BRUNSWICK – Katie Bergeron scored all of her 11 points in the second half Saturday to help Bowdoin rally from an eight-point deficit in the final nine minutes and take a 70-64 women’s basketball victory over 20th-ranked Colby.

Jill Henrikson and Kaitlin Donahoe scored 16 points each for the Polar Bears, who improved to 4-1. Alexa Barry added 12 points, and Nicole Coombes chipped in five points and 10 rebounds.

The Mules, also 4-1, got 12 points each from Aarika Ritchie and Jacky McLaughlin, and 10 each from Rachael Mack and Julianne Kowalski.

Bowdoin led 33-32 at halftime, but Colby opened the second with an 18-9 run, spurred by 3-pointers from McLaughlin, Ritchie and Diana Manduca.

Bergeron put up six straight points to pull the Polar Bears to 57-55, then followed two free throws by Barry with a go-ahead 3-pointer before Bowdoin held on for the final five minutes.

HOLY CROSS 79, MAINE 69: Alex Smith scored 21 points to lead the Crusaders (4-4) over the Black Bears (1-6) at Worcester, Mass.

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The game was tied at 57 with just over 10 minutes to play before Holy Cross went on a 12-2 run.

Katelyn Vanderhoff led Maine with 17 points, nine rebounds and four assists.

BATES 83, UM-FORT KENT 24: Eight players scored at least eight points for the Bobcats (6-1) as they routed the Bengals (0-4) at Bangor.

Taryn O’Connell, Meredith Kelly and Brianna Hawkins each scored 10 points for Bates.

Maliesha Caeser led Fort Kent with seven points and 12 rebounds.

WESTERN CONN. STATE 71, USM 55: Melissa Teel scored 19 points and grabbed a game-high 16 rebounds to lead the Colonials (5-1, 1-0 Little East) over the Huskies (3-4, 0-1) at Danbury, Conn.

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Heather Lee had 17 points with five 3-pointers for Western Connecticut.

Courtney Cochran had 20 points and 12 rebounds for Southern Maine. Erin McNamara scored 19.

ST. JOSEPH’S 60, MAINE MARITIME 52: Casey Drake paced the Monks (4-3) with 13 points in a win over the Mariners (2-3) at Standish.

Allie Parent and Danyelle Shufelt also reached double digits for St. Joseph’s, scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively.

Samantha Goda had 16 points for Maine Maritime and went 8 of 8 at the free-throw line.

SOUTHERN MAINE CC 57, VERMONT TECH 51: Christina Ricci scored 22 points, including three 3-pointers, to lead the Seawolves over the Knights at Randolph Center, Vt.

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Ariel LeDuc had 12 points, Mikayla Burbank added seven points, and Alisa Sweet and Esther Palmieri each finished with six points for Seawolves.

UNE 81, OHIO WESLEYAN 62: Kelley Paradis had 21 points to lead the Nor’easters (5-3) past the Bishops (3-5) at St. Louis.

Paradis, who scored the first seven points of a 16-0 run early in the second half, added nine rebounds and five assists. Carrie Bunnell had 16 points, nine rebounds and five assists for UNE.

(7) TEXAS A&M 74, CALIFORNIA 58: Danielle Adams had 19 points and 10 rebounds, and Tyra White added 17 points as Texas A&M (6-0) overcame a poor second-half start for a win over California (5-2) at College Station, Texas.

The Golden Bears took advantage of five Texas A&M turnovers to go on an 11-0 run in the first four minutes of the second half and take a 40-38 lead.

The Aggies responded with a 12-1 run to go back on top 50-41 with 131/2 minutes to play.

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(10) WEST VIRGINIA 89, HIGH POINT 57: Reserve Taylor Palmer scored 22 points to lead West Virginia (8-0) to a win over High Point (4-5) at Morgantown, W.Va.

Asya Bussie and freshman Brooke Hampton added 14 points apiece for the Mountaineers, and Madina Ali had 13 points. Palmer and Hampton combined for 10 3-pointers.

West Virginia took an early lead and was never threatened while winning its 24th straight at home. The Mountaineers also improved to 57-3 against nonconference opponents in Morgantown.

Erin Reynolds scored 20 points for High Point.

(12) GEORGETOWN 64, WAKE FOREST 49: Sugar Rodgers scored 20 points to help Georgetown (7-1) beat Wake Forest (5-3) at Winston-Salem, N.C.

Monica McNutt and Tia McGee each added 12 points for the Hoyas, who turned 23 Wake Forest turnovers into 27 points.

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(15) FLORIDA STATE 68, WESTERN CAROLINA 48: Alexa Deluzio scored 12 points and Florida State (7-1) pulled away late in a victory against Western Carolina (1-5) at Cullowhee, N.C.

Western Carolina pulled to 50-46 with 9:31 left, but managed just one field goal the rest of the way. The Seminoles scored 14 straight points over the next 6:42.

(20) ST. JOHN’S 66, BOSTON U. 42: Da’Shena Stevens and Centhya Hart each had 15 points to help St. John’s (7-1) defeat Boston University (2-6) at Boston.

Sky Lindsay scored 11 for the Red Storm, who forced 21 turnovers.

 


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