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Christopher was an efficient 8-for-12 from the field (5-for-8 from three) for the game-high 21 points.
64
Winner Southern Me. USM 5-1,1-0 Little East
47
UMass Boston UMB 4-1,0-1 Little East
Winner
Southern Me. USM
5-1,1-0 Little East
64
Final
47
UMass Boston UMB
4-1,0-1 Little East
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Southern Me. USM 16 19 17 12 64
UMass Boston UMB 14 9 10 14 47

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

Huskies Earn First Little East Win of the Season, Defeat UMass Boston 64-47

Jaycie Christopher Scores Game-High 21 Points

BOSTON  - Senior Jaycie Christopher (Skowhegan, Maine) had a game and career-high 21 points, adding eight rebounds, and two assists to lead three players in double-figures as the University of Southern Maine Huskies defeated the UMass Boston Beacons 64-47 in a Little East Conference women's basketball game Wednesday night at the Clark Athletic Center Gymnasium.
 
Christopher was an efficient 8-for-12 from the field (5-for-8 from three) for the game-high total.  Graduate student Liz Cote (Conway, NH/Kennett) added 14 points and five rebounds, shooting 4-for-7 from three. Sophomore Dakota Shipley (Bath, Maine/Brunswick) had 10 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal. Senior Avah Ingalls (Hampstead, NH/Pinkerton Academy) stuffed the stat sheet with seven points, three rebounds, four assists and four steals.
 
Tajeiha Madison was the lone Beacon in double-figures with 13 points.  Hialeah Turner-Foster and Ashleigh Lagor each had nine points.  All three came off of the bench for UMass Boston.  The Beacons' bench scored 31 of the team's 47 points.
 
The Records:
Southern Maine (5-1, 1-0 LEC)
UMass Boston (4-1, 0-1 LEC)
 
Today's game marked the 89th meeting between the UMass Boston Beacons and the University of Southern Maine Huskies. Southern Maine leads the overall series 78-11. Southern Maine swept the 2024-2025 regular season series against the Beacons, and earned a 59-48 win in the LEC quarterfinals. The Huskies are 8-1 against UMB in their last nine meetings.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • With the game knotted up at 16 early in the second half, Southern Maine used an 8-0 run to create separation and take control of the game. Shipley got the Huskies started with a layup and free throw to convert the traditional three-point play. Cote made it 6-0 with a three off of an assist from sophomore Lucy Wiles (Glenburn, Maine/Hampden Academy) before Christopher gave the Huskies a 24-16 advantage with 6:46 left until halftime.  
  • Ashleigh Lagor stopped the USM run for the Beacons with a layup and a three from Tajeiha Madison made it a quick five-point swing with a three to pull UMB to within a possession, 24-21, but Southern Maine outscored the Beacons 11-2 the rest of the quarter to lead by double-digits, 35-23, at the half. Christopher had six of the Huskies' points in the closing run.
  • The Huskies picked up where they left off in the second half scoring the first nine points of the third quarter to swell their lead to 44-23 with just under three minutes gone in the frame.  Shipley had four points, while Christopher nailed a three for the ninth points of the run at 7:07 on the clock.
  • Madison and Lagor responded again for the Beacons combining for seven unanswered to bring the Beacons within 14, 44-30, but yet again Southern Maine closed the quarter on a run. Freshman Izzy Morrelli (Gray, Maine/Gray-New Gloucester) scored four of the Huskies eight in an 8-3 close out spurt.
  • Hialeah Turner-Foster scored the first points of the fourth on the Beacons first possession, but Southern Maine ran off another seven unanswered to snag its largest lead of the game, 59-35, with 6:28 in regulation.  Cote started the run with a three,and Christopher completed it with a driving layup sandwiched around a layup from junior Lita Guslens (Ikškile, Latvia).
  • The Beacons made a pair of runs in the fourth to cut into the Husky lead.  UMB scored an 8-0 run on 3-for-3 shooting, including a pair of jumpers from Tatiannah Fevry, making it a 59-43 game with just under five to go.
  • Christopher hit a three to stop the run after an offensive rebound from Wiles only to have Lagor connect on a jumper after a steal and an assist from Jordis Tautalatasi for a 62-45 game with 3:32 to go. After the Lagor jumper, both teams went a cold from the field.  Christopher made a layup on a feed from Shipley at 2:27, and Fevry scored with just 27 second to play for UMB for the 64-47 final.
 
Inside The Statistics:
  • Southern Maine shot under its season average for the game 39.7 percent (23-for-58), but shot 37 percent (10-for-27) from three.  The Huskies were also uncharacteristically cold from the free throw line (8-for-15). UMass Boston shot 36.5 percent (19-for-52) and 4-for-10 from three. 
  • Southern Maine led in rebgounds, 37-38, and had a 14-8 advantage in offensive boards. Christopher (8) and Shipley (6) led USM in rebounding, while Shipley and Ingalls each had three offensive boards. The Huskies had 22 second-chance points.
 
Up Next:
Southern Maine hosts WestConn on Saturday, December 6 (1:00 pm).  The Huskies' final home game of 2025 is on Wednesday, December 10 (5:30 pm) against UMaine Farmington. Southern Maine closes out 2025 on the road facing Albertus Magnus on Saturday, December 13 (2:00 pm), and then Maine Maritime Academy on Tuesday, December 30 (4:00 pm).
           
 
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