December 23, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Husson beats Colby to win Maine Event

GORHAM – Quinson Lancaster sank a pair of free throws with nine seconds remaining Saturday to lift Husson College of Bangor to a 76-74 men’s basketball victory over Colby of Waterville in the championship game of the Maine Event Tournament.

Lancaster finished with 16 points and was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player. Nate Cyr paced the Braves with 17 points, Ryan Rivera logged 14 and Randy Fletcher and Scott Griffin contributed 12 apiece.

Kevin Crosman led the White Mules with 16 points, Damien Strahorn notched 14 and Sean Flood added 11.

Colby (1-1) 74

McGowan 1-0-2, Ofeish 0-0-0, Gutierrez 3-2-9, Forlizzi 2-2-6, Loukes 2-0-5, Cushman 2-4-9, Strahorn 5-2-14, Lewis 1-0-2, Crosman 7-2-16, Flood 4-3-11

Husson (2-0)

Fletcher 5-2-12, Rivera 6-2-14, Lancaster 6-4-16, Galley 0-0-0, Cunningham 2-0-5, Cyr 4-5-17, Griffin 4-4-12

3-pt. goals: Gutierrez, Loukes, Cushman, Strahorn 2; Cyr 4, Cunningham

Halftime: Colby 30-27

Wesleyan 83, Maine Maritime 54

At Farmington Saturday, Leo Jones poured in 25 points and hauled down 10 rebounds to lift Wesleyan (Conn.) to the Hight Tournament championship.

Kaneen Johnson and Chris Bray tallied 10 each.

Jed Johnson paced Maine Maritime with 24 points and 13 boards. Corey Streams came on with 15.

Wesleyan (2-0) 83

Johnson 5-0-10, Thompson 2-0-6, Brown 2-2-7, Jones 9-7-25, Holland 0-0-0, Bray 3-4-10, Gordon 4-1-9, Bra. McBeth 3-0-9, Harlow 3-0-7, Pettit 0-0-0, Bry. McBeth 0-0-0

Maine Maritime (1-1) 54

Belyea 0-0-0, Brown 0-0-0, Underwood 0-0-0, Johnson 10-4-24, Stearns 4-4-15, Pitula 1-0-3, Taylor 1-2-4, Russell 0-0-0, Clement 3-2-8

3-pt. goals: Thompson 2, Brown, Bra. McBeth 3, Harlow; Stearns 3, Pitula 1

UM-Farmington 106, UNE 77

At Farmington Saturday, Tom Nadeau registered 26 points and five assists to lead UM-Farmington to the win in the consolation game of the Hight Tournament.

Freshman Bob Deetjen added 22 points and seven rebounds, Mike Ward had 19 points and six assists, James Malley logged 13 points and seven rebounds, and Bangor native Mike Wilcox aided the cause with 11 points and seven assists.

University of New England (0-2) 77

Gaye 5-4-15, Sirois 6-6-21, Mills 1-0-3, Beaulieu 3-4-11, Chapman 4-5-13, Bertiaume 2-0-4, Bradley 2-1-6, Nutting 1-2-4

UM-Farmington (1-1) 106

Tacey 2-0-5, Graham 0-3-3, Nadeau 8-5-26, Bird 0-2-2, Haynie 0-0-0, Wilcox 4-2-11, Nielson 2-1-5, Deetjen 8-5-22, Ward 8-0-19, Malley 5-3-13

3-pt. goals: Gaye, Sirois 3, Mills, Beaulieu, Bradley; Tacey, Nadeau 5, Wilcox, Deetjen, Ward 3

Halftime: UM-Farmington 52-37

St. Thomas 104, NMTC 61

At Presque Isle Saturday, Dave Robson tossed in 25 points and Steve Lawrence netted 17 more as St. Thomas of Fredericton, New Brunswick, rolled over Northern Maine Tech in the first round of the Star City Shootout.

Andrew Robson chipped in with 12 and Francis Farrington and Jason McAlenan added 10 each.

For the Falcons, Chris Czosnek garnered 14 points and Dave Jellson put in 11.

St. Thomas (5-0)

Farrington5-0-10, A. Robson 3-6-12, Foster 3-1-8, MacLean 2-1-5, Woodworth 2-1-5, Jacobson 2-4-8, McAlenan 5-0-10, Lawrence 5-3-17, Little 2-0-4, D. Robson 11-0-25

Northern Maine Tech (1-2)

Jellson 4-2-11, Weatherbee 2-2-4, Durost 1-3-6, Collins 1-0-3, Durost 3-1-9, Schmidt 2-0-4, Schmidt 2-0-4, Paradis 0-0-0, Smith 0-0-0, Cyr 1-0-2, Czosnek 5-0-14, Tompkins 2-2-6

3-pt. goals: Foster, Lawrence 4, D. Robson 3; Jellson, Durost, Collins, Durost 2,Czosnek 4

Halftime: St. Thomas 59-40

UMPI 97, Nova Scotia Agric. 64

At Presque Isle Saturday, Vjeko Jadric and Antrone Moore notched 23 and 22 points, respectively, as UM-Presque Isle toppled Nova Scotia Agricultural in the first round of the Star City Shootout.

Dan Emerson added 13 points for UMPI.

For Nova Scotia Agricultural, Angus McDonald and Nathan Bokma scored 10 each.

Nova Scotia Agricultural (3-1) 64

Robichaud 0-0-0, Marchand 0-1-1, Thomas 1-1-3, Ackerley 2-1-7, Curley 0-0-0, McDonald 4-0-10, Harnish 2-5-9, Bokma 4-2-10, Lomond 2-0-4, Graham 1-7-9, Van Oostrum 4-1-9, Dickie 0-1-1

UM-Presque Isle (1-0) 97

Jadric 9-4-23, Smith 1-0-2, Hills 4-0-9, Bernard 1-0-2, Garreans 4-0-8, Moore 8-5-22, Belyea 1-0-2, Dolley 4-0-8, Emerson 6-0-13, Roberson 2-4-8

3-pt. goals: Ackerley 2, McDonald 3; Jadric, Hills, Moore, Emerson

Halftime: UM-Presque Isle 48-34

St. Joseph’s 85, So. Maine 76

At Gorham Saturday, Jimmy Ahern recorded 25 points and eight rebounds to lift St. Joseph’s of Standish over Southern Maine in the consolation game of the Maine Event tournament.

Freshman Bilal Dawan-Abdullah chipped in with 15 points, Torey McPherson added 14 and Brandon Stewart contributed 13 points and nine rebounds for the Monks.

Former Bangor High star Jason St. Pierre paced Southern Maine with 19 points and seven rebounds. Gerald Bigelow and Ryan Thomas chipped in with 14 and 10 points, respectively.

St. Joseph’s (1-1) 85

Underwood 0-0-0, McCabe 2-2-6, McPherson 3-7-14, Ahern 7-10-25, Vose 3-0-8, Pratt 0-0-0, Drayer 1-0-2, Ayres 0-0-0, Dawan-Abdullah 5-5-15, Stewart 4-5-13, Monteiro 1-0-2

Southern Maine (0-2) 76

Bigelow 3-6-14, Francoeur 4-2-10, Tarbox 0-1-1, St. Pierre 7-2-19, Soucie 0-2-2, Grigsby 1-1-3, Garland 2-2-6, Estes 0-3-3, Casterella 4-0-8, Thomas 3-4-10

3-pt. goals: McPherson, Ahern, Vose 2; Bigelow 2, St. Pierre 3

Halftime: Southern Maine 45-38

Fisher 74, UM-Fort Kent 55

At Fort Kent Sunday, Wilfredo Peres poured in 18 points and Carmine Charlee recorded 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead Fisher College of Boston past UM-Fort Kent in the championship of the Bengal Tip-Off Tournament.

Efy Anoskie contributed 12 points and a game-high 15 rebounds while Tony Jefferson added 14 points.

Barry Bryant led the Bengals with 19 points and Robert Miller had eight points and nine rebounds.

Jefferson was named the tournament MVP. The all-tournament team included Josh Hiltz of Atlantic Baptist, Albert Whittaker of UM-Machias, Wilfredo Perez and Efy Anosike of Fisher and Barry Bryant of UM-Fort Kent.

Fisher (3-0) 74

Jefferson 4-4-14, Peres 6-2-18, Charles 5-2-15, Kessen 2-0-4, Anosike 3-6-12, Hughes 0-0-0, Rue 1-0-3, Rollins 4-0-8

UM-Fort Kent (2-4) 55

Alarcon 1-2-5, Young 1-2-4, Swett 1-3-5, Miller 3-1-8, Bryant 7-2-19, Daudier 0-0-0, Clavette 2-0-5, Gervais 0-3-3, Bente 0-1-1, Clark 0-0-0, Brey 2-1-5

3-pt. goals: Jefferson 2, Peres 4, Charles 3, Rue; Alarcon, Miller, Bryant 3, Clavette

Halftime: Fisher 44-36

UMM 122, Atlantic Baptist 46

At Fort Kent Sunday, Gary Dussard tallied 17 points and Dwayne Josiah tossed in 16 more as UM-Machias cruised by Atlantic Baptist of Moncton, New Brunswick, in the consolation game of the Bengal Tip-Off Tournament.

Shawn Haley added 13 points and nine rebounds while Wayne Clarke chipped in with 12.

For Atlantic Baptist, Josh Hiltz led the way with 12 points.

UM-Machias (1-3) 122

Whittaker 4-0-9, Vernon 3-0-8, Campbell 2-0-4, Sims 2-2-8, Clarke 5-2-12, Dussard 8-0-17, Hopeson 1-0-2, Liburd 1-0-2, Garrett 3-0-9, Gomes 3-0-6, Josiah 7-2-16, Miller 2-0-14, Khan 4-0-8, Haley 6-1-13, Swift 2-0-4

Atlantic Baptist (6-3) 46

Quiring 1-2-4, Earle 1-1-3, J. Hiltz 4-4-12, Nelson 0-0-0, A. Hiltz 4-0-9, Williston 0-0-0, Crawford 2-0-4, Flanagan 0-1-1, Nickerson 1-0-2, White 2-0-4, LeBlanc 2-0-4, Haines 1-0-3, Stultz 0-0-0

3-pt. goals: Whittaker, Vernon 2, Sims 2, Dussard, Garrett 3; Hiltz, Haines

Halftime: UM-Machias 69-22

UMFK 98, Atlantic Baptist 44

At Fort Kent Saturday, Barry Bryant’s 14 points led a parade of six double figure scorers as UM-Fort Kent downed Atlantic Baptist in the first round of the Bengal Tip-Off Tournament.

Chad Swett added 12, Mo Young and Matt Daudier both scored 11, and Chad Gervais and Stafford Bente contributed 10 each for the Bengals.

Josh Hiltz paced Atlantic Baptist with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Atlantic Baptist (6-2)

Quiring 3-0-7, Earle 1-0-2, J. Hiltz 7-4-18, Nelson 0-0-0, A. Hiltz 2-0-5, Williston 0-0-0, Crawford 1-0-2, Flanagan 0-0-0, Nickerson 0-0-0, White 2-0-4, LeBlanc 2-0-4, Haines 1-0-2

UM-Fort Kent (2-3)

Alarcon 0-0-0, Young 5-0-11, Swett 6-0-12, Bryant 5-2-14, Brey 2-0-4, Daudier 5-0-11, Madore 3-0-7, Clavette 2-0-6, Gervais 5-0-10, Veloso 2-0-4, Bente 5-0-10, Miller 2-1-5, Clark 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Quiring, A. Hiltz; Young, Bryant 2, Daudier, Madore, Clavette 2

Halftime: UM-Fort Kent 54-23

Women’s basketball

Colby 60, Husson 54

At Waterville Saturday, Kate Chuprevich posted a game-high 26 points and Wendy Bonner had 13 to lift Colby of Waterville over Husson of Bangor.

Cara Dionisi chipped in with 10 more for the White Mules.

Leslie Trott posted 14 and Liz Boone garnered 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Braves. Rebekah Sexton came on with 10 more.

Husson 54

McDonald 0-0-0, Trott 5-1-14, Sexton 3-2-10, Comeau 1-0-3, S. Fry 0-1-1, Hughes 2-0-4, Duplisea 2-0-5, C. Fry 0-0-0, Dow 2-3-7, Poirier 0-0-0, Turner 0-0-0, Boone 4-2-10

Colby 60

Belanger 0-0-0, Burrows 0-0-0, Lawson 3-0-7, Dionisi 3-1-10, Keto 0-0-0, Chuprevich 10-6-26, Bonner 5-3-13, Henley 0-1-1, Bourque 0-2-2, O’Donnell 0-1-1

3-pt. goals: Trott 3, Sexton 2, Comeau, Duplisea; Lawson, Dionisi 3

Halftime: Colby 36-34

Maine Maritime 66, Wheelock 25

At Dudley, Mass., on Sunday, Kate Lawler tossed in 20 points and hauled in 18 rebounds as the mariners prevailed in the consolation game of the Nichols Tip-Off Tournament.

Stacy Jones netted 14 points and made seven steals, while Jenn Sarzynski and Jessica Sawyer added 11 points each.

Noelle Safar paced Wheelock with 13 points.

Maine Maritime (1-1) 66

Merrill 3-0-6, Sarzynski 5-1-11, Lawler 9-1-20, Sawyer 4-3-11, Doughty 1-2-4, Jones 6-2-14

Wheelock (0-2) 25

Ohashi 0-1-1, Safar 5-0-13, Hickson 0-1-1, Puffer 2-0-4, O’Reilly, Menduni 1-3-6, Kanzaki

3-pt. goals: Lawler; Safar 3, Menduni

Halftime: MMA 37-9

Nichols 42, Maine Maritime 40

At Dudley, Mass., Saturday, freshman Michelle DesRochers tossed in a game-high 14 points and Natalie Lavin rimmed 11 more as Nichols topped Maine Maritime in the opening game of the Nichols Tip-Off Tournament.

Jen Nored notched 10 points and Kate Lawler chipped in with eight points and 13 rebounds.

Maine Maritime (0-1) 40

Sawyer 2-3-7, Merrill 2-4-9, Nored 4-0-10, Sarzynski 0-0-0, Doughty 0-0-0, Lawler 3-2-8, Jones 1-3-6

Nichols (1-0) 42

Des Rochers 5-1-14, Kane 0-0-0, Rondeau 1-0-2, Cross 1-0-2, Ciccarelli 1-0-2, Lavin 4-2-11, Utton 1-2-4, Allessandrini 0-0-0, O’Coin 3-1-7, O’Neill 0-0-0

3-pt. goals: Merrill, Nored 2, Jones; Des Rochers 3, Lavin

Halftime: Nichols 25-24

UM-Farmington 60, MIT 56

At Salem, Mass., Saturday, Jocelyn Sawyer tallied 16 points and Kate LaHaye came on with 13 points and 12 rebounds as UM-Farmington captured the consolation game in the Salem State Tip-Off Tournament.

Rachel Bard aided the cause with 11.

For Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Amy Mok logged 16 and Crystal Russell had 14.

UM-Farmington (1-1) 60

Bard 2-6-11, Sawyer 7-2-16, Bean 2-0-4, Foss 1-0-2, Cogswell 0-0-0, LaHaye 5-0-13, Haines 3-0-6, Hunt 3-2-8

MIT (0-2) 56

Tsai 2-1-7, Natsids 1-0-2, Yang 2-2-6, Daugherty 2-1-6, Johnson 0-0-0, Kadyszewski 1-0-2, Way 1-1-3, Connelly 0-0-0, Hendry-Brogan 0-0-0, Mok 6-3-16, Russell 6-2-14

3-pt. goals: Bard, LaHaye 3; Tsai, Yang 2, Daugherty, Way, Mok 3, Russell 2

Halftime: MIT 27-26

Westfield State 58, Thomas 54

At Keene, N.H., Saturday, A.J. LaBelle registered 18 points and Michaela Blaney added 12 more as Westfield State (Mass.) stopped Thomas of Waterville in the consolation game of the Shaw’s Tip-Off Classic.

Melissa Cote pitched in with 15 rebounds for the victors.

For the Terriers, Erin Morrell logged a game high 21 points and Courtney Corbett scored 13.

Westfield State (1-1) 58

Knott 2-1-6, Cooke 0-2-2, Blaney 4-3-12, Cote 3-0-6, LaBelle 8-2-18, Pendergast 20-4, Tedesco 1-0-2, Tedesco 1-0-2, Sealander 4-0-8, Dunlavey 0-0-0, Rodrigues 0-0-0, Medina 0-0-0

Thomas (0-2) 54

Leclerc 3-0-6, Pratt 1-0-3, Lovely 2-2-8, Morrell 7-2-21, Corbett 6-1-13, Kolis 0-2-2, Lessard 0-1-1, Alverez 0-0-0, Conner 0-0-0, Cray 0-0-0

3-pt. goals: Knott, Blaney; Lovely 2, Pratt, Morrell 5

Halftime: Westfield State 30-25

So. Maine 58, Salem State 46

At Salem, Mass., Saturday, Meg Cressler poured in 18 points and Glenburn’s Kara Crockett posted 16 as Southern Maine downed Salem State in the championship of the Salem State Tip-Off Tournament.

Former Maine Central Institute star Amanda Leavitt pitched in with nine points for the Huskies.

Gillian Almeida led Salem State with 15 and Kara Smolinsky notched 11 more.

Southern Maine (2-0) 58

Dominiczak 0-1-1, Cressler 6-3-18, Leavitt 3-0-9, Zahm 1-1-3, Crockett 7-2-16, Little 2-1-5, Libby 2-0-6, Noonan 0-0-0, Tong 0-0-0, Allen 0-0-0

Salem State 46

Smolinsky 5-1-11, Ashe 1-0-2, Reardon 0-0-0, Rhodes 1-1-3, Nichols 1-4-6, Almeida 5-4-15, McCarthy 0-0-0, Sales 1-0-2, Ferreira 1-0-3, Klein 1-0-2, Giammaluo 0-0-0, Kaczmarek 0-0-0, McCarter 1-0-2

3-pt. goals: Cressler 3, Leavitt 3, Libby 2; Almeida, Ferreira

Halftime: Southern Maine 29-24

St. Joseph’s 61, Wheaton 48

At Norton, Mass., Saturday, Tara Gagnon scored 10 points to lead a well-balanced St. Joseph’s squad to the Tip-Off Classic championship.

Tournament MVP Stacey Galinas added eight points and 10 rebounds and four other players had seven points for the Monks.

Jessica Arment led Wheaton of Norton, Mass., with 10 points.

The all-tournament team included Amanda Cornett of Castleton State, Stephanie Hulry of Bridgewater State, Sue Picard of St. Joseph’s, and Maggie Sunby and Wheaton.

St. Joseph’s (2-0) 61

M. Gagnon 2-1-7, DiShino 0-0-0, Pelkey 3-0-7, T. Gagnon 3-3-10, Picard 3-2-6, Rice 2-2-6, Alexander 3-1-7, Galinas 3-1-8, Marcotte 2-0-7, Regan 1-0-3

Wheaton (1-1) 48

Deshefy 1-0-2, Dow-Allen 3-0-6, Williams 1-0-2, Brassil 1-0-2, Uasiliov 2-2-6, Avrendol 0-0-0, Arment 4-2-10, Jones 2-4-8, Savas 1-2-4, Sundby 2-0-4, Schefiliti 0-4-4

3-pt. goals: M. Gagnon 2, Pelkey, T. Gagnon, Galinas, Marcotte, Regan

Halftime: Wheaton 32-25

UM-Machias 89, UMFK 45

At Fort Kent Sunday, Angela Robb tossed in 20 points and Sara Ricker netted 14 more as UMaine-Machias cruised by UM-Fort Kent in the championship game of the Lady Bengals Tip-Off Tournament.

Kelly Welles and Miranda Copeland added 13 apiece, Christina Rich scored 11 and Gill Guest hauled down nine rebounds for the Clippers.

For the Bengals, Joy Gervais was the lone double-figure scorer with 10.

UM-Machias (2-0) 89

Rukhsana 0-3-3, Robb 7-1-20, Welles 5-3-13, Ricker 6-0-14, Guest 2-0-4, Rich 4-0-11, Apatu 0-0-0, Magnussen 1-0-2, Willett 4-1-9, Copeland 6-0-13

UM-Fort Kent (1-5) 45

Glass 1-1-3, Hare 1-6-8, Fisher 2-3-8, Bourgoin 3-0-6, Gervais 5-0-10, Gagnon 1-0-2, Doucette 0-1-1, Lutz 0-0-0, Brown 3-1-7

3-pt. goals: Robb 5, Ricker 2, Rich 3, Copeland; Fisher

Halftime: UM-Machias 48-23

Nichols 69, UMPI 41

At Dudley, Mass., on Sunday, Natalie Lavin’s 19 points led the host Bison to the Nichols College Tip-Off Tournament championship.

Lavin was named the tourney MVP. Kristine O’Coin provided 15 points and 16 rebounds.

Erin Scholman and All-Tourney pick Erica McGary led UMaine-Presque Isle with nine points each. Rachel Larlee grabbed 12 rebounds.

The All-Tourney team included Kate Lawler of Maine Maritime Academy, Erica Menduni of Wheelock and Nichols’ Michelle DesRochers.

UMaine-Presque Isle (2-2) 41

Scholman 4-1-9, Noonan 1-0-3, Sutherland 1-0-2, Renault 2-0-4, McGary 3-3-9, Dickinson, Murray 2-2-7, Larlee 3-0-6, Berry 0-1-1

Nichols (2-0) 69

DesRochers 3-1-8, Kane, Rondeau 2-1-6, cross 5-0-10, Ciccarelli 1-3-5, Lavin 7-4-19, Utton 1-0-2, Alessandrini, O’Coin 6-3-16, O’Neill 2-0-4

3-pt. goals: Noonan, Murray; DesRochers, Rondeau, Lavin

Halftime: Nichols 45-13

Women’s hockey

Niagara sweeps Maine women

At Buffalo Sunday afternoon, Tania Pinelli made 43 saves and Stephanie Romain broke a 1-1 tie with 7:16 left in the second period as Niagara University’s women’s hockey team beat Maine 3-1 to complete a weekend sweep.

Niagara, now 9-1, won Saturday’s game 6-4.

Candice Ceelen opened the scoring in the first period but Meagan Aarts tied it on the power play early in the second period for 4-5-1 Maine. Candice Moxley added an insurance goal.

Valerie Hall had two assists for the Purple Eagles.

Amanda Cronin finished with 16 saves for Maine.

On Saturday, Moxley and Hall had two goals each as Niagara raced out to a 5-0 lead. Lindsay Vine and Teresa Marchese-Del Monte had the other Niagara goals while Jennifer Mascaro and Pinelli combined for 12 saves.

Jarin Sjogren, Cheryl White, Rebecca Ouellet and Aarts scored for Maine to pull the Bears within 5-4 before Marchese-Del Monte scored the clincher.

Dawn Froats made 29 saves for Maine.


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