GORHAM, Maine  –  Simon Chadbourne (Westbrook, Maine/Portland) was 6-for-8 from three-point range, scoring a game-high 20 points, to lead four players in double-figures as the University of Southern Maine Huskies rolled the Thomas College Terriers 99-51 Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium.
 
Facing each other for the 42^nd time in series history, Southern Maine now leads the Terriers 36-6 all-time.  Thomas clipped the Huskies 82-80 in the 2021-22 season opener in Waterville.
 
The Records:
Thomas College (0-2)
Southern Maine (2-0)
 
How It Happened:

•  Scoring on their opening possession, the Huskies led wire-to-wire to win their second game to start the season.  Senior Cody Hawes (Carmel, Maine/Hmeron) had 12 points, eight rebounds and three assists and scored the first bucket of the game.  
• Ahead 11-7 at 16:09 after a layup from Hawes, Southern Maine hit three consecutive three-pointers, from freshman Diego Colon (New Braunfels, Texas), sophomore Juneau Anicette (Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips) and freshman Tommy Whelan (Bronx, N.Y./Fordham Prep)  to balloon its lead to 20-7 with 13:24 left in the half. 
• The Huskies offensive continued to roll in the first. Up 30-16 with 5:55 to play, USM used a 13-0 run over the next three minutes to go ahead 43-16.  Thomas' Wyatt Thompson made a bucket with 29 seconds left in the half, but Chadbourne hit a jumper for the 47-23 lead at the break.
• USM stayed hot in the second half, scoring the first 14 points, including four consecutive threes from Chadbourne, to lead 61-23 with 16:11 to go.  From there, Thomas never got closer than 35 points.
• Whelan's traditional three-point play at 6:35 remaining gave the Huskies a 45-point lead, and a Mark Asare jumper with eight second to play gave USM its largest lead, 99-48, before TC's Jacob Bouchard hit a three at the buzzer for the 99-51 final.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Southern Maine shot 54.3 percent (38-for-70) from the field and 50 percent from three (17-for-34).  The Huskies' defense held Thomas to 35.1 percent (20-for-57) shooting, and forced the Terriers into 21 turnovers.  Conversely, USM made just 10 turnovers. USM scored 22 of its 99 points off of Terrier miscues.
• In addition to Chadbourne and Hawes, Whelan and junior Chance Dixon (Lake Worth, Fla./Santaluces) each reached double figures. Dixon was 4-for-6 (3-for-5 from three) for 11 points, while Whelan came off the bench for 12 points, adding two rebounds and two assists.
• Hawes and senior Jason Lombard (Anchorage, Alaska/Chugiak) led USM on the boards with eight and seven each respectively, helping the Huskies to a 41-30 advantage on the glass.

 
Up Next:
Southern Maine travels to Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday (5:30 pm) before hosting Bowdoin College on Thursday (7:00 pm) in non-conference action.