The University of Maine football team will open its 2017 season at rival New Hampshire, the first time in 25 years the teams have opened against each other.
The Black Bears’ schedule, released Wednesday, includes games against defending FCS champion James Madison, and against FCS teams Central Florida and UMass, the latter at Fenway Park on Nov. 11.
The schedule:
Sept. 2, at New Hampshire; Sept. 9, Bryant; Sept. 23, at James Madison; Sept. 30, at Central Florida; Oct. 7, at Villanova; Oct. 14, Rhode Island; Oct. 21, at Albany; Oct. 28, William & Mary; Nov. 4, Delaware; Nov. 11, vs. UMass; Nov. 18, Stony Brook.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
SOUTHERN MAINE 82, UMASS-BOSTON 78: Zach Leal had 19 points, seven rebounds and five assists, and the Huskies (6-10, 1-5 Little East) used a 10-3 second-half run to get by the Beacons (10-6, 3-3) at Gorham.
Southern Maine trailed 58-56 with 8:44 left but James Starks III scored five straight points in the 10-3 run to give the Huskies a 66-61 lead with 5:51 left.
Starks scored 17 points to go with 12 rebounds, going 7 of 7 from the foul line, and Christian McCue scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half.
ST. JOSEPH’S 99, RIVIER 63: Ian Mileikis followed a 3-pointer by slamming down a dunk to start a 23-6 run as St. Joseph’s (8-8, 5-4 GNAC) opened a 44-28 lead against the Raiders (1-5, 0-9) at Nashua, New Hampshire.
The Monks, getting 15 points from Ben Malloy, outscored Rivier by 20 in the second half.
Malloy finished with 20 points, followed by Aaron Hall’s 16.
OKLAHOMA 89, (7) WEST VIRGINIA 87: Kristian Doolittle scored six of his 12 points in overtime and Jordan Woodard’s layup with 2.2 seconds left helped lift Oklahoma (8-9, 2-4 Big 12) over West Virginia (15-3, 4-2) at Morgantown, West Virginia.
(16) VIRGINIA 71, BOSTON COLLEGE 54: Devon Hall scored 13 points, and Isaiah Wilkins had 11 points and nine rebounds as visiting Virginia (14-3, 4-2 Atlantic Coast) beat Boston College (9-10, 2-4).
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
UMASS-BOSTON 61, SOUTHERN MAINE 43: Raven Kelsey and Maritza Scott each scored 10 points, and the Beacons (6-9, 2-3 Little East) started with a 23-8 run to beat the Huskies (2-13, 1-4) at Gorham.
Tthe Beacons held the Huskies to 24 percent shooting and led 37-14 at halftime.
Miranda Nicely and Mychaela Harton each scored eight points to pace Southern Maine. Nicely also grabbed eight rebounds.
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