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USM WBB vs UNE
James Liebowitz
53
Winner Whittier WHITTIER 2-1
34
Southern Me. USM 1-2
Winner
Whittier WHITTIER
2-1
53
Final
34
Southern Me. USM
1-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Whittier WHITTIER 11 14 17 11 53
Southern Me. USM 14 6 2 12 34

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | | Christina Cracolici, Director of Athletic Communications

Whittier Pulls Away in Second Half to Defeat Huskies

BRUNSWICK, Maine  – Rhe Nae Leach scored 15 points to lead four players in double figures as the Whittier College Poets outscored the University of Southern Maine Huskies 28-14 in the second half to roll to a 53-34 win in a a non-conference women's basketball match-up Friday night in the second game of the 2023 Coastal Classic Women's Basketball Tournament hosted by Bowdoin College at Morrell Gymnasium.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (1-2)
Whittier College (2-1)
 
Today's game marked the first meeting between the University of Southern Maine and the Whittier College Poets. Located in Whittier, California, the Poets are a member of the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SCIAC) 
 
 
How It Happened:
  • Senior Tamrah Gould (Manchester, N.H.) scored eight points in the first quarter to help Southern Maine to a 14-11 lead after the opening 10 minutes of action.  Gould was 3-for-4 from the field to start the Huskies off strong.
  • Whittier led 25-20 at the halftime break, surging ahead with a 14-6 advantage in the second quarter. Lalli Gurrola was 2-for-2 from three for six points to pace the Poets in the frame.
  • Whittier's advantage grew in the third, extending its lead to 42-22 outscoring USM 17-2 in the third. Lainie James tossed in seven points in the third for the Poets, who shot 6-for-14 (42.9 percent).  Conversely, the Huskies went 0-for-12 from the field in the third.  Freshman Emma Stred (China, Maine/Erskine Academy) made a pair of free throws to put USM on the board in the quarter.
  • Down by 20, USM outscored the Poets 12-11 in the fourth but could not overcome its third-quarter deficit.
 
Inside The Stats:
  • Neither team shot well in the game. Whittier was 20-for-52 (38.5 percent) from the field, but went 6-for-15 from three (40.0 percent0 and 7-for-9 from the free thrown line.  Southern Maine was 10-for-51 (19.6 percent), and went 3-for-36 (8.3 percent) from three. 
  • Gould led USM with eight points and two steals.  Senior Liz Cote (Conway, N.H./Kennett) added six points, four rebounds.
 
Up Next:
The Huskies remain on the road for the second day of the Coastal Classic Women's Basketball Tournament at Bowdoin College.  USM faces Bridgewater State University on Saturday, November 18 (6:30 pm). Southern Maine then travels to Bates College on Tuesday, November 21 (5:30 pm) for another non-conference matchup.
 
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