Men's Basketball

Colby at Bates, Jan. 24

Coach Joe Reilly's squad made a valiant comeback effort, but Colby's first-half shooting proved too much to overcome, as the Mules (9-4) defeated the Bobcats (3-10), 88-68. In the first half, Colby shot a sizzling 59 percent from the floor, including eight of 10 three-pointer, with six different White Mules hitting treys. The Bobcats were led by six points from guards Burke Davis (?) and Garth Timoll (Owings Mills, Md.) with six points each. The second half was stolen by junior (JUNIOR?) guard Michael Tisdale (Kingston, R.I.), who connected for 21 of his game-high 23 points after the break, hitting eight of 13 shots from the floor and five of six from the line as the Bobcats outscored Colby 42-33 in the second half, holding the Mules to just eight of 21 from the floor.

Colby, 88-68, Bates (3-10) - Davis 2-1-6, 
Cacciola-Morales 0-1-1, Smart 1-0-2, Lynch
2-0-4, Tisdale 8-6-23, Blicharz 1-0-2, Sargent 3-1-7, 
Timoll 2-5-9, Hall 4-0-8, Reed 3-0-6, 
Totals 26-14-68.
3-point FG - Colby 10 (Allen 3, 
McCullough 2, Hansen 2, Allen, Conway, 
Spidle), Bates 2 (Davis, Tisdale).

Women's Basketball

Bates at USM, Jan. 22

The two top teams in Maine got together in Gorham, and the University of Southern Maine Huskies (13-2) showed why they have been on top of the New England polls since the start of the season with a 91-60 victory over the Bates College Bobcats (10-2), snapping Bates' seven-game winning streak. Bates took a brief 5-4 lead, but it was the only they would hold, as Southern Maine came back with a three-point basket, one of five in the first half. The Huskies used a pair of 8-0 runs to extend the lead to 43-27 at halftime. Sophomore guard Jolene Thurston (Post Mills, Vt.) had nine points and six boards in the first, but the Bobcats were outshot from the first, 43 percent to 28 percent. Bates made a couple of runs in the second half, but could never get the lead under 20 points. For the game, USM shot 45 percent (36-80) from the floor, including 7-for-11 from three-point range, while Bates was held to 29 percent (22-75) overall and 1-for-9 from three. The Huskies also committed only 11 turnovers, less than half of the Bobcats' average for the season. Sophomore forward Emily King (Lebanon, N.H.) led the Bobcats with 18 points and 10 boards, while Thurston had 14 points.
USM, 91-60

Bates (10-2) - McCrave 4-0-8, McLaughlin 3-2-9,
 DeSimone 0-1-1, Grace
0-0-0, Thurston 6-2-14, Dutille 3-4-10, 
King 6-6-18, Frissora 0-0-0, Doyle
0-0-0, Totals 22-15-60.
3-point FG - Bates 1 (McLaughlin), 
USM 7 (King 6, Plant)

Babson at Bates, Jan. 24

Coach Jim Murphy's squad bounced back nicely from their second defeat ofthe season as the Bobcats (11-2) handed the Babson College Beavers (10-4) a 84-67 loss. The first half was fairly tight until the Bobcats outscored Babson 15-7 over the final 5:30 of the stanza to take a 46-36 lead. First-year forward Kate McLaughlin (Laconia, N.H.) had 14 first-half points, while sophomore Emily King (Lebanon, N.H.) added 12. The Bobcats forced 22 turnovers in the half. In the second half, babson cut the lead to as close as eight with 13 minutes remaining, but the Bobcats answered with a 6-0 run of their own and were never threatened after that, despite King and first-year center Katy Dutille (Lebanon, N.H.) fouling out of the game. King, McLaughlin and sophomore guard Jolene Thurston (Post Mills, Vt.) each finished the game with 20 points, while junior co-captain Colleen McCrave (Walpole, Mass.) had 12 assists and six steals. The Bobcats shot 50 percent from the field, he second straight time they have done that at home.

Bates, 84-67
Bates (11-2) - McCrave 2-5-9, McLaughlin 9-2-20, 
DeSimone 1-1-3,Grace 1-0-2, Thurston 10-0-20, 
Dutille 3-0-6, King 6-8-20, Frissora 1-2-4,
Doyle 0-0-0, Totals 33-18-84.
3-point FG - Babson 2 (Graham 2), Bates 0

Women's Squash

Mid-season rank: 16th nationally (all divisions included)

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Men's Squash

Mid-season rank: 20th nationally (all divisions included)