JOHNSON, Vermont — Kelly Pomerleau scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half to help the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers rattle off 51 points in a North Atlantic Conference women’s basketball win over the Johnson State Badgers, 80-67 in women’s basketball action Friday night.
Meghan Smith scored 16 points, Bianca Stoutamyer netted 12 points with four assists and Liz Ferry added 10 rebounds to go with her seven points for the University of Maine-Farmington (1-4, 1-0 NAC).
Sarah Voorhis paced Johnson State (1-4, 0-1 NAC) with 17 points and seven rebounds. Kasey DeGreenia provided 13 points and seven rebounds and Brittany Robinson chipped in with 10 points and three steals.
Lyndon State 85, Thomas 62
At Lyndonville, Vermont, the Hornets built an 18-point halftime lead to earn their first win of the season.
Mikayla Hodge poured in 27 points and pulled down 18 rebounds to propel Lyndon State (1-4, 1-0 North Atlantic Conference). Emily Gray netted 15 points and Aimee Thompson provided 14.
Sarah Pepin paced Thomas College of Waterville (0-6, 0-1 NAC) with 18 points while Ashleigh Gagne and Katie McAllister contributed 11 and 10 points, respectively.
UMFK 89, Vermont Tech 43
At Northfield, Vermont, Norwich University and the University of Maine at Fort Kent have advanced to the championship game of the 2014 Ed Hockenbury Classic following wins in the opening round. Norwich defeated the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) 67-50 in the first game, while Maine-Fort Kent defeated Vermont Tech 89-43 in the nightcap.
Norwich and UMFK will meet at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Four UMFK players scored double digits with Sabrina Head posting a team-high 13 points to lead the Bengals.
With the win, the Bengals improve to 3-3, while the loss drops the Knights to 2-4.
In addition to Head, the Bengals saw 11 points from Danielle Carrillo, Ziggy Brown, and Necole White. Jasmin Rowland led the Bengals on the boards with 13 rebounds.
Vermont Tech was led by Daisi Poole with a game-high 18 points.
Men’s Basketball
UMF 71, Johnson State 63
At Johnson, Vermont, Uriah Forest-Bulley and Pet Sumner scored 17 points each to lead the Beavers to a North Atlantic Conference victory over the Badgers.
Nick Hilton provided 16 points and nine rebounds and Ryan Camire added 10 points and seven rebounds for the University of Maine-Farmington (2-3, 2-0 NAC).
Rob Hazard scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to pace Johnson State (0-7, 0-2 NAC). Asim Khan added 13 points and four steals.
Women’s Hockey
Boston College 8, Maine 1
At Alfond Arena in Orono, the top-ranked Eagles scored four second-period goals in a span of 11 minutes, 6 seconds while pulling away for a Hockey East victory over the Black Bears.
Haley Skarupa scored twice for Boston College (16-0-1, 10- HE), while Lexi Bender and Dana Trivigno provided a goal and an assist each. Kristyn Capizzano, Emily Field, Alex Carpenter and Megan Keller added a goal apiece to support Katie Burt, who made 12 saves.
Jillian Langtry scored in the first period for the University of Maine (7-9-2, 6-3-1 HE) with assists from Brooklyn Langlois and Emilie Brigham. Meghann Treacy registered 30 saves.
Men’s Basketball
Yale 45, Connecticut 44
Jack Montague drained a 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left as the visiting Bulldogs ended the Huskies’ 68-game winning streak against in-state opponents.
Connecticut took a 44-40 lead with 22 seconds left on a pair of free throws from Sam Cassell Jr. and the Huskies fouled Justin Sears, who made both of his foul shots nine seconds later. Ryan Boatright missed the front end of a 1-and-1 and, following a near turnover in the paint by Sears, Montague — who had missed his first six shots — caught the inbounds pass on the left baseline and knocked down the game-winner.
Javier Duren led all scorers with 15 points while Justin Sears tallied 12 points, a career-high 15 rebounds and three blocks for Yale (8-2), which pulled the upset despite going 3-of-21 from the 3-point line. Amida Brimah contributed 14 points while Cassell was the only other player to finish in double figures with 12 for Connecticut (3-3), which dropped a 55-54 decision Sunday when Texas’ Jonathan Holmes sunk a 3-pointer in the same corner with two seconds left.
Yale led for all but a 38-second stretch in the opening 20 minutes and Duren scored six points during a 12-0 run that gave the Bulldogs a 17-6 advantage midway through the first half. Sears scored five straight points — including a three-point play — as Yale stretched the gap to 13 before UConn held the Bulldogs to one field goal over the final 7:24 to settle for a 24-19 deficit at the break.
UConn closed within one three times before pulling ahead for the first time on a layup by Boatright with seven minutes left and Yale went cold again, failing to convert a field goal over the next 6:44. Daniel Hamilton tied it with a dunk with 3:52 to go and Boatright gave the Huskies a 42-40 lead 1 ½ minutes later before Sears hit his free throws and Montague ended the Bulldogs’ field-goal drought on his dramatic jumper.
Kentucky 63, No. 7 Texas 51
Willie Cauley-Stein produced 21 points, 12 rebounds, five steals and three blocked shots as the host Wildcats defeated the Longhorns in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge.
Dakari Johnson added 11 points and six rebounds for Kentucky (8-0), which overcame 37.5 percent shooting. The defensive intensity was strong as the Wildcats forced 22 turnovers and held Texas to 29.8 shooting from the field.
Jonathan Holmes scored 14 points and Demarcus Holland added 10 for Texas (7-1). Connor Lammert collected nine rebounds as the Longhorns held a 42-31 edge on the boards.
The contest was tied at the half before the Wildcats rolled off the first 10 points of the second half as part of an 18-2 surge and opened up a 16-point lead on a putback by Karl-Anthony Towns with 11:31 remaining.