BOX SCORE
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Kim Brennan (Locust Valley, NY)
finished with 15 points to lead Bentley College to a 64-55 win over
Southern New Hampshire University in Northeast-10 women's
basketball Wednesday night at the SNHU Fieldhouse. The
Falcons improved to 6-4 overall and 5-3 in the league, while the
Penmen are now 3-6 and 3-5 in NE-10 play.
Brennan led four Falcons in double
figures. Erica Kirwan (North Kingstown, RI)
finished with 10 points and nine rebounds, while Vanessa
Lux (Arundel, ME) and Kelly Barrett
(Middle Village, NY) each registered 10 points and eight
boards. Julia Houghtaling (Franconia, NH)
led the Penmen with 14 points, while Stephanie
Houghton (Manchester, NH) added 13 points.
SNHU led 10-6 with just under 12
minutes to play in the first half when the Falcons went on a 15-3
run to take a 21-13 lead with 5:48 to go on a basket by
Brennan. The Penmen responded with 11 unanswered points,
including three consecutive three-pointers, to take a 24-21 lead
with 2:01 to go before halftime on a Kristen
Anderson (Hooksett, NH) trifecta. Houghton connected
on back-to-back threes that tied the score at 21 with 3:22
left. The hosts carried a 26-25 lead into the locker room.
The two teams traded the lead twice
at the start of the second half before Bentley used a 9-0 run
capped by a Kristy McLean (Staten Island, NY) free
throw at the 13:26 mark to take a 38-31 lead. The Penmen
chipped away at the lead and made it a 42-41 ballgame with 9:01
left on a layup by Houghtaling, but the Falcons outscored SNHU 11-2
over the next three minutes and a basket by Barrett made it
53-42. The hosts whittled the lead down to four, 57-53, with
1:30 left on an Alyssa Whitney (Somerville, MA)
field goal, but Bentley sealed the win by going 7-10 at the charity
stripe in the final moments.
Bentley limited the Penmen to 31.1%
shooting for the contest while shooting 48% in the second half
after going just 8-24 (33.3%) in the first half. The Falcons
also outrebounded Southern New Hampshire 44-35 and generated nearly
twice as many free throw attempts (34-18).
SNHU is idle until December 28 when
it faces Slippery Rock University in the first round of the San
Diego Surf N Slam. Game time is 12:00 (PST).
