Black Bears playing to identity in early part of the season, and it’s paying off even without much recognition nationally.
Maine colleges
Women’s basketball: No. 14 NC State beats UMaine 62-34
NC State opened the game on a 12-2 run and added a 9-0 run in the second quarter for a 31-10 lead at halftime.
Women’s basketball: Millan misses most of UMaine’s 62-49 loss to Boston University
Blanca Millan hits her head on the court less than a minute into the game, but returns late in the third quarter stitched up to play.
College roundup: Tyler Halls sets Husson receiving record, Tianna Sugars surpasses 1,000 points
Halls, a Lisbon graduate, is the Eagles’ new single-season receiving leader. Sugars, a former Oxford Hills standout, reached 1,000 points at Colby-Sawyer.
College hockey: Maine stuns rival New Hampshire in OT
Patrick Shea’s first goal of the season caps late comeback for Black Bears.
College football roundup: Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa suffers season-ending injury
Quarterback suffers a dislocated hip late in the first half and is done for the season.
UMaine football notebook: Jacob Hennie steps in to make plays at wide receiver
With Jaquan Blair suspended and Andre Miller injured, sophomore Jacob Hennie makes five catches and sets up the winning touchdown.
UMaine rallies late to keep FCS playoff hopes alive
The Black Bears, down by 14 points in the fourth quarter, score with 34 seconds left to defeat Rhode Island, 34-30.
Black Bears look to keep momentum going
UMaine has won three consecutive football games to stay in contention for an FCS playoff spot. Now the Black Bears have to win their final two games.
Men’s basketball: Seniors shifting Bates’ culture
Seniors Kody Greenhalgh, Tom Coyne, Nick Gilpin and Jeff Spellman used the offseason to create a new standard for the Bates College men’s basketball program.