Lydia Dexter finished with three goals and two assists, and St. Joseph’s College used a 6-1 edge in the second half to earn an 11-7 victory over Johnson & Wales in a women’s lacrosse game Saturday in Standish.

Bridget Collins had two goals and an assist, and Cailyn Wesley also scored twice for the Monks (11-0, 7-0 GNAC).

SOUTHERN MAINE 20, CASTLETON 1: Rachel Shanks scored five of her seven goals in the first half as the Huskies (6-3, 1-0 Little East) jumped out to a 14-0 halftime edge and drubbed the Spartans (1-6, 0-1) in Gorham.

Jennifer Darasz also had seven goals. Kate Colvin chipped in with four.

BOWDOIN 11, AMHERST 9: Sophia Schaefer broke a 7-7 tie late in the third quarter and Sophia Sudano scored four goals to lead the Polar Bears (7-3, 2-3 NESCAC) past the Mammoths (6-2, 1-2) in Amherst, Massachusetts.

COLBY 19, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 8: Ally Franz scored five goals for the Mules (7-1, 4-0 NESCAC) in a win over the Camels (5-4, 0-4) in Waterville.

Annie Eddy chipped in with three goals. Ainsley Dion, Elizabeth Hennessey and Cami McDonald each scored twice.

WILLIAMS 15, BATES 10: Shea van Den Broek paced the Ephs (3-4, 2-3 NESCAC) with four goals in a win over the Bobcats (2-6, 0-5) in Williamstown, Massachusetts.

Dana Swartz scored six goals for Bates.

NICHOLS 10, UNE 9: Elizabeth Luster knocked in the winner with 2:33 remaining as the Bison (8-2, 2-0 Commonwealth) edged the Nor’easters (1-9, 0-3) in Dudley, Massachusetts.

Anna Stowell scored four goals for UNE.

BASEBALL

MAINE 15, MARYLAND-BALTIMORE COUNTY 14: Scout Knotts blasted a grand slam, Joe Bramanti added a two-run shot and Jake Marquez went 5 for 5 as the Black Bears (9-13, 6-2 America East) outslugged the Retrievers (12-14, 4-4) in Baltimore.

Maine scored six runs in the sixth and seven in the seventh to open a 14-4 lead. The Black Bears finished with 22 hits.

USM SPLITS: Arlo Pike went 4 for 4 with two RBI and Bryce Afthim struck out 10 in a complete game as Southern Maine (5-12, 2-2 Little East) split a doubleheader against Rhode Island College (11-6-1, 3-1) with a 5-2 win in Game 2 at Gorham.

USM was held to two hits in a 6-0 loss in Game 1.

BOWDOIN SWEEPS UMF: CJ Brito-Trinidad and Gavin Cann each hit a two-run double in the first inning as Bowdoin (7-8) completed a doubleheader sweep against UMaine-Farmington with a 9-6 victory in Brunswick.

Kevin Murray added a solo home run, and Bobby Pearl went 3 for 4 for the Polar Bears. UMF’s Ryan Sargent was 3 for 4 with four RBI

Brito-Trinidad had two doubles and two RBI in Bowdoin’s 9-2 win in Game 1.

COLBY SPLITS: Cabot Maher hit two home runs as Colby (11-2, 1-1 NESCAC) bounced back for a 10-4 win in Game 2 against Tufts (13-2, 1-1) after losing the opener, 10-9, on a grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning in Medford, Massachusetts.

BATES LOSES TWICE: Trinity (8-5, 2-0 NESCAC) rallied from an early 4-0 deficit to earn a 6-5 victory over Bates (2-14, 0-2) in Game 1, then completed a sweep with a 4-1 win at Hartford, Connecticut.

Bryan Gotti capped a four-run first inning for Bates in the opener with a three-run homer.

SOFTBALLL

UMAINE SPLITS:  Keely Clark homered in the top of the eighth inning to give Maine (5-24, 1-1 America East) an 8-7 win over Stony Brook (17-10, 1-1) and a doubleheader split in Stony Brook, New York.

Gabby Papuska drove in three runs for the Black Bears, who lost 5-0 in Game 1.

ST. JOSEPH’S SWEEPS: Ashley Emery went 4 for 4 with four RBI as the Monks (6-8, 2-0 GNAC) finished a doubleheader sweep against Rivier (3-13, 0-2) with a 10-5 win in Nashua, New Hampshire.

Lydia Goodnough drove in three runs to lead the Monks to a 5-1 victory in Game 1.

USM SPLITS: Lauren Leidemann-Smith drove in three runs in Game 2 as Southern Maine (7-10, 1-1 Little East) secured a doubleheader split with a 4-2 win over Eastern Connecticut State (16-4, 1-1) in Willimantic, Connecticut.

USM lost 8-1 in the opener.

COLBY, HUSSON SPLIT: Abby Orso threw a no-hitter and also hit a home run as Colby (9-8) earned a doubleheader split against Husson (8-6) with an 8-0 victory in Game 2 at Waterville.

The Mules also got home runs from Logan Luebbe and Amanda Cabral, who went 3 for 3 with two RBI.

Kenzie Dore was 2 for 4 and scored twice, while McKenna Smith allowed only three hits to lead Husson to a 5-2 victory in the opener.

UNE SPLITS: Megan Chamberlain hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning as the University of New England (7-13, 1-1 Commonwealth Coast) salvaged a doubleheader split against Roger Williams (3-14, 1-1) with a 6-5 win in Biddeford.

Chamberlain went 2 for 4 with five RBI in Game 2.

Game 1 also went eight innings, as Roger Williams pulled out a 7-6 victory.

BATES LOSES TWICE: Maura Keary hit an RBI triple, Alyssa Gazivoda smacked a two-run double, and Trinity (7-6, 2-0 NESCAC) finished a doubleheader sweep against Bates (3-7, 0-2) with a 7-1 win in Hartford, Connecticut.

Trinity scored three unearned runs in the first inning and rolled to an 8-1 win in the opener.

MEN’S LACROSSE

BOWDOIN 15, AMHERST 12: Donal Mullane recorded five goals and four assists to lead the 11th-ranked Polar Bears (9-0, 5-0 NESCAC) past the 15th-ranked Mammoths (4-4, 2-2) in Brunswick.

Jason Lach and Will Byrne each added three goals.

JOHNSON & WALES 14, ST. JOSEPH’S 5: Joe McIntyre and Donny McInnis tallied four goals apiece as the Wildcats (6-4, 3-1 GNAC) cruised past the Monks (2-8, 0-3) in Providence, Rhode Island.

Zavier Balzano and Wyatt LeBlanc each had a goal and an assist for St. Joseph’s.

MASSACHUSETTS MARITIME 19, SOUTHERN MAINE 8: Spencer Jones collected five goals and two assists as the Buccaneers (3-6) beat the Huskies (2-4) in Gorham.

USM’s Tucker Nussinow scored four goals.

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 16, COLBY 9: The Camels (3-3, 1-2 NESCAC) pulled away with a game-ending 5-0 run against the Mules (3-4, 1-3) in New London, Connecticut.

Nick Hassan scored four goals for Colby. Jack Goller and Jack Rickards chipped in with two goals apiece.

WILLIAMS 21, BATES 8: Jake Haase scored two of his seven goals in the first quarter as the Ephs (5-3, 4-1 NESCAC) jumped out to a 6-0 advantage and easily handled the Bobcats (0-8, 0-5) in Lewiston.

Jack Lousararian paced Bates with two goals.