BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Trailing 41-33 in the early stages of the fourth quarter, Western New England University outscored the University of New England 21-11 the rest of the way to claim a 54-52 decision in a Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball game played Saturday afternoon (Jan. 20) at Coach Beaudry's Court inside the Harold Alfond Forum.

Paige Winter hit four 3-pointers to finish with 12 points in leading a balanced scoring attack for the winners. Emma Kahn tallied 11 points, while Shaina Cooney posted a double-double with 10 points and a game-high 11 rebounds for the Golden Bears (13-4, 7-2 CCC).

Jordyn Franzen was the lone UNE player to score in double figures. She poured in a game-high 23 points to go with three steals to pace the Nor'easters (11-6, 6-3).

After two free throws by Kaylee Beyor pushed UNE's lead to eight (41-33) on the opening possession of the fourth, WNE began to chip away at the deficit and grabbed the lead for good (45-43) on a bucket in the paint by Kahn. The Golden Bears built a five-point advantage at 53-48 with 1:39 remaining, but Franzen converted a pair of free throw attempts and hit a jumper on UNE's next possession to get the hosts to within one (53-52) just inside of a minute.

After each team came up empty on its next possession, Kahn made 1 of 2 foul shots with 0:02 on the clock. UNE would call a timeout to advance the ball but was unable to get a shot off from a sidelines out-of-bounds play before time expired.

The contest was tight throughout. The score was tied at 10 after one quarter, and UNE went on to lead 26-25 at intermission.

For the game, the Golden Bears held a 37-31 margin in the rebounding department, while blocking a total of six shots. The victory gave Western New England a sweep of the regular-season series following an 80-61 win on Dec. 2.

Next up for the Nor'easters is a CCC road contest versus rival Endicott College on Tuesday (Jan. 23). Game time is slated for 5:30 p.m.