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2021-22 WBB Team Huddle
Cullen McIntyre
37
Southern Me. USM 8-16,7-7 Little East
59
Winner Rhode Island Col. RIC 22-5,15-1 Little East
Southern Me. USM
8-16,7-7 Little East
37
Final
59
Rhode Island Col. RIC
22-5,15-1 Little East
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Me. USM 6 8 13 10 37
Rhode Island Col. RIC 24 13 8 14 59

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

2022 Little East Conference Semifinal - Regular Season Champion Rhode Island College Defeats Huskies

Huskies' Conclude Their 2021-2022 Season

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island –  Angelina Nardolillo and Jeniyah Jones combined for 30 points to lead the 2022 Little East Conference regular season champion to a 59-37 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in the second semifinal game of the 2022 LEC women's basketball tournament.
 
RIC, the 2021 defending champions, jumped out to a big first quarter lead and the Huskies were unable to recover.  Nardolillo finished the game 6-for-7 from the field, including a 1-for-2 mark from three, and was 4-for-4 from the free throw line for a game-high total of 17 points.  Jones had 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for a double-double. 
 
The Records: 
Southern Maine (9-16)
Rhode Island College (22-5)
 
Series History:  Facing each other for the 90th time in series history, Rhode Island College sweeps the Huskies for the 2021-2022 series.  The Anchormen trail the Huskies in the overall series 69-21.
 
Standout Huskies:  Graduate student Jackie Luckhardt (Londonderry, N.H.) 9 points, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, 1 assist; sophomore Franny Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) 6 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 1 steal.
 
Standout Anchormen: Angelina Nardolillo 17 points, 8 rebounds; Jeniyah Jones 13 points, 12 rebounds. 
 
How It Happened: 
  • Rhode Island College scored the first five points of the game and led wire-to-wire to advance to the championship game of the 2022 Little East Conference women's basketball championship. The Anchormen raced out to a 24-6 lead in the first quarter, shooting a red-hot 56.3 percent (9-for-16) from the floor and 3-for-6 from three.  Nardolillo scored eight of her team and game-high 17 points in the first quarter.
  • RIC's scoring cooled in the second half, but led USM 37-14 at the break, outscoring USM 13-8 in the second quarter. The Huskies were just 2-for-15 in the first quarter and 3-for-10 in the second to shoot 20 percent for the first half.
  • The Huskies cut into the Anchormen lead in the third, holding RIC to just a 2-for-8 effort from the field and winning the quarter 13-8.  USM's Ramsdell scored all six of her points in the third.
  • The Huskies pulled to within 14 of RIC with a 6-2 run to open the fourth.  Seniors Katie Bagley (Hancock, Maine/Ellsworth) and Brittany Desjardin (Gorham, Maine) each had driving layups to score the first four points of the final frame, while freshman Maria Degifico (South Portland, Maine) connected on a layup from a Bagley assist to make it 47-33.
  • Southern Maine forced to RIC turnovers on steals from Degifico and senior Victoria Harris (Altus, Okla./Lewiston) but were unable to covert the extra possessions into points.
  • RIC's Izabelle Booth scored the next four points of the game and had her team up 51-33 with 3:10 to play effectively putting the game out of reach.
 
Inside the Stats: 
  • USM's Luckardt, playing in the 110th and final game of her career has 1011 points, 550 rebounds, 338 assists and 315 steals in her career. The Huskies' point guard is  just the second Husky women's basketball player to have at least 1000 points, 500 rebounds, 300 assists and 300 steals in her career joining Hall of Famer and two-time WBCA All-American Maureen Burchill (1981-1985). Her 315 career steals rank third all-time in USM women's basketball career statistics.
 
 
 
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