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STANDISH, Maine -- Sadie DiPierro registered a season-best 17 points as the University of New England women's basketball team never trailed on the way to a 78-55 victory over Saint Joseph's College (Maine) on Monday evening (Jan. 25) at the Harold Alfond Center.

The Nor'easters improve to 14-3 overall with their ninth win in-a-row, while the Monks (14-4) fall for the first time in seven outings. UNE has come out on top of the last 12 meetings of the series.

DiPierro canned four treys in the contest, and her nine rebounds helped Big Blue posted a 44-28 advantage on the glass. Alicia Brown went for a double-double of 12 points and 10 boards, Alanna Vose and Olivia Shaw each contributed 10 points, and Meghan Gribbin added nine. In addition to eight rebounds, Lauren Hayden totaled eight of UNE's 21 assists in the match (26 field goals).

For SJC, Kelsi McNamara and Emily Kehoe recorded 12 points apiece, and Morgan Cahill finished with 10.

The Monks only connected on 3-of-18 shot attempts from behind the arc. On the other end, the Nor'easters made 10-for-21 from long range.

UNE had seven points before Saint Joseph's got on the board, and the lead reached 19-10 with a quick five tossed in by Lindsey Howland, prior to settling on 22-14 at the end of the 1st quarter. The hosts got within two in the 2nd, but Vose tallied seven of her points to keep the Nor'easters in front and maintain the eight-point cushion (37-29) at intermission.

With 6:36 on the clock in the 3rd, DiPierro hit her final three-pointer to establish a double-digit margin (47-35) that would hold the rest of the way. Big Blue used the latter portion of the frame (13-5) to stretch the gap to 19 (63-44).

UNE (10-0 CCC) will get back to Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) action on Wednesday (5:30 p.m.) at Wentworth Institute of Technology (2-8 CCC).