BALTIMORE, Maryland — Paige Preston scored 2:17 into the second half on Sunday afternoon, lifting the University of Maryland Baltimore County to a 1-0 America East women’s soccer victory over the University of Maine.
Gabby Boehmer assisted on the goal, while Jen Nance made one saves for the Retrievers (9-3-2, 1-1-2 AE).
Claudia Dube-Tremper made three saves for the Black Bears (3-7-4, 1-1-3 AE).
Colby-Sawyer 4, MMA 0
At New London, New Hampshire, Rachel Quaye and Corrie Hoyt scored first-half goals 22 seconds apart as the Chargers earned a North Atlantic Conference win over the Mariners on Saturday.
Michelle Upham and Kelsey Campbell scored a goal each for Colby-Sawyer.
Husson 1, NEC 0
At Henniker, New Hampshire, Taylor Fortin scored in the 57th minute, providing the only goal in the Eagles’ North Atlantic Conference victory over the Pilgrims.
Jess Poulin made five saves for Husson (8-4, 4-1 NAC).
Tricia Sardagnola made four saves for New England College (9-5, 2-2 NAC).
Unity 2, SMCC 0
At South Portland on Saturday, Mariza Gionfriddo and McKinley Bell tallied second-half goals as the Rams blanked the Seawolves of Southern Maine Community College.
Morgan Schroeder provided two assists for Unity College.
Men’s Soccer
Colby-Sawyer 4, MMA 0
At New London, New Hampshire, Denali Sexton scored twice and set up another goal to carry the Chargers to a North Atlantic Conference victory.
Alex Ortego had a goal and an assist and Rick Prindville scored a goal for New England College.
Marshall Spear made three saves for Maine Maritime Academy of Castine.
Nick Austin had five saves to earn his seventh shutout of the season for New England College.
UMFK 7, Berkeley 0
At New Jersey on Saturday, Ben Kluvers scored three goals as the Bengals blanked Berkeley.
Stefan Petricevic provided a goal and three assists while Ross Downie, Daniel Blackwood, and James William Hone Blanchett each scored once.
NEC 2, Husson 0
At Henniker, New Hampshire, Julian Yourawski broke a scoreless tie and Rizy Misiri also added a second-half goal as the Pilgrims beat the Eagles in a NAC contest on Saturday.
Sebastian Anderson and Michael Skarbelis had assists for New England College (6-5-1, 2-1-1 NAC). Mark Nowak made one stop.
Brian Potter made five saves for Husson University of Bangor (7-6, 4-2 NAC).
UMPI 2, UMF 1 (2OT)
At Farmington on Saturday, Derek Healey scored 1:17 into overtime to lift the Owls to a win over the Beavers.
Solomon Fast scored the other goal for the University of Maine-Presque Isle.
Uriah Forest-Bulley scored the goal for UMaine-Farmington.
SMCC 2, Unity 1
At South Portland on Saturday, Steve Rwendeye scored off a Sean Jackson assist with 10 minutes to play, lifting Southern Maine Community College to a Yankee Small College Conference win over Unity.
Adam Finik also scored for the Seawolves.
Richard Lee tallied the goal for the Rams.
Field Hockey
Maine 4, Yale 0
At Orono on Saturday, four players scored a goal as the Black Bears shut out the Bulldogs to extend their winning streak to four games.
Annabelle Hamilton, Jessica Skillings, Danielle Aviani and Katie Bingle scored for the University of Maine (8-6). Emily Corbett made three saves to earn the shutout.
Heather Schlesier made eight saves for 2-9 Yale.
Husson 4, UMF 0
At Farmington on Saturday, Amber Anderson scored her first two goals of the season to propel the Eagles to a North Atlantic Conference victory over the Beavers.
Elizabeth Terry and Melissa Souza contributed a goal each, with Olivia Plaisted, Mikayla Toth and Taylor Lovely each notching assists for Husson University of Bangor (5-6, 3-0 NAC). Kaitlin Dolloff made one save.
Patricia Smith logged 10 stops for the University of Maine-Farmington (6-4, 2-1 NAC).
Football
Mississippi State ranked No. 1
Mississippi State took over the No. 1 spot in both the Associated Press and USA Today top 25 polls on Sunday.
The Bulldogs replaced Florida State to complete the fastest rise to the top spot in the 78-year history of the AP poll.
Mississippi State moved up from a tie for third in the AP poll and from No. 6 in the USA Today coaches poll after beating previous No. 2 Auburn 38-23 on Saturday. It only took the Bulldogs five weeks to climb all the way to No. 1.
The Bulldogs are just one point ahead of Florida State in the coaches poll.
In both polls, Florida State is second, followed by No. 3 Mississippi, No. 4 Baylor and No. 5 Notre Dame.
Clemson starting quarterback Deshaun Watson will have surgery on Monday to repair his injured hand and is likely to be sidelined for five weeks, the Greenville (S.C.) News reported.
Cole Stoudt will become the Tigers’ starting quarterback in Watson’s absence.
Florida wide receiver Latroy Pittman was released from the hospital after being carted off the field during Saturday night’s game against LSU. He was taken from the field on a stretcher after taking a hit during the game.