GORHAM – Connor Sullivan scored a career-high 23 points, including six in overtime, to lead the University of Southern Maine to a 69-63 victory against Eastern Connecticut State in a Little East Conference men’s basketball opener Saturday.

USM (4-2 overall) ended regulation on a 9-3 run to force overtime against the Warriors (3-2).

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Mike Poulin of the University of Southern Maine drives past Mike Garrow of Eastern Connecticut State during USM’s 69-63 overtime victory Saturday at Hill Gymnasium. Photos by John Patriquin/Staff Photographer

Brandon Tomah, who scored 12 points for USM, lifts a jumper over Mike Garrow of Eastern Connecticut State. It was a Little East Conference opener.

Brandon Tomah added 12 points, 10 rebounds and four steals, and reserve Sean Bergeron had 11 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies.

DUQUESNE 87, MAINE 73: Jeremiah Jones led four players in double figures with 15 points, and Duquesne (4-3) pulled away from a 37-37 halftime tie to beat Maine (2-5) at Pittsburgh.

Justin Edwards led the Black Bears with 19 points, Xavier Pollard scored 17 and Alasdair Fraser 14.

VERMONT TECH 84, SMCC 71: Alex Tyrell and Josh Lindsey combined for 44 points to lead the Knights (4-4, 4-0 YSCC) past the Seawolves (9-3, 5-1) at South Portland.

Tyheem Simon had 16 points and Emmanuel Donalson chipped in 10 for SMCC.

BOWDOIN 84, MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 51: Andrew Madlinger had 17 points, including three 3-pointers, as the Bobcats (3-2) cruised past the Mariners (0-4) at Brunswick.

Bryan Hurley had 11 points and 12 assists, and Maximilian Staiger added 12 points for Bowdoin.

SALVE REGINA 70, UNE 57: Isiah Pringle connected for six 3-pointers as the Seahawks (4-1, 2-0 Commonwealth Coast) downed the Nor’easters (1-6, 0-2) at Newport, R.I.

Freshman Devin Thompson scored 24 points to lead UNE. He has 20 or more in three of his first seven college games.

DANIEL WEBSTER 95, COLBY 93: John Hixson nailed a 3-pointer with 29 seconds left in the third overtime to lift the Eagles (3-2) over the Mules (2-3) in the final of the Colby Classic at Waterville.

SUFFOLK 77, ST. JOSEPH’S 68: Colin Halpin scored 25 points to lead the Rams (2-3, 1-0 Great Northern) past the Monks (3-2, 0-1) at Boston.

Nich Jobin paced the Monks with 20 points.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SOUTHERN MAINE 59, EASTERN CONNECTICUT STATE 54: Rebecca Knight amassed 19 points to spark the Huskies (6-0, 1-0 Little East) past the Warriors (1-5, 0-1) at Gorham.

Nicole Garland added 12 points and three steals for USM, which went on a 10-0 run in the second half to pull away.

RPI 66, BATES 53: Amanda Lynch scored 12 points to help the Engineers (5-2) defeat the Bobcats (2-5) at the Williams Holiday Classic in Williamstown, Mass.

Brianna Hawkins had 11 points to lead the injury-shortened rotation for Bates. Chelsea Nason, Taryn O’Connell and Allaina Murphy each scored 10 points.

BOWDOIN 53, COLBY 38: Megan Phelps had 16 points and nine rebounds to lead the Bobcats (2-3) to a nonconference win over the Mules (2-3) at Brunswick.

Kaitlin Donahoe scored nine with six rebounds and five assists, and Anna Prohl grabbed 11 rebounds for Bowdoin.

ST. JOSEPH’S 67, MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 50: Morgan Cahill produced her third double-double of the year with 15 points and 10 rebounds to carry the Monks (4-1) past the Mariners (1-2) at Standish.

Lindsay Moore had 14 points and Abby Young added 13 for St. Joseph’s, which forced 27 turnovers with 18 steals.

SMCC 65, VERMONT TECH 61: Rogetta Donaldson had 11 points, four rebounds and four assists as the Seawolves (8-1, 4-0 YSCC) edged the Knights (6-2, 3-1) at South Portland.

UNE 67, SALVE REGINA 52: Beth Suggs scored 19 points as the Nor’easters (4-1, 2-0 Commonwealth Coast) rallied to beat the Seahawks (1-3, 0-2) at Newport, R.I.

FLORIDA GULF COAST 79, MAINE 49: Liz Wood had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Black Bears (1-6) in a loss to the Eagles (4-3) at Fort Myers, Fla.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

BOWDOIN 3, COLBY 2: Kayte Holtz had a goal and an assist for the Polar Bears (3-1, 2-0 NESCAC), who scored twice in the final six minutes of regulation and then beat the Mules (2-4, 0-4) in overtime at Brunswick.

BOSTON COLLEGE 10, MAINE 0: Dana Trivigno had a hat trick and two assists as the Eagles (10-3-2, 7-3-1 Hockey East) shut out the Black Bears (2-10-1, 1-8) at Boston.

FRANKLIN PIERCE 5, UNE 2: Colleen Doucette and Francesca Paciello each scored twice for the Ravens (3-5), who used a 3-0 run in the second period to pull away from the Nor’easters (0-5) at Rindge, N.H.

MANHATTANVILLE 6, SOUTHERN MAINE 1: Mary Rose Morrison and Katie Little scored two goals apiece to power the Valiants (6-2-1, 5-0-1 ECAC) past the Huskies (2-3-2, 2-2-2) at Stamford, Conn.

Freshman Sarah Timmons scored for USM.

MEN’S HOCKEY

BABSON 6, UNE 3: The Beavers (4-2-2, 3-2-1 ECAC) scored six second-period goals, four on the power play, against the Nor’easters (2-8, 1-6) at Babson Park, Mass. Cassidy April had a goal and an assist for UNE.

Zach Lokey and Jared Melman also scored.

UMASS-BOSTON 5, SOUTHERN MAINE 2: Jeremy Finger and Peter Mac-Intyre chipped in a goal and an assist each for the Beacons (7-2-1, 3-2-1 ECAC) against the Huskies (4-4, 3-4) at Boston.

Angelo Vrachnas had a goal and an assist for the Huskies.

BOWDOIN 5, COLBY 2: Rob MacGregor had a goal and an assist as the Polar Bears (6-0-1, 3-0-1 NESCAC) beat the Mules (1-6, 0-4) at Waterville in the 200th meeting between the rivals, the most in Division III hockey.

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