Harrison Scott scored twice during Maine’s four-goal second period, then completed his hat trick in the third period as the Black Bears skated to a 7-2 win over UMass Lowell in a Hockey East game Saturday night at Alfond Arena.
Ben Poisson, Donavan Villenueve-Houle, Brandon Holt and Sully Scholle also scored for eighth-ranked Maine (16-4-2, 8-3-1 Hockey East). Freshman goalie Albin Boija made 18 saves.
The Black Bears are 9-0-2 at home.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
MAINE 81, NJIT 39: Caroline Bornemann scored 20 of her 27 points in the first half, and the Black Bears remained undefeated in America East as they rolled to a victory over New Jersey Institute of Technology in Orono.
Bornemann, who finished two points off her career high set last season, made four 3-pointers in the second quarter as the Black Bears (12-7, 5-0 America East) built leads of 22-10 after one quarter and 49-25 at halftime. She also led Maine with 12 rebounds.
Anne Simon added 20 points and nine rebounds, and Adrianna Smith had 10 points, 10 rebounds and six assists. Sarah Talon helped fuel Maine’s quick start, scoring seven of her nine points in the first quarter.
Alejandra Zuniga led NJIT (8-10, 0-5) with 15 points.
BOWDOIN 72, COLBY 57: Carly Davey scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half as the Polar Bears (17-1, 5-0 NESCAC) beat the Mules (9-8, 1-3) in Waterville.
Sydney Jones scored 28 points and went 10 for 10 from the free-throw line for Bowdoin. Callie Godfrey added 11 points.
Lydia Mordarski had 18 points for Colby.
KEENE STATE 69, USM 64: Brynn Rautiola scored 21 points and Valerie Luizzi added 20 as the Owls (7-9, 3-5 Little East) edged the Huskies (8-10, 6-3) in Gorham.
Amy Fleming paced USM with 23 points.
ST. JOSEPH’S 80, ELMS 57: Angelica Hurley posted 22 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Monks (10-7, 6-0 GNAC) past the Blazers (9-8, 3-3) in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Hailey Anderson added 13 points off the bench, and Maddie Russell scored 11 points.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 54, UNE 52: The Golden Bears (13-4, 7-2 Commonwealth Coast) erased an eight-point deficit with a 13-2 run in the fourth quarter and held off the Nor’easters (11-6, 6-3) in Biddeford.
Jordyn Franzen was the lone scorer in double figures for UNE, finishing with 23 points.
BATES 62, TUFTS 60: Elsa Daulerio’s layup beat the buzzer to lift the Bobcats (16-2, 4-0 NESCAC) past the Jumbos (10-6, 2-2) in Lewiston for their seventh straight victory.
Daulerio finished with 19 points. Morgan Kennedy added 13 and Alexandra Long scored 12.
Maggie Russell had 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Tufts.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
MAINE 70, NJIT 64: Peter Filipovity recorded 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Black Bears (9-10, 1-3 America East) beat the Highlanders (4-13, 0-5) in Newark, New Jersey.
Filipovity’s layup midway through the first half gave Maine the lead for good at 19-17. Filipovity scored 16 points in the first half as Maine took a 32-25 lead.
Kellen Tynes and Adam Cisse each added 12 points for the Black Bears. Tynes also had eight rebounds, five assists and five steals.
Mekhi Gray scored 21 points for NJIT.
COLBY 86, BOWDOIN 73: Marcos Montiel scored 21 points to lead the Mules (9-9, 1-4 NESCAC) past the Polar Bears (6-13, 0-5) in Brunswick.
Liam O’Connell and Max Poulton each added 14 points and Sam Hinman had 12 for Colby.
Kevin Reeves recorded 16 points and 10 rebounds for Bowdoin. Ben Chilson scored 14 points and Michael Simonds finished with 13.
TUFTS 83, BATES 62: Joshua Bernstein scored 16 points as the Bantams (14-4, 1-3 NESCAC) beat the Bobcates (2-15, 0-4) in Medford, Massachusetts.
Babacar Pouye scored 15 points, while Marc Begin II added 13 and Simon McCormick 12 for Bates.
KEENE STATE 91, SOUTHERN MAINE 64: Octavio Brito scored 23 points as the Owls (15-2, 9-0 Little East) beat the Huskies (9-8, 5-4) in Gorham.
Tommy Whelan scored 21 points for USM. Cody Hawes notched 14 points and 10 rebounds.
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 84, UNE 64: Matt Houde scored 18 points as the Golden Bears (13-4, 8-1 Commonwealth Coast) beat the Nor’easters (5-12, 0-9) in Biddeford.
Jake Harrison added 14 points, while Cody Palazzesi and Tim Restal each scored 12.
Adam Lux recorded 20 points and 10 rebounds, while Jack Pyzynski scored 12 points and Zach Boulay 11 for UNE.
ST. JOSEPH’S 83, ELMS 51: Wani Donato scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Monks (8-9, 4-2 GNAC) beat the Blazers (3-15, 1-5) in Chicopee, Massachusetts.
Ashtyn Abbott posted 14 points and 10 rebounds for St. Joseph’s, while John Paul Frazier scored 10 points.
RJ Mayfield scored 14 points and Edgardo Jacob Cancel added 12 for Elms.
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