2-0-4, Fahey, Sims

Colby (6-12) 62

Cappelloni 9-4-25, Kowlaski 4-5-13, McCabe 5-2-12, Quadir 2-2-6, Cummings 1-2-4, Aronson 0-2-2, Harris

3-pt. goals: Arnstein 2, Conlon 2; Cappelloni 3

Halftime: Trinity 32-30

Bates 57, Conn. College 45

At New London, Conn., on Saturday, Meg Coffin registered 13 points and 13 rebounds to lead Bates College of Lewiston past Connecticut College.

Val Beckwith contributed 12 points and eight rebounds and Matia Kostakis nine points and eight boards for the Bobcats.

Lindsay Michel paced Connecticut College with 14 points.

Bates (12-7) 57

Barton 2-0-4, Yanofsky 2-2-6, Beckwith 3-6-12, Coffin 5-3-13, McCall 1-0-2, Goodridge 0-2-2, DePoy 1-0-3, Pennujcci, Trotter, Lanchantin, Kostakis 4-0-9, French, Jasinski 1-0-2, Igoe 1-2-4

Conn. College (10-9) 45

Hoover, Roseen 1-3-5, Frazer 1-0-2, Cummings 4-0-8, Serafin 4-2-10, DeFoeo 1-0-2, Towne, Katz 1-0-2, Michel 6-0-14, Holak, Verrengia 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: DePoy, Kostakis; Michel 2

Halftime: Bates 28-18

Bowdoin 72, Amherst 61

At Brunswick, Jill Anelauskas scored a season-high 23 points Saturday to lead Bowdoin College past Amherst.

Anelauskas also grabbed 17 rebounds; Alexa Kaubris netted 21 points and Maria Noucas 11 for the Polar Bears.

Stefanie Reiff’s 15 points led Amherst while Yasmine Harik added 12.

Amherst (19-2) 61

Pollack 1-0-3, Swensen, Harik 5-2-12, Reiff 7-1-15, Roesch 4-0-11, Long, Daigneault 1-0-2, Brossy 3-0-8, Otieno, Leyman 2-6-10

Bowdoin (15-5) 72

Anelauskas 7-9-23, Noucas 5-0-11, Hynes 4-0-18, Cote 2-0-6, Kaubris 6-6-21, Weiss, Sweeney 1-1-3

3-pt. goals: Brossy 2, Roesch 3, Pollack; Kaubris 3, Cote 2, Noucas

Halftime: 31-31

USM 68, UMass Dartmouth 39

At Darmouth, Mass. Saturday, the University of Southern Maine Huskies of Gorham outscored UMass Darmouth 47-21 in the second half to pull away for the victory.

Stacey Kent paced the Huskies with 16 points while Josalee Danieli added 10.

Lindsay Marsh led UMass Dartmouth with 12 points.

Southern Maine (18-1) 68

Kent 6-1-16, Santa Fe 2-2-8, Kynoch 1-2-4, Paradis 2-0-6, Ross 2-0-5, DeMillo, Danieli 4-2-10, Dixon 2-0-6, Johnson 0-3-3, MacDonald 1-0-2, Arsenault 1-3-6, Violette, Hunter 0-2-2

UMass Dartmouth (5-15) 39

Chard 1-7-10, Satkevich, Palantzas 1-0-2, Garbedian 2-0-4, Driscoll, Ashmeade 2-2-6, Andruszkiewicz, Whooley, Mallory 0-1-1, Robidoux 0-1-1, Marsh 6-0-12, Yetsko, Caffrey 0-3-3, Davis

3-pt. goals: Kent 3, Santa Fe 2, Paradis 2, Dixon 2, Ross, Arsenault; Chard

Halftime: Southern Maine 21-18

Emerson 72, Saint Joseph’s 55

At Boston Saturday, Kathy Andrade poured in 25 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as Emerson College cruised past Saint Joseph’s of Standish.

Allison Miner and Meghan Daigle tossed in 10 apiece for the Monks.

Saint Joseph’s (13-6) 55

Ludwig 3-2-8, Drake 2-0-4, Miner 4-2-10, Cartwright, Freeman 2-3-7, Daigle 5-0-10, Boston, Fournier, Jordan 1-1-3, Farrell 1-3-5, Enright 0-2-2, Lint 2-2-6

Emerson (11-9) 72

Faves 1-0-2, DeStefano 1-5-8, Vassallo 5-0-10, Okrah 4-4-13, Kwiecinski 0-1-1, Papa, Kosek 1-3-6, Everett 2-0-4, Kearney 1-0-3, Andrade 10-5-25

3-pt. goals: DeStefano, Okrah, Kosek, Kearney

Halftime: Emerson 34-27

Women’s Hockey

New Hampshire sweeps Maine

At Alfond Arena in Orono, second-ranked New Hampshire breezed to a weekend sweep of the University of Maine, beating the Black Bears 9-1 Saturday and 6-0 Sunday.

On Saturday, Leah Craig scored two goals and assisted on another by Micaela Long as the Wildcats blitzed the Bears.

Sam Faber and Jenn Wakefield each had a goal and two assists for 23-3-1 New Hampshire. Sadie Wright-Ward scored one goal and assisted on both of Craig’s while Stefanie Marty and Jennifer Hitchcock added a goal apiece. Kayley Herman made 16 saves on 17 shots.

Abby Barton scored for the 2-21-3 Bears with Pam Patterson and Taryn Peacock getting assists. Genevieve Turgeon stopped 37 of 46 shots.

On Sunday, Faber and Wakefield netted two goals apiece to pace UNH to victory.

Angela Taylor and Long each added a goal for the Wildcats. Lucy Schoedel stopped eight shots to earn the shutout.

Sarah Bishop stopped 51 of 57 shots for UMaine.

Men’s basketball

Elms 76, Husson 68

At Chicopee, Mass., Saturday, Juan Galdon scored 23 points to help lead Elms College past the Husson College Eagles.

Nate Hawes had 13 rebounds and eight points for the Blazers.

Sheraud Lee led Husson with 19 points, sophomore Brock Bradford of Kenduskeag scored 15 and Matt MacKenzie had 14 points and eight rebounds.

Husson (11-8) 68

Lee 6-3-19, Bradford 7-0-15, MacKenzie 7-0-14, Kissinger 3-0-7, Meehan 1-3-5, Figueroa 1-0-3, Perras 1-0-3, Henry 0-2-2, Coffin, Kane

Elms (13-6) 76

Galdon 9-2-23, Hite 3-2-9, Hawes 4-0-8, Berry 3-2-8, Thomas 3-1-8, Thomas 3-0-7, DiSessa 1-2-5, Jones 2-0-4, Trotman 1-0-2, Esile 0-2-2, Hartmann

3-pt. goals: Lee 4, Figueroa, Kissinger, Bradford, Perras; Galdon 3, Thomas, Hite, Thomas, DiSessa

Halftime: Elms 43-39

Becker 78, MMA 72

At Leicester, Mass., Saturday, Travis Suber scored a game-high 26 points to pace the Becker Hawks past Maine Maritime Academy.

Rangeley’s Neil Stewart had 22 points, 12 rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks for the MMA Mariners. Adam Haskell of Winslow scored 12 and Derek DiFrederico of Millinocket had 11.

Maine Maritime (8-10) 72

Stewart 7-7-22, Haskell 4-2-12, DiFrederico 4-0-11, Sternbergh 2-2-7, Paddock 3-1-7, Wharff 2-0-5, Oldham 2-0-4, Ciomei 2-0-4, Manner

Becker (10-10) 78

Suber 6-14-26, Schroll 3-5-12, Miranda 4-0-10, Jacobs 4-1-9, Masumbuko 4-1-9, Exum 2-3-7, Clark 1-2-5, Rivers, Valdez

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 3, Haskell 2, Sternbergh Wharff, Stewart; Miranda 2, Schroll, Clark

Halftime: Becker 35-33

UMass Dartmouth 88, USM 69

At North Dartmouth, Mass., Saturday, Brandon Stephens’ 21-point effort helped lead the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth past the University of Southern Maine.

Dan Holbrook scored 17 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the undefeated UMD Corsairs.

Jamaal Caterina had 22 points for the USM Huskies. Drew Coppenrath and Nick Gooding each scored 11.

Southern Maine (10-10) 69

Caterina 9-3-22, Coppenrath 5-0-11, Whitaker 3-1-8, Pollock 0-1-1, Daniels 2-0-5, Broomfield, Oakley 1-0-3, Campbell, Taylor, Hebert, Jellison 4-0-8, Jordan, Gooding 4-2-11

UMass.-Dartmouth (19-0) 88

Tynes 3-0-6, Stephens 7-3-21, Holbrook 8-1-17, Freeman 4-0-8, Tavares 6-0-16, Nicholson, Turturo 2-0-6, Macchi 2-3-7, Walker 2-2-7, Boyce

3-pt. goals: Caterina, Coppenrath, Whitaker, Daniels, Oakley, Gooding; Stephens 4, Tavares 4, Turtoro 2, Walker

Halftime: UMass.-Dartmouth 36-35

Trinity 74, Colby 72

At Hartford, Conn., Saturday, Aaron Westbrook’s 3-pointer at the buzzer gave the Trinity College Bantams the win in the back-and-forth game.

Paul Rowe, Luke MacDougall and Russ Martin scored 13, 12, and 11 points, respectively, for the Bantams.

Adam Choice led the White Mules with 21 points and seven rebounds. Mac Simpson scored 17 and Artie Cutrone had 11.

Colby (10-10) 72

Choice 4-12-21, Simpson 6-2-17, Cutrone 3-5-11, Russell 4-1-9, Planeta 3-0-6, Gaudet 2-0-4, Sherman 1-2-4

Trinity (15-5) 74

Rowe 4-5-13, MacDougall 5-0-12, Martin 4-3-11, Hasiuk 3-0-9, Westbrooks 3-0-8, Ford 2-0-6, Fels 0-6-6, Dunn 3-0-6, Taylor 0-3-3

3-pt. goals: Simpson 3, Choice; Hasiuk 3, Westbrooks 2, MacDougall 2, Ford 2

Halftime: Colby 36-34

Amherst 85, Bowdoin 79

At Amherst, Mass., Saturday, Fletcher Walters scored 26 points to lead all scorers and pace Amherst past the Bowdoin Polar Bears.

Brandon Jones had 15 points, Brian Baskauskas added 13, and for the Lord Jeffs.

Andrew Hippert had 22 points to pace Bowdoin. Kyle Jackson and Jordan Fliegel each scored 20.

Bowdoin (16-4) 79

Sargeantson 2-3-7, Hauser 1-0-3, Hippert 8-1-22, Jackson 8-0-20, Fliegel 10-0-20, DeFeo, Reid-Sturgis, Lane 1-0-2, Phillips 1-3-5

Amherst (18-2) 85

Olson 3-3-10, Baskauskas 4-2-13, Walters 8-6-26, Hopkins 5-1-11, Jones 6-3-15, Bradley, Meehan 1-0-3, Wheeler 2-0-5, Goldsmith 1-0-2, Holsey

3-pt. goals: Hippert 5, Jackson 4, Hauser; Walters 4, Baskauskas 3, Olson, Meehan, Wheeler

Halftime: Amherst 34-28

Bates 73, Conn. College 67

At Lewiston Saturday, the Bates College Bobcats used a 21-6 scoring run to rally for the victory.

Bryan Wholey scored 18 points and freshman Brian Ellis added 15.

Jeff Young led the Camels with 17 points.

Conn. College (15-4) 67

Young 6-0-17, Stone 6-1-14, Mosley 5-0-14, Thuma 2-1-7, Karis 1-2-5, Bernier 2-0-5, Veras 1-0-3, Lehane 1-0-2, Lampe

Bates (13-5) 73

Wholey 7-4-18, Ellis 5-5-15, Halloran 2-4-9, Wilson 2-4-9, Gallant 3-2-8, O’Keefe 3-1-7, Place 1-3-5, Wirth 1-0-2, Thayer

3-pt. goals: Young 5, Mosley 4, Thuma 2, Stone, Bernier, Karis, Veras

Halftime: Connecticut College 31-28

Emerson 80, Saint Joseph’s 70

At Boston, Saturday, Jeremy Shannon had 20 points and 13 rebounds to lead Emerson College by Saint Joseph’s College of Standish.

Elbie Murphy had 20 points for the Saint Joseph’s Monks. Mitch Ouellet and Chris Davis scored 13 and 12 points, respectively.

Saint Joseph’s (9-9) 70

Vachon 1-2-4, Murphy 6-7-20, Eatmon 1-0-2, Friend 2-0-4, Ouellet 5-2-13, Mattison 2-2-7, Russo, Rue 3-0-8, Keley, Jones, C. Davis 5-2-12, A. Davis

Emerson (15-3) 80

Boylan 4-0-10, Shannon 5-9-20, Chase 1-4-7, Dawkins 8-2-20, Rouse 4-1-9, Remias, Cole, Newman-Beck 1-3-3, Showers 3-2-11

3-pt. goals: Rue 2, Mattison, Murphy, Ouellet; Showers 3, Dawkins 2, Boylan 2, Shannon, Chase

Halftime: Emerson 42-33

UM-Fort Kent 77, Fisher 72 (OT)

At Boston on Sunday, Yair Gal made three free throws in the final two minutes of overtime to help the Bengals earn the Sunrise Conference victory.

Othniel Hyliger scored 18 points to pace UMaine-Fort Kent, which placed five players in double figures. Billy Russo posted 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Jimmy Lopez scored 15 points. Hamill Bassue and Gedminas Sumyla contributed 14 points each.

Steven Rice led Fisher College with 18 points.

UMaine-Fort Kent (10-12) 77

Hyliger 9-0-18, Lopez 6-1-15, Bassue 6-2-14, Sumyla 5-2-14, B. Russo 3-4-11, Gal 0-3-3, D. Russo 1-0-2, Bard, Nagradic

Fisher (5-17) 72

Rice 8-2-18, W. Brown 3-2-8, Williams 6-2-16, O. Brown 6-1-14, Holmes 4-0-8, Nance 1-0-2, Gaffney 3-0-6, Morales, Moore, Hall

3-pt. goals: Lopez 2, Sumyla 2, B. Russo; Williams, O. Brown

Halftime: UMFK 36-28

Regulation: 67-67