RALEIGH, N.C. — Elissa Cunane had 12 points and 10 rebounds for her second straight double-double, and No. 14 North Carolina State beat Maine 62-34 on Tuesday in a nonconference women’s basketball game for its ninth consecutive 4-0 start to a season.
The Wolfpack opened the game on a 12-2 run and added a 9-0 run in the second quarter for a 31-10 lead at halftime. The lead never dropped below 19 points in the second half and was as high as 34.
Jada Boyd added eight points, a career-high 16 rebounds, three assists and two blocks. The Wolfpack made 13 of 15 free throws compared to Maine’s one attempt.
Maine was held to 14-of-57 shooting by a team that ranks third nationally in field-goal percentage defense.
Dor Saar scored 10 points and Blanca Millan grabbed 10 rebounds for Maine (1-3).
BOWDOIN 83, SOUTHERN MAINE 47: Sela Kay scored 18 points, Maddie Hasson added 16, and Dorian Cohen contributed 11 off the bench as the Polar Bears (2-0) defeated the Huskies (3-2) in Gorham.
Bowdoin led 35-25 at halftime, then broke it open with a 25-6 third-quarter surge.
Moira Train finished with nine points, and Hasson grabbed nine rebounds.
Abi Ramirez led USM with 10 points. Victoria Harris had eight points and five rebounds.
MAINE MARITIME 67, COLBY 62: Melinda Ogden scored 23 points to lead the Mariners (2-3) past the Mules (1-2) in Castine.
Alisha Aube led Colby with 20 points and six rebounds. Ainsley Burns added 18 points and five rebounds.
SOUTHERN MAINE C.C. 69, UMAINE-AUGUSTA 55: Amanda Brett recorded 29 points and 10 rebounds, and Aija Andrews had 25 points and nine rebounds to carry the SeaWolves (8-0, 4-0 YSCC) past the Moose (4-2, 4-2) in Augusta.
Madeline Suhr finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds for UMA.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
SOUTHERN MAINE 78, BOWDOIN 77: Jay Roberts scored 29 points and Jacobe Thomas added 22 as the Huskies (2-1) edged the Polar Bears (1-1) in overtime at Gorham.
David Reynolds scored 29 points for Bowdoin, including a 3-pointer that tied the game with 21 seconds left in regulation.
SOUTHERN MAINE C.C. 75, UMAINE-AUGUSTA 57: The SeaWolves (7-1, 4-0 YSCC) used a 20-7 surge early in the second half to pull away from the Moose (2-5, 2-4) in Augusta.
Ian Regan led a balanced attack with 13 points. Anthony Lobor added 11, and Clay Hardy and Pedro Fonseca each had 10.
Israel Brown scored 21 points for UMA.
MEN’S HOCKEY
ANNA MARIA 2, SOUTHERN MAINE 1: Jack Sitzman scored the go-ahead goal in the third period and Julius Huset made 26 saves as the Amcats (4-1-2) edged the Huskies (0-5) in Auburn, Massachusetts.
Ethan Bassile tied the game for USM late in the first period, assisted by Curtis Judd and Tanner McClure. Anthony D’Aloisio made 21 saves for the Huskies.
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