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WILLIMANTIC, Conn. — Senior forward Jess Libby registered career highs of 21 points and 12 rebounds as the Southern Maine Huskies snapped the Eastern Connecticut State Warriors' 11-game winning streak with a 70-59 Little East Conference triumph on Saturday afternoon at Geissler Gym.

Southern Maine, which has now won five in a row and 10 of 11, improves to 13-2 overall and grabs sole possession of first place in the LEC with a perfect 5-0 mark. Eastern Connecticut slips to 13-2 overall and 4-1 in the league.

Junior forward Allison Coleman hit a baseline jumper to give the Warriors a 37-32 advantage with 16:28 remaining in the contest. However, Southern Maine responded with an 8-2 run, culminating with a 3-pointer from freshman guard Tiffany Jones to forge a 40-39 advantage with 12:43 remaining.

Eastern Connecticut regained the lead at 41-40 on its ensuing possession when junior forward Deanne Prior drained a pair of free throws with 12:13 remaining. It would stand as the Warriors' final lead of the afternoon.

Southern Maine took the lead for good at 42-41 on a steal and breakaway layup by junior guard Meg Cressler with 11:30 to play. The basket sparked a 9-0 run, which concluded on a layup from Jones to give Southern Maine a 49-41 advantage with 9:34 remaining.

Eastern Connecticut closed to within six points on two occasions, with the final time occurring at 56-50, when Prior sank two foul shots with 6:17 to play. Southern Maine answered with a driving layup from sophomore guard Kristen Tong and a three pointer from Cressler to grab a commanding 61-50 advantage with 3:43 left in the contest.

The Warriors pulled to within 61-54 on a baseline jumper from junior guard Kathleen Burdelski with 1:47 remaining, but Southern Maine connected on nine of 10 free throws over the final 1:15 to seal the win.

The Huskies connected on 14 of 26 (.538) second half field goal attempts, and finished the game by making 25 of 55 (.455), while holding the Warriors to 22 baskets on 56 attempts (.393). Southern Maine additionally enjoyed a 36-31 advantage on the boards.

Tong finished with a career-high 15 points, while Jones added 13 points and Cressler contributed nine points and 10 rebounds. Eastern Connecticut was paced by Coleman, who led all players with 26 points and a game-co-high 12 rebounds, while senior forward Morgan Perry added 14 points and Prior finished with 12.