BIDDEFORD, Maine — The University of New England began the game on a 9-0 run and never trailed in a 64-52 victory over Roger Williams University in a Commonwealth Coast Conference game Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center.

First-year guard Katie Morin (Lewiston, Maine) scored five of her career-high 19 points in the opening minute for the Nor'easters, who led 16-2 six minutes into the game on their way to a 32-20 halftime advantage.

UNE gradually pulled away in the second half, taking its largest lead of the game (55-32) on a pair of free throws by junior Kelsi Royer (Lewiston, Maine) with 6:31 remaining.

Royer netted a career-best 14 points for the Nor'easters, who shot 41.8 percent (23 of 55) from the floor, while utilizing an aggressive defense to force 26 Roger Williams turnovers.

Sophomore point guard Caitlin Elnitsky (Southbury, Conn.) made three 3-pointers and finished with a team-high 12 points for the Hawks (3-6, 1-1 CCC). Sophomore Shauna Campbell (Saugus, Mass.) came off the bench to contribute 10 points.

The University of New England (4-5 overall) won for the first time in three conference outings. The Nor'easters host Framingham State College on January 13 in a non-conference game beginning at 7:00 p.m.

UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND 64, ROGER WILLIAMS 52

ROGER WILLIAMS (3-6, 1-1 CCC)
Caitlin Elnitsky 4-11 1-2 12; Shauna Campbell 5-6 0-0 10; Kristen Leonard 3-5 3-3 9; Emily Rosenau 3-10 2-2 8; 
Emily Parris 2-4 1-2 5; Jamie Hanak 1-1 1-4 3; Stacy Berry 1-4 0-0 2; Mallory Decof 1-2 0-0 2; Sarah Dwyer 0-2 1-2 1; 
Kelly Burger 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-47 9-15 52.
UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND (4-5, 1-2 CCC)
Katie Morin 6-9 6-8 19; Kelsi Royer 5-9 2-2 14; Heather Ouellette 3-4 1-2 7; Tara Peterson 3-5 0-0 6; Marissa Hesketh 3-4 0-0 6; Essie McKinnon 1-13 2-2 5; Ashley St. Hilaire 1-7 2-2 4; Kate Bailey 1-1 1-2 3; Sheena Weston 0-3 0-0 0; 
Kerry Rutherford 0-0 0-0 0; Jess Beisswanger 0-0 0-0 0; Sam Robbins 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 14-20 64.

Halftime: UNE, 32-20.
3-point goals-Roger Williams 3-7 (Caitlin Elnitsky 3-5; Emily Rosenau 0-1; Stacy Berry 0-1), 
Univ. of New England 4-11 (Kelsi Royer 2-5; Essie McKinnon1-2; Katie Morin 1-1; Sheena Weston 0-3). 
Rebounds-Roger Williams 29 (Sarah Dwyer 4; Shauna Campbell 4; Caitlin Elnitsky 4), Univ. of New England 35 (Tara Peterson 7). Assists-Roger Williams 10 (Caitlin Elnitsky 3; Sarah Dwyer 3), Univ. of New England 8 (Ashley St. Hilaire 3).