News Release

CHICOPEE, Ma. — Elms College freshman forward Amy Kasala (Dalton, MA) recorded her third double-double of the season with a game-high 17 points and 10 rebounds, but UMaine-Farmington used a big first half run to post a 73-40 win over the Blazers in Saturday afternoon’s North Atlantic Conference (NAC) women’s basketball game at the Maguire Center.

The Beavers (7-2, 4-0 NAC) used runs of 10-0 and 19-8 in the game’s first 15 minutes en route to opening up a 34-16 lead at intermission.

Sophomore forward Kari Simpson (Wells, ME) and sophomore guard Karen Sirois (Augusta, ME) netted 14 points apiece for the Beavers, including a pair of first half 3-pointers each.

Junior forward Danielle Dugre (Holyoke, MA) added seven points in the loss for the Blazers, who fell to 2-7 overall, 2-4 NAC.

Elms College returns to NAC play on Sunday, January 9 when it hosts Thomas College. Game time is 1:00 p.m. at the Maguire Center.

Newspaper Box Score
UMaine-Farmington vs Elms College
1/08/05 3:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA
At Chicopee, MA
UMAINE-FARMINGTON 73, ELMS COLLEGE 40
UMAINE-FARMINGTON (7-2, 4-0 NAC)
Kari SIMPSON 6-12 0-0 14; Karen SIROIS 4-8 2-3 14; Brandi RIDEOUT 5-10 3-4
13; Marissa MCLEOD 2-3 1-2 6; Kate LAHAYE 3-8 0-0 6; Desirae HAINES 3-9 0-0
6; Erin JOHNSON 2-4 0-0 4; Katie SCHWARZ 1-1 0-0 3; Meagan CYR 1-2 0-0 3;
Mary BERRY 1-1 0-0 2; Megan BOYD 0-4 2-2 2; Sophia STANLEY 0-2 0-0 0;
Katelyn ROSS 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 8-11 73.
ELMS COLLEGE (2-7, 2-4 NAC)
Amy Kasala 8-14 1-5 17; Danielle Dugre 2-5 3-4 7; Karen Prattico 2-7 1-2 5;
Michelle Fernandes 1-8 0-0 3; Natalie DaCunha 1-2 0-0 2; Martha Arment 1-3
0-0 2; Sarah Castro 1-5 0-0 2; Alison O'Keefe 0-2 1-2 1; Raemarie Josefiak
0-3 1-2 1. Totals 16-49 7-15 40.
UMaine-Farmington.............   34   39  -   73
Elms College..................   16   24  -   40
3-point goals-UMaine-Farmington 9-25 (Karen SIROIS 4-7; Kari SIMPSON 2-4;
Katie SCHWARZ 1-1; Marissa MCLEOD 1-1; Meagan CYR 1-2; Megan BOYD 0-2;
Sophia STANLEY 0-2; Katelyn ROSS 0-2; Desirae HAINES 0-2; Kate LAHAYE 0-1;
Brandi RIDEOUT 0-1), Elms College 1-12 (Michelle Fernandes 1-5; Karen
Prattico 0-1; Martha Arment 0-1; Sarah Castro 0-3; Raemarie Josefiak 0-2).
Fouled out--UMaine-Farmington-None, Elms College-None.
Rebounds-UMaine-Farmington 46 (Kari SIMPSON 11), Elms College 30 (Amy Kasala
10). Assists-UMaine-Farmington 10 (Brandi RIDEOUT 4), Elms College 8 (Martha
Arment 3). Total fouls-UMaine-Farmington 16, Elms College 12. A-78
UMaine-Farmington remains undefeated in the North Atlantic Conference.