Maine’s Jordan Stevens and New Hampshire’s Rick Santos were standout players for the teams they now coach in the battle for the Brice-Cowell Musket.
Maine colleges
College roundup: UMaine-Farmington routs University of New England in men’s hoops
Terion Moss’ double-double (17 points, 10 rebounds) leads the Beavers to a season-opening victory over the Nor’easters. Also, Steph Baxter paces Bates past St. Joseph’s.
Virginia cancels football game in wake of shooting that killed three
Saturday’s game against Coastal Carolina is canceled while a former Virginia player is accused of killing three members of the team and wounding two others.
Women’s basketball: CMCC finding its championship mindset
Despite being 7-0 early in the season, coach Andrew Morong and players are still seeking the mentality that helped the Mustangs win the USCAA Division II national championship last season.
Men’s basketball: CMCC building foundation for a potential playoff run
Longtime head coach Dave Gonyea says the Mustangs have the pieces to contend for the Yankee Small College Conference title this season.
Women’s basketball: CMCC pulls away from UMaine-Farmington
Three Central Maine players score in double figure, paced by former Lewiston standout Emily Strachan’s 16 points, and the Mustangs build a big lead with a 10-1 run late in the third quarter.
Men’s basketball: UMaine sees shocking win over BC as a building block
Monday’s 69-64 victory at Boston College was the Black Bears’ first over a school from a Power Five conference in a dozen years.
Bates Bobcats: Auburn’s Jillian Richardson is school’s first regional champion in 30 years
Bates College women’s and men’s cross country teams receive at-large bids to NCAA championships after each team places second in regional races; quarterback Colton Bosselait sets two school records in season finale.
College roundup: UMaine men’s basketball takes down Boston College
The win is UMaine’s first over a Power Five school since beating Penn State 74-64 on Dec. 21, 2010.
UMF hires Mt. Blue graduate Jon Hayes as interim women’s lacrosse coach
Hayes, who graduated from UMaine-Farmington after playing football and basketball at Bates, has coached lacrosse and basketball throughout the country.