Michael Finn scored the winning goal with 1:31 left in the fourth quarter as St. Joseph’s beat Johnson & Wales 11-10 in a men’s lacrosse game Saturday at Deering High School in Portland.

St. Joseph’s (5-8, 3-4 Great Northeast Athletic Conference) led 9-5 after three quarters, but the Wildcats (5-8, 3-4) went on a 5-1 run to tie the game at 10 with 3:45 left. Finn converted a pass from Dan Cunningham just over two minutes later to put the Monks back in front.

Cunningham scored four goals for St. Joseph’s, while Tyler Retalic had three.

BATES 16, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 14: Charlie Fay scored five goals and Clarke Jones added four as the Bobcats (12-0, 9-0 NESCAC) held on to beat the Camels (7-7, 3-6) in New London, Connecticut.

Bates, ranked No. 1 or No. 2 in NCAA Division III polls, trailed 8-6 at halftime but scored four straight goals at the end of the third quarter to take a 12-11 lead heading into the fourth.

Matt Chlastawa added three goals and three assists for the Bobcats.

KEENE STATE 20, SOUTHERN MAINE 2: Hunter Arnold scored five goals and the Owls (10-3, 5-0 Little East) went on a 13-0 scoring run in the second half to beat the Huskies (6-7, 3-2) in Gorham.

Keegan Smith and Jake Schoenberg scored for Southern Maine.

UNE 10, ROGER WILLIAMS 7: Andrew Curro scored with 13:44 left to break a 6-6 tie as the Nor’easters (12-4, 5-2 Commonwealth Coast) beat the Hawks (8-7, 4-3) in Biddeford.

Alex Zadworny and Colin Morrow each added a goal to push the lead to 9-6 with 6:23 left.

Curro and Tom Luttrell each scored three goals, and Zadworny added two for the Nor’easters.

COLBY 13, MIDDLEBURY 10: Kevin Seiler scored all four of his goals in the first half and the Mules (3-10, 2-7 NESCAC) held on to beat the Panthers (3-6, 6-8) in Middlebury, Vermont.

Austin Sayre added three goals, while Colton Michel had two goals and three assists for Colby, which led 8-4 at halftime. The Mules led 11-5 through three quarters, but Middlebury opened the fourth by scoring four straight to cut the lead to 11-9 with 8:37 left.

BOWDOIN 15, ENDICOTT 9: Brett Kujala scored four goals and the Polar Bears (9-5) got the first four goals of the game in a win over the Seagulls (7-7) in Brunswick.

Tim Bulens, Nick Conway, Daniel Buckman and Matthew Crowell each added two goals for Bowdoin.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

JOHNSON & WALES 18, ST. JOSEPHS 10: Lydia Knapp had four of her game-high five goals in the second half as the Wildcats (11-4, 7-0 GNAC) outscored the Monks (8-3, 5-1) 11-5 after halftime to pull away at Providence, Rhode Island.

Jackie Wilson paced the Monks with three goals and an assist. Kayla Kelly had two goals and an assist, while Elyse Caiazzo and Kara Kelly chipped in with two goals apiece.

BATES 12, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 9: The Bobcats (7-7, 2-7 NESCAC) scored four consecutive goals to build a 4-1 lead midway through the first half and held off the Camels (3-11, 0-9) at Lewiston.

Camille Belletete led all scorers with four goals for Bates, while Caroline Kerrigan, Sydney Howard and Sydney Cowles each added a pair of goals in the Bobcats’ balanced attack.

BOWDOIN 23, COLORADO COLLEGE 14: Kelsey Gallagher had five goals and three assists in the first half as Polar Bears (10-4) jumped out to a 17-7 halftime lead and cruised past the Tigers (12-4) in Brunswick.

Gallagher finished with seven goals and three assists, while Allison Williams added three goals and an assist.

COLBY 9, MIDDLEBURY 6: The 10th-ranked Mules (11-3, 7-2 NESCAC) scored on their last four shots to rally and win their ninth straight game, beating the Panthers (11-3, 7-2) in Waterville.

Middlebury took a 6-5 lead 1:03 into the second half on a goal by Bea Eppler, with an assist from Hollis Perticone. Colby tied it a little more than five minutes later on a goal by Lexie Perticone.

The Mules held the Panthers scoreless down the stretch, and Sasha Fritts and Kelsey Bowen each scored on free-position shots. Emilie Klein added an unassisted goal.

KEENE STATE 16, SOUTHERN MAINE 6: The Owls (5-9, 3-1 Little East) scored the first six goals of the game and took a 9-3 halftime lead on their way to a win over the Huskies (7-6, 1-4) in Gorham.

Taylor Farland led Keene State with six goals and a two assists. Kelly Chadnick had five goals.

Sam Campobasso paced Southern Maine with two goals and two assists, while Lauren Lessard and Aliza Jordan each chipped in with a pair of goals.

ROGER WILLIAMS 11, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 7: The Hawks (11-3, 6-1 Commonwealth Coast) trailed 5-1 at halftime but scored the final eight goals to beat the Nor’easters (8-7, 5-2) in Biddeford.

Jocelyn Davee scored two goals, while Korinne Bohunsky and Olivia Carpenter each had one in the first half as UNE took a 5-0 lead.

BASEBALL

SOUTHERN MAINE SWEEPS PLYMOUTH STATE: Paul McDonough scored the go-ahead run on a sacrifice fly in the 12th inning and the Huskies (21-7, 8-0 Little East) extended their winning streak to 15 with an 8-6 win over the Panthers (12-12, 3-5) in the second game of a doubleheader in Plymouth, New Hampshire.

Dylan Hapworth drove in two runs as Southern Maine won the first game, 6-3.

ST. JOSEPH’S SPLITS WITH SUFFOLK: Dennis Meehan scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error in the bottom of the sixth as the Monks (24-6, 7-1 GNAC) beat the Rams (18-9, 9-1) 4-2 in the first game in Standish.

Suffolk won the second game, 2-1.

WILLIAMS SWEEPS COLBY: Adam Regensburg hit an RBI single in the bottom of the ninth to lift the Ephs (13-7, 4-5 NESCAC) to a 2-1 win over the Mules (8-18, 2-7) in the second game of a doubleheader in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Sean Hager got the win, striking out 10 while allowing a run on three hits in eight innings.

The Ephs also took the first game, 7-6 in eight innings.

TUFTS SWEEPS BOWDOIN: Pinch-hitter Jack Wilhoite hit into a game-ending double play in the top of the ninth as the Polar Bears (11-14, 3-5 NESCAC) fell short in the second game of a doubleheader against the Jumbos (21-4-1, 4-4), losing 6-5 in Medford, Massachusetts.

The Jumbos won the opening game 6-1, then took a 5-0 lead through four innings of the second game. Bowdoin got within 6-4 when Eric Hah drove in a run in the seventh. Tufts then made consecutive errors to put runners on first and third in the ninth and Mah drove in a run on a fielder’s choice. Bowdoin couldn’t finish the rally, however.

In the first game, Mike McLaughlin gave Tufts a 3-0 lead in the first inning with a two-run double.

BINGHAMTON SWEEPS MAINE: Eddie Posavec and Justin Yurchak each had two RBI and a run scored, while C.J. Krowiak scored twice and drove in one to lead the Bearcats (19-7, 8-0 America East) to 7-4 victory in the second game of a doubleheader in Binghamton, New York, and a sweep of Maine (14-19, 3-5).

Posavec hit a two-run homer and Binghamton scored four times in the fourth inning on its way to a 9-3 victory in the first game.

BATES 4, TRINITY 1: Connor Russell allowed one run on two hits over 72/3 innings as the Bobcats (12-6, 7-0 NESCAC) beat the Bantams (13-13, 3-7) in Lewiston.

Russell struck out one and walked two to pick up his second win of the season.

SMCC SPLITS WITH NHTI: Kyle Parmley pitched a complete game, allowing two runs on four hits while striking out four and walking a pair as the SeaWolves (7-13-1, 4-3-1 YSCC) won the second game of a doubleheader against the Lynx (6-13, 6-4) in Concord, New Hampshire.

NHTI won the first game, 3-2, scoring the winning run in the bottom of the seventh on a sacrifice fly by Gavin McFarland.

SOFTBALL

MAINE 7, UM-BALTIMORE COUNTY 1: The Black Bears (14-18, 9-1 America East) jumped out to a 3-0 lead and cruised to a win over the Retrievers (13-23, 3-7) in Baltimore.

Alyssa Derrick went 2 for 4 with three RBI and a run scored for Maine.

UNE SPLITS WITH GORDON: Sydney Helmbrecht was 3 for 4 with a pair of RBI as the Nor’easters (13-13, 8-8 Commonwealth Coast) took an early lead and defeated the host Fighting Scots 5-1 in the first game of a doubleheader in Wenham, Massachusetts.

Megan Jenkerson hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh and Gordon (13-19, 6-10) won the second game, 2-1.

BATES, COLBY SPLIT PAIR: Julie Treadwell had a pair of doubles and drove in two runs as the Bobcats (9-11, 1-5 NESCAC) opened an early lead and beat the Mules (8-16, 7-1) 5-2 in the first game of a doubleheader in Lewiston.

Robbin Spofford had two hits and two RBI to lift Colby to a 6-3 win in the second game.

BOWDOIN 4, TUFTS 3: Marisa O’Toole singled home Emily Griffin in the bottom of the sixth to lift the Polar Bears (24-6, 6-1 NESAC) to a win over the Jumbos (16-12, 4-4) in Brunswick.

SMCC SWEEPS NHTI: The SeaWolves (10-3, 5-1 YSCC) jumped out to a 5-0 lead and beat the Lynx (3-6, 3-2) 5-3 in the first game of a doubleheader at Concord, New Hampshire.

Elle Burbank went 2 for 4, driving in three runs as SMCC (10-3, 5-1 YSCC) hammered out 13 hits and rolled past the Lynx 14-1 in the second game.

ST. JOSEPH’S SPLITS WITH JOHNSON & WALES: Meghan Elliott hit a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Monks (12-4, 8-4 GNAC) went on to a 3-1 victory and a split of their doubleheader against Johnson & Wales (25-7, 17-1) in Providence, Rhode Island.

The Wildcats won the opener 8-2. Jennifer Murphy had three hits for the Monks, including an RBI single.

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