BRUNSWICK – The University of Southern Maine of Gorham jumped out to a 31-19 halftime lead and withstood a 53-44 Bowdoin rally to hold on for a 75-72 victory Tuesday night, its fifth straight to open the season.

Stacey Kent led all scorers with 24 points for the Huskies while Nicole Paraids of Skowhegan and Kristi Violette of Readfield netted 14 apiece.

Maria Noucas led Bowdoin with 18 points while Sabrina Cote of Dexter netted 13 and Old Town’s Katie Bergeron 12.

Southern Maine (5-0) 75

Paradis 4-4-14, Johnson 1-0-2, DeMillo 2-3-9, Kent 9-2-24, Violette 3-8-14, Garland, Nicholas 0-2-2, Briggs 3-2-8, Cochran 0-2-2

Bowdoin (3-2) 72

Noucas 6-1-18, Hynes 4-0-8, Cote 3-7-13, Bergeron 4-4-12, Rubega 2-2-6, Hackett, Henrikson 1-1-4, Coombes, Sweeney 1-6-8, Coffee 1-0-3

3-pt. goals: Kent 4, Paradis 2, DeMillo 2; Noucas 5, Henrikson, Coffee

Halftime: Southern Maine 31-19

Colby 52, Maine Maritime 47

At Waterville, Julianne Kowalski had 14 points and 11 rebounds to help Colby College defeat Maine Maritime Academy of Castine.

Rachael Mack of Augusta added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Mules.

Tatum Welch led the Mariners with 14 points. Elizabeth Cote of Brewer scored 10 points.

Maine Maritime (1-3) 47

Welch 4-5-14, Cote 5-0-10, Pushard 2-2-7, Smith 2-1-6, Stahl 2-0-4, Goda 1-1-3, Eiane 1-0-2, Hutchinson 0-1-1, King

Colby (4-1) 52

Kowalski 5-4-14, Mack 6-0-12, Cappelloni 3-0-8, Allen 3-0-7, Quadir 2-0-4, Cummings 1-0-3, Ritchie 1-0-2, Potvin 1-0-2, Aronson, Vaughan, Harris, Adler

3-pt. goals: Smith, Pushard, Welch; Cappelloni 2, Cummings, Allen

Halftime: Colby 26-23

Men’s basketball

Bowdoin 68, Southern Maine 52

At Brunswick, Will Hanley scored 13 points to lead Bowdoin College past the University of Southern Maine of Gorham.

Randy Defeo added 12 points and five assists for the Polar Bears. Kyle Jackson had 10 points, six rebounds and four assists.

Sean Bergeron paced the Huskies with 15 points and two steals. Andy Tracy scored 12 points and Otis Smith chipped in 10 points.