PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island — Despite a tough shooting night, the University of Southern Maine Huskies got just enough out of its offense to earn its third Little East Conference win of the season defeating Rhode Island College 56-46 in a women’s basketball game Wednesday night.
Senior Gretchen Anderson led three Huskies ( 8-6, 2-1 Little East) in double figures with a game-high 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting from the field, including a 4-for-5 effort from 3-point range. Senior Megan Pelletier added 12 points, five rebounds and three blocked shots, while classmate and frontcourt teammate Ella Ramonas added 10 points, five rebounds and two steals. Senior Devin Hill led RIC (3-9, 1-3) with 12 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots, while sophomore Jessa Rubera chipped in with 11 points. Alex Moore added nine points, nine rebounds, two assists and five steals.
UMPI loses, wins
At Randolph Center, Vermont, the UMaine-Presque Isle Owls jumped out to a 28-10 lead at the end of the first quarter in posting a 72-44 win over Vermont Tech Tuesday.
On Wednesday, in Canton, New York, State University of New York beat UMPI 74-45.
On Tuesday, Amanda Hotham scored 12 points to lead UMPI while Sydney Churchill chipped in with 11 points, four rebounds and four assists. Holli Boyce contributed eight points, seven rebounds and five assists.
UMPI had a 37-25 rebound advantage.
Austin LaFrance scored 12 points to lead Vermont Tech (2-8) and Ashley Forrest added 11.
On Wednesday, Caselynn Fulton scored 23 points, grabbed eight rebounds and notched five assists to lead SUNY Canton (4-7) by the Owls. Tatiana Laroche chipped in with 12 points and Brianna Sayer put in 10.
Hotham sparked UMPI (2-12) with 11 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Churchill added nine points and Kylee Alton grabbed eight rebounds.
Men’s Basketball
Syracuse 62, Boston College 40
Freshman guard Malachi Richardson continued his stellar play by sparking a 16-1 second-half run that enabled Syracuse to cruise to a 62-40 victory over Boston College on Wednesday night in an Atlantic Coast Conference game at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y.
Boston College pulled within seven at 37-30 early in the second half after making three consecutive 3-pointers. But Syracuse (11-7, 1-4 ACC) answered with a decisive run, with Richardson scoring eight points on two drives, two free throws and a 3-pointer.
Richardson, who is averaging 18.0 points in his last four games, finished with 15. Guard Michael Gbinije added 14 points and forward Tyler Roberson posted his third double-double of the season (10 points, 12 rebounds) as the Orange won their first ACC game of the season and snapped a seven-game ACC losing streak dating to last season.
Guard Eli Carter led the Eagles (7-9, 0-3) with 13 points and forward Garland Owens had six points and seven rebounds.
In coach Jim Boeheim’s second game since returning from a nine-game NCAA-imposed suspension, the Orange avoided their first 0-5 conference start in school history.
Trailing 11-9 midway through the first half, the Orange outscored the Eagles 21-4 in the remainder of the half to take a 30-15 lead at intermission.
After Carter made two early 3-pointers, the Eagles didn’t hit another shot from beyond the arc in the first half and failed to score a field goal for a 10-minute stretch as Syracuse turned an 11-9 deficit into a 23-11 lead during Boston College’s drought.