BANGOR — The University of New Hampshire men’s basketball team unleashed its inside offense after intermission and cruised to a 74-63 America East victory over the University of Maine on Thursday night at the Cross Insurance Center. Iba Camara, a 6-foot-9-inch junior forward, paced the Wildcats with a career-high 21 points to go with 11 […]
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Men’s Basketball Roundup: UMaine falters in second half against Quinnipiac
The Black Bears led by as many as 10 points in the first half, and held a 36-28 advantage at halftime. The Bobcats opened the second half with a tone-setting and momentum-shifting 7-2 run. By the time there was 17:31 left in the game, they had tied the score at 40-40. Maine outscored Quinnipiac 20-6 […]
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Local schools: Central Maine Community College basketball teams sweep SMCC
AUBURN — Central Maine Community College won a battle of No. 1 vs. No. 2, a showdown of unbeatens, with a 71-56 victory over Southern Maine Community College on Wednesday. Brooke Reynolds notched a double-double for the Mustangs, scoring 22 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. She also had four steals. Jane Lester came off the […]
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Bates College men’s basketball takes down Bowdoin
LEWISTON — The Bowdoin College men’s basketball team had a plan coming into Wednesday’s non-conference contest against rival Bates inside Alumni Gymnasium — try to take away the inside presence of brothers Marcus and Malcolm Delpeche. The Bobcats turned the tables on the Polar Bears, though, hitting their first five attempts from 3-point range before going […]
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Bates’ Nick Gilpin adapting to Division III men’s basketball
BANGOR — Nick Gilpin’s freshman initiation with the Bates College men’s basketball program has been relatively uneventful to date. “I got two fouls in the first minute of the first game I played in, so it was something to adjust to,” said the former Hampden Academy star after helping the Bobcats to a 72-62 nonconference […]
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Men’s basketball: Castleton State too tall an order for UMF
FARMINGTON — Castleton University used a handful of colossal young men to stay on top of the University of Maine at Farmington in an NAC basketball game at Dearborn Gymnasium on Friday night, And when UMF (1-5, 0-2 NAC) used a zone defense, the Spartans punched holes in it with their speed. Castleton (5-1, 2-0 […]
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Men’s Basketball: Former Oxford Hills standout Fleming a bright spot in UMaine’s slow start
The Blue Devils used an 11-2 run in the first half to take control and were never seriously challenged in UMaine’s first home game of the season against a Division I opponent. Through the disappointment there was reason for hope in the continued development of 6-foot-7 freshman forward Andrew Fleming of South Paris. Making his […]
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Bates men and women college basketball teams earn wins over UNE
LEWISTON — Nina Davenport’s dominating all-around performance led the Bates College women’s basketball team to a 60-57 victory over the University of New England at Alumni Gymnasium on Monday night. Davenport put up game-highs in points (22), rebounds (13) and assists (four) in the Bobcats’ nonconference win over the Nor’easters. Bernadette Connors contributed 14 more […]
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College Basketball: CMCC women win, men fall at Maine-Presque Isle
PRESQUE ISLE — Brooke Reynolds recorded a double-double and Tianna Harriman drained four treys to lead the Central Maine Community College women’s basketball team to an 82-56 win over the University of Maine at Presque Isle on Wednesday. Reynolds and Harriman, both former Edward Little standouts, each scored 12 points to pace the Mustangs’ offensively. […]
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Men’s Basketball: CMCC pulls away from Vermont Tech
AUBURN — A balanced attack lifted Central Maine Community College to a 99-76 victory over conference rival Vermont Tech at Kirk Hall on Sunday. Pietro Badalassi poured in a team-high 18 points for the Mustangs (5-1), to go along with 13 rebounds and seven assists. Rob Skinner added 16 points, seven rebounds and five steals, […]