DARTMOUTH, Mass. -- Senior
Meagan Donovan (Abington, Mass.) scored 13 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out four assists to lead four players in double figures, as UMass Dartmouth posted a 73-46 Little East Conference women's basketball victory over Keene State Saturday afternoon at the Tripp Athletic Center.
The host Corsairs (3-3, 3-2 LEC) jumped out to a 15-4 first quarter advantage after the visiting Owls (1-2, 1-2 LEC) missed nine of their first 10 attempts from the field, as Donovan netted seven points in the opening 20 minutes of play to stake UMass Dartmouth to a 33-22 edge at the break. After sophomore
Hailey Derosia (Vernon, Vt.) sliced Keene State's deficit to nine in the first 1:55 after intermission, a conventional three-point play by junior
Caroline Wilson (Forestdale, Mass.) sparked a decisive 17-6 run over a 4:12 stretch that ended with the Corsairs holding a 50-30 lead with 3:43 remaining in the third stanza. The hosts extended that margin to 24 points (56-32) heading into the final frame, as the visitors got no closer than 18 points in the closing minutes of action.
Junior
Jordan Moretti (Johnston, R.I.) added 11 points, five rebounds and five assists in the win for UMass Dartmouth, which received 10 points and three boards from junior
Shaelyn Carreiro (Fall River, Mass.) along with a career-high 10 points, four caroms and three assists from freshman
Kaylin Zalewski (Johnston, R.I.). Wilson finished with eight points and five rebounds on the day for the Corsairs, who received six points from freshman
Teja Andrews (Plymouth, Mass.) along with four boards from fellow freshman
Jemima Joseph (Somerville, Mass.). The hosts shot 41 percent (24-59) from the field overall and connected at a 50 percent clip (11-22) from behind the arc, as UMass Dartmouth held a 53-32 advantage on the glass for the afternoon.
Derosia scored a game-high 14 points, grabbed five rebounds and recorded three steals in the setback for Keene State, which received eight points and seven boards from freshman
Rylee Burgess (Rutland, Vt.) along with seven points from fellow freshman
Jackie Alibrandi (Holliston, Mass.). Sophomore
Brianna Metellus (Springfield, Mass.) added six points for the Owls, which shot 26 percent (16-61) from the floor and hit on just five of 30 attempts from three-point range. The visitors converted 26 Corsair turnovers into 23 points for the contest.
The two teams meet in the back end of a home-and-home Little East Conference weekend set on Sunday afternoon at Spaulding Gymnasium in Keene. N.H. that tips-off at 2:00 pm EST.
