STANDISH, Maine — Trevon Butler turned in an impressive double-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds to power the Husson University Eagles to an 81-73 men’s basketball victory over the St. Joseph’s College Monks Thursday night.
Raheem Anderson chipped in with 19 points, four steals and four rebounds to help spark the Eagles of Bangor in their opener. Tyler Norris contributed with 18 points and six rebounds as the Eagles dominated the rebounding game, with a 45-22 advantage over the Monks.
The Monks battled to a 44-40 halftime lead, but the Eagles responded in the second half by outscoring the Monks 41-29.
Andrew Ruffen scored 13 points to pace St. Joe’s, now 1-2. Marc Corey and Quinn Richardson-Newton each added 10 points while Ian Mileikis and Ben Malloy contributed nine apiece. Richardson-Newton and Jerome Diggs each had six assists.
UNE 78, UMF 62
At Farmington, Devin Thompson recorded 26 points and nine rebounds to lead the University of New England Nor’easters by the UMaine-Farmington Beavers.
UNE took an eight-point halftime lead and then outscored the Beavers by an eight-point margin again in the second half.
C.J. Autry chipped in with 11 points for UNE while Drew Coveney and Gavin Dibble each added 10. Coveney also notched six assists and 10 rebounds.
Sean Murphy paced UMF while 11 points while Anfernee Dent and Nick Hilton each put in 10. Eric Berry contributed with eight points and 10 rebounds.
St. John’s 61, Rutgers 59
Ron Mvouika sank two free throws with 1:20 left as St. John’s rallied from a 16-point deficit to claim a 61-59 win over Rutgers on Thursday night at Carnesecca Arena in New York.
Mvouika, a guard/forward, had 12 points and 10 rebounds and freshman center Yankuba Sima totaled 13 points, nine rebounds and six blocks for St. John’s (3-0), which remains unbeaten in the Chris Mullin era.
Red Storm freshman guard Federico Mussini contributed 13 points and seven rebounds after averaging 18 points through the first two games.
Senior guard Bishop Daniels had 21 points, eight rebounds, and five steals for Rutgers (2-1), which hasn’t won three straight games to start a season since 2008-09.
Scarlet Knights sophomore guard Mike Williams scored 13 points and sophomore forward D.J. Foreman totaled nine points and eight rebounds.
Daniels scored 10 of Rutgers’ first 19 points as the Scarlet Knights took an early double-digit lead before reaching halftime with a 33-26 advantage.
Rutgers opened the second half on a 12-3 run to build its lead to 16, but St. John’s fought back to take the lead for good on Mvouika’s free throws.
Women’s Basketball
St. Joseph’s 79, Husson 61
At Standish, Morgan Cahill turned a strong shooting effort from the floor and foul line, finishing with 28 points in leading St. Joseph’s by the Eagles of Bangor.
Cahill hit 9 of 16 shots from the floor and 10 of 11 from the line to spark the Monks. She also had six rebounds and four steals.
Kelsi McNamara chipped in with 18 points and six assists for St. Joe’s (2-1) while Emily Quirion added 11.
The Monks took a 38-36 halftime lead and pulled away in the third quarter when they outscored the Eagles 23-9.
Kenzie Worcester paced the Eagles (1-0) with 13 points and four assists while Chandler Guerrette contributed with 12 points, four assists and four rebounds. Victoria McIntyre chipped in with 10 points, nine rebounds and four assists.