LOWELL, Mass. — Martin Ouellette made a career-high 39 saves and Ryan Lomberg scored with 1:24 left in regulation Friday night, propelling the University of Maine men’s hockey team into a 1-1 tie with UMass-Lowell.
Ouellette’s only blemish came at 17:11 of the first period when Adam Chapie’s shot from the circle deflected off the pipe and in for a 1-0 lead for the River Hawks (14-6-2, 4-3-1 Hockey East).
The Black Bears (11-7-3, 5-2-2) tied it with Ouellette off for an extra attacker. Lomberg collected a point shot by Ben Hutton and put it past goalie Connor Hellebuyck (28 saves).
TRINITY 5, BOWDOIN 1: Trinity took advantage of two first-period power plays to jump out to a 3-1 lead on its way to a win over Bowdoin at Hartford, Conn.
Gabriel Renaud scored the Polar Bears’ lone goal.
UNE 5, CASTLETON STATE 3: Zach Lokey started the scoring midway through the first period, then finished it off with an empty-netter with 31 seconds left as the Nor’easters (6-10-1, 3-7 ECAC East) stormed past the Spartans (8-8-1, 4-5-1) with three third-period goals at Biddeford.
Jared Melman tied it early in the final period. Connor Bates scored the winner at 5:44.
Trevor Fleurent also scored for UNE, which was outshot 42-21. Colby Drost made 39 saves.
COLBY 5, WESLEYAN 4: Nick Lanza tied it with 10 seconds left in regulation, then scored the winner in overtime as the Mules (8-4-3, 5-3-1 NESCAC) rallied from a late two-goal deficit against the Cardinals (7-5-1, 2-5) at Middletown, Conn.
James Kline’s short-handed goal put Wesleyan up 4-2 with 5:31 remaining, but Robert McCormick responded for Colby with a short-handed goal with 1:43 left prior to Lanza’s equalizer with an extra attacker on.
SKIDMORE 2, SOUTHERN MAINE 2: The Huskies (4-7-5, 3-5-2 ECAC East) overcame a two-goal deficit against Skidmore (6-6-5, 2-4-4) in Gorham.
USM fell behind 2-0 early in the second period. Todd Bannerman scored on a power play with 4:54 left in the second, and Pier-Michel LaPointe tied it in the third period.
Josh Hillegas finished with 25 saves for Southern Maine, while Jack McDonald had 32 saves for Skidmore.
WOMEN’S HOCKEY
USM 2, ST. MICHAEL’S 1: The Huskies (9-6-1, 6-1 ECAC East) fired 20 shots on the Purple Knights (1-11-1, 0-7) in the third period, finally breaking through on Julia Pearl’s power-play goal with 42 seconds left to take a win at Gorham.
Erin Banfield assisted on Pearl’s winner and also scored in the first period.
COLBY 3, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 3: Brianne Wheeler recorded 20 of her 43 saves in the third period to help the Mules (4-6-2, 2-4-1) hold Connecticut College (6-5-3, 1-3-3) to a tie in Waterville.
Natalie Fischer, Annie Papadellis and Megan Fortier each had a goal for the Mules.
FRANKLIN PIERCE 5, UNE 2: Haylea Barbieri and Jamie Wiley each scored twice as the Ravens (13-2-1) handled the Nor’easters (5-8-3) at Winchendon, Mass.
WESLEYAN 2, BOWDOIN 2: Scarborough’s Abby Rutt scored with 1:32 remaining, drawing Wesleyan (3-6-4, 1-3-3 NESCAC) even with the host Polar Bears (7-5-1, 2-2-1).
Bowdoin took a 2-0 lead in the second period when Schuyler Nardelli and Madeline Lane scored just a minute apart.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
WILLIAMS 69, BOWDOIN 64: Michael Mayer’s 26 points helped carry host Williams (12-2, 2-1 NESCAC) over Bowdoin (12-1, 2-1).
Lucas Hausman scored 18 points for the Polar Bears.
TRINITY 74, BATES 59: Edward Ogundeko had 14 points and 13 rebounds to propel Trinity (10-6, 2-1 NESCAC) past Bates (8-5, 1-1) at Lewiston.
The Bobcats got 17 points from Graham Safford and 18 from junior Billy Selmon.
HAMILTON 70, COLBY 57: Chris Hudnut scored 22 points in a losing effort as Colby (7-6, 1-2 NESCAC) fell to Hamilton (8-7, 1-2) at Clinton, N.Y.
Ryan Jann scored 18 points and led the Mules with eight rebounds.
The Mules were up 26-25 at the half, but a 12-2 run midway through the second half put Hamilton ahead for good with a 59-51 lead. Matt Hart scored eight points during that run and finished as Hamilton’s leading scorer with 20 points.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
TRINITY 72, BATES 55: Hannah Brickley had 16 points and nine rebounds, Shantel Hanniford added 15 points and seven rebounds off the bench, and the Bantams (10-5, 3-0 NESCAC) powered past the Bobcats (7-8, 0-2) at Lewiston.
Chelsea Nason scored 15 points and Meredith Kelly had 13 for the Bobcats.
WILLIAMS 69, BOWDOIN 55: Lauren McCall scored 24 points to lead host Williams (13-2, 2-1 NESCAC) past Bowdoin (14-2, 2-1).
Sara Binkhorst paced the Polar Bears with 15 points.
HAMILTON 63, COLBY 56: Mia Diplock scored 21 points for Colby (5-10, 0-3 NESCAC), but Hamilton (7-7, 1-2) came back in the second half to earn a win at Clinton, N.Y.
Desi Smith finished with 14 points for the Mules and was 10 for 11 from the line.
Dani Feigin was Hamilton’s leading scorer with 21 points.
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