GENESEO, N.Y. — Justin Grillo scored with less than two seconds remaining to give Colby a 2-1 win over SUNY-Geneseo in the NCAA Division III men’s hockey quarterfinals Saturday night.

Cam MacDonald started the winning play with a behind-the-back pass to Thomas Stahlhuth, whose shot was blocked by Geneseo defender Cam Russell. Grillo collected the loose puck, however, and wristed it past goalie Devin McDonald.

Andrew Reis of Colby makes a pass while defended by SUNY Geneseo's Carson Kelley during their NCAA Division III men's hockey quarterfinal Saturday night in Geneseo, N.Y. Colby got a goal in the closing seconds for a 2-1 win. Photo by Brett Carlsen

Colby (17-10-2) will play top-ranked St. Norbert in the semifinals Friday in Lake Placid, New York.

Stahlhuth scored the first goal on a two-on-one break when he redirected a pass from Grillo 40 seconds into the second period.

The Knights (20-6-3) tied it during a two-man advantage at 8:18 of the third period, as Arthur Gordon one-timed a pass from Andrew Romano.

Colby’s Sean Lawrence made 38 saves, including 17 in the third period when the Mules were outshot, 18-4.

HOCKEY EAST: Boston University scored twice in the third period to defeat Providence 2-0 in the championship game in Boston.

Drew Melanson broke the scoreless deadlock 56 seconds into the third period, and Bobo Carpenter added an unassisted empty-netter with 1:22 left.

Jake Oettinger made 30 saves for the Terriers (21-13-4), who earned an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Providence (23-11-4) also is expected to get a bid when the 16-team field is announced Sunday.

SOFTBALL

MAINE WINS TWICE: Maddie Decker’s three-run homer in the top of the fifth inning gave the Black Bears (8-14) the lead for good in a 5-3 win over Florida Gulf Coast (22-5) at Clearwater, Florida.

With Maine trailing 3-1, Rachel Carlson and Laurine German hit back-to-back singles to open the fifth. Decker then blasted a 2-2 pitch from Marissa Mesiemore for her third home run of the season.

The Black Bears added a run in the seventh on a bases-loaded single by Erika Leonard. Maine’s other run scored on a double by Alyssa Derrick in the first inning.

Kyleigh O’Donnell (2-5) got the win after relieving Lilly Volk during Florida Gulf Coast’s three-run third. O’Donnell allowed two hits and three walks while striking out three.

Leonard and German finished with two hits apiece. German scored two runs.

Maine beat Florida A&M 7-6 in eight innings earlier in the day.

BASEBALL

USM SPLITS: Southern Maine sent 13 men to the plate in the bottom of the seventh inning and scored seven runs – all after the first two batters were retired – as they pulled away from Westfield State (6-6-1) for an 11-2 win at Auburndale, Florida.

Andrew Olszak went 2 for 5 and drove in three runs, and Zach Quintal and Jake Dexter each added a pair of hits.

In its second game of the day, USM (4-5) lost 15-14 against Oswego State (8-5), which got the winning run on a wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth.

Olszak again led the Huskies’ offense, going 4 for 6 with four RBI. Quintal had three hits.

NEW MEXICO STATE SWEEPS MAINE: The Aggies (12-8) collected 30 hits and swept the Black Bears (4-16) by scores of 10-6 and 14-7 at Las Cruces, New Mexico.

The Aggies scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to break a 6-6 tie in the first game. Danny Casals was 2 for 5 with a double and two RBI, and Hernen Sardinas also had two hits and two RBI for Maine in the opener.

Maine’s Jeremy Pena scored on a wild pitch in the first inning of the second game, before the Aggies built a 9-1 over the first five innings. Maine got two runs in the sixth on a home run by Brandon Vicens and a passed ball.

Sardinas scored on a sacrifice fly in the eighth, and Maine tacked on three in the ninth on an RBI triple by Cody Pasic followed by a two-run homer by Casals.

MEN’S LACROSSE

BOWDOIN 13, HAMILTON 5: The Polar Bears (2-2, 1-2 NESCAC) built a 6-1 lead and easily handled the Continentals (1-4, 0-3) in Davenport, Florida.

Daniel Buckman, Tim Bulens, Jimmy Young, Matthew Crowell and Sam Langan each scored twice. Buckman also had two assists.

BATES 15, TRINITY 7: The Bobcats (3-3, 1-2 NESCAC) took control with eight consecutive goals to beat the Bantams (1-3, 0-2) in Lewiston.

Matt Chlastawa finished with five goals and added an assist for Bates, while Clarke Jones had three goals and an assist.

TUFTS 20, COLBY 6: Danny Murphy recorded three goals and three assists for the Jumbos (5-0, 3-0 NESCAC) in a win over the Mules (1-3, 1-3) at Medford, Massachusetts.

C.J. Hassan scored twice for Colby, which trailed 11-1 at halftime.

MASS. MARITIME 11, ST. JOSEPH’S 8: The Buccaneers (1-1) opened the fourth quarter with four straight goals to take the lead for good against the Monks (1-4) in Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts.

Michael Finn led St. Joseph’s with three goals and an assist. Luigi Grimaldi scored twice, and Brendan Barrett added a goal and three assists.

NORWICH 10, SOUTHERN MAINE 6: The Cadets (2-2) ended the third quarter with four consecutive goals to break open a close game against the Huskies (1-2) in Gorham.

Bryce Randall scored twice for USM.

WOMEN’S LACROSSE

TRINITY 12, BATES 2: Kiley Coffey recorded four of her five goals in the first half as the third-ranked Bantams (4-1) defeated the Bobcats (3-3) in a nonconference game in Hartford, Connecticut.

Katie Allard and Summer Dias scored for Bates.

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