HAMDEN, Conn. — Jasmine Gray hit a two-run home run as the Maine softball team scored four times in the fifth inning on its way to a 9-2 win Saturday over Hartford, snapping a 10-game losing streak.
Gray was 3 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored. Kelby Drews, who had an RBI single in the fifth, was 2 for 4 with a double, two RBI and a run scored. Kya Enos was also 3 for 4 with two runs scored, and Grace McGouldrick had two hits and scored twice.
Emily Reid pitched a complete game, allowing five hits and striking out four.
Kelsey Galevich hit a solo home run for Hartford (9-8).
In Maine’s second game of the day, Keely Clark hit a two-run single in the fifth inning and Kelby Drews had a bases-clearing triple in the fifth inning as the Black Bears (4-19) beat Quinnipiac (3-13), 8-4.
Gabby Papushka was 3 for 4 for Maine with a double, an RBI and a run scored.
HUSSON SWEEPS UNE: McKenna Smith struck out 13 and allowed two hits as the Eagles (7-5) won 4-0 in the first game of a doubleheader against the Nor’easters (5-9) in Biddeford.
Madelyn Flower and Brianne McCabe each drove in a pair of runs as Husson won the second game, 6-3.
BASEBALL
STONY BROOK 6, MAINE 2: Matt Brown-Eir hit a three-run homer as the Seawolves (8-13, 4-1 America East) scored four times in the eighth inning and beat the Black Bears (7-12, 4-1) in Orono.
Brown-Eir was 3 for 5 and Evan Giordano was 2 for 4 with two RBI and a run scored for Stony Brook.
Jake Rainess was 2 for 4 with a double and a run scored for Maine. Jeremiah Jenkins hit a solo home run.
SPRINGFIELD SWEEPS BATES: Brendan Kirck and Matthew Robinson combined on a no-hitter as the Pride (5-10) beat the Bobcats (2-11) 10-0 in the first game of a doubleheader in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Jack Simonetty hit an RBI single in the fifth inning of the second game as Springfield finished the sweep with a 6-5 win.
SOUTHERN MAINE, UMASS DARTMOUTH SPLIT: Jason Komulainen hit a two-run double in the sixth inning of the first game to give the Huskies (4-9) an 8-5 win over the Corsairs (8-7) in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts.
DJ Perron’s RBI single in the fourth inning gave UMass Dartmouth a 1-0 in Game 2.
ST. JOSEPH’S, JOHNSON & WALES SPLIT: Ryan Tessier hit a two-run double in the sixth inning as St. Joseph’s (7-7, 1-1 GNAC) scored five runs on its way to a 9-6 win in the first game of a doubleheader against the Wildcats (2-10, 1-1) in Standish.
Johnson & Wales scored three runs in the top of the 10th inning to win the second game, 5-2.
Tessier was 3 for 4 with two RBI and two runs scored in the first game for St. Joseph’s. Ben Gravel added two hits and three RBI.
JOHNS HOPKINS 12, COLBY 2: The Blue Jays (10-8) scored four runs in the fourth and six in the sixth on their way to a win over the Mules (9-1) in Lake Myrtle, Florida.
A.J. King was 3 for 4 with five RBI for Johns Hopkins. Charlie Furlong had two hits for Colby.
MEN’S LACROSSE
BOWDOIN 16, WESLEYAN 10: Jason Lach had five goals and an assist as the Polar Bears (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) beat the Cardinals (5-2, 1-1) in Middletown, Connecticut.
Will Byrne, Zach Chandler, Pat Fitzgerald and Donal Mullane all scored two goals for Bowdoin. Byrne tallied five assists and Mullane had four. Robert Hobbs racked up 18 saves in net.
Justin Hazard had four goals and an assist for Wesleyan.
HAMILTON 7, COLBY 2: Justin Pearl had four goals as the Colonials (4-3, 1-3 NESCAC) beat the Mules (2-3, 1-3) in Waterville.
Will Braun, Christian Byrne and Jayme Wilde also scored for Hamilton.
Jack Goller and Jack Rickards scored for Colby.
MIDDLEBURY 14, BATES 9: Finn McCarthy had four goals and an assist as the Panthers (3-3, 1-3 NESCAC) beat the Bobcats (0-7, 0-4) in Middlebury, Vermont.
Russell Thorndike added two goals and an assist for Middlebury.
Jackson Sell scored three goals and Malcolm Klingbell had two for Bates.
NORWICH 19, ST. JOSEPH’S 8: Callum Jones had three goals and three assists, while Payden Masaracchia had three goals and two assists as the Cadets (6-1, 2-0 GNAC) beat the Monks (1-6, 0-2) in Northfield, Vermont.
Max Lacy scored twice for St. Joseph’s.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 23, UNE 7: Mike Bannon and Jared Newall scored five goals a piece to lift the Golden Bears (5-3, 1-0 Commonwealth Coast) past the Nor’easters (4-6, 0-1) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Colin Watt had three goals for UNE.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
COLBY 14, SALISBURY 13: Annie Eddy’s goal with 20 seconds remaining in overtime lifted the Mules (6-1) over the Seagulls (9-1) in Sparks, Md.
Eddy finished with four goals and two assists. Gianna Bruno and Ally Franz each chipped in three goals and an assist.
MIDDLEBURY 17, BATES 6: Susan Rowley scored four goals as the Panthers (7-0, 4-0 NESCAC) beat the Bobcats (2-5, 0-4) in Lewiston.
Kate Loughlin led Bates with two goals.
WESLEYAN 11, BOWDOIN 6: Olivia Lai scored four goals to lead the Cardinals (6-1, 2-1 NESCAC) to a win over the Polar Bears (5-3, 1-3) in Brunswick.
Colleen McAloon scored twice for Bowdoin.
SOUTHERN MAINE 15, SALEM STATE 1: Jennifer Darasz had four goals and an assist as the Huskies (5-3) cruised to a win over the Vikings (2-5) in Gorham.
Rachel Shanks and Kate Colvin each added three goals. Jillian Nichols had a goal and four assists.
ST. JOSEPH’S 17, EMMANUEL 7: Mackenzie Siebert scored five goals as the Monks (9-0, 5-0 GNAC) cruised past the Saints (3-5, 3-3) in Standish.
Carson Battaglia, Lydia Dexter and Megan Mourmouras all netted three goals.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 16, UNE 8: Annabella Arias had three goals as the Golden Bears (7-2, 1-0 Commonwealth Coast) beat the Nor’easters (1-7, 0-1) in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Skyler McComas and Ann Chapman both scored twice for UNE.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
GEORGIA: The school hired Central Florida’s Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, making her just the third full-time head coach in the history of the program.
Abrahamson-Henderson, who played two seasons at Georgia in the 1980s, was hired just three days after Joni Taylor left for the coaching job at Texas A&M.
Abrahamson-Henderson has been a head coach for 17 seasons, also working at Albany and Missouri State. This past season, the 55-year-led UCF to a school record for wins with a 26-4 mark as the Knights captured both the regular-season and tournaments championships in the American Athletic Conference.
Abrahamson-Henderson was an assistant under Joanna McCallie at the University of Maine from 1992-94.
SYRACUSE: The school hired Felisha Legette-Jack as head coach.
The 55-year-old Legette-Jack, a 1989 graduate of Syracuse and a two-time honorable mention All-American as a player, has been head coach at Buffalo for a decade. She will take over immediately at Syracuse from interim coach Vonn Read and will be formally introduced on Monday.
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