Box Score

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- After falling behind in the early moments of the game, the University of New England went on a 20-5 run over 10 minutes in the middle of the first half to take a lead it would not relinquish and pulled away late for a 61-47 The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball victory over Anna Maria College in action Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center.

The Nor'easters improve to 14-3 on the season (5-0 TCCC) after their ninth consecutive win. Still winless in conference matches (0-5), the Amcats fall to 8-9 overall. UNE has now defeated Anna Maria in nine straight meetings between the teams.

Juniors Lyndie Libby (Buxton, Maine) and Carrie Bunnell (Barnet, Vt.) each tallied 15 points to lead the Nor'easters. Sophomore Margo Russell (Madison, Maine) chipped in with 14, and first-year Beth Suggs (Bath, Maine) corralled a team-high eight rebounds.

Sophomore Samantha Ashton (Worcester, Mass.) went for 15 points and a game-high nine boards to pace the Amcats. First-year Tonique Adkins (New Haven, Conn.) added 10 points.

Anna Maria made five of its first 10 shots -- including three treys -- and jumped out to a 13-5 advantage 5:17 into the contest. With the visitors still in front (18-14) six minutes later, UNE reeled off 11 straight points to assume control of the contest. Libby and Bunnell accounted for the first seven points in the stretch.

Three times the UNE cushion was sliced to three -- once in the final seconds of the opening frame and twice in the early stages of the second half -- but the Amcats could not get any closer the rest of the way.

Both teams struggled shooting the ball on the day. Anna Maria connected on 33.9 percent (19-for-56) of its attempts from the floor, while the winners sent in just 32.3 percent (20-for-62) of their shots.

The Nor'easters will look to push their win streak to double digits Thursday at Regis College (5:30 p.m.). The Amcats are back in action the same day, hosting Curry College.