News from college sports around the country
The Sanford Mainers swept the top seeded Vermont Mountaineers on Monday evening, advancing to the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League championship series for the first time since 2016. Will seek their third summer league title when they meet the Newport Gulls beginning Wednesday evening-
The Sanford Mainers lost a heartbreaker Saturday night in 10 innings in the decisive game of the Northeast Collegiate Baseball League Championship Series, as the Newport Gulls made it back to back titles winning their eighth Fay Vincent Sr. trophy overall-
Cooper Flagg becomes first men's collegiate basketball player to sign a deal with Gatorade-
Cooper Flagg named ACC Rookie of the Week. The Newport native is averaging 16.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 4.0 assists this season in his freshman year for the Duke Blue Devils.
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Ohio State built a 31-7 third quarter lead, and held off Notre Dame 34-23 to win their 9th College Football National Championship and first since 2014.
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Saint Joseph’s College men's basketball falls in NCAA Division III First Round
The University of Redlands (California) opened the game on a 12-0 run and built a 20 point first half lead on Friday evening, defeating Saint Joseph’s College (Maine) 89-79 in a men's basketball first round Division III Tournament contest played in Medford, Massachusetts.
After the tough start, the Monks got back within seven with 3:14 left in the first half on a layup by Silvano Ismail (Cheverus High School). That is as close as they'd get, as the Bulldogs (23-4) scored the next 10 points to take over again. The loss for St. Joseph’s snaps their 18 game win streak, falling for the first time since December 30th to Bates College. Ismail finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, five assists, and four steals. Remijo Wani (Portland High School- 3-9 three-pointers) also had 19 points, while grabbing five rebounds and dishing out three assists. Wani Donato (Portland High) also contributed by getting into double figures with 15 points and 11 rebounds. The Monks season comes to an end with a record of 24-5.
Bowdoin women's basketball eases past Brooklyn College in a first round NCAA Division III Tournament game Friday night
The #1 nationally ranked Bowdoin Polar Bears used a big first quarter run, and raced out to a 28 point halftime lead in cruising past Brooklyn College 66-42 in a first round NCAA Division III Tournament game played at Morrell Gymnasium in Brunswick on Friday night.
The visiting Bulldogs had a pair of early leads over the first few minutes of the opening quarter, but then the Polar Bears used a huge 24-2 spurt to take control in building a 27-7 advantage at the end of 10 minutes. Callie Godfey scored seven of those 24 points, and the lead was 44-16 at halftime as the NESCAC Champions were on cruise control in improving to 28-0 on the season.
Dior Dorsey had 16 points in the loss for Brooklyn College, while Alina Estrella added 12 points. The Bulldogs end their season with a record of 17-12. Abbie Quinn (Bangor High School) led Bowdoin with 14 points, Godfrey put in 13, while Syndey Jones added 11 points and nine rebounds. Melissa Leone, Rachel Story, and Grace Kinum also contributed six points each. The Polar Bears shot 76.9% (10-13) and 80% (4-5) from three-point range in the first quarter to take that early control. Bowdoin moves into the second round in Brunswick on Saturday as they face Cortland out of New York at 7:30 p.m. The Red Dragons are 25-3 and have won 14 straight games.
#1 Bowdoin College gets past SUNY Cortland Saturday night in Brunswick in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament, advancing to the Sweet 16 for a second straight season
Sydney Jones led four players in double figures with 18 points Saturday night, as #1 nationally ranked Bowdoin College used a strong fourth quarter to pull away for a 67-54 win over SUNY Cortland in a second round game of the NCAA Division III Women's Basketball Tournament at Morrell Gymnasium in Brunswick. The victory secures a second straight trip to the Sweet 16 for the Polar Bears.
It was very tightly contested throughout, as both teams held a lead over the first three quarters. 12 first half points from Jones had Bowdoin holding a 28-26 halftime edge. Cortland took their final lead on two free throws by Joleen Lusk 42-40 with 2:26 left in the third quarter, but the game would go to the fourth tied at 44-44. A three-pointer by Maria Belardi 34 seconds into the final period would give the Polar Bears the advantage for good, and they would outscore the Red Dragons 23-10 over those final 10 minutes to march to their 17th Sweet 16 appearance in school history.
Jones (3-8 three-pointers) also grabbed eight rebounds to go along with her team-high point total in the win for Bowdoin. Carly Davey had 13 points and five rebounds, Grace Kinum put in 12 points, while Belardi finished with 10 points. Jackie Funk led SUNY Cortland with 18 points and 11 rebounds, while Lusk ended up with 12 points and five boards. The Red Dragons had their 14 game win streak snapped in ending their season with a final record of 25-4. The Polar Bears (29-0) will take on Smith College (28-2) next Friday, March 14th in a Sweet 16 matchup. The sectional sites and game times will be announced by the NCAA on Sunday afternoon.
