BIDDEFORD — The University of New England rode the pitching of Erin Lyons and Amber Zablowsky to a softball doubleheader sweep Tuesday against the University of Southern Maine.

Lyons pitched a two-hitter with six strikeouts as the Nor’easters (11-5) won the opener 5-0, and Zablowsky held the Huskies (2-12) to five hits in a 2-0 second-game win.

Ashley Gott had two hits, including an RBI double, in the first game, and Erin Grover had an RBI triple in the first inning of Game 2.

Samantha Morse struck out six while pitching a four-hitter in Game 2 for USM, and Katie Davis two hits.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

UNE 17, REGIS 0: Hannah Tavella had four goals and four assists as the Nor’easters (2-6, 1-4 Commonwealth Coast) cruised past the Pride (1-6, 0-4) at Biddeford.

MEN’S LACROSSE

BATES 13, USM 6: Rory Cosgrove scored four of his game-high five goals in the first half as the Bobcats (4-3) raced to an 8-0 lead and held off the Huskies (2-4) at Memorial Field in Portland.

Gary Guinta and Jason Hichborn added two goals apiece for the Bobcats.

Mark White, Dylan Bousquet-Smith and Marc Stannard each had two goals for USM.

 

UNE 22, REGIS 0: Dylan Thomas had three goals and six assists, and Tyler Thomas and Nick Gross each scored four goals as the Nor’easters (3-6) downed the Pride (2-2) at Biddeford.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

ALL-AMERICANS: Maya Moore of Connecticut became only the second four-time AP All-American.

She was joined on the team by Baylor’s Brittney Griner, Stanford’s Jeanette Pohlen, Texas A&M’s Danielle Adams and Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

WICHITA STATE 75, WASHINGTON STATE 44: Garrett Stutz had 24 points and Wichita State (28-8) routed Washington State (22-13) at New York to reach the NIT final.

 

ALABAMA 62, COLORADO 61: JaMychal Green scored 22 points, Trevor Releford scored the go-ahead basket in the closing seconds, and Alabama (25-11) withstood a late rally to beat Colorado (24-14) in the NIT semifinals at New York.

 

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