ORONO — Maine clinched a share of the America East regular-season field championship Sunday by defeating UC Davis 3-2 in a shootout.
Tereza Holubcova, Chloe Walton and Julia Ross converted their shootout attempts and Mia Borley stopped three of four shots by UC Davis (1-10, 0-8 America East).
Chloe Walton and Brittany Smith scored in regulation for the Black Bears (7-3, 7-1).
Maine is the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and will play Stanford in the semifinals Wednesday in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
SOFTBALL
MAINE SWEEPS BINGHAMTON: Izzy Nieblas hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the fifth inning in Game 1, then doubled home two runs in the first inning of Game 2 as the Black Bears (10-14, 7-3 America East) won 3-2 and 8-2 against the Bearcats (7-9, 3-9) in Vestal, New York.
Kelby Drews drove in three runs in the second game with a home run and a single.
ST. JOSEPH’S SWEEPS NORWICH: Taylor Owen went 4 for 4 with a home run, two doubles and six RBI in an 11-3 victory in Game 1, and the Monks (6-6, 2-0 GNAC) used a four-run sixth inning to complete a doubleheader sweep against the visiting Cadets (3-9, 2-6) with a 7-3 win.
Meranda Martin was 3 for 3 with two RBI in Game 2. Meranda Martin capped the winning rally with a two-run homer.
USM SWEEPS KEENE STATE: Alexis Brown drove in three runs in Game 1 and two more in Game 2, and Ashley Tinsman added four RBI overall as the Huskies (20-1-1, 9-0 Little East) extended their winning streak to 10 games by sweeping the Owls (1-11, 1-5) in Keene, New Hampshire, 10-4 and 8-2.
Brown and Erin Martin homered in the opener, and Tinsman hit a two-run triple.
COLBY, BOWDOIN SPLIT: Lilly Armstrong’s grand slam highlighted a 22-hit attack in Game 2 as Bowdoin (2-4) earned a doubleheader split with a 15-10 win over Colby (4-8), after losing 7-5 in the opener in Brunswick.
Bowdoin’s Kasey Cunningham went 7 for 9 with five runs scored in the doubleheader.
Brenna Forbes had five RBI for Colby in Game 2.
In Game 1, Olivia Menyo’s two-run double in the fourth inning put the Mules ahead for good.
BASEBALL
USM SWEEPS KEENE STATE: The Huskies (14-6, 6-3 Little East) overcame a three-run deficit in Game 1 and a two-run deficit in Game 2 to beat the Owls (2-11, 1-6) twice in Gorham, 6-4 and 10-5.
USM won the opener with a three-run rally in the eighth, capped by RBI singles from Tom Vesosky and Jason Komulainen. Sam Troiano and Jonathan Wilson each drove in two runs for the Huskies.
Cam Seymour, after going 3 for 4 and recording a save in Game 1, drove in four runs in Game 2. His two-run homer capped a six-run outburst in the fifth.
Arlo Pike was 4 for 4 in the second game.
COLBY, TUFTS SPLIT: Caleb Jung’s sacrifice fly in the eighth inning capped Colby’s comeback from a 4-0 deficit as the Mules (7-7) won 5-4 in a doubleheader opener against Tufts (6-2) in Waterville.
Colby forced extra innings with two runs in the seventh, on an RBI double by Brady O’Brien and a sacrifice fly by Andrew Russell.
Tufts won 17-0 in Game 2.
MEN’S LACROSSE
COLBY 17, BATES 10: Jack Rickards scored six goals and the Mules (2-1, 1-1 NESCAC) broke a 9-9 tie with seven straight goals to beat the Bobcats (1-1, 0-1) for the first time since 2014.
Jake Surette, Noah Frolo and Noah Brooks each added two goals for Colby.
Bates got three goals from Will Masterson and two apiece from Oliver Allen and Jack Vinci.
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
COLBY 18, BATES 5: Gianna Bruno collected three goals and four assists for the Mules (3-1, 3-1 NESCAC) in a win over the Bobcats (1-2, 0-2) in Waterville.
Summer Dias led Bates with two goals and an assist.
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