ORONO – Joe Rooney scored his second goal of the game with 52 seconds left in overtime to give Boston College a 4-3 victory over Maine on Sunday.

Rooney’s first goal tied the game with just under six minutes to play in regulation. His backhanded flip to beat Ben Bishop came seven minutes after BC’s Brian Boyle scored to pull the Eagles (7-3-1, 4-1-1 Hockey East) within a goal.

Maine (8-2-1, 3-2-1) got two goals from Michel Leveille, whose second score gave the Black Bears a 3-1 lead early in the third. Mike Hamilton scored Maine’s other goal.

Women’s basketball

Bates 75, Babson 64

BABSON PARK, Mass. – Val Beckwith scored 22 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to power Bates to a 75-64 victory over host Babson College in the championship game of the Babson Invitational Tournament.

Beckwith earned Tournament MVP honors, and teammate Matia Kostakis joined her on the All-Tournament Team with 18 points and 11 rebounds.

The Bobcats (2-0) never allowed the Beavers to draw closer than six points in the second half after cruising to a 40-27 lead before halftime.

Bekie Berg came off the bench to drop in 20 points and grab 12 rebounds for Babson (1-1).

Maine 69, Princeton 63

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Bracey Barker had 21 points, seven rebounds, and three steals to spark the University of Maine to a 69-63 victory over Princeton in the consolation game of the Subway Classic tournament.

Ashley Underwood chipped in with 15 points and six assists for the Black Bears (2-1), and Amanda Tewksbury added bube points. Barker also blocked a pair of shots in the game.

Casey Lockwood led Princeton (1-2) with 21 points.

SUNY-Geneseo 76, Colby 60

BABSON PARK, Mass. – Annie Verdino knocked down a game-high 25 points as Geneseo State slipped past Colby 76-60 to take third place in the Babson College Invitational Tournament.

Katie McCabe netted 17 points on 6-for-8 shooting for the Mules (0-2), while Tracy Nale chipped in with 15 points. Kathleen Nicholson was named to the All-Tournament Team, contributing four points, five rebounds, three assists, and three steals on Sunday.

Wentworth 72, St. Joe’s 48

NORTON, Mass. – Chelsea Proulx scored 16 points as Wentworth Institute of Technology rang up a 72-48 victory over St. Joseph’s at the Wheaton Tip-Off Tournament.

Allison Miner had 13 points for the Monks (1-1), and Carolyn Freeman joined her in double figures with 12 points.

Holyoke 46, CMCC 35

SOUTH PORTLAND – Amanda Colburn netted 10 points as Holyoke College outlasted Central Maine Community College 46-35 in the Sea Wolves Invitational Tournament on Sunday.

Jacki Moors led all scorers with 12 points for the Mustangs (2-3), and Quintina Young added nine points.

Vermont Tech 82, UMA 66

BANGOR – Caitlin Driscoll poured in 21 points as Vermont Technical College ran past the University of Maine at Augusta 82-66 in women’s basketball.

Sharmaine Clement paced UMA (2-5) with 26 points and 18 rebounds, while Aleigh Mills added 16 points and 13 rebounds. Natalie Nimon had 14 points and five assists.

Men’s basketball

St. Joe’s (N.Y.) 73, CMCC 72

SOUTH PORTLAND – St. Joseph’s of New York overcame a four-point halftime deficit to edge Central Maine CC 73-72 Sunday.

Dave Labonte and Caleb Violet scored 23 points apiece to lead the Mustangs (5-5). Lukosz Cygin led a balanced attack for St. Joe’s (6-2) with 16 points.

Cross country

Moore earns All-America

WEST CHESTER, Ohio — Bates College senior Kathryn Moore finished 32nd overall out of 279 runners at the NCAA Division III Women’s cross country championships Saturday.

Moore becomes the first Bates female to earn All-America honors in cross country since Adelia Myrick did it in 1996.

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