NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. — Sophomore forward Meg Myles (Turner, Maine) scored a game-high 18 points to pace five Huskies in double figures, and the University of Southern Maine employed a 28-8 run around the halftime break to post an easy 93-51 triumph over the host University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Corsairs in Little East Conference action on Saturday afternoon.
Southern Maine extended its winning streak to 11 straight and improved its overall record to 14-1 and its conference-leading ledger to 5-0. UMass Dartmouth slipped 5-9 overall and 1-3. The teams return to action on Tuesday, when Southern Maine travels to UMass Boston and UMass Dartmouth entertains Rhode Island College.
A lay up from sophomore Kerri Augenstein (East Greenwich, R.I.) pulled the Corsairs to within 28-22 with 5:33 remaining in the first half. However, a lay up and free throw from senior Jen Webster (Braintree, Mass.) ignited a 15-6 Southern Maine run to give the Huskies a 43-28 advantage at the break.
Southern Maine opened the second half with a 13-2 run capped by a lay up from freshman guard Katie Sibley (Boothbay, Maine) to forge a commanding 56-30 lead with 16:31 remaining.
The Corsairs received five consecutive points from freshman Laura Goggin (Rockland, Mass.) to cut the deficit to 56-35 with 15:11 remaining, but they would pull no closer. The Huskies took their largest lead at 93-48 on a pair of free throws from freshman Lindsey Welch (Newport, Maine) with 1:09 to play.
Southern Maine received 15 points from sophomore Tiffany Jones (Skowhegan, Maine), while Webster finished with 13, freshman Shannon Kynoch (So. Burlington, Vt.) added 12 points on a quartet of three pointers, and freshman Marybeth Pariseau (So. Burlington, Vt.) contributed 11 points.
The Corsairs were paced by freshman Katie Lunnin (South Boston, Mass.), who finished with nine points, while seniors Amy Satkevich (Quincy, Mass.) and Kelly O’Neil (Mansfield, Mass.) added eight points apiece.