BRUNSWICK — Edward Little shot out of the gate with a goal in the opening minute and never looked back, outscoring Brunswick in both halves of an 11-7 win in KVAC girls’ lacrosse action Tuesday.

Hannah Johnston lead the Red Eddies (1-1) with four goals, while Taylor Landry netted three goals and added four assists. Kate Sawyer chipped in with a goal and three helpers, while Allarie Lever, Megan Coddington and Kara Tancrel also found the back of the net.

EL keeper Julia Langevin stopped nine Brunswick shots to earn the win.

Eliza Brooks led the way for Brunswick with three goals.

College baseball

UMass-Boston 4, USM 0

GORHAM — Junior right-hander Lucas Ilges hurled a three-hit shutout as the University of Massachusetts Boston Beacons defeated the No. 11 University of Southern Maine Huskies 4-0 in a Little East Conference matchup at USM Baseball Stadium on Tuesday afternoon.

Ilges, who walked only one and struck out six, retired the first nine batters he faced before allowing a hit in the fourth inning as he collected his third win of the season. He improves to 3-3 on the season.

Junior Jose Pena went 2-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored to lead the Beacons offensively. Senior Matt Consiglio was 2-for-4 with a run scored, and sophomore Todd Ezold went 1-for-3 with two RBI.

College softball

Colby sweeps

WATERVILLE — Aimee Polimeno picked up the victory in relief in the opening game and then won the nightcap as the Colby College softball team took 10-9 and 5-3 victories over University of Southern Maine on Tuesday in a non-conference doubleheader.

The Mules won the second game in five innings after the plate umpire called the contest because of darkness. The Mules led 5-3 after five innings, but USM scored four runs in the top of the sixth inning.

Polimeno struck out three and walked none over five innings to earn the second game win.

UMF 5, Maine Maritime 4

BUCKSPORT — Just before the University of Maine at Farmington’s Haley Berry stepped up to the plate in the top of the fourth inning of the Beavers’ softball game Tuesday against Maine Maritime Academy, UMF head coach Cyndi Pratt offered the freshman an observation.

The Mariner third baseman was playing pretty far back, whispered Pratt. Berry might be able to bunt her way aboard to leadoff the inning. Get the leadoff runner aboard, and maybe the Beavers would have a chance to pad their 4-1 lead, Pratt reasoned.

“Just take a look at it,” said Pratt.

Berry took a look. And passed on the idea.

Instead, Berry took the first offering from Maine Maritime pitcher Abby Yeo over the fence just slightly to the left of dead center for a solo home run, extending Farmington’s advantage to 5-1. But that additional run proved decisive as No. 5 seed UMaine-Farmington (11-13) upended fourth-seeded Maine Maritime, 5-4, in a North Atlantic Conference Softball Tournament quarterfinal game Tuesday at Bucksport High School’s John Wardwell Field.

With the win, the Beavers advance to Friday’s double-elimination NAC Tournament championship round. UMaine-Farmington will face No. 1 Husson University on Friday at 10 a.m. at O’Keefe Field.

Men’s lacrosse

UMass-Boston 6, USM 5

BOSTON — Senior goalie Henry Bristol stopped a career high 27 shots as the University of Massachusetts Beacons held on to defeat the University of Southern Maine Huskies 6-5 in a Little East Conference men’s lacrosse match Tuesday afternoon at the Clark Athletic Center Field.

After a shaky first quarter, Bristol thwarted the Huskies throughout the remainder of the game, particularly in the third quarter when he kept the Huskies off the scoresheet while making 12 saves.

For the Huskies, senior Kyle Baker had three points on a goal and two assists. Junior Dylan Kenney scored two goals for the Huskies. Sophomores Dan St. Peter and Kaleb Smith had the other USM goals.

Emmanuel 9, St. Joe’s 8

STANDISH — Fifth-seeded Emmanuel College edged No. 4 Saint Joseph’s College (7-10, 6-3 GNAC), 9-8, in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Tournament quarterfinal at Westerlea Way Field on Tuesday..

Trailing 9-4 with just over four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, the Monks employed a sense of desperation and methodically chipped away at the deficit with four unanswered goals.

Saint Joseph’s trailed by one with 33 seconds remaining and had a prime opportunity to set up a play during a timeout after an Emmanuel turnover 14 seconds later.

But the hosts’ comeback bid fell just short as the Royal Blue committed a turnover near midfield with time winding down.