GORHAM — Jessica Boghosian scored on a penalty stroke with 5 minutes, 21 seconds left to lift the University of Southern Maine field hockey team to a 2-1 win over UMass-Dartmouth on Saturday. Amanda Kasbohm stopped 12 shots to earn the win for the Huskies (5-7, 2-3 LEC). Allison Burke had one save for UMass-Dartmouth (8-3, 4-1)

MIDDLEBURY 6, COLBY 2: Bridget Instrum received Pam Schulman’s cross at the 17 and hit it into the cage, giving the Panthers (6-1, 4-1 NESCAC) a 3-2 lead over the Mules (5-4, 1-4) with six minutes left in the first half in Middlebury, Vermont.

Molly Freeman, Susanna Baker and Lauren Schweppe added goals as Middlebury pulled away in the second half.

Freeman finished with three goals, while Megan Fortier had a goal for the Mules and assisted on McKayla Blanch’s goal.

Emily Miller had a single save for the Panthers, while Sarah Evans had eight for Colby.

SIMMONS 2, ST. JOSEPH’S 0: Julie Saltamartini poked home a loose ball in the first half and drove a hard 5-yarder into the cage during the second half to lift the Sharks (8-3, 3-1 GNAC) over the Monks (6-3, 3-1) in Boston.

Brianna Rastello turned away all three shots she faced for Simmons.

BATES 2, TRINITY 0: Shannon Beaton had two goals and Adah Lindquist had an assist as the Bobcats (4-3, 2-3 NESCAC) beat the Bantams (4-4, 3-3) in Lewiston.

Beaton gave Bates the lead with an unassisted goal 3:18 into the game. She added a goal assisted by Lindquist 2:09 into the second half.

Bates goalie Cristina Vega had four saves.

MEN’S SOCCER

NICHOLS 1, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 0: Zachary Lemire kicked the rebound of Cooper Milano’s shot into an open net 23 minutes into the game, providing the only goal as the Bison (6-6, 3-1) beat the Nor’easters (2-8, 0-4) in Harrisville, Rhode Island.

Alex Geas had five saves for Nichols, and Elijah Leverett six for the Nor’easters.

TRINITY 2, BATES 1: Tobias Gimand broke a tie with an unassisted goal with two minutes left in the first half, and the Bantams (3-4-2, 1-4-1 NESCAC) held on for a victory against the Bobcats (5-2-1, 2-2-1) in Lewiston.

Dan O’Neil gave the Bantams a 1-0 lead two minutes into the game, but Max Watson scored from Noah Riskind to tie the game for Bates at 34:39.

Domenic Quade had eight saves for Trinity, and Sam Polito nine for Bates.

ST. JOSEPH’S 3, ALBERTUS MAGNUS 0: Brett Mattos scored twice to lead the Monks (7-3-1) to a win over the Falcons (6-5) in Standish.

Mattos scored from Austin Bell 15 minutes into the game for a 1-0 halftime lead. Sean Baker converted Johnny Thomas’ assist for a 2-0 lead eight minutes into the second half, and Mattos completed the scoring with an assist from Kartikeya Swarup with 15:42 left in the game.

Scott Benner made five saves to earn the shutout. Griffin Volta had three saves for Albertus Magnus.

PLYMOUTH STATE 3, SOUTHERN MAINE 1: Nick Rutherford and Juan Rivera each had a goal and an assist to lift the Panthers (4-3-1, 2-0-1 LEC) over the Huskies (1-7-1, 0-4-1) in Gorham.

Rivera ran onto a through ball from Rutherford to give the Panthers a 1-0 lead. Ibrahim Mohamed tied it later in the half with a 35-yard shot into the upper corner.

Jesper Fredhom gave the Panthers the lead with 15 minutes to play and Rutherford added an insurance goal in the final minute.

Felix Linderberg had two saves for the Panthers, while Simon Hulbert had six saves for the Huskies.

MIDDLEBURY 3, COLBY 0: Adam Glaser had a goal and an assist as the Panthers (6-1-1, 3-1-1 NESCAC) beat the Mules (2-5-1, 1-3-1) in Middlebury, Vermont.

Daniel O’Grady put Middlebury up 1-0 just 1:32 into the game when he headed in a cross from Glaser.

Glaser scored Middlebury’s second goal 18 minutes into the second half, tapping in a long free kick by Deklan Robinson. Kirk Horton closed the scoring off a corner kick.

Dan Carlson and John Pappas combined for 11 saves for the Mules. Middlebury’s Greg Sydor had two saves.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

MIDDLEBURY 4, COLBY 0: The Panthers (3-3-1, 2-2-1 NESCAC) scored twice in each half on their way to a victory over the Mules (3-4-1, 0-4-1) in Middlebury, Vermont.

Grace Woroch, Katherine Hobbs, Jamie Soroka and Adrianna Gildner also scored for Middlebury.

Ashley Conley made 10 saves for Colby.

PLYMOUTH STATE 4, SOUTHERN MAINE 2: Kate Martin scored from Cassie Lacroix to break a 2-2 tie 20 minutes into the second half, and Emily Bell added a final goal late as the Panthers (4-3, 1-2 LEC) pulled away for a win over the Huskies (3-6, 0-3) in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Plymouth State led 2-1 at the half, sandwiching goals by Martin and Bell around Sarah Michaud’s score for Southern Maine.

The Huskies tied the game on Jessica Preble’s shot six minutes into the second half.

Marissa Temple had six saves for Southern Maine.

BATES 1, TRINITY 0: Hannah Behringer scored from Allison Hill in the 58th minute as the Bobcats (4-2-2, 1-1-2 NESCAC) got their first conference win with a victory over the Bantams (6-2, 3-2) in Lewiston.

Bates keeper Sarah McCarthy had eight saves in the Bobcats’ fourth shutout of the season.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 2, NICHOLS 0: Becca Murphy took Devon Wolfenden’s pass from the left side and fired in a short shot to give the Nor’easters (7-3, 4-0 CCC) a 1-0 lead over the Bison (2-8-1, 0-4) 20:23 into their match in Harrisville, Rhode Island.

Edie Pallozzi converted Wolfenden’s second assist of the game 18 minutes into the second half.

Brielle Robinson had one save for the Nor’easters, Kelly English stopped 10 for Nichols.

SOFTBALL

COLLEGE OF ST. JOSEPH 9, SOUTHERN MAINE CC 1: Aime Worcester drove Samantha Rioux home with the SeaWolves’ only run as Southern Maine CC (2-7) completed its fall season with a YSCC loss to St. Joseph of Vermont in Concord, New Hampshire.

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