Jan 13, 2015
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Junior guard Alanna Vose drained eight three-pointers on the way to a career-high 29 points, leading the University of New England in a 65-47 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) women's basketball victory over Western New England University on Tuesday evening (Jan. 13) at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.
The fourth straight win for the Nor'easters (9-2, 6-0 CCC) was the 12th in-a-row against the Golden Bears (8-4, 3-3 CCC).
Vose registered 18 of her points in the last 11 minutes of the contest, and made 5-of-6 from deep in the 2nd period. In addition to eclipsing her personal scoring-best by seven, she shared the team-lead with eight rebounds.
The eight makes from behind the arc was the most in a game by a UNE player since the 2008-09 season, and one shy of the program record. Through January 11, Vose ranked seventh in Division III for 3-point field goals/game (3.30).
Sophomore Alicia Brown scored all 10 of her points in the 1st half, and finished with six rebounds to go with three blocks. Senior Kelly Coleman contributed seven points and eight boards for the Nor'easters, who led 44-36 on the glass.
For Western New England, Dorothy O'Neill scored 17 points and Emily Anderson added 10. Chelsea Vujs registered nine points along with eight rebounds.
Big Blue held a 41-37 edge nearing the midway mark of the 2nd half, before Vose canned three treys in four consecutive possessions to push the cushion into double digits. The run of 15 unanswered points for UNE was ended with under five minutes left on the clock.
During the final 20 minutes, the Nor'easters limited the Golden Bears to 26 percent shooting from the floor and just 18 points, which Vose matched on her own down the stretch.
UNE, which was up by as many as eight (20-12) in the opening frame, sat on top of a 32-29 margin at halftime.
The Nor'easters return home to face Gordon College on Thursday (5:30 p.m.) -- the same time that Western New England visits Wentworth Institute of Technology.