GORHAM — Jordan Hall scored on a power play with 7:04 remaining to lift the University of Southern Maine men’s hockey team to a 4-3 win over UMass-Boston on Friday night at USM Arena.

The Huskies improved to 7-10-2 overall, 4-8-1 in the New England Hockey Conference, while the Beacons dipped to 10-7-3, 5-6-2.

Brendan Murphy and Sasha Makarov assisted on the winning goal, which was Jordan’s third of the season and came 12 second before a tripping penalty to UMB’s Brett Mason would have ended.

That gave the Huskies their fourth one-goal lead of the night, and USM goalie Kyle Shapiro made it stand up, finishing with 30 saves.

The teams combined for five goals in the first period, with the Huskies pulling ahead 3-2 on goals by Cody Braga, Cole Klippenstein and Ty Zampitella.

Nolan Redler and Ryan Cusin each scored a power-play goal in the first period for UMass-Boston, and Colin Larkin tied it in the second.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

BOWDOIN 3, WESLEYAN 0: Kerri St. Denis made 23 saves and the Polar Bears (10-6-2, 5-4-1 NESCAC) handled the Cardinals (7-6-3, 4-4-1) at Middletown, Connecticut.

Maureen Greason and Marissa Fichter scored in the first period. Both goals were set up by Brooke Solomon.

Jess Cloutier got the other goal, scoring from Maddy Hall in the second period.

Allegra Grant made 34 saves for Wesleyan.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 3, CASTLETON 2: Marykate Drinkwater, Haley Gorman and Tatum Gietl scored and Sydney Helmbrecht made 35 saves as the Nor’easters (7-9-2, 4-5-1 New England Hockey Conference) edged the Spartans (4-11-3, 3-6-1) in Biddeford.

Drinkwater opened the scoring just 46 seconds into the game, and Gorman made it 2-0 at 7:19.

Gietl put UNE ahead 3-1 with a power-play goal in the second period before Castleton got one back early in the third, when Helmbrecht made 13 saves.

TRINITY 3, COLBY 2: The Bantams (3-10-2, 2-5-1 NESCAC) scored two goals in the third period to slip past the Mules (0-14-3, 0-10-1) in Waterville.

Tasha Adams converted a power-play chance 48 seconds into the third to break a 1-1 deadlock. Hannah Oganeku extended the lead at 9:52.

Bella Papapetros scored late in the first period for Colby, and Cassidy Holzer got a power-play goal with five seconds left in the game.

Halley Fine made 32 saves for the Mules.

NORWICH 4, SOUTHERN MAINE 1: The Cadets (13-3-1, 9-1 New England Hockey Conference) opened a 3-0 first-period lead on their way to a win over the Huskies (5-12, 3-7) in Gorham.

Kim Tiberi and Sarah Schwenzfeier each scored a power-play goal, and Adrieanna Rossini made it 3-0 heading into the first intermission.

Julia Ormsby scored with assists from Olivia Barragree and Tatiana Doucette as Southern Maine got on the board at the 13:34 of the second period.

Adelle Murphy added a goal in the third period for the Cadets.

Britney Evangelista and Courtney Davis split time in goal for USM, combining for 36 saves.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

(21) DEPAUL 60, CREIGHTON 56: Brooke Schulte had 14 points and 10 rebounds and the Blue Demons (17-5, 9-1) edged the Blue Jays (14-6, 8-2) in Omaha, Nebraska.

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