GORHAM, Maine  –   Freshman Dakota Shipley (Bath, Maine/Brunswick) scored 12 of her career-high 22 points in the fourth quarter to help lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 74-68 upset win over the No. 21 UMass Dartmouth Corsairs Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium.  The Huskies win over the Corsairs snapped UMD's 14-game win streak and ended their undefeated record in the LEC at 13-1.

Shipley secured her third double-double of the season snagging a game-high 10 rebounds to go along with her 22 points on 5-for-10 shooting from the field and a 9-for-10 mark from the free throw line.  Graduate student Liz Cote (Conway, N.H./Kennett) added 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including a 4-for-8 effort from three-point range.  Freshman Lucy Wiles (Glenburn, Maine/Hampden Academy) added 14 points, four rebounds and three assists. 

UMD's Carly Whiteside led all scorers with 24 points (7-for-15 FG) and had a team-high nine rebounds.  Teja Andrews added 12 points and three assists, while Amaris Mills tossed in 11 points to go along with seven rebounds, four assists and three steals.

The Records:
No. 21 UMass Dartmouth (20-3, 13-1 LEC)
Southern Maine (14-9, 10-4 LEC)
 
SERIES HISTORY: Today's game marked the 89^th meeting between the Huskies and the Corsairs. Southern Maine leads the overall series 68-21. The win snaps a 14-game losing streak to the Corsairs as UMass Dartmouth has won the last 14, including a 2023-2024 regular-season sweep – 76-64 on January 11 and 67-40 on February 10.  The Husikies last defeated UMass Dartmouth on January 16, 2026 at home 68-55.
 
 
How It Happened:

• Teja Andrews scored the first bucket of the game on a strong driving layup to give the nationally-ranked Corsairs an early lead, but the Huskies' Cote answered right back with the first of her four three-pointers in the game setting the tone for a back-and-forth first quarter.
• USM led by five, 13-8, with 4:08 remaining in the first as Cote struck again for three, but Andrews scored four of the Corsairs next five points to make it a 13-all game with just over 2:30 to go.  However, the Huskies Shipley and Wiles outscored UMD 5-2 in the final minutes to give USM a narrow 18-15 lead headed into the second. Cote had eight points in the first quarter to pace Southern Maine.
• The Huskies outscored the Corsairs 14-8 in the first five minutes of the second quarter to open up their largest lead of the game, 32-23, with 4:54 until the halftime break. USM was 6-for-7 from the field during that stretch as six different players figured in the scoring led by four points from Wiles. Conversely, UMD was 2-for-9 with Whiteside scoring five points. UMD reversed its fortunes in the next 1:31 with a 7-0 run started by a Whiteside layup and capped by a layup from Mills to make it a one-possession game 32-30 with 1:40 showing. However, Cote canned a three (her third of the first half) the Huskies' final five points of the half to give USM a 37-31 lead heading into the locker room.
• Wiles scored the first bucket of the second half to make it a 39-31 Husky lead early in the third; however, the Corsairs strung together a 13-0 run over the next 3:26 to leap ahead 44-39.  Shooting 5-for-7 from the field (2-for-2 from three) as a team in the run, Whiteside scored six of her game-high 24 in the surge.
• Husky sophomore Lita Gusles (Ikškile, Latvia) scored a layup to stop the Corsair run, but UMD continued to score at will and snagged its largest lead of the game, 50-41, on back-to-back threes from Mills with 4:10 left in the third.  However, the Huskies fought back and closed the quarter on a 9-0 run to head into the fourth quarter with the game locked up at 50-50.  Four different players scored in the run, including a Cote' three, and a game-tying bucket in the paint from sophomore Emma Stred (South China, Maine/Erskine Academy) in the closing seconds. 
• Senior Maria Degifico (South Portland, Maine) scored the first bucket of the fourth with a floating jumper to give the Huskies a 52-50 lead on their first possession but the Corsairs battled back again taking a 56-52 lead with 7:49 to play on a three from Melanie Demeo. UMD continued to stay in front and led 60-54 on a layup from Mills with 6:45 to go.  
• Facing a two-possession deficit with time winding down, Shipley got hot and canned a three while being fouled for a quick four-point swing to make it a 60-58 game.  After a blocked shot from Guslens on the defensive end, Shipley connected on another three to give USM a slim 61-60 with just over five to play. Whiteside asserted herself for the Corsairs scoring the next five points of the game, including a traditional three-point play, to give the lead back to her team 65-61 with 4:05 to go.
• Southern Maine continued to battle and took the lead for good, 69-67, on a traditional three-point play from Shipley as part of an 8-2 run with 35 seconds remaining. Wiles scored the other five points for USM in the pivotal run.
• After a missed possession the Corsairs were forced to foul, and Southern Maine closed the game out on the line while outscoring UMD 5-1 in the closing seconds for the 74-68 final.

 
Inside The Stats:

• Today's win avenged a 40-point loss to the Corsairs earlier this season (78-38) on January 16.  Today's result marked a 46-point swing from four weeks ago.
• The Huskies shot 47.3 percent (26-for-55) from the field, and 38.1 percent (8-for-21) from three-point range in the win.  UMD shot 32.9 percent (23-for-70) and 24 percent (6-for-25) from three.  The Corsairs converted 16 of 26 free throws, and USM made 14-of-19.
• Led by 10 from Shipley, and six from graduate student Francesca Ramsdell (Wells, Maine), Southern Maine outrebounded the Corsairs 43-41.  However, UMD had a 17-7 advantage in offensive boards led by five from Whiteside.  The Corsairs scored 15 second-chance points.

 
Up Next:
The Huskies are on the road for their final two regular season contests, and will look towards the Little East Conference tournament beginning Tuesday, February 25. Southern Maine faces Plymouth State on Wednesday, February 19 (5:30 pm)
 
 
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