FARMINGTON - Colby College shot 55.9 percent from the field, including 66.7 from 3-point range, to roll past the University of Maine at Farmington 88-45 in non-conference women’s basketball action tonight at Dearborn Gymnasium.

Farmington (6-8) is scheduled to return to action on Friday when they host Castleton State College (men at 5:30 p.m., women to follow). The Mules (14-2) are slated to host Trinity College Friday.

Farmington’s Caitlyn Laflin (Farmingdale, ME) scored a game-high 22 points and dished out five assists.

Jil Vaughan (Wareham, MA) tallied 18 points and hauled in eight rebounds off the bench to lead Colby with Diana Manduca (Porrtland, ME) popping in 14 points. Samantha Allen (Bridgton, ME) hit four 3-pointers for 12 points with Alison Cappelloni (Sudbury, MA) adding 11 points.

The Mules were cruising from the start as the visitors scored the game’s first 11 points and led by as many as 20 points in the opening half before carrying a 43-24 advantage into the break

For the contest, Colby hit 33 of 69 field-goal attempts, including 10 of 15 from behind the arc, while the Beavers were 18 of 53 (34.0 percent) with one make on 10 3-point attempts.

Men’s Basketball: Bates 77, UMF 64

FARMINGTON - Bates College used an 18-0 second-half run to rally for a 77-64 win over the University of Maine at Farmington in non-conference men’s basketball action tonight in Dearborn Gymnasium.

The Beavers (4-10) are scheduled to return to action Friday when they host Castleton State College (men at 5:30 p.m., women to follow). The Bobcats (8-10) are slated to visit Connecticut College Friday.

Eric Taylor (Oakland, ME) led Farmington with 21 points, while Andrew Dean (Gorham, ME) added 13 points and Eric Lelansky (Portland, ME) and Josh Tanguay (Gorham, ME) each threw in 11 points.

Brian Ellis (Braintree, MA), Marshall Hatch (Chicago, IL) and Nick Schmiemann (Weymouth, MA) each tallied 14 points for the Bobcats, while Jimmy O’Keefe (Lexington, MA) provided second-half 12 points off the bench.

Taylor scored 12 of his game-high point total in the opening half as the Beavers built a 34-26 lead at halftime. Farmington shot 52 percent (13 of 25) from the field in the half.

Farmington’s lead reached 10 points on a Tanguay layup to open the second half, but the Bobcats pounded their way back into the contest behind O’Keefe to cut the lead to 43-41 with 12:20 to play.

The Beavers kept Bates at bay with a 53-46 advantage with 9:07 left in regulation, but the Bobcats reeled off the game’s next 18 points take a 64-53 lead with 4:43 left in the game. During the run, Hatch netted eight points and Schmiemann supplied six points.