The Colonials led by seven points, 37-30 in the opening minute of the second half following a short jumper by freshman Katie Moffo (Southington, CT).
The game would be tied five times, the last with 1:44 remaining, before Southern Maine took the lead on a lay up by Marble for a 57-55 advantage, a lead that would not be challenged.
Katie Sibley (Boothbay, ME) had 15 points for the Huskies, now 10-1 overall and atop the Little East Conference with a 3-0 record, before leaving the game with a leg injury early in the second half.
WestConn was led by Ally Greenwood (East Hartford, CT) who canned 17 points, had four assists and four steals for the 8-4 Colonials.
Stacey Roberts (Windham, CT) added 13 points and seven rebounds for WestConn.
The Colonials travel to Keene State College for a 5:30 pm tip on Tuesday, January 9.
Southern Maine vs Western Connecticut 1/6/07 3:15 pm at Danbury, Conn. - Feldman Arena At Danbury, Conn. - Feldman Arena WESTERN CONNECTICUT 68, SOUTHERN MAINE 59 SOUTHERN MAINE (4-8, 0-3 LEC) Foster Oakley 8-14 0-1 19; Josh Daniels 4-10 3-8 11; Drew Coppenrath 4-15 2-2 11; Charlie O'Neill 3-10 1-4 7; John Sewall 2-4 0-0 5; Nick Gooding 1-10 0-1 2; Greg Whitaker 1-7 0-0 2; Martin Jordan 1-2 0-0 2; Troy Gabriele 0-0 0-0 0; Ellison Espinal 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-72 6-16 59. WESTERN CONNECTICUT (9-4, 3-0 LEC) Jamie Procino 7-12 0-0 14; Tyshawn Gillespie 2-6 7-8 13; Carlos Pellot 5-10 2-4 12; Jeff Cappa 4-6 0-0 11; Dashon Jennings 0-5 10-12 10; Tony Peluso 2-5 0-0 4; Marcus Mann 1-6 0-0 2; Willie Green 1-3 0-1 2; Lionel Assie 0-1 0-0 0; Anthony Raggi 0-1 0-0 0; Hampton Miller 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 19-25 68. Southern Maine................ 25 34 - 59 Western Connecticut........... 31 37 - 68 3-point goals--Southern Maine 5-15 (Foster Oakley 3-7; John Sewall 1-1; Drew Coppenrath 1-4; Greg Whitaker 0-1; Charlie O'Neill 0-1; Josh Daniels 0-1), Western Connecticut 5-16 (Jeff Cappa 3-5; Tyshawn Gillespie 2-4; Dashon Jennings 0-3; Tony Peluso 0-2; Anthony Raggi 0-1; Carlos Pellot 0-1). Fouled out--Southern Maine-None, Western Connecticut-None. Rebounds--Southern Maine 42 (Drew Coppenrath 12), Western Connecticut 49 (Jamie Procino 9; Carlos Pellot 9). Assists--Southern Maine 15 (Charlie O'Neill 4), Western Connecticut 17 (Willie Green 5; Dashon Jennings 5). Total fouls--Southern Maine 18, Western Connecticut 16. Technical fouls--Southern Maine-None, Western Connecticut-None. A-200