LEWISTON — Reserve Lydia Caputi scored 13 points for Bowdoin, which erased a 10-point second-quarter deficit and defeated Bates 70-58 in a NESCAC women’s basketball game Saturday at Alumni Gym.

Nina Davenport scored 15 of her game-high 18 points in the first half for Bates (4-9, 1-1), which used a 17-8 run to open the second quarter and take a 35-25 lead with 1:47 left in the half. Bowdoin (11-2, 1-1) ended the half on a 10-0 run to tie it.

The Polar Bears led 50-48 after three quarters and started the fourth with a 14-5 run to extend their lead to 64-53 with 3:18 left.

Allie Coppola had 17 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for Bates.

TUFTS 70, COLBY 58: Katie McCrum scored 15 of her game-high 22 points in the second half, but the top- ranked Jumbos (12-0, 2-0 NESCAC) held off the Mules (6-6, 0-2) at Medford, Massachusetts.

Michela North scored 21 points on 9-of-12 shooting to lead the Jumbos.

Colby trailed 34-28 at halftime but cut the lead to 36-32 early in the third quarter on an Ainsley Burns basket, but the Jumbos closed the quarter on a 12-7 run to lead 48-39.

HUSSON 82, MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 53: Kenzie Worcester scored 13 of her game-high 17 points in the first half and the Eagles (8-1) outscored the Mariners (4-7) 25-12 in the second quarter at Bangor.

The Eagles led 43-29 at halftime and started the third quarter on an 18-4 run. Darla Morales scored seven of her 15 points in the third for the Eagles. Reserves Chloe Smedley and Melinda Ogden each scored 12 points for Maine Maritime.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 75, NICHOLS 57: Sam MacDonald scored 15 points with eight rebounds and the Nor’easters (7-5, 4-2 Commonwealth Coast) opened on a 27-8 run to get by the Bison (1-11, 1-5) at Biddeford.

Alicia Brown added 12 points and six blocks, and Sadie Nelson chipped in with 10 points, nine in the first quarter. UNE led 38-24 at halftime.

Brooke Packard scored a game-high 17 points for Nichols.

ST. JOSEPH’S 51, NORWICH 44: Kelsi McNamara scored a team-high 16 points and the Monks (9-2, 3-0 Great Northeast Athletic) used an 18-7 run in the third quarter to get by the Cadets (6-4, 2-1) at Standish.

The Cadets led 28-24 with 7:15 left in the third but McNamara and Hannah Marks each scored five points in the run to give St. Joseph’s a 42-35 lead.

Emily Benway added 12 points to go with 11 rebounds and Marks finished with 10 points.

KEENE STATE 68, SOUTHERN MAINE 63: The Owls (8-5, 2-1 Little East) finished on a 27-13 run after trailing by nine early in the fourth quarter to beat the Huskies (2-11, 1-2) at Keene, New Hampshire.

Jackie Luckhardt added 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting, and Emily Nicholson chipped in with 16 for the Huskies, who scored the first six points of the fourth quarter to take a 50-41 lead with 7:23 left.

JOHNSON STATE 61, THOMAS 43: Kasey DeGreenia scored 14 points as the Badgers (5-6, 3-3 North Atlantic) beat the Terriers (5-8, 2-4) at Johnson, Vermont. Reserve Molly Carroll had 12 points for Thomas.

LYNDON STATE 74, UM-FARMINGTON 66: Gabrielle Foy scored 12 of her game-high 18 points in the second half and the Hornets (4-5, 2-3 North Atlantic) scored the first 11 points of the game to get by the Beavers (2-7, 2-3) at Lyndon, Vermont.

HOCKEY

VERMONT 4, MAINE 1: Sarah Kelly scored twice as the Catamounts (9-7-5, 5-3-3 Hockey East) posted four unanswered goals and cruised past the Black Bears (6-13-1, 2-9-1) at Burlington, Vermont.

Tereza Vanisova scored for Maine from Vendula Pribylova and Brittany Colton at 3:47 of the first period.

Kelly tied it from Katherine Pate 2:01 into the second and Bridget Baker gave Vermont a 2-1 lead from Ali O’Leary and Daria O’Neill 2:46 later.

Kelly and Pate teamed up again in the third, and Alyssa Gorecki wrapped it up with an empty-net goal.

Carly Jackson stopped 31 shots for the Black Bears. Melisa Black had 20 saves for Vermont.

WESLEYAN 4, COLBY 1: Cici Frattasio had a hat trick for the Cardinals (5-4-1, 2-2 NESCAC), who scored four unaswered goals and skated past the Mules (0-9-2, 0-5-1) at Waterville.

Grace Crowell of Colby had the first goal from Kailey Buxbaum after 1:45.Frattasio answered from Grace Keogh with 2:47 to play in the first period.

Ellery Sarosi also had an unassisted for the Cardinals in the second.

Halley Fine stopped 27 shots for the Mules. Allegra Grant had 24 saves for Wesleyan.

WILLIAMS 2, BOWDOIN 1: Sara Lehman scored from Abby Brustad with 33 seconds to play as the Ephs (6-4, 4-2 NESCAC) edged the Polar Bears (7-2-2, 2-1-1) at Brunswick.

Caitlin Buckley staked Williams to an 1-0 lead from Alex Lovaas with 5:04 to play in the first period.

Katie Leininger tied it on a power play from Brigit Bergin and Jill Rathke at 12 minutes of the third.

Christina Cleroux had 15 saves for Williams. Kerri St. Denis turned aside 37 shots for the Polar Bears.

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