GORHAM, Maine - Closing the Little East Conference regular-season portion of its schedule with back-to-back wins, and three of its last four, the University of Southern Maine Huskies' women's basketball team has earned the fifth-seed for the upcoming Little East Conference Championship tournament. Southern Maine will face fourth-seed Castleton University on Tuesday, February 21 (6:00 pm) at Glenbrook Gym.
Southern Maine completed the LEC regular season with a record of 6-10, closing the regular season with a 53-38 road win at UMass Boston and a 71-54 win over Western Connecticut this Saturday. Both wins avenged earlier season losses to UMB and WestConn for the Huskies.
The rest of the tournament field includes top seed Eastern Connecticut State, second seed Rhode Island College, third seed UMass Dartmouth. Keene State earned the sixth seed. Both EastConn and RIC shared the conference's regular season title with identical 15-1 conference records, splitting their series. Eastern Connecticut earned the top seed and right to host following the LEC tie-breaking procedures.
Who: No. 5 Southern Maine vs. No. 4 Castleton
When: Tuesday, February 21, 2023 – 6:00 pm
Where: Glenbrook Gym – Castleton University – Castleton, Vermont
What: 2023 Little East Conference Women's Basketball Championship Tournament Quarterfinal
Southern Maine (8-17, 6-10 Little East)
Tournament Championships: 20 (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2013)
LEC Tournament Record: 64-14 (.829), 33 appearances
Finals Appearances: 26
Finals Record: 20-6
Last Finals Appearance: 2014
Players to Watch: Amy Fleming, Jr., Guard, 11.3 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.3 apg, 2.0 spg;
Vanessa Vaughan, Fr., Guard/Forward, 10.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 1.4 spg; tamrah Gould, Jr., Guard, 7.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.4 spg;
Franny Ramsdell, Jr., Guard, 8.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.1 apg.
Castleton (16-9, 9-7 Little East)
Championships: None
LEC Tournament Record: 2-3 (.400), 3 appearances
Finals Appearances: 0
Finals Record: 0-0
Last Finals Appearance: NA
Players to Watch: Elise Magro, Sr., Guard 17.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.7 apg, 3.3 spg; Liz Bailey, So., Forward, 14.3 ppg, 7.0 rpg; Kelly Vuz, Gr., Guard 13.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 2.1 apg
Final 2022-23 LEC Standings
- Eastern Connecticut (15-1)
- Rhode Island College (15-1)
- UMass Dartmouth (12-4)
- Castleton University (9-7)
- Southern Maine (6-10)
- Keene State (5-11)
- Western Connecticut (5-11)
- UMass Boston (5-11)
- Plymouth State (0-16)
2023 LEC Tournament Schedule (all games hosted by higher seeds)
Tuesday - Feb. 21 - Quarterfinals
No. 1 Eastern Connecticut – Bye
No. 2 Rhode Island College – Bye
No. 3 UMass Dartmouth vs. No. 6 Keene State
No. 4 Castleton vs. No. 5 Southern Maine
Thursday - Feb. 23 - Semifinals
No. 1 vs. 4/5 winner
No. 2 vs. 3/6 winner
Saturday - Feb. 25 - Final
Semifinal Winners
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