Box Score GORHAM, Maine – Senior Caroline Brasa (East Hartford, Conn./East Catholic) scored a career-high 29 points to lead the Western Connecticut State University Colonials to a 73-52 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference women's basketball Saturday at Hill Gymnasium.
With the win, the Colonials 11-5 overall and 3-4 in the Little East Conference. Southern Maine falls to 8-9 with the loss and 4-3 in the conference. The two teams have split their season series.
Brasa was an outstanding 11-for-15 from the field en route to her career and game total. She added a team-high seven rebounds. Sophomore Colleen Cosker (East Hartford, Conn./Cheney Tech) added 20 points on 8-for-13 shooting, adding four assists.
Senior Stephanie Gallagher (York, Maine) and junior Ella Ramonas (Portland, Maine/Deering) each had 10 points for Southern Maine, while freshman Miranda Nicely (Farmington, Maine/Mt. Blue).
The game was closely played in the first half with the Colonials holding a slim 35-31 edge at the break. Brasa scored 16 of her 29 points in the first half. Western Connecticut shot 53.6 percent (15-for-28), while the Huskies connected on 50.0 percent (12-for-24).
In the second half, Southern Maine's shooting percentage dropped to 33.3 percent and the Colonials opened the half on a 11-4 run to grab a double-digit, 46-35 lead at the break. The Colonials maintained their advantage, leading 55-44 with 9:27 to play and then added a 7-0 run to break open the game and lead 62-44 with 6:00 to play. Brasa and Cosker combined to score all seven of the Colonials points in the run.
Southern Maine returns to action on Tuesday (5:30 p.m.) when it travels to UMass Boston for its next contest.
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