BOSTON, Massachusetts — Darla Morales hit a 3-pointer to give Husson a three-point lead with 3 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the game and the Eagles held off UMass Boston for an 82-77 women’s basketball victory Wednesday.
Chandler Guerrette helped seal the win for the Eagles (5-1) by sinking four free throws with seven seconds left after she stole the ball and was foul. The UMass Boston bench was also called for a technical foul on the play.
Guerrette finished with 21 points, including an 8-for-10 effort from the line, to lead the Eagles. Kenzie Worcester chipped in with 17 points, seven assists and two steals while Rebecca Young, Victoria McIntyre and Denae Johnson each chipped in with eight points.
Olivia Murphy paced UMass Boston (6-4) with 22 points and Grace Geary added 20.
UMFK 94, Villa Maria 53
At Fort Kent, the UMaine-Fort Kent Bengals jumped out to a 20-point lead midway through the second quarter and rolled to the victory.
Ramonalyn Inocencio led the Bengals with 19 points and 13 assists while Ericka Saucier chipped in with 19 points and 11 rebounds. Sam Carapellucci scored 19, Ifeoma Okaro had 15 and Kayla Richards had 10 assists. Danielle Carrillo had 18 points and hit all 4 3-pointers she took.
Villa Maria of Buffalo, N.Y., was led by Jayvonna Kincannon’s 23 points and 7 rebounds and Magan Campbell’s 18 points.
Men’s Basketball
Bowdoin 86, St. Joseph’s 66
At Brunswick, the Polar Bears snapped a 35-35 halftime tie by outscoring the Monks 51-31 in the second half to record the victory.
Jack Simonds paced Bowdoin (6-3) with 20 points, four rebounds and four assists. Lucas Hausman chipped in with 17 points while Matt Palecki and Liam Farley each added 11. Palecki and Farley also had six rebounds each.
Andrew Ruffen scored 15 points to lead the Monks of Standish. John Crawley chipped in with 14 points and Quinn Richardson-Newton added 13.
UMFK 69, Villa Maria 66
At Fort Kent, the UMaine-Fort Kent Bengals battled back from a six-point deficit with five minutes left in the game to beat Villa Maria of Buffalo, N.Y.
Joe McCloskey had 32 points and 8 rebounds to lead UMFK.
Villa Maria was led by Dominic Douglas’s 17 points. DeAndre Higgins 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Colby 85, Mount Union 81
At Daytona Beach, Florida, on Tuesday night, Colby seized the opportunity to beat a team in the top 20 with a tough victory over 16th-ranked University of Mount Union on Tuesday at the Land of Magic Classic.
The Mules (8-1) trailed by seven at halftime, but scored 57 points in the second half to earn their eighth straight victory.
Sam Willson had a team-high 18 points, a game-high 12 rebounds, and blocked two shots for the Mules. Ryan Jann added 14 points, while Luke Westman and John Gallego both had 12 points. Patrick Stewart added 11 points and dished a game-high four assists.
Jarrett Ruffin had a game-high 26 points and added 11 rebounds, while Jake Jacubec had 17 points and three assists for Mount Union (8-3).