FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                     February 24, 2004

UMass Dartmouth advances in LEC Tourney

with 80-64 first round victory over Keene State

 

(Dartmouth, MA) – Amy Satkevich scored 17 points to lead fourth-seeded UMass Dartmouth to an 80-64 victory over fifth-seeded Keene State College in a Little East Conference Women’s Basketball Tournament first round game at the Tripp Center Tuesday night. 

 

The victory was UMass Dartmouth’s first in a Little East Conference Tournament since 1992 and improved the Corsairs’ record to 11-15 overall for the season.  Keene State College fell to 11-14 on the season. (See full box score below for complete scoring)

 

UMass Dartmouth advances to the LEC Tournament semi-finals on Friday night at Gorham, Maine where the Corsairs will take on top-seeded Southern Maine (25-1), 89-47, first round winners over #8 UMass Boston.  In the other LEC Tournament semi-final, #2 Eastern Connecticut, an 87-51 winner over #7 Plymouth State University will take on third-seeded Rhode Island College, a 54-46 winner over #6 Western Connecticut.

 

Satkevich’s 17 points and six rebounds led a balanced scoring attack for the Corsairs, who also got 13 points from Bridget Bowes (three 3-pointers) along with 12 points each from Katie Lunnin and Kelly O’Neil (three 3-pointers).  Keene State College’s Andrea Arsenault had a game-high 19 points, while Bekka Haskins scored 12 points and Brianne Barnes chipped in 11.

 

Holding a 38-36 lead at halftime, UMass Dartmouth put the game away in the second half, pushing the lead to as many as 26 at 78-52 late in the half.  UMass Dartmouth connected on 12 three-pointers on the night, the most by the Corsairs in a single game this season. The Corsiars shot 58% from the floor in the second half, connecting on 15 of 26 from the floor, while holding the Owls to 27% (8-29).

 

A Kelly O’Neil three-pointer lifted the Corsairs to a ten-point lead, 53-43, four minutes into the second half to spark a 15-7 UMass Dartmouth run.  A Bowes three-pointer less than a minute later stretched the lead to 13 (56-43) before a Satkevich free throw and a pair of three-pointers by Lunnin three minutes later put the game away for the Corsairs, 65-44. 

 

The semi-final winners will square off for the LEC Tournament title and an automatic bid into the NCAA Division III Women’s Tournament on Saturday, February 24 at 4 p.m.

 2/24/04 7pm at Tripp Athletic Center
At Tripp Athletic Center

UMASS DARTMOUTH 80, KEENE STATE 64

KEENE STATE (11--14)
Andrea Arsenault 5-10 9-13 19; Bekka Hopkins 4-11 1-2 12; Brianne Barnes
4-11 1-1 11; Caitlin Jamiel 2-3 5-5 9; Sarah Begnoche 3-6 2-8 8; Megan Lane
1-1 1-1 3; Stacey Morse 1-7 0-0 2; Shreve Davis 0-1 0-0 0; Courtney Clarke
0-1 0-0 0; Cathy Mechare 0-8 0-0 0; Brittany Faulkner 0-3 0-0 0. Totals
20-62 19-30 64.
UMASS DARTMOUTH (11-15)
Amy Satkevich 7-16 3-4 17; Bridget Bowes 5-10 0-0 13; Kelly O'Neil 4-6 1-2
12; Katie Lunnin 4-9 0-0 12; Casey Ridge 2-4 3-4 7; Kerri Augenstein 3-5 0-0
6; Laura Goggin 2-2 0-0 6; Maura Armstrong 1-2 2-2 4; Sarah Lynch 1-2 1-2 3;
Kristen Cocozza 0-1 0-0 0; Elizabeth Fitzgerald 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 29-58
10-14 80.
Keene State .........................   36   28  -   64
UMass Dartmouth...............   38   42  -   80
3-point goals-KEENE 5-22 (Bekka Hopkins 3-8; Brianne Barnes 2-8; Courtney
Clarke 0-1; Cathy Mechare 0-5), UMass Dartmouth 12-26 (Katie Lunnin 4-9;
Bridget Bowes 3-8; Kelly O'Neil 3-5; Laura Goggin 2-2; Kristen Cocozza 0-1;
Kerri Augenstein 0-1). Fouled out--KEENE-None, UMass Dartmouth-None.
Rebounds-KEENE 28 (Sarah Begnoche 7), UMass Dartmouth 33 (Amy Satkevich 6).
Assists-KEENE 14 (Cathy Mechare 5; Brianne Barnes 5), UMass Dartmouth 22
(Casey Ridge 13). Total fouls-KEENE 11, UMass Dartmouth 19.
First Round Little East Tourney

 

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