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James Liebowitz
Freshman Izzy Morelli had 6 points on 3-for-5 shooting off of the bench.
48
Rhode Island Col. RHODE IS 9-3, 3-1
57
Winner Southern Me. SOUTHERN 11-1, 4-0
Rhode Island Col. RHODE IS
9-3, 3-1
48
Final
57
Southern Me. SOUTHERN
11-1, 4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Rhode Island Col. RHODE IS 10 17 12 9 48
Southern Me. SOUTHERN 25 7 12 13 57

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

Huskies Defeat Rhode Island College 57-48; Remain Unbeaten (4-0) in LEC

Christopher 23 points, 13 rebounds; Shipley 9 points, 10 rebounds, 4 steals, 2 assists, 2 blocks

GORHAM, Maine  –  Senior Jaycie Christopher (Skowhegan, Maine) led all scorers with 23 points and 13 rebounds for her fifth double-double of the season as the University of Southern Maine Huskies outlasted the Rhode Island College Anchormen 57-48 in a Little East Conference women's basketball game Tuesday night at Hill Gymnasium.
 
Christopher was 10-for-14 from the field for the game-high total, and added three assists.  Sophomore Dakota Shipley (Bath, Maine/Brunswick) had nine points, 10 rebounds, four steals, two assists and two blocked shots for the Huskies, while sophomore Lucy Wiles (Glenburn, Maine/Hampden Academy) added nine points.
 
Abby Wager led RIC with 10 points, seven rebounds, two steals and two block.  Meaghan Schuermann had seven points and seven rebounds, while Evan Monahan came off the bench for nine points and six boards.
 
The Records:
Rhode Island College (9-3, 3-1 Little East)
Southern Maine (11-1, 4-0 Little East)
 
Today's meeting marks the 97th meeting between the University of Southern Maine Huskies and the Rhode Island College Anchormen. Southern Maine leads the overall series 70-27, and has won the last two games consecutively. Rhode Island College had won the last 13 games consecutively dating back to the 2019-2020 season before the Huskies snapped the streak with a 71-57 win at RIC in the LEC semifinals in 2025
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Scoring the first eight points of the game on buckets from graduate student Liz Cote (Conway, NH/Kennet), Wiles and Christopher, Southern Maine built up a 25-10 lead by the end of the first quarter.  Christopher scored 14 of her 23 points in the opening frame shooting 6-for-7 from the field, including 2-for-2 from three. 
  • RIC found its offensive feet in the second quarter and used a 9-0 run in the first three minutes to cut its deficit to six, 25-19.  Wager had four points in the run.  Scoreless to start the second quarter, Shipley stemmed the Anchormen run with a three pointer, but RIC rattled off six unanswered, including a steal and layup from Wager to make it a 28-25 game with 4:39 to play.  Scoring slowed for the next three minutes before Shipley and Christopher each connected on buckets in the paint to lead 32-25, but Wager hit the final basket of the game to have her team within five 32-27 at the break.
  • Christopher had the Huskies up seven, 36-29, with 7:43 left in the third before the Anchormen rallied with an 8-0 run to snag its first lead of the game, 37-26, with 3:23 on the clock following a pair of free throws from Nichole Ljuljic. Christopher responded for Southern Maine with a traditional three-point play igniting an 8-2 run to close the third, giving the Huskies a modest 44-39 lead headed into the fourth.  Freshman Izzy Morelli (New Gloucester, Maine) had four of the Huskies' eight points in the run including an offensive rebound and a put back.
  • Monahan had two free throws to start the fourth for RIC, bring her team to within a possession, but Morrelli continued her strong play off the bench and knocked down a short jumper keeping the game at a five-point spread.
  • Monahan again pulled RIC to within four, 46-42 (8:30) with one of two free throws, before senior Avah Ingalls (Hampstead, NH/Pinkerton Academy) scored three straight to start a 10-2 run over the next five minutes helping seal the win.  Wiles canned a three at the 2:47 mark to end the Husky push for a 56-44 lead.
  • Wager and Monahan combined for the next four points of the game, bringing RIC to within eight, 56-48, with 23 seconds to go, but Wiles scored one of two free throws in the closing moments for the 57-48 win.
 
Inside The Statistics:
  • Southern Maine shot 40.7 percent from the field (22-for-54) in the game while RIC shot 32.3 percent (20-for-62). Both teams shot below their season-averages for the game and struggled from three.  RIC shot 18.8 percent (3-for-16) while USM was 28.6 (6-for-21).
  • RIC led in points in the paint 30-22, and points off of turnovers 21-10.
  • With Christopher (13) and Shipley (10) combining for 23 rebounds, Southern Maine led in rebounding 40-38.
 
Up Next:
The Huskies remain in LEC action and travel to VTSU-Castleton on Saturday, January 10 (1:00 pm). Southern Maine returns home to Hill Gym for back-to-back conference games hosting UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, January 14 (2:00 pm) and Eastern Connecticut on Saturday, January 17 (1:00 pm). 
           
 
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