BOSTON — Adam Gaudette scored twice and Dylan Sikura added a goal and two assists as Northeastern ended Maine’s nine-game unbeaten streak with a 5-3 victory in a Hockey East game Friday night at Matthews Arena.

Eduards Tralmaks scored the game’s first goal for the Black Bears (11-8-2, 5-5-1 Hockey East), but Gaudette answered with back-to-back goals and Grant Jozefek added another to give Northeastern (13-5-3, 9-3-1) a 3-1 lead after one period.

After Bobby Hampton made it 4-1 in the second, Emil Westerlund cut into the deficit later in the period and Brady Keeper made it 4-3 in the third.

Sikura’s goal with 1:24 left clinched the victory.

NORWICH 3, SOUTHERN MAINE 2: TJ Dockery’s power-play goal with 8:25 remaining gave the Cadets (9-4-1, 7-1-1 NEHC) a win over Huskies (2-9-3, 2-5-2) in Gorham.

Alex Pantalone gave USM a 1-0 lead late in the first period. After Norwich moved ahead 2-1 with a goal in the second period and another early in the third, Cody Braga answered for USM.

WESLEYAN 2, BOWDOIN 1: Sean Ross tipped in the winning goal with just four seconds remaining as the Cardinals (7-2-3, 3-2-2 NESCAC) nipped the Polar Bears (4-10-0, 2-7-0) at Middletown, Connecticut.

After two scoreless periods, Spencer Antunez gave Bowdoin the lead at 5:35 of the third, assisted by Austin Ricci. Vincent Lima answered for Wesleyan 4:07 later.

George Blinick stopped 28 shots for Wesleyan, while Erik Wurman had 27 saves for the Polar Bears.

TRINITY 5, COLBY 2: The Bantams (8-3-2, 5-1-1 NESCAC) scored four consecutive goals, including two on the power play and one while short-handed, as they pulled away from the Mules (7-5, 6-3) in Hartford, Connecticut.

Nick O’Connor and Michael Rudolf scored for Colby.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BOWDOIN 76, TRINITY 46: Abby Kelly scored 25 points to lead the Polar Bears (15-0) over the Bantams (10-5) in Hartford, Connecticut.

Kate Kerrigan added 16 points and Lauren Petit had 10 for the Polar Bears, who used an 18-8 run in the second quarter to build a 37-19 lead.

BATES 60, MIDDLEBURY 57: Julia Middlebrook nailed a 3-pointer with 12 seconds left and the Bobcats (6-10, 1-2 NESCAC) held on to upset the Panthers (12-3, 2-1) in Lewiston.

Middlebrook’s basket gave Bates a 60-54 lead. A late 3-pointer by Sarah Kaufman (15 points) wasn’t enough for Middlebury.

Nina Davenport scored 16 points for Bates. Emily Freedland got all 15 of her points in the second half.

SOUTHERN MAINE CC 87, PAUL SMITH’S 26: Emily Keene scored 13 points as the Seawolves (12-5, 8-2 YSCC) routed the Bobcats (7-8, 4-7) in South Portland.

Amanda Brett added 12 points and nine rebounds, and Abby Ramirez finished with 11 points. The Seawolves built a 42-11 halftime, allowing just two points in the second quarter.

MEN’S BASKETBALL

TRINITY 73, BOWDOIN 68: Nick Seretta scored 17 points off the bench to lead the Bantams (11-3, 2-1 NESCAC) past the Polar Bears (10-4, 1-2) in Brunswick.

Jack Simonds led Bowdoin with 24 points. David Reynolds added 13 points, and Hugh O’Neil grabbed 17 rebounds.

MIDDLEBURY 82, BATES 76: Jack Daly scored 26 points while adding nine rebounds and eight assists as the Panthers (10-3, 2-1 NESCAC) beat the Bobcats (8-7, 1-2) at Middlebury, Vermont.

Jeff Spellman had 21 points and six assists for Bates, which led 43-35 at halftime. James Mortimer added 20 points and six rebounds.

SOUTHERN MAINE C.C. 92, PAUL SMITH’S 48: Ryan Cloutier scored 16 points, and Dylan Silvestri added 10 points, seven rebounds and four steals to lift the Seawolves (11-7, 7-3 YSCC) past the Bobcats (5-15, 1-10) at South Portland.

WOMEN’S HOCKEY

SOUTHERN MAINE 2, BECKER 1: Riley Binette scored on a pass from Jensen Hamblett 1:29 into overtime to give the Huskies (5-11) a win over the Hawks (2-11-2) in Gorham.

Shannon Colbert tied the game for USM late in the second period, assisted by Julia Ormsby and Binette. Whitney Padgett made 19 saves for the Huskies.

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 3, NICHOLS 1: The Nor’easters (6-5-5) converted each of their three power-play chances in a win over the Bisons (7-7) in Biddeford.

Shannon Nadeau put in a long rebound with five minutes left in the first period, Katie Babineau finished a rebound through a screen with 7:02 left in the third, and Kierra Wright sent in a loose puck through a crowd in the final minute.

Caty Flagg made 22 saves for UNE.

COLBY 1, WILLIAMS 1: Cierra San Roman made 45 saves, and Laurie Klein scored with assists form Anna Cosentino and Tess Dupre midway through the third period as Colby (4-5-3, 1-3-3 NESCAC) earned a tie against the Ephs (7-3-3, 2-2-3) in Waterville.

Meghan Halloran opened the scoring for Williams late in the first period.

Marissa Anderson stopped 20 shots for the Ephs.

AMHERST 3, BOWDOIN 1: The Mammoths (7-5-1, 3-3-1 NESCAC) scored three goals in the first period and held on to beat the Polar Bears (6-3-1, 1-3-1) in Brunswick.

Tela Glass scored in the second period for Bowdoin.

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