WENHAM, Mass. -- Sadie Nelson chalked up 22 points to pace the University of New England in a 73-52 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's basketball victory over Gordon College on Tuesday evening (Jan. 22) at the Bennett Center.
The Nor'easters (9-9, 7-3 CCC) received an additional 17 points and six rebounds from Ashley Coneys, with 11 points coming from Jocelyn Chaput. Sabrina Johnson chipped in with seven points for the visitors, who finished with a 14-point advantage at the free throw line and forced the Fighting Scots into 24 turnovers.
For Gordon (5-14, 2-8 CCC), Sarah Gibbs notched 18 points, 16 boards, and four blocks, and Brooke Dyson tossed in 12 points. The hosts posted a 34-24 cushion on the glass.
Early treys had the Scots in front (6-0, 11-8), but Chaput canned a triple to make it 16-13 in favor of UNE at the end of the 1st quarter. The Nor'easters went up by as many as nine (30-21) in the 2nd before settling on a 32-27 lead in the half.
Gordon managed to tie things at 32 and 34-all, only to see UNE take a 49-41 edge through 30 minutes. The Nor'easters blew the match open (65-43) in the 4th behind Coneys, who began the period with eight in-a-row to spur a 16-2 run in less than four minutes. She racked up a dozen points in the frame.