December 24, 2024
COLLEGE ROUNDUP

Unbeaten Bowdoin tops UMF

BRUNSWICK – Bowdoin College, the top-ranked Division III team in the country, extended the nation’s longest home winning streak to 37 games and set a school record with 56 first-half points Monday night while breezing to a 78-48 women’s basketball victory over the University of Maine-Farmington.

Lora Trenkle of Surry scored 10 of the game’s first 12 points and finished with 20 on 8-for-10 shooting to help Bowdoin set the tone. Erika Nickerson of Benton netted 12 points for the Polar Bears.

Karen Sirois paced UMaine-Farmington, the last team to beat Bowdoin in the regular season, with 11 points.

UM-Farmington (14-5) 48

Mayer 3-0-6, Cyr 1-0-3, Sirois 4-2-11, Simpson 2-0-4, LaHaye 0-2-2, Boyd 1-0-3, Martin 1-1-3, Haines 1-2-4, Rideout 1-0-2, Kempton, Berry 0-2-2, Stanley 1-2-4, Ochs 2-0-4

Bowdoin (22-0) 78

Pouravelis 2-0-4, Russell 1-4-6, Trenkle 8-0-20, Flaherty 2-0-4, Smith 2-2-6, Loonin 1-0-2, Withey 4-0-8, Bramwell 2-1-5, Trotta 1-0-2, Damon 1-1-3, Cummings 1-0-2, Watson 1-0-2, Fugate, van der Veen 1-0-2, Nickerson 5-2-12

3-pt. goals: Cyr, Sirois, Boyd; Trenkle 4

Halftime: Bowdoin 56-25

UM-Fort Kent 63, Unity 45

At Unity on Sunday, Melissa Hare hit six 3-pointers on her way to 20 points as the Bengals won.

Allison Lutz and April Allen scored 14 and 13 points, respectively, for UMaine-Fort Kent.

Christine Blakesley’s 17 points paced Unity. Lyndsey Smith contributed 13.

UM-Fort Kent (12-10) 63

Quint 1-0-3, Lemon 1-0-2, Clattenberg 2-1-7, Allen 4-5-13, Hare 7-0-20, Hichborn 2-0-4, Lutz 7-0-14

Unity (5-9) 45

Smith 5-1-13, Charters 1-2-4, Kedziorzara 1-0-2, Blakesley 6-1-17, Duguay 2-5-9, Bowerman, Butterly

3-pt. goals: Quint, Clattenberg 2, Allen 2, Hare 6; Smith 2, Blakesley 4

Halftime: UMFK 30-21

Men’s basketball

Bowdoin 66, Maine Maritime 55

At Castine, Kyle Petrie tossed in 17 points as the Polar Bears downed the Mariners.

T.J. McLeod and Mark Yakavonis scored 12 points each for Bowdoin College of Brunswick.

Matt Clement pace Maine Maritime Academy with 17 points. Neil Stewart tallied 12 points and Marc McCorrison chipped in with 10.

Bowdoin (15-8) 66

Petrie 7-2-17, Walker 1-0-2, Ordway 0-1-1, McLeod 5-1-12, Bradley 3-0-8, Goodridge, Arbour 4-5-13, Ligon, Yakavonis 6-0-12, Farmer 0-1-1

Maine Maritime (10-9) 55

Stewart 4-3-12, Schmidt, Leclair 2-2-7, Dunlap 2-0-5, Taylor, McCorrison 3-2-10, Clement 6-5-17, Russell 1-2-4

3-pt. goals: Petrie, McLeod, Bradley 2; Stewart, Leclair, Dunlap, McCorrison 2

Halftime: Bowdoin 33-20


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