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Score From Friday 1/5/99

Colby Men Hockey Ties Top-Ranked Norwich, 1-1

Wesleyan Men 87, Bates 77

Colby Pounds Middlebury, 81-68

KING SCORES 1,000TH - BATES ROLLS, 79-67, OVER WESLEYAN

Colby Women Holds On To Beat Middlebury, 80-70

Scores From Thursday 1/4/99

NAMED TO THE 7th WEEKLY ECAC/AMERISUITES HONOR ROLL

BATES' HART NAMED MAINE ROOKIE OF THE WEEK

BC Women Stop Bowdoin Hockey

Scores From Wednesday 1/3/99

Battle Of The Undefeated

Monks Out Duel Men Huskies to Stay Unbeaten

Women Huskies Surge Past Monks, 70-44

UMaine Women vs. Northeastern Preview

Scores Form Tuesday 1/ 2/99

Southern Aroostook's Sam Michaud Scores 1000th Point

Polar Bears Women's Basketball Earns Regional Ranking

Bowdoin Drops Colby, 67-63

Lovely Named Player of the Week

Scores Form Monday

BATES WOMEN BOUNCE MAINE-FARMINGTON, 88-69

BATES MEN SNAP FIVE-GAME SKID WITH 103-87 VICTORY OVER UMF

Carosi Named NESCAC Rookie of the Week

Scores Form Saturday/Sunday

Grade School Student Star Of High School Game

UMaine Men at Hofstra - February 1, 1999

UMaine Women vs. Hofstra- Feb 1, 1999 - 7:30 p.m. Alfond Arena

Maine Roundball Magazine/WBGR High School Basketball Poll - January 29, 1999 (Week Nine)

Colby Rocks Connecticut College

Camels Hold On To Beat Mules

THURSTON'S 22 LEADS BOBCATS PAST HAMILTON, 68-44

Vega, ECSU Warriors Comeback to Beat USM Huskies

Plant Leads USM Huskies Past ECSU Warriors

BATES MEN DROP 117-78 DECISION TO HAMILTON

Bowdoin 75, Wesleyan 72

Highschool Scores
Boys Basketball
Houlton 65, Madawaska 53 (Boys) - Houlton Ends Regular Season 18-0
Southern Aroostook 60, Central Aroostook 58
Penquis 57, Katahdin 48
Skowhegan 57, Cony 46
John Bapst 59, Caribou 38
Foxcraft 66, Stearns 40
Fort Kent 66, Hodgdon 64
Ellsworth 71, MDI 63
Washington Academy 91, Narraguagus 42
Ashland 64, Limestone 55
East Grand 87, Higgins Christian 37 - Nick Parker Scores 33 for 1001th Point!
Camden-Rockport 99, Mount View 60
Rockland 76, Winslow 47

Girls Basketball
Mount View 41, Camden-Rockport 40
Winthrop 56, Leavitt 48
Van Buren 53, Washburn 43
Schenck 61, Penobscot Valley 53
Fort Fairfield 58, Wisdom 53
Mattanawcook 62, Lee Academy 46
John Bapst 36, Caribou 23
Penquis 64, Katahdin 34
Cony 69, Skowhegan 47
George Stevens 67, Bucksport 38

College Scores
Men's Basketball
Wesleyan Men 87, Bates 77
Williams 78, Bowdoin 51,
Colby 81, Middlebury 68

Women's Basketball
Bates Women 79, Wesleyan 67
Williams 67, Bowdoin 57
Colby 80, Middlebury 70

Men's Hockey
UMO 5, Northeastern 1
Middlebury 4, Bowdoin 0
Hamilton 5, USM 2

Women's Hockey
Colby 1, Norwich 1

WATERVILLE, Maine - Sophomore Amanda Cochrane (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) converted a lay-up off a press-break with one minute remaining to give the Colby College women's basketball team a six-point cushion on its way to an eventual 80-70 win over Middlebury College on Friday night. The White Mules improve their overall record to 10-7, while the Panthers fall to 10-6.

Colby jumped out to a quick 16-4 lead behind the outstanding play of sophomores Kim Condon (Presque Isle, Me./Presque Isle) and Jen Hallee (Nashua, N.H./Nashua), who finished the game with 20 and 17 points, respectively. Middlebury hung around, however, pulling back to within ten at the half.

The Panthers continued their came back throughout the second half, getting several clutch baskets from junior Heather Langlois (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill) to pull within four at 72-68 with 1:09 left. However, on the ensuing inbound play, Middlebury tried to full-court press the Mules,
who quickly pushed the ball up to junior Jen Usher (Ipswich, Mass./Ipswich) on the right wing. Usher then found a wide-open Cochrane under the basket for the easy two and a six-point lead. Junior Jen McGonagle (Pepperill, Mass./North Middlesex) knocked down six of six free throws in the final 45 seconds of play to seal the 80-70 win.

Cochrane scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while junior Jenn Freese (Veazie, Me./Orono) added four points, 10 boards, and five assists.

Langlois led the Panthers with 20 points, while Kelly McCarthy (Nashua, N.H./Bishop Guertin) added 16 points and seven rebounds.

LEWISTON, Maine - With her first basket 1:22 into the game, Bates College junior Emily King (Lebanon, N.H/Lebanon) became the quickest player in school history to score her 1,000th career point, as the Bobcats (15-1) defeated the Wesleyan University Cardinals (6-9), 79-67.

King reached the 1,000-point mark in her 67th career game, surpassing Sarah Bonkovsky (Class of 1997), who reached the milestone in 73 games, in the first game of her senior season. Bonkovsky went on to become the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,407 points. With 14 points tonight, King ranks seventh on the all-time list with 1,012.

In a nip and tuck game that featured five ties and six lead changes, the Bobcats and Cardinals were tied at 49 just under seven minutes into the second half, when Bates went on a 12-2 run over four minutes with King scoring eight points and sophomore center Katy Dutille (Lebanon, N.H. /Lebanon) scoring four points and dishing two assists.

Dutille led all scorers with 21 points, while Wesleyan junior Lynn St. Martin (Westport, Mass./Bishop Stang) and senior Jill Pelletier (Bar Harbor/Mt. Desert Island) each had 18. St. Martin had 13 points in the first half as the Cardinals trailed by only four going into the break against the #24 team in the nation. Bates senior A.T. Taylor (Orono/Orono) led all players with 10 rebounds.

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. - The Colby College men's basketball team shot 51.9 percent from the floor, including seven of 15 from beyond the three-point arc, as the White Mules defeated Middlebury College by a score of 81-68. Colby improves its season record to 11-6, while the Panthers drop to 7-9.

The Mules took control late in the first half, as sophomore Sam Clark (Woolwich, Me./Morse) sparked a 15-3 run to put his team up by 11. Colby eventually took a 37-29 advantage into halftime, and pushed that lead to 14 just four minutes into the second half. However, Middlebury would claw its way back behind the play of Chad Malone, who led the team with 15 points, and trailed by as little as three with 6:47 left in the game.

Facing a five-point deficit with 1:45 remaining in the contest, the Panthers were forced to foul, but Colby nailed all eight of its free throw attempts in the final minute to seal the 81-68 victory.

Senior co-captain James Spidle (Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) led the White Mules with 16 points, while junior Ken Allen (Monson, Me./Bangor) added 15 points, including four of Colby's eight last-minutes free throws. Clark also played well for the Mules, scoring 12 points, grabbing six rebounds, and recording a team-high three steals.

Malone paced the Panthers with 15 points, while John Barrett added 12 points, all on three-pointers, before fouling out with 5:22 left in the game.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - The Wesleyan University Cardinals (10-8) broke a 42-42 tie with an 11-4 burst, led by three 3-point FG and never trailed thereafter, taking an 87-77 decision from the Bates College Bobcats (9-8).

The Bobcats got as close as three points at 59-53 with 8:30 remaining in the game, but Wesleyan answered with a 12-3 run, giving them a 71-59 lead with 5:25 to go. The lead never dipped below eight points after that.

Bates was led by first-year forward/guard Ed Walker (Roxbury, Mass.), who had 23 points, and first-year center Alex Wilson (Duxbury, Mass.), who notched a double-double with 17 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. The Bobcats' two leading scorers, first-year guard Billy Hart (Haverhill, Mass.) and Rommel Padonou (Libreville, Gabon), who normally combine for 35 points per game were held to 13 and 10 points respectively. For Hart, it marked the first game of the season in which he did not hit a  3-point field goal.

WATERVILLE, Maine - Colby College sophomore Steve Cunningham (Hamilton, Ontario) scored with 6:13 left in regulation and senior goalie Jason Cherella (Onset, Mass.) made 40 saves in net as the White Mules became the first team to salvage a point against unbeaten Norwich University by skating to a 1-1 tie on Friday night. Norwich, ranked first in the nation
in the USA Hockey Online Poll, and first in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) East, falls to 17-0-1, while Colby's record goes to 9-6-3.

Junior Curt Healey (Burlington, Ontario) put Nowrich on top early, scoring on a pass from first-year Matt Moran (Brighton, Mass.) midway through the first period. The Cadets would carry the 1-0 lead into the third period, but a charging penalty called on first-year Jim Mahoney (Charlestown, Mass.) at the 12:25 mark opened the door for Colby. On their fifth power play opportunity of the game, the White Mules finally converted as Cunningham scored on a pass from Mike Dalton (Lynnfield, Mass.) at 13:47 to tie the game at 1-1.

Both teams would have decent scoring chances in overtime, but Cherella and Norwich goaltender Nate Eusko (East Hartford, Conn.) stood strong, making three saves apeice in the extra session. Eusko finished the contest with a total of 23 saves.

Highschool Scores
Boys Basketball
Bucksport 62, George Stevens 42
Central Aroostook 76, Fort Fairfield 61
Woodland 75, Calais 70
Washburn 79, Easton 75 (OT)
Brewer 64, Nakomis 56
Schenck 68, Piscataquis 59
 

Girls Basketball
Houlton 54, Hodgdon 47
Central Aroostook 63, Southern Aroostook 51
Winthrop 57, Boothbay 47
Stearns 43, Foxcraft 39
MDI 67, Ellsworth 44
Mount View 57, Belfast 47
Orono 54, Hermon 49
Penquis 61, Central 27
Nakomis 56, Brewer 49 (OT)
Mattawacook 62, Lee 46
Limestone 53, Ashland 31
 

College Scores
Men's Basketball
Northeastern 100, UMO 79

Women's Basketball
Northeastern 74, UMO 68

Women's Hockey
Boston University 7, Bowdoin 1

COLBY, KEN ALLEN, Jr., G (Monson, Maine) - Allen averaged 18.5 ppg and 6.0 rpg while shooting 36.4% from the field, including 4-8 treys in a 1-1 week. The White Mules are now 10-6.

SOUTHERN MAINE, MIKE FENNESSY, Sr., F (Lewiston, Maine) - In a 2-1 week averaged 18.0 ppg and 8.0 rpg while shooting 40% and blocking five shots. The Huskies improved to 11-7.

LEWISTON, Maine -- First-year guard Billy Hart of Haverhill, Mass., has been named Maine College Basketball Writers and Coaches Association (MCBWCA) Rookie of the Week for the week ending Jan. 31.

Despite an 0-2 record last week, Hart was the Bobcats' brightest star. He averaged 18 points, 6.5 assists and two rebounds per game, while shooting 48 percent from the floor (12-25) and 46.7 percent from 3-point range (7-15). Hart recorded 13 assists without a turnover, and is second in Maine and 18th among all NCAA Division III players with an average of six assists per game. As Bates' leading scorer in eight of the last nine games, Hart has raised his scoring average to 18.7 points per game, sixth-best in Maine. Hart's 3.75 3 point field goals per game are ninth in the NCAA.

Maine statistical rankings include several National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II members who are not counted in NCAA rankings.

As a team, the Bobcats are scoring 82.3 points per game, fourth-best in the state, while shooting 39.8 percent from 3-point range, ranking them third in Maine. With a 9-7 record, Bates has won three times as many games as they did a season ago, with eight contests left on the schedule.

Hart is a 1998 graduate of Deerfield Academy. He is the son of William and Patricia Hart, Haverhill.

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -- Boston College senior Erin Magee recorded her third hat trick of the season helping the Eagles defeat Bowdoin on Thursday night, 7-1. The loss to Division I Boston College snapped the Polar Bears school-record nine game winning streak and dropped Bowdoin's record to 10-5-1 on the season. Boston College improves to 7-14-2.

Missy Barz put the Eagles up first 11 minutes into the game and Jennifer Buckley tacked another on six minutes later to give Boston College a 2-0 leading heading into the first intermission.

Magee opened the second period with two goals in the first eight minutes of action and the Eagles rolled the rest of the way, outshooting the Polar Bears, 44-18, on the evening.

Jane Macleod converted a feed from Amy Steel with less than three minutes remaining in the game to post the only score for Bowdoin. Christy Nentwig made 16 saves for Boston College while Sue Bernard and Katie
Worthing teamed up to stop 37 shots for Bowdoin.

The Polar Bears will have the weekend off before hosting Division I Maine on Tuesday night in Dayton Arena. Boston College will resume action on Tuesday night when the face Harvard in the championship game of the 21st Beanpot Tournament.

Highschool Scores
Boys Basketball
Houlton 85, Caribou 61
Easton 71, Lubec 56
Dexter 54, Central 52
Sumner 78, Searsport 59
Hampden 70, Hermon 48
Hodgdon 75, Katahdin 65 (2OT)
Matanawcook 82, Schenck 52
Camden-Rockport 62, Rockland 51
Mt. View 68, Belfast 64, OT
Old Town 74, Brewer 59

Girls Basketball
Easton 51, Lubec 42
Calais 78, Woodland 46
Van Buren 53, Wisdom 44
Mattanawcook 66, Schecnk 54
Hermon 59, Hampden 44
Lewiston 90, Westbrook 29
George Stevens 62, Orono 48
Cony 72, Mt. Blue 49

College Scores
Men's Basketball
St Joseph's College 75, USM 65

Women's Basketball
USM 70, St Joseph's College 44
Husson 87, UMPI  50

WESTBROOK, ME - In a battle of unbeaten teams, Lewiston High School and Westbrook High School Girls put their Southern Maine A girls basketball 12-0 records on the line Tuesday evening on the Blue Devils' home court. Lewiston, fueled by an oppressive defense and torrid three point shooting, crushed the Blue Blazes 90-29.  Missing three starters due to illness, Westbrook managed but one field goal in the opening quarter.

GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior Carl Howell (Exeter, N.H.) and junior Marlow Bernard (White Plains, N.Y.) combined for 44 as the nationally ranked and undefeated St.. Joseph's College Monks outdueled the University of Southern Maine Huskies over the final eight minutes to take a 75-65 victory Wednesday night at the Warren G. Hill Gymnasium.

The win extends St. Joseph's, which is ranked eighth nationally in the latest NAIA Division Two poll, winning streak to 20-0, and was its fifth straight win against the Huskies.  Southern Maine slips to 11-8 overall.

The game was tied at 55-55 with eight minutes to play when senior Kerry Bell (Galveston, Texas) broke the tie with a basket.  Howell and Bernard each had four points down the stretch, and junior Ryan Martin (Fort Kent, Maine) came up big with eight of his 11 points during the final six minutes.  The Monks outscored the Huskies 9-2 over the final three minutes to preserve the victory.

Howell led the Monks with 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds while Bernard tossed in 21 points.  Senior Mike Hynes (Brooklyn, N.Y.) chipped in with 13 points before fouling out, and Martin had 11.  Senior Rob Sanicola (East Northport, N.Y.) led all rebounders grabbing 10 boards and dished out five assists.

Southern Maine senior forward Mike Fennessy (Lewiston, Maine) led all scorers with 24 points.  Sophomore Rodney Broussard (Casco, Maine) had 14 points and a team-high nine rebounds.

GORHAM, Maine  --  Senior center Tracy Libby (Falmouth, Maine) scored a game-high 20 points and pulled down a season-high 14 rebounds to lead a balanced attack as the University of Southern Maine Huskies pulled away in the second half for a 70-44 victory over the visiting St. Joseph's College Monks at the Warren G. Hill Gymnasium Wednesday night.

The win was the 13th straight for the Huskies who improve to 17-2 overall heading into this Saturday's (February 6) Little East Conference showdown with second place Western Connecticut State University (15-4, 8-1 in LEC) in Danbury, Conn. St. Joseph's lost for just the third time this season to slip to 17-3.

The Huskies used a 10-0 run over the final three minutes of the first half to take a 33-22 lead to the locker room at intermission.  Senior Susan Ware (Owls head, Maine) ignited the run with a basket, Libby contributed three free throws, and junior Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) had two baskets, including a three-pointer.

The Monks had no answers in the second half as Ware and Libby helped Southern Maine continue building the lead which grow to as many as 30.  St. Joseph's hurt it chances with shooting an ice cold 20 percent (10-for-49) during the game.

Ware finished with 14 points. Plant and senior Destiny Demo (Skowhegan, Maine) each added nine points for the Huskies, and freshman Jaime Zahm (Montpelier, Vt.) came off the bench to toss in seven points..

Freshman Stacey Gelinas (Biddeford, Maine) and senior Shannon Field (Old Town, Maine) led the visitors with seven points apiece.

The Black Bears, winners of their last 10 games, will travel to Boston for game with Northeastern today.

A LOOK AT NORTHEASTERN:

The Huskies are currently in third place in AMERICA EAST after falling to Delaware 66-63 in their last outing. Northeastern lost despite a 30 point and 15 rebound performance by Tesha Tinsley. Tinsley leads the team and is third in the league with a scoring average of 19.9 points. Betsy Palecek is second on the team with 16.1 points per game.

Northeastern has played some close games this season. They opened the season with a 6-1 record, with the lone loss coming at the hands of the Black Bears. The Huskies then lost a 67-66 decision in triple over time to James Madison and a 61-58 decision to Tulsa. Two of their conference losses were by three or less points, a 57-55 loss to Towson and the 66-63 loss to Delaware.

UMAINE VS. NORTHEASTERN SERIES:

UMaine leads the series with the Huskies 24-14, after winning the first meeting of the season 71-55.  Jamie Cassidy scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in the season opener for UMaine while Tesha Tinsley and Lani Lawrence eached scored 17 for Northeastern. The Huskies last defeated the Black Bears on Jan. 29, 1994, a 63-57 decision in overtime.

Highschool Scores
Boys Basketball
MDI 50, John Bapst 48 (2OT)
Sumner 99, Jonesport-Beals 88 (3OT)
Southern Aroostook 52, Limestone 51
Ellsworth 64, Bucksport 63
Woodland 61, Washington Academy 45
Madawaska 67, Fort Kent 60
Van Buren 63, Fort Fairfield 51
Calais 74, Shead 71
Wisdom 74, Washburn 63
Easton 75, Ashland 47
Machias 69, Narraguagus  61
 

Girls Basketball
Hodgdon 34, Fort Fairfield 32
Houlton 62, Caribou 37

College Scores
Women's Basketball
Bowdoin 67, Colby 63

DYER BROOK, Maine - Senior Sam Michaud scored his 1000th high school point on a free throw just before the half in a game against the Limestone Eagles on Tuesday night.  Sam scored a total of 13 points for the Warriors last night to help them defeat the Eagles 52-51. More information and photos to follow later today.

WATERVILLE, Maine - In a thrilling contest that featured 10 ties and 14 lead changes, the Bowdoin College women's basketball team defeated the Colby College White Mules by a score of 67-63 on Tuesday night. The victory improves the Polar Bears' record to 11-4 on the season, while the Mules fall to 9-7 overall, 1-5 in the conference, and 0-3 in Colby-Bates-Bowdoin
(CBB) matchups.

Colby played well early in the game, using its domination of the offensive glass to take its largest lead at 17-11. Bowdoin would fight back, however, behind the brilliant play of junior guard Samantha Good (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill), who scored 11 of her game-high 21 points in the first half. After the Polar Bears tied the game, 22-22, at the 3:15 mark, the two teams traded baskets until Raegan LaRochelle (Augusta, Me./Cony) hit a short jumper to give Bowdoin a 32-30 lead at the break.

The game remained close throughout the second half, with Colby's Kim Condon  (Presque Isle, Me./Presque Isle) sinking a foul line jumper to even things at 57-57 with 3:45 left in the contest. Good then answered with a three-point bomb to give a Polar Bears 60-57 lead, and after first-year Jessie Mayol (Westbrook, Me./Westbrook) came up with a key steal, a lay-up by LaRochelle pushed the lead to five with less than a minute remaining.

After the teams traded foul shots, the White Mules' Jen McGonagle (Pepperill, Mass./North Middlesex) hit a three-pointer to cut the lead to two with 24.5 seconds left . However, Mayol recovered from a shaky first half to calmly sink two clutch free throws with 23 ticks remaining, sealing the 67-63 victory for Bowdoin.

In addition to her 21 points, Good joined Mayol and sophomore Lauren Myers (South Boston, Mass./Fontbonne) with a team-high six rebounds. Myers also added 14 points, while LaRochelle chipped in with 10 points on five-of-nine shooting.

Condon led Colby with 16 points to go along with eight boards, while sophomore Amanda Cochrane (Arlington, Mass./Arlington) added 13 points and nine caroms.

BRUNSWICK, Maine - After helping the Bowdoin men's basketball team put together a 2-1 week, forward David Lovely (Milton, Mass./Boston College H.S.) has been named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) and Maine Coaches and Writers Association Player of the Week. Lovely, a co-captain of the Polar Bears, led Bowdoin in scoring in all three games during the week while shooting superbly from the floor and the foul line.

Lovely started out the week with a 33 point effort in a 104-79 victory over the Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday (1/26). He nailed 7-of-10 shots from the floor, including 2-of-4 from beyond the three point arc. Lovely earned more than half of his points at the free throw line, converting 17 of his 22 attempts. The 17 made free throws is the third most in a single game, trailing just Brud Stover (23 in 1967) and Nick Browning (21 in 1994).

Connecticut College - the No. 1 team in the region and No. 3 in the nation - came to Morrell Gymnasium on Friday afternoon. Although the Polar Bears bowed to the Camels, 81-66, Lovely still had a solid game with 20
points on 9-of-15 shooting from the floor.

Lovely and the Polar Bears finished the week with a home game against NESCAC rival Wesleyan. Again, the 6-foot-4, 215-pound senior was the difference as he drained 21 points and grabbed seven rebounds in an 88-77 victory. Lovely made a living at the line once more, making 12-of-13 attempts from the charity stripe.

For the week, Lovely averaged 26.7 points and 5.0 rebounds while shooting 64 percent (23-of-36) from the floor and 83 percent (30-of-36) from the free throw line.

"David is our go-to guy and in big games you expect those type of players to lead you," said Bowdoin Head Coach Tim Gilbride. "He is playing very smart basketball, taking the shot when it is there, but making the
good pass when it is not. We have a couple of difficult road games coming up, so David will have to be a positive force for us."

So far this season, Lovely is the Polar Bears' leader in scoring (21.3 ppg) and rebounding (7.3 rpg). He is ranked second in the NESCAC in scoring and is fourth in field goal percentage at 55 percent (106-of-194). Lovely has also made his way to the free throw line three times as often as his closest teammate, making 88 of his 117 attempts.

With eight games left in the regular season, Lovely is just 30 points shy of becoming the 15th player in the 58 years of Bowdoin basketball to record 1,000 points in a career. He is also 96 rebounds shy of becoming the 13th player with at least 500 boards.

LEWISTON, Maine - First-year guard Billy Hart of Haverhill, Mass., has been named Maine Basketball Writers and Coaches Association (MBWCA) Rookie of the Week for the week ending Jan. 31.

Despite an 0-2 record last week, Hart was the Bobcats' brightest star. He averaged 18 points, 6.5 assists and two rebounds per game, while shooting 48 percent from the floor (12-25) and 46.7 percent from 3-point range (7-15). Hart recorded 13 assists without a turnover, and is second in
Maine and 18th among all NCAA Division III players with an average of six assists per game. As Bates' leading scorer in eight of the last nine games, Hart has raised his scoring average to 18.7 points per game, sixth-best in Maine. Hart's 3.75 3 point field goals per game are ninth in the NCAA.

Maine statistical rankings include several National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II members who are not counted in NCAA rankings.

As a team, the Bobcats are scoring 82.3 points per game, fourth-best in the state, while shooting 39.8 percent from 3-point range, ranking them third in Maine. With a 9-7 record, Bates has won three times as many games as they did a season ago, with eight contests left on the
schedule.

Hart is a 1998 graduate of Deerfield Academy. He is the son of William and Patricia Hart, Haverhill.

BRUNSWICK, Maine - After winning its last three games - and eight of the last nine - the Bowdoin women's basketball team has been ranked eighth in region in the latest New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) poll. The Polar Bears swept Connecticut College and Wesleyan (Conn.) University this weekend to improve their record to 10-4 on the season and also move up in the Maine Women's Basketball Coaches Association (MWBCA) poll to third.

"I think it's a compliment when you consider the quality of the team's in this region," said Bowdoin Head Coach Stefanie Pemper, who is in her first year at the helm of the Polar Bears. "Looking ahead to our schedule, we have some huge tests ahead of us so we can savor this for about a second."

Leading the charge of late has been junior co-captain Samantha Good (Haverhill, Mass./Haverhill). Over the weekend, Good averaged 14.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 3.0 steals to spark the Polar Bears. Perhaps
the most telling stat was Good committed just one turnovers in the two games even though she played much of her minutes at the point guard position. For her efforts she was named to the New England Small College
Athletic Conference, NEWBA and MWBCA honor roll.

Bowdoin has a challenging week ahead of them with three talented conference opponents on the slate. The week starts off with a rematch with archrival Colby College in Waterville at 7:00pm on Tuesday (1/2). The Polar
Bears defeated Colby, 76-62, two weeks ago but the White Mules have been bolstered by the return of sophomore Kim Condon who was sidelined for much of the first half of the season with an injury.

The Polar Bears return home to Morrell Gymnasium for a weekend homestand. Williams College, ranked in a tie for third in the NEWBA poll, visit Brunswick on Friday at 7:00pm and Middlebury - ranked ninth in the
region - is on the docket for Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm.

Girls
Washburn 60, Easton 40
Presque Isle 88, Fort Kent 35
Narraguagus 39, Machais 37
Madawaska 46, Limestone 41
Bucksport 59, Ellsworth 46
Katahdin 52, Ashland 29
Sumner 54, Searsport 39
Lee Academy 53, Southern Aroostook 39
Penobscot Valley 51, Central 25

COLLEGE SPORTS
Men's Basketball
Bates 103,  Maine-Farmington 87
Hofstra 77, UMO 67

Women's Basketball
Bates 88,  Maine-Farmington 69
UMO 78,  Hofstra 57

LEWISTON - Junior forward Emily King (Lebanon, N.H.) had season-highs with27 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Bates College Bobcats (14-1) past the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers (8-6), 88-69, here tonight.

Bates placed five players in double-figures in scoring, led by King, who stands two points shy of becoming the first junior in Bobcat women's basketball history. Sophomore Kate Mclaughlin (Lebanon, N.H.), playing in just her sixth game of the season notched a season-high 15 points off the bench, while junior Jolene Thurston (Post Mills, Vt.) had 14 points on seven-of-eight shooting from the floor. Senior Amy Taylor (Orono, Maine) and first-year guard Sarah Williamson (Wardlaw, N.J.) each had 10 points.

Maine-Farmington was led by sophomore Rebecca Roak (Portland, Maine), who had 27 points and 14 rebounds, and junior Rebecca Fletcher (Dixfield, Maine), who had 19 points.

The Bobcats were playing without senior co-captain Colleen McCrave (Walpole, Mass.), who was out with an injury. It was the first time in her 89-game career that McCrave has missed a game.

LEWISTON - All five Bates College starters scored at least 14 points, with three Bobcats registering double-doubles as the Bates men defeated the University of Maine at Farmington Beavers, 103-87, here tonight.

First-year guard Billy Hart (Haverhill, Mass.) led all scorers with 27 points, including five-of-seven 3-point field goal shooting, and seven assists. Classmate Ed Walker (Roxbury, Mass.) had 14 points and a career- and game-high 14 rebounds, while senior Garth Timoll (Owings Mills, Md.) had 14 points and 11 boards. Sophomore forward Rommel Padonou (Libreville, Gabon) recorded his ninth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while first-year center Alex Wilson (Duxbury, Mass.) rounded out the top scorers with 18 points on seven-of-12 shooting from the floor.

Junior guard Jared Rivers (Skowhegan, Maine) led Maine-Farmington (8 10) with 22 points and 11 rebounds, while junior forward Daren Meader (Waterville, Maine) had 22 points and six assists.

The Bobcats snap a season-long five-game losing streak and a three game skid against Maine-Farmington. At 9-7, Bates has tripled its win total from a season ago with eight games remaining in the regular season.

BRUNSWICK, Maine - Bowdoin College first-year Mike Carosi (Warwick, R.I./Toll Gate H.S.) continued his superb inaugural season this week by being named the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Rookie of the Week for the period ending January 30th. Carosi netted three goals in the 2-1 week for the Polar Bears to take over the team lead in
points.

Carosi now has 10 goals on the season along with nine assists for a team-high 19 points after 18 games for the 8-7-2 Polar Bears. His 19 points also places him in a four-way tie for the top spot among rookies within the ECAC East league.

"Mike continues to impress game-after-game," said Bowdoin Head Coach Terry Meagher. "He is never tentative when he goes out on the ice, no matter who we are playing against, and that is not always the case with a first-year. We will need Mike to play well down the stretch."

Carosi and the rest of the Polar Bears will continue their fight for a playoff berth this weekend when two of the top programs in the country visit Dayton Arena. On Friday (2/5) night, four-time defending national champion Middlebury College comes to Brunswick for a 7:00pm game before Bowdoin entertains the current No. 1 team in the nation, Norwich University, at 3:00pm.

Girls
Central Aroostook 39, Hodgdon 38
Schenck 50, Katahdin 36
Camden-Rockport 62, MCI 55
Presque Isle 69, Hampden 40
Old Town 64, Caribou 43
Bangor Christian 24, East Grand 20
MDI 58, John Bapst 24
Washburn 61, Southern Aroostook 55

COLLEGE SPORTS
Men's Basketball
Connecticut College 63, Colby 56 - Saturday
Hamilton 117, Bates 78 - Saturday
Eastern Connecticut State 61, USM 59 - Saturday
Drexel 82, UMO 73 - Saturday
Bowdoin 88, Wesleyan 77 - Saturday
St. Joesph's 91, UMPI 66 - Sunday

Women's Basketball
Colby 80, Connecticut College 50 - Saturday
Bates 68, Hamilton 44 - Saturday
UMO 72, Drexel 52 - Saturday
USM 55, Eastern Connecticut State 44 - Saturday
Bowdoin 75, Wesleyan 72 - Saturday
St. Joesph's 75, UMPI 44 - Sunday

Men's Hockey
Williams College 5, Colby 4 - Saturday
Bowdoin 8, MCLA 4 - Saturday

Women's Hockey
Colby 5, UMO 0 - Saturday
USM 3, BU 0 - Saturday
Bowdoin 11, Bates 2 - Saturday

Lewiston High School.  LHS Girls Basket Ball Boosters ran a halftime shooting contest on Saturday night.  After being asked to shoot by drawing winner Tom Grenier grade school student Laura Martel first made an easy layup, then missed at the foul line.  With the pressure on and all eyes in the gym on her she nailed a three pointer from the top of key.  One shot remained, which she drained from half court mark!  The entire gym erupted in a standing ovation when Laura hit the half court bomb.  Great job Laura!!!

• HOFSTRA/UMAINE SERIES: Hofstra leads 9-5

• LAST MEETING: 1/4/99, UM won 79-77 in Orono, Maine

• SERIES STARTED: 1969-70, a 95-61 HU home win

• STREAK: HU has won two of last three

• LAST UM WIN: last meeting

• LAST HOFSTRA WIN: 2/22/98, 71-54 in Hempstead, N.Y.

HOFSTRA CAPSULE: Hofstra, led by fifth-year coach Jay Wright, is 14-7, 7-3, including a 7-0 record in home games. Hofstra has won four of its last five games. The Flying Dutchmen play host to New Hampshire Jan. 30 before meeting UMaine Feb. 1 in New York.

Norman Richardson, a 6-5 sophomore forward/guard, leads the team with 14.2 ppg. The 1997-98 AMERICA EAST Player of the Year Craig "Speedy" Claxton, a 5-10 junior guard, adds 13.0 points and 6.0 assists per game. He is averaging 15.8 points in league games. Roberto Gittens, a 6-6 forward, and Duane Posey, a 6-7 senior forward, add 6.0 and 5.9 rebounds a game.

A LOOK AT HOFSTRA:
Hofstra will play Towson on Jan. 27 and New Hampshire on Jan. 30 before taking on UMaine on Feb. 1.

The Flying Dutchwomen are 4-13 overall and 2-7 in the league going into those games. They have lost the last seven games including close defeats to Boston University (62-58) and UMaine (58-56). Noreen Duffy leads the team with 10.6 points per game and Denee Rivera is second with 9.5 ppg. Rivera also leads the nation in steals with 59.

UMAINE VS. HOFSTRA SERIES:

Hofstra is one of two AMERICA EAST teams which have never defeated the Black Bears. UMaine has won all 11 meetings against the Flying Dutchwomen but Hofstra nearly pulled out its first win earlier this season. With a minute to go, the game was tied 56-56. Jamie Cassidy hit two free throws to give UMaine the edge. Hofstra had a chance to tie the game with three seconds left but Denee Rivera missed two free throws to give the Black Bears the victory

NEW LONDON, Conn. - The Colby College women's basketball team finally recorded its first New England Small College Athletic Conference win of the season on Saturday, as the White Mules crushed Connecticut College by a score of 80-50. Colby improves to 9-7 overall and 1-3 in the conference, while the Camels drop to 2-11.

The Mules held Connecticut to just nine-of-30 shooting in the first half, as they took a comfortable 44-24 lead into the locker room. The second half was then highlighted by junior Erin Cole-Karagory (Caribou, Me./Caribou), who scored her seventh and eighth points of the game to go over 1000 in her career. The 5-8 forward scored 470 as a first-year, 346 as a sophomore, and
has struck for 185 points so far this season.

Also playing well for Colby were sophomores Kim Condon (Presque Isle, Me./Presque Isle), who scored a game-high 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Jen Hallee (Nashua, N.H./Nashua), who added a season-high 16 points while hitting five of six from the floor.

The Camels were led by Hope Maynard with 13 points and Jennifer Brennan with 12 points, all coming by way of three-point baskets.

WATERVILLE, Maine - The Connecticut College men's basketball team, ranked first in New England and third in the nation, got a strong second-half surge from sophomore guard Kareem Tatum (Worcester, Mass./Northfield Mt. Hermon) as the Camels held on to defeat Colby College by a score of 63-56 on Saturday afternoon. The victory preserves Connecticut's perfect record at 14-0, while Colby falls to 10-6.

Colby senior co-captain James Spidle (Easton, Mass./Oliver Ames) scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in the first half, as the White Mules built a 27-20 lead late in the period. However, the Camels finished the half with a 6-0 spurt to pull within one at the break, as Tatum hit two free throws and a scoop shot in the lane to cut the Colby lead to 27-26.

The Mules came out firing in the second half, as first-year point guard Joe Gutierrez (Westbrook, Me./Westbrook) capped an 11-5 run with a three-pointer to give Colby its largest lead of the contest at 38-31.  However, a three-point play and a lay-up by Tatum sparked a 13-0 run for Connecticut College, which took a 44-38 lead with 13 minutes left.

Colby pulled to within two after a pair of Gutierrez foul shots made it 48-46, but the White Mules would get no closer as the Camels used solid defense to build a 60-50 lead on their way to the eventual 63-56 win. Tatum finished with 15 points on six-of-14 shooting, while first-year Rich Futia (Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich) added 10 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut College.

Gutierrez scored a career-high nine points in just ten minutes of play for Colby, while junior Ken Allen (Monson, Me./Bangor) added 16 points and a team-leading eight rebounds.

CLINTON, N.Y. - Junior forward Jolene Thurston (Post Mills, Vt.) went for a season-high 22 points as the Bates College Bobcats (13-1) defeated the Hamilton College Continentals (1-13), 68-44, on the road.

The Bobcats, who led 33-17 at halftime, shot 35.3 percent from the floor, but held the Continentals to 29.2 percent. Thurston had six rebounds to go along with her 22 points, which came on 11 of 18 shooting from the floor. Classmate Emily King (Lebanon, N.H.) nearly recorded her first career triple-double, with 10 points, a game-high 12 rebounds and a career-high nine steals. Bates picked up the victory despite losing senior co-captain Colleen McCrave (Walpole, Mass.) to an ankle injury in the first half. All 12 Bobcats who got into the game scored points. Bates has now won 16 straight games against NESCAC opponents.

GORHAM, Maine  --  Freshman Rich Vega (Hartford, Conn.) hit a 15-foot jump shot from the left side with 18 seconds remaining to give the visiting Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors a 61-59 victory over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference game Saturday afternoon at the Warren G. Hill Gymnasium.

The win was the fourth straight for the Warriors who improve their overall record to 11-8.  Southern Maine slips to 11-7.  Both teams are now 5-4 in the Little East.

Southern Maine sophomore forward Rodney Broussard (Casco, Maine) converted a lay-up and free throw for a three-point play with 1:44 to go to snap a 56-56 tie.  The lead lasted just 16 seconds as junior guard Ronell John (Corona, N.Y.) buried a three-point shot from the left side to tie the game at 59-59.

The Huskies had a last second shot to tie, but junior Kris Brown (Old Orchard Beach, Maine) missed a tough 12-foot shot in traffic along a the base line.

Southern Maine built its 11-point half-time lead on the strength of its three-point shooting.  The Huskies hit six of 15 trifectas in the first half with Brown connecting three times.  It was a different story in the second half as the Huskies were 0-for-8 from beyond the arc while the Warriors, who had gone 0-for-5 in the first half from three-point territory, knocked down 5-of-11 long range shots.

The Warriors used a 12-0 run midway through the second half to erase a 42-36 Husky lead and take a 48-42 advantage before Broussard hit a free throw to snap the drought.  John and junior Tom Gostomski (Meriden, Conn.) each made three-points shots during the run.

Sophomore Ashon Avent (Hartford, Conn.) led a balanced ECSU attack with 13 points.  Senior Rich Martin (Bridgeport, Conn.) and junior Jay Wetherell (Milford, Conn.) each had 10 points.  Vega and Gostomski each finished the day with eight points.

Southern Maine senior Mike Fennessy (Lewiston, Maine) led all scorers with 20 points, and shared game high rebounding honors with Wetherell as each grabbed eight boards.  Senior Andy  MacVane (South Portland, Maine) contributed 10 points.

GORHAM, Maine  --  Junior guard Julie Plant (Gorham, Maine) scored a game-high 22 points to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 55-44 victory over the visiting Eastern Connecticut State University Warriors in a Little East Conference game at the Warren G. Hill Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

The win was the 12th straight for the Huskies who remained unbeaten in Little East play.   Southern Maine is now 16-2 overall and 9-0 in LEC play.  Eastern Connecticut slides to 11-6 overall and 6-3 in the conference.  The win was the Huskies 33rd straight against a Little East Conference opponent since February 1996.

Plant and senior forward Susan Ware (Owls Head, Maine) ignited a 13-2 run during the first eight minutes of the game, and the Huskies never looked back.  ECSU would cut the lead to five (19-14) on a free throw by junior Emily Nester (Coventry, R.I.) before Plant and Ware helped the Huskies outscore to the Warriors 9-3 over the final three minutes of the half.

The Warriors never got closer than seven in the second half.  Plant's second three-point field goal of the half with 2:00 to play pushed the lead back into double figures to stay.

Ware finished the game with 14 points on 7-for-11 shooting and grabbed a team-high eight  rebounds.

Freshman Darcy Mund (Marlborough, Conn.) led three ECSU players in double figures with 13 points.  Senior Jen Zabek (South Deerfield, Mass.) added 11 points, and junior Kim Palmer (Weston, Conn.) chipped in 10 points.  Nester grabbed a game-high 17 rebounds for the Warriors.

 Neither team shot the ball very well from the field as Southern Maine shot just 36 percent (22- for-62) while Eastern Connecticut hurt its chances shooting 31 percent (18-for-59) and committing  22 turnovers.

LEWISTON - Senior forward Michael Schantz (Sharon, Mass.) scored 35 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Hamilton College Continentals (10-4) defeated the Bates College Bobcats (8-7), 117-78 here today.

Bates was hurt by the foul trouble by sophomore forward Rommel Padonou (Libreville, Gabon). When Padonou picked up his third foul with 12:42 remaining in the first half, the Bobcats trailed by nine, 20-11. The Continentals went on an 18-4 run over the next four and a half minutes, giving them a 38-15 lead. Hamilton extended the lead to 57-30 by the end of the half and never looked back. The Continentals shot 55.7 percent from the floor (44-79) and forced 24 Bates turnovers.

Schantz also led Hamilton with four steals and was second with four assists. Senior Jon Schmeigel (Watangh, N.Y.) had 21 points and nine rebounds. Bates was led by first-year guard Billy Hart (Haverhill, Mass.), who had 17 point and four assists, and first-year forward Ed Walker (Roxbury, Mass.) who had 14 points.

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. -- Bowdoin junior Samantha Good scored 19 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out five assists, helping the Polar Bears rally for a 75-72 victory over Wesleyan (Conn.) University on Saturday afternoon. The victory was the third straight for Bowdoin and the eighth in the last nine games.

Wesleyan (6-8) used some good defense in the first half to hold Bowdoin (10-4) to just 30 percent shooting from the floor and take a 33-24 halftime lead.

The Polar Bears found their shooting touch in the second half as they opened the final frame with a 28-8 run that gave them a 50-41 lead midway through the period. Bowdoin shot 56 percent (19-of-34) in the second half -- including 6-of-10 from behind the three-point arc.

The Cardinals made a late surge to cut the lead to 71-69 with 26 seconds left. First-year forward Jess Farmer drained a pair of freebies and Good iced the game with two more free throws off a Wesleyan turnover with 12 seconds left. The Cardinals nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer for the 75-72 final.

Lauren Myers added 16 points and nine rebounds in the winning effort while Jessie Mayol (11), Monika Dargin (10) and Farmer (10) also scored in double-digits. Lynn St. Martin led Wesleyan with 24 points, eight rebounds and four blocked shots.