WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The Hartford Hawks broke the game open, outscoring the University of Maine 20-2 during a six-minute span of the first half while breezing to an 82-34 America East women’s basketball victory Saturday at Chase Arena.
Hartford’s vaunted defense stifled the Black Bears, limiting them to 22 percent shooting and forcing 23 turnovers. The Hawks (13-8, 8-1 AE) took advantage, shooting 57 percent from the floor, including 34 points in the paint, and scoring 31 points as a result of the Bears’ turnovers.
Coach Cindy Blodgett’s UMaine squad (2-20, 0-9 AE) lost for the 16th straight time heading into Thursday night’s home game against New Hampshire.
Kristin Baker of Bingham led UMaine with eight points, all in the first half, along with five rebounds, two assists and two steals. She had 10 turnovers.
Colleen Kilmurray provided six points and seven rebounds.
MaryLynne Schaefer led Hartford with 16 points, while Diana Delva contributed 15 points, six rebounds, five blocked shots and three steals. Erica Beverly added 11 points.
Baker scored five points, including a 3-pointer, early as UMaine trailed only 11-9. However, Hartford dominated after that.
UM-Fort Kent wins two
The University of Maine-Fort Kent claimed a pair of victories over the weekend with a 67-47 win over the University of Maine-Augusta on Saturday and an 80-41 victory over the University of Maine-Machias on Sunday.
In Saturday’s game at Fort Kent, Talisha Herring scored 22 points to lead the Bengals. Kristin Violette added 20 points.
Jen Lola scored 25 points to pace UM-Augusta.
In Sunday’s game at Machias, Herring scored a game-high 26 points to propel UMFK. Violette scored 18 points while Ashley Ames added 13 for the Bengals.
Carilla Fritz led UM-Machias with 14 points.
UMPI 65, UM-Augusta 65
At Presque Isle, the University of Maine-Presque Isle outscored the University of Maine-Augusta 35-19 in the second half to capture the win Sunday.
Erica Davis had 21 points, 24 rebounds and five steals to lead UMPI. Megan Korhonen had 14 points and 11 rebounds. Karen Creighton added 13 points and 11 rebounds and Emily Moore scored 11 points.
Jennifer Lola paced UM-Augusta with 25 points, 12 rebounds and eight steals. Lola also made 17 of her 20 free throw attempts. Jessica Taylor chipped in 11 points.
UMaine-Augusta 49
Lola 3-17-25, White 2-0-6, St. Amand 1-1-3, Peaslee 1-0-2, Taylor 5-1-11, Leary 1-0-2, Dyer, Trask, Fredette
UMaine-Presque Isle 65
Davis 7-7-21, Kilfoil 0-1-1, Korhonen 6-1-14, Moore 4-1-11, Flint 1-0-3, Creighton 5-3-13, Borjas 1-0-2, Boudreau, Green, Sullivan
3-pt. goals: Lola 2, White 2; Moore 2, Korhonen, Flint
Halftime: 30-30
ECSU 68, Southern Maine 65
At Willimantic, Conn., senior Christina Amato scored the final five points of the game Saturday as Eastern Connecticut State rallied to beat the University of Southern Maine.
Jessica Moriarty scored 20 points for Eastern Connecticut.
Stacey Kent led the Huskies of Gorham with 24 points and four steals. Kaylie DeMillo scored 14 points and Kristi Violette added eight points and nine rebounds.
Southern Maine (16-5) 65
Johnson 4-0-8, Kent 6-7-24, Violette 3-2-8, Paradis 2-0-6, DeMillo 5-2-14, Nicholas 0-1-1, Briggs 2-0-4, Garland, Cochran
Eastern Connecticut (19-2) 68
McFetridge 5-4-14, Brunet 2-2-6, Moriarty 8-3-20, Morey 6-0-15, Amato 4-3-13, Whiteley, Pierlioni
3-pt. goals: Kent 5, Paradis 2, DeMillo 2; Morey 3, Amato 2, Moriarty
Halftime: USM 35-30
Bowdoin 91, Williams 58
At Brunswick, Katie Bergeron scored 22 points and had five steals Saturday to lead Bowdoin College past Williams.
Alexa Kaubris scored 12 points for Bowdoin. Leah Rubega had 11 points and Jill Henrikson chipped in 10 points.
Williams (8-14) 58
Peterman 3-4-12, Greenberg 1-0-2, Harris 3-1-7, Jackson 3-0-7, Shea 7-6-20, Ludwig 2-0-4, Millert 1-0-2, Ham 1-0-2, Rodriguez-Villa 1-0-2, Hansen, King
Bowdoin (18-4) 91
Noucas 1-0-3, Henrikson 4-1-10, Bergeron 6-4-22, Kaubris 5-1-12, Rubega 4-3-11, Gould 4-0-8, Hynes 3-0-6, Coombes 0-2-2, Cote 1-0-3, Barry 2-3-7, Sweeney 1-0-2, Coffee 2-0-5, Anelauskas, Hackett
3-pt. goals: Peterman 2, Jackson; Bergeron 6, Noucas, Henrikson, Kaubris, Cote, Coffee
Halftime: Bowdoin 47-24
SJC Monks 59, SJC Blue Jays 43
At West Hartford, Conn., Meghan Daigle scored 22 points and posted 12 rebounds Saturday to lead Saint Joseph’s College of Standish by Saint Joseph’s College of Connecticut.
Kayla Nowell netted 15 points while Ashley Geel added 10 for the Monks.
Saint Joseph’s, ME (12-10) 59
Daigle 9-4-22, Nowell 6-1-15, Geel 4-0-10, Drake 2-2-6, McDevitt 1-0-3, Miner 1-0-2, Ludwig 0-1-1, Enright, Fournier, Boston, Lamb
Saint Joseph’s, Conn.) (3-18) 43
Schiano 4-2-10, Mastarreno 4-0-9, Phillips 4-0-8, Fillion 2-0-6, Pratt 1-1-4, Richards 2-0-4, Morales 1-0-2, Barrett, Smith
3-pt. goals: Nowell 2, Geel 2, McDevitt; Fillion 2, Mastarreno, Pratt
Halftime: St. Joseph’s (ME) 28-25
Bates 68, Trinity 54
At Hartford, Conn., Val Beckwith posted 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Bates College of Lewiston past Trinity.
Lauren Yanofsky, Maggie DePoy and Christine McCall each chipped in with nine points for the Bobcats.
Bates (16-7) 68
Flaherty 3-1-7, Beckwith 4-3-12, Yanofsky 3-2-9, Burns 3-1-8, Igoe 1-1-3, Goodridge 2-0-5, Gifford, DePoy 3-0-9, Pennucci, Finn 1-1-4, Lanchantin 1-0-2, McCall 3-3-9
Trinity (15-5) 54
Royals 1-4-6, Donie 2-4-8, Arnstein 5-0-11, Doyle 1-1-3, Card 2-1-5, Cowden, Sims 0-2-2, Fahey 1-1-4, Mahder, Cohn, McGlynn 7-1-15
3-pt. goals: Beckwith, Yanofsky, Burns, Goodridge, DePoy 3, Finn; Arnstein, Fahey
Halftime: Bates 35-30
Colby 62, Middlebury 45
At Waterville, Julianne Kowalski tallied a game-high 18 points and 12 rebounds to spark Colby by Middlebury College.
Alison Cappelloni finished with 11 points and 10 rebounds while Rachael Mack added 12 points for the Mules.
Lauren Sanchez led Middlebury with 13 points.
Middlebury (7-14) 45
Sanchez 4-5-13, Johnson 2-1-7, Barron 1-3-6, Fallon 3-0-6, Wells 2-0-4, Wall 1-2-4, Needham 0-3-3, Goeke 1-0-2, Moreau, Surette
Colby (11-9) 62
Kowalski 8-2-18, Mack 5-2-12, Cappelloni 4-2-11, Allen 3-3-9, Ritchie 3-2-8, Adler 1-0-2, Vaughan 0-2-2, Aronson, Cummings, Bartley
3-pt. goals: Johnson 2, Barron; Cappelloni
Halftime: Colby 31-19
Husson 87, Thomas 75
At Waterville, Ashley Bragdon and Bree Hanscom scored 17 points each Saturday to lead Husson University past Thomas College.
Shelby Bradford scored 11 points for the Eagles and Bethany Sevey added 10 points.
Cortney Barrett led Thomas with 18 points. Kellie Martel scored 16 points and Amy Miles posted 12. Mallorie Blakney had 11 points and Lynn Chaisson added 10.
Husson (11-7) 87
Bragdon 4-9-17, Hanscom 7-3-17, Bradford 3-5-11, Sevey 4-0-10, Lincoln 3-0-7, Rollins 3-0-7, Archer 1-2-5, Barnes 1-2-4, Foster 1-0-2, Belden 0-2-2, Butterfield 1-0-2, Kenney 0-2-2, Lavertu 0-1-1, Albert, Barden, Huffman, Plourde
Thomas (4-15) 75
Barrett 6-5-18, Martel 4-5-16, Miles 3-6-12, Nassetta 5-1-11, Chaisson 4-0-10, Masessa 1-2-4, Blakney 1-2-4, Webster, Jones, Evans
3-pt. goals: Sevey 2, Lincoln, Archer, Rollins; Martel 3, Chaisson 2, Barrett
Halftime: Husson 39-33
UM-Farmington 60, MMA 49
At Farmington, Brittany York and Caitlyn Laflin finished with 16 points each Saturday to propel the University of Maine-Farmington past Maine Maritime Academy of Castine.
Erin Porter grabbed 10 rebounds for the Beavers, who forced the Mariners into 26 turnovers.
Samantha Goda paced Maine Maritime with 15 points. Maggie Smith scored 12 points while Tatum Welch added 11.
Maine Maritime (7-13) 49
Goda 4-7-15, Smith 4-2-12, Welch 3-5-11, Eiane 2-0-5, Tilton 1-3-5, Cote 0-1-1, Houghton, Stahl, Pushard, Hutchinson
UM-Farmington (10-10) 60
Laflin 6-4-16, York 8-0-16, Busque 3-2-9, Byrne 1-3-6, Porter 3-0-6, Gagne 1-0-3, Morrison 1-0-2, Ross 0-2-2, Wiley, Paul
3-pt. goals: Smith 2, Eiane; Busque, Gagne, Byrne
Halftime: UMF 33-20
Vermont Tech 53, EMCC 43
At Randolph, Vt., on Sunday, Virginia Purrier scored 19 points to lead Vermont Tech.
Jessica Brown paced Eastern Maine Community College of Bangor with 15 points and 11 rebounds, while Nikki Kaulback scored 14 points and Theresa Spieldenner added 12 points and 14 rebounds.
Eastern Maine CC (3-12) 43
Brown 7-1-15, Kaulback 6-1-14, Spieldenner 5-2-12, Arkin 1-0-2, McIver, Davis, Pinkham
Vermont Tech (5-13) 53
Purrier 9-1-19, Corey 5-1-11, Wakefield 2-1-5, Fusco 2-0-4, Tyler, Waite 2-1-5, Martin 0-7-7, Burbank 1-0-2
3-pt. goals: Kaulback
Halftime: Vermont Tech 29-20