11/21/08
Women's basketball stopped by USM
GORHAM -- The University of Maine at Farmington women's basketball team dropped a 76-57 decision to the University of Southern Maine in the second game of the 2008 USM Tip-Off Tournament tonight at Warren Hill Gymnasium.
Winning their second game in as many contests, Southern Maine improves to 2-0 overall and will face Norwich University on Saturday (3:00 p.m.) in the championship game of the tournament. Farmington evens out at 1-1 with the loss and will face in-state rival the Husson University Eagles in the consolation game (1:00 p.m.). Norwich defeated the Eagles 68-54 in the first game of the tournament.
Erin Porter (Bangor, ME) led the Beavers with a team-high 17 points on a 7-for-12 effort from the field, while Ashley Busque (Belgrade, ME) and Caitlyn Laflin (Farmingdale, MW) chipped in with 10 points each.
Kaylie DeMillo (Jay, ME) connected on seven three-point field goals to score a career-best 25 points to lead the Huskies. DeMillo netted 17 of her 25 points in the first half as the Huskies raced out to a commanding 44-26 lead at the break. The 5-7 guard finished the game shooting 9-for-13 from the field and 7-for-11 from three point range.
DeMillo’s seven three-point field goals is second all-time in single game history at USM. She is tied for second with former USM standouts Mandy King, Lori Towle and Teel Anderson. Kent holds the single-game record with eight three-pointers scored in February 2007.
Erin Porter (Bangor, ME) led the Beavers with a team-high 17 points on a 7-for-12 effort from the field, while Ashley Busque (Belgrade, ME) and Caitlyn Laflin (Farmingdale, MW) chipped in with 10 points each.
Ahead by seven points, 26-19, Southern Maine outscored the Beavers 18-7 over the final 6:47 of the first half to take control of the game. DeMillo sparked the run for the Huskies draining one of her five first half three-pointers of the opening stanza.
In the second half, Southern Maine continued to pour on the points opening up a 29-point lead, 60-31, with 15:33 to play. Outscoring Farmington 14-5 in the first four and a half minutes of the half, DeMillo again provided the Huskies with an offensive spark scoring eight points on a pair of three-pointers and a fast-break lay-up.
