BRUNSWICK — Kate Kerrigan led a balanced attack with 13 points as Bowdoin rolled to a 76-43 victory over Bates in a nonconference women’s basketball game Saturday afternoon.

Abigail Kelly contributed 12 points off the bench to go along with six rebounds. Her buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of the first quarter capped a 10-0 run that gave Bowdoin (7-0) a 24-10 lead.

The Polar Bears, ranked 11th in NCAA Division III, went on a 13-3 run early in the second quarter to increase their lead to 22.

Madeline Foote scored 11 points and Bernadette Connors had 10 for Bates. Allie Coppola added six points and 13 rebounds.

The game did not count in the New England Small College Athletic Conference standings.

ST. JOSEPH’S 58, COLBY 47: Emily Benway scored 10 of her 26 points in the third quarter as the Monks (7-1) pulled away from the Mules (5-4) in Standish.

Benway added 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals, while Kelsi McNamara scored 15 points for the Monks, who got the game’s last eight points after leading 50-47 with 5:41 left.

Emily Davis scored 13 points to lead Colby. Katie McCrum had nine points, nine rebounds and five assists.

TUFTS 76, UNE 50: Michela North and Josie Lee each scored 13 points and the 13th-ranked Jumbos (8-0) pulled away early in the second half to beat the Nor’easters (6-3) in Biddeford.

North added 12 rebounds, five assists and three steals, while Melissa Baptista added 11 points. Tufts started the third quarter on a 13-2 run to push its 12-point halftime lead to 49-26.

Alicia Brown scored 16 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead UNE. Kristie McNail added 14 points off the bench.

WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 75, SOUTHERN MAINE 35: Jancy Sherwood scored 16 points, knocking down four 3-pointers, as the Colonials (5-3, 2-0 Little East) cruised to a win over the Huskies (2-7, 1-1) in Gorham.

Samantha Smith added 14 points off the bench, while Kaitlyn Labonte scored 12 points for Western Connecticut, which jumped out to an 18-3 lead after the first quarter.

Kimberly Howrigan had 10 points and eight rebounds to lead USM.

SOUTHERN MAINE C.C. 56, ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES 50: Jennifer Conrad scored 20 of her 30 points in the second half as the Seawolves (3-6) held off the Panthers (5-4) in Albany, New York.

Conrad hit a 3-pointer with 5:01 left to gave SMCC a 49-46 lead. She also had eight rebounds and six steals.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

MAINE 3, UNION 1: Tereza Vanisova scored twice, including the go-ahead goal four minutes into the third period, as the Black Bears (6-12-1) beat Union (2-16) in Orono.

Vanisova put Maine on the board in the second period, assisted by Jessica Vallotton and Brooke Stacey. Union got a goal from Caitlyn McLaren off a feed from Emily Erickson with just 22 seconds left in the period, but Vanisova struck again 4:18 into the third, converting a pass from Brooke Stacey.

Vendula Pribylova extended Maine’s lead six minutes later off a pass from Vanisova.

UNE 3, BECKER 2: Annie Mullen recorded a goal and an assist as the Nor’easters (5-6-1) opened the third period with three goals in a span of 2:21 to beat the Hawks (3-8-1) in Biddeford.

Michaela Martin gave Becker a 1-0 lead in the second period.

UNE pulled even when Gabby Crugnale scored on a tip in at 6:39. Mullen and Shannon Smith were credited with assists.

Just nine seconds later, Tatum Gietl scored on a wrist shot from the right circle after the puck was tapped ahead by Cassandra Connolly.

UNE added another goal at 9:00 when Mullen poked home a rebound during a power play after a shot by Smith hit the post. Kierra Wright also assisted on the goal.

Bailey Coons answered with a power-play goal at 12:25 to cut UNE’s lead to 3-2.

Sydney Helmbrecht made 13 saves for UNE, while Julia Johnson racked up 37 saves for Becker.

NORWICH 3, BOWDOIN 1: Adrieana Rossini put in the go-ahead goal 12:27 into the second period as the Cadets (8-1-1) beat the Polar Bears (4-1-2) in Brunswick.

Brooke Solomon’s power-play goal, assisted by Julie Dachille and Tala Glass, put Bowdoin ahead 3:47 into the second period. Sophie McGovern countered with a power-play goal just 45 seconds later.

Kerri St. Denis finished with 26 saves for Bowdoin.

HOLY CROSS 6, COLBY 2: Sam Girard broke a 1-1 tie with 31 seconds left in the first period, and the Crusaders (10-2) pulled away from the Mules (0-6-1) in Waterville.

Colby took a 1-0 lead 2:44 into the game. Kailey Buxbaum won a faceoff and pushed the puck forward to Delaney Flynn, who immediately fed Cassidy Holzer for a one-timer.

Holy Cross answered at 5:05 on a goal by former Leavitt High player Kara Violette.

The Crusaders built a 4-1 lead before Colby’s McKayla McLaughlin scored on a shot from the right point in the third period.

Former North Yarmouth Academy goalie Alex Barnes made 19 saves for Holy Cross.

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