BRUNSWICK – The Bates College Bobcats finished the game with a 7-0 scoring run to rally to a 65-62 men’s basketball win over the Bowdoin College Polar Bears Saturday.

Bates has clinched the fifth seed in the NESCAC Tournament.

Chris Wilson of Brewer led the Bobcats with 20 points. Bryan Wholey had 13 points and Pat Halloran added 10.

Jordan Fliegel led the Polar Bears with 17 points and Andrew Hippert added 15.

Bates (17-7) 65

Wilson 8-0-20, Wholey 3-6-13, Halloran 4-0-10, Gallant 2-3-7, O’Keefe 1-0-2, Curley 2-1-5, Place, Thayer, Wirth 1-6-8

Bowdoin (19-5) 62

Sargeantson 2-1-5, Hauser 3-2-8, Hippert 4-6-15, Jackson 3-1-7, Fliegel 8-1-17, DeFeo 1-2-4, Reid-Sturgis 1-0-2, Lane 0-2-2, Phillips 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Wilson 4, Halloran 2, Wholey; Hauser 2, Hippert

Halftime: Bowdoin 40-30

Colby 71, Tufts 68

At Waterville Saturday, Colby College clinched a spot in the New England Small College Athletic Conference playoffs with the win over the Jumbos.

Adam Choice scored 17 of his game-high 27 points in the first half for the Mules. Mark Gaudet of Bingham scored 19 and Artie Cutrone chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Jake Weitzen led Tufts with 15 points and six rebounds. Jeremy Black scored 13 points.

Tufts (11-13) 68

Weitzen 6-2-15, Black 5-0-13, Pierce 3-4-12, Gallant 3-3-9, Beyel 3-0-8, Sullivan 1-2-5, Lowry 1-1-3, Cook 1-0-3, Galvin

Colby (13-11) 71

Choice 9-9-27, Gaudet 5-6-19, Cutrone 3-2-10, Russell 3-1-7, Sherman 2-1-5, Decker 1-1-3, Simpson, Haylon

3-pt. goals: Black 3, Beyel 2; Pierce 2, Sullivan, Weitzen, Cook

Halftime: Colby 42-32

UM-Farmington 79, Thomas 43

At Waterville Saturday, the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers shot 50 percent from 3-point range and 59.6 percent from the field overall en route to the victory.

Isaac Hutchinson of Oakland led the Beavers with 11 points and Patrick Howell of Nobleboro added 10.

Andrew Duncanson of Westbrook finished with 21 points for the Terriers.

R.I. College 79, USM 72

At Providence Saturday, the University of Southern Maine’s Drew Coppenrath scored a game-high 23 points, but it wasn’t enough to keep Rhode Island College from winning.

Tirrell Hill scored 18 points for RIC. Cameron Stewart added 17 points and Kaseem Johnson added 12.

Jamaal Caterina had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies. Greg Whitaker scored 14 points.

Southern Maine (12-11) 72

Pollock, Daniela, Caterina 6-2-17, Coppenrath 10-1-23, Whitaker 6-0-14, Broomfield, Morgan, Oakley 1-0-3, Hebert 1-0-2, Jellison 3-1-8, Gooding 2-1-5

R.I. College (18-5) 79

Johnson 6-0-12, Lyons 3-1-8, Bailey 4-0-9, Bailey 4-0-9, Hill 6-2-18, Fortes 3-0-7, Gray 3-0-6, Williams, Ramirez 1-0-2, Stewart 5-5-17, Debnam

3-pt. goals: Caterina 3, Coppenrath 2, Whitaker 2, Oakley, Jellison; Hill 4, Stewart 2, Fortes, Lyons, Bailey

Halftime: USM 37-36

Norwich 76, Saint Joseph’s 73

At Standish Saturday, Jaren Jeffcoat scored 21 points to lead Norwich University past Saint Joseph’s College.

Jerrold Williams and Tim Fico each scored 14 while Mike Filipek had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Norwich.

Raymond Eatmon had 20 points and 11 rebounds for the Monks. Alberto Rue scored 18, Elbie Murphy added 13, and Chris Davis had 12 points.

Norwich (12-10) 76

Montiero 2-5-9, Williams 3-7-14, Fico 5-0-14, Lattimore 1-0-2, Filipek 6-0-12, Hatt, Jeffcoat 6-9-21, Williams 2-0-4

Saint Joseph’s (11-11) 73

Vachon, Murphy 2-9-13, Eatmon 8-4-20, Friend, Davis 3-2-8, Mattison, Rue 6-0-18, Savino, Kelley, Jones 1-0-2, Davis 3-6-12

3-pt. goals: Fico 4, Williams; Rue 6

Halftime: Norwich 30-26

Lesley 57, Maine Maritime 54

At Cambridge, Mass., Derek DiFrederico scored a game-high 17 points, but it wasn’t enough to help Maine Maritime Academy knock off Lesley.

Jesus Trejo had 13 points and nine rebounds for Lesley. Joseph Chatman and Mark Stevens scored 12 and 11 points, respectively.

Neil Stewart had 12 points and eight rebounds while Chad Paddock added 10 points for the Mariners.

Maine Maritime (9-12) 54

DiFrederico 6-3-17, Stewart 6-0-12, Wharff, Haskell 3-0-6, Paddock 5-0-10, Ciomei, Manner 3-0-6, Sternbergh 0-1-1, Oldham 1-0-2

Lesley (8-15) 57

Chatman 5-1-12, Stevens 4-2-11, Parker, Trejo 6-1-13, Cruz 1-2-4, Rocha 0-2-2, Andrews 3-1-7, Grassa, Harris 2-2-8

3-pt. goals: DiFrederico 2; Harris 2, Chatman, Stevens

Halftime: Lesley 32-28

UMFK wins two

The University of Maine-Fort Kent picked up a pair of wins with an 80-68 victory over SUNY-Canton at Potsdam, N.Y., on Saturday and a 71-61 win over Paul Smith’s College in Paul Smiths, N.Y. on Sunday.

In Saturday’s game, Gediminas Sumyla led UMFK with 19 points and eight assists. Othniel Hyliger tallied 18 points and 12 rebounds while Hamill Bassue added 13 points and 15 rebounds for the Bengals.

In Sunday’s game, Jimmy Lopez and Sumyla led the Bengals with 14 points apiece. Bassue posted 11 points while Yair Gal chipped in with 10.

(Saturday’s Game)

UMFK (14-12) 80

Hyliger 9-0-18, Russo, Bassue 6-1-13, Sumyla 7-2-19, Lopez 5-0-15, Nagradic, Oliver, Gal 0-2-2, Bard 4-2-13

SUNY-Canton (4-17) 68

White 4-1-9, Williams 1-0-2, Jones 8-7-25, Terrazas 2-0-5, Smith 2-0-5, J. Morrison 2-2-6, Schofell 3-0-6, M. Morrison, Bagayoko 1-0-2, Wilson 3-1-8

3-pt. goals: Lopez 5, Bard 2; Terrazas, Smith, Wilson

Halftime: UMFK 32-30

(Sunday’s Game)

UMFK (15-12) 71

Bassue 3-5-11, Sumyla 5-2-14, Hyliger 4-0-8, Lopez 5-0-14, Russo 1-2-4, Oliver, Nagradic 1-1-3, Gal 3-2-10, Bard 2-2-7

Paul Smith’s (4-18) 61

Noel 2-2-7, Harris 4-4-13, Riel 3-1-7, Dudek 7-1-19, Moore 2-2-6, Felize 1-0-3, Couture 2-0-4, McGrath 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Sumyla 2, Lopez 4, Gal 2, Bard; Noel, Harris, Dudek 4, Felize

Halftime: UMFK 37-31

Softball

Ohio U. 3, Maine 2

At Greenville, N.C., Sunday, the University of Maine softball team played extra innings, but could not secure its first win of the season as Ohio University scored a run in the ninth to outlast the Black Bears.

Maine’s Alexis Souhlaris (0-2) gave up one earned run, five hits and two walks in just her second collegiate start.

Ashley Waters, Terren Hall and Erin Iandoli each had two hits to lead the Black Bears. Whitney Spangler had an RBI single in the eighth.

Maine is now 0-5.

Women’s basketball

Thomas wins a pair

At Waterville, Karen Demers scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half as Thomas College held off the University of Maine-Farmington 70-67 on Saturday. Thomas defeated the University of Maine-Presque Isle 63-48 on Sunday.

In Saturday’s game, Lea McNary led Thomas with 16 points and eight rebounds. Amy Miles and Cortney Barrett contributed 13 and 11 points respectively.

Ashley Busque paced UMF with 15 points and eight rebounds. Erin Johnson added 12 points for the Beavers.

In Sunday’s game, Kellie Martel scored 12 points including 4-for-4 from beyond the arc to lead Thomas College by UMPI. Lea McNary chipped in with 10 points for the Terriers.

Erica Davis led UMPI with a game-high 18 points and 15 rebounds.

USM 70, Rhode Island College 51

At Gorham, Stacey Kent tallied 18 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead nationally-ranked University of Southern Maine by Rhode Island College.

Angela Santa Fe led the Huskies with 19 points while Josalee Danieli added 11 points and eight rebounds.

Tyla Martin paced Rhode Island College with 15 points off the bench.

Southern Maine (21-2) 70

Danieli 3-5-11, Kent 5-7-18, Kynoch 2-2-6, Paradis 2-5-9, Ross 1-1-4, DeMillo, Johnson, MacDonald 1-0-3, Santa Fe 7-4-19, Arsenault, Violette

Rhode Island College (12-10) 51

Heard 1-8-10, Noheimer 3-0-6, Knott 1-0-2, Mullen 3-0-8, Coughlin 2-1-6, Reinwald, Coro, Burns, Martin 6-3-15, McNamee 1-1-4

3-pt. goals: Kent, Ross, MacDonald, Santa Fe; Mullen 2, Coughlin, McNamee

Halftime: USM 31-27

Norwich 62, Saint Joseph’s 57

At Standish, Kayleigh Shappy netted 14 points to lead Norwich University by Saint Joseph’s College.

Alysn Ludwig paced Saint Joseph’s with 14 points and nine rebounds. Meghan Daigle added 12 points for the Monks.

Norwich (9-13) 62

A. Daniels 4-1-9, Rate 1-3-5, Shappy 3-8-14, Cowens 3-0-8, C. Daniels 1-2-4, Doyon 2-0-5, Marchese, Jaggars 2-7-11, McWilliams 3-0-6

Saint Joseph’s (15-8) 57

Ludwig 5-4-14, Drake 3-0-7, Miner, Cartwright 4-1-9, Freeman 2-0-5, Daigle 6-0-12, Boston 1-0-2, Jordan 1-0-2, Farrell 2-2-6, Lint

3-pt. goals: Cowens 2, Doyon; Drake, Freeman

Halftime: Norwich 30-22

SUNY-Canton 59, UMFK 55

At Potsdam, N.Y., Megan Davis scored 15 points to lead SUNY-Canton by the University of Maine-Fort Kent.

Ashley Ames netted 16 points and grabbed nine rebounds for UMFK. Arcilla Jeffers had 13 points and nine rebounds while Shir Fuchs added 11 points for the Bengals.

UMFK (15-10) 55

Jeffers 6-1-13, Ames 5-6-16, Licata 1-1-3, Fuchs 6-1-11, Garrison 0-1-1, Waltz, Tracey 0-2-2, Bassue 1-0-2, Ribera 3-0-7

SUNY-Canton (10-8) 59

Davis 7-0-15, LaFave 3-0-7, Small, Ploof 3-7-13, Farrell 4-0-9, Maynard 3-3-9, Peck, Wiel 3-0-6

3-pt. goals: Fuchs 2, Ribera; Davis, LaFave, Farrell

Halftime: UMFK 22-21

Maine Maritime 63, Lesley 54

At Cambridge, Mass., Saturday, Kaitlyn Leeman scored 14 points and Amethyst Cousins had a double-double to lead the Maine Maritime Academy Mariners past Lesley College.

Cousins had 12 points and 10 rebounds while Tatum Welch added 10 points for MMA.

Courtnie Leakeas led Lesley with 19 points and Kaitlyn Wechsler added 15.

Maine Maritime (15-8) 63

Leeman 5-3-14, Eiane, Franklin 1-1-3, Hunt 1-0-3, Welch 4-2-10, Hutchinson 0-2-2, Pushard 0-4-4, Barker 4-0-9, Cousins 5-2-12, Tilton 1-2-5, Cote 1-0-2

Lesley (10-12) 54

Caira 1-3-5, Cabral-Pini 0-5-5, Leakeas 6-6-19, Freed 3-2-8, Wechsler 5-5-15, Fralick 1-0-2, Saltzman, Laquerre, Harrington

3-pt. goals: Leeman, Hunt, Barker; Leakeas

Halftime: MMA 33-21

Tufts 84, Colby 60

At Medford, Mass., Khalilah Ummah scored 17 points and grabbed 19 rebounds to lead Tufts University by Colby.

Katie McCabe paced the Mules with 20 points and nine rebounds. Meredith Aronson added 14 points for Colby.

Colby (8-15) 60

McCabe 4-12-20, Aronson 3-8-14, Harris 1-3-5, Cummings 2-0-5, Cappelloni 2-0-4, Adler 1-2-4, Bartley 1-0-2, Pratt

Tufts (21-2) 84

Ummah 8-1-17, Tausanovitch 7-1-15, Gomez 7-0-14, Hart 4-2-13, Baily 3-4-10, Moynihan 2-0-5, Wholey 1-0-3, Filocco 1-0-2, Weiner 1-0-2, Puishys 1-0-2, Edwards-Bourdrez, Sullivan, Miller

3-pt. goals: Cummings; Hart 3, Moynihan, Wholey

Halftime: Tufts 41-28

Husson 82, Bay Path 47

At Longmeadow, Mass., Jenny Rollins posted 20 points as Husson topped Bay Path College.

Shelby Bradford and Alyssa Bragdon added 12 points apiece for the Eagles.

Bay Path was led by Jessica Hunt with 22 points.

Husson (14-9) 82

Rollins 7-4-20, Bradford 2-8-12, Al. Bragdon 4-0-12, As. Bragdon 2-2-6, Plourde 2-0-5, Lavertu 2-1-5, Sedey 1-3-5, Archer 2-1-5, Barnes 1-2-4, Blindow 1-1-3, Lincoln 1-0-3, Sewell 1-0-2, Richards, Barden, Drakeford

Bay Path (2-19) 47

Hunt 7-7-22, Falkenberg 5-0-12, Ordyna 2-4-8, Wright 1-0-2, Hahn 1-0-2, Barbato 0-1-1, Dziuba, Begin, Lavin

3-pt. goals: Al. Bragdon 4, Rollins 2, Plourde, Lincoln; Falkenberg 2, Hunt

Halftime: Husson 49-22

Bates 62, Bowdoin 52

At Lewiston, Matia Kostakis connected for a game-high 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Bates College by Bowdoin.

Val Beckwith added 13 points for the Bates Bobcats.

Katie Bergeron led Bowdoin with 15 points.