COLLEGE

UConn men cap weekend sweep of sputtering UNH

Staff Writer
Fosters Daily Democrat

HARTFORD, Conn. — UConn’s Adam Karashik broke a 2-2 tie when he scored at 10:42 of the third period, and the Huskies beat the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team, 3-2, at the XL Center on Saturday to sweep the home-and-home weekend series.

Junior Marcus Vela and freshman Charlie Kelleher each scored for the Wildcats, who saw their winless streak extend to 11 consecutive games (0-8-3); UNH’s last win came on Dec. 6 at Rensselaer.

UNH dropped to 9-13-4 overall and 4-9-3 in Hockey East. UConn moved to 11-16-2 (8-11-1 HE).

The Wildcats return to action on Friday, when they’ll face Northeastern at Matthews Arena.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Martineau, Tiger girls improve to 7-2

FARMINGTON — Katie Martineau led the way with 27 points and five rebounds, and the Farmington High School girls basketball team cruised past PCA, 51-34, Saturday after jumping out to a 17-3 lead in the first quarter.

Tatyana Long added 12 points and 13 rebounds for Farmington (7-2). Shannon Kobbe had five points. Erryn Ebare chipped in with three points and seven boards. Cynthia Langley had eight rebounds.

The Tigers host Newmarket in a key local D-IV matchup Monday.

Dover bowlers take fourth

RAYMOND — The Green Wave bowled against Raymond, Bishop Guertin, Goffstown and Hillsboro-Deering. Dover was led by Geoffrey Dickens (193 average) and Ben Livingston (168 average). Dover came in fourth in the team individual and Baker competitions.

Connor’s hat trick lifts STA/Winnacunnet girls

KEENE — Emma Connor had three goals and two assists and Kylie Youngclaus had two goals and four assists to pace the STA/Winnacunnet girls hockey team to Saturday’s 10-3 win over Keene. The Saints improved to 3-4.

Brialee Logue added a goal and an assist, while Lainie Renaud, Olivia Kimball and Molly Connor also scored.

STA/Winnacunnet hosts Oyster River/Portsmouth Saturday in Dover.

Lund lifts PCA boys to second D-IV win

Bryson Lund led all scorers with 24 points, and the Portsmouth Christian boys basketball team held off Farmington, 57-52, on the road to improve to 2-9 in Division IV.

AJ Chase added 13 and Ian Wilson had 10 for PCA. Farmington (3-5) was led by Logan Ebare and Krys Demers with 18 apiece.

PCA plays at D-III St. Thomas Monday. Farmington visits Newmarket Tuesday.

PEA girls unveil new facility in style

EXETER — The Phillips Exeter Academy girls unveiled their brand new indoor track and field facility with a win over public-school powers Oyster River, Exeter and Portsmouth on Saturday.

PEA got individual wins from Claire Melvin in the 600 meters (1:41.15), Maggie Hock in the 1000 (3:05.21) and Chidiebele Ikpeazu in the shot put (33-10) in taking first place in the seven-team meet. Phillips Exeter finished with 77 points to pace runner-up Oyster River (72.5), Exeter (59), Portsmouth (54) and Winnacunnet (32.5).

Star Exeter senior Jackie Gaughan won the 1,500 meter run in 4:37.64. Oyster River got a pair of wins from Devan McClain, in the 55-meter dash (7.45) and 300 dash (43.43). Portsmouth standout Acadia Momm-White also took two firsts, in the 55-meter hurdles (8.66) and long jump (16-0.25). Winnacunnet’s Sydney Powers added a win in the the high jump (5-0).

Three separate schools won the relay events. Oyster River took the 4x200 behind Amelia Concannon, Laurel Gordon, Lydia Hoffman and McClain. Phillips Exeter won the 4x400 with legs run by Hannah Brown, Annelise Romero, Hock and Melvin. And Portsmouth won the 4x800 behind Chloe Lozan, Jenny Battye, Sydney Ludes and Ellen Baker.

Depth paces PHS boys to track win

EXETER — The Portsmouth boys indoor track team only had one individual winner — Izaiah Barba in the 55-meter dash (6.84) — but the Clippers’ depth helped them edge runner-up Winnacunnet by two points to win Saturday’s meet at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Portsmouth finished with 69 points and was followed by the Warriors (67), Exeter (58), Oyster River (55) and PEA (53).

Star Winnacunnet senior Billy Powers swept both the 300-meter dash (36.66) and 55 hurdles (7.43). Teammate Jack Taylor won the 600-meter run (1:27.87) and James Phennicie won the shot put (42-11.75)

Exeter got wins from Jake Winslow in the 1,500 meters (4:08.49) and Jake Langevin in the high jump (6-4). Oyster River’s Owen Fleischer won the 1,000-meter run (2:48.26) and PEA’s Cedric Blaise was first in the long jump (20-9).

Portsmouth won the 4x200-meter relay with legs run by Jack Finneral, Ryan Gonzales, Cam Duncan and Barba. Winnacunnet’s team of Powers, Tanner Valhouli, Taylor and Matt Gigliotti won the 4x400 relay. Phillips Exeter won the 4x800 behind MIles Mikofsky, Gregory Zhu, Jinwoo Kang and William Coogan.

TENNIS

Breakthrough win for Wozniacki

MELBOURNE — Caroline Wozniacki won her first Grand Slam singles title in her 43rd major, beating top-seeded Simona Halep, 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4, in the Australian Open final on Saturday.

Wozniacki, 7½ years after appearing in her first Grand Slam final, finally claimed the elusive title and can remove the "but never won a major" footnote that has long been associated with her career. Wozniacki will regain the top ranking next week for the first time in six years — beating Serena Williams' record of 5 years, 29 days between stints at No. 1 on the women's tour — in another benefit of beating the top-seeded Halep.

GOLF

Noren takes 1-shot lead at Torrey Pines

SAN DIEGO — Alex Noren of Sweden has all the credentials to be on the fringe of the elite in golf. He is a nine-time winner on the European Tour, including the flagship BMW PGA Championship, and he cracked the top 10 in the world when he won four times in 2016.

Now he has a chance to make his mark in America.

Noren surged on the closing stretch as so many challengers crumbled Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open. He bounced back from a double bogey with three birdies over the final six holes for a 3-under 69 and a one-shot lead going into the final round at Torrey Pines.

Tiger Woods was at his scrambling best in the third round, and he had to be. He hit only three fairways, only had a birdie putt on nine holes and still managed a 70. Woods was eight shots behind.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

UConn romps for 11th straight 20-0 start

STORRS, Conn. — Katie Lou Samuelson scored 15 of her 19 points in the first half to lead top-ranked UConn to a 98-45 rout of Tulane and a 20-0 start to the season for the 11th time.

Kia Nurse added 14 points for the Huskies (9-0 American Athletic Conference) and tied a career high with seven rebounds. Napheesa Collier hit all six of her shots for 13 points. Gabby Williams added 13 points and nine assists. The Huskies shot 72 percent from the floor and outscored Tulane, 50-18, in the paint. Kayla Manuirirangi led Tulane (11-10, 3-5) with 13 points.

— Staff and Wire reports