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Minutewomen Come Up Short At East Carolina, 66-51
November 24, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Nov. 24, 2007
GREENVILLE, N.C. - The UMass women's basketball team (2-3) closed out play at the Lady Pirate Invitational with a loss to host East Carolina (2-4), 66-51, on Saturday evening at Williams Arena. Kate Mills (Elkton, Pa.) and Pam Rosanio (Southampton, Pa.) led the Minutewomen with 13 points each. Teya Wright (Paterson, N.J.) grabbed seven rebounds to lead UMass on the boards while Sakera Young (Glassboro, N.J.) dished out seven assists. Jasmine Young led all scorers with 18 points and had 10 assists.
UMass shot 36 percent (18-50) for the game and 29.4 percent (5-17) from three-point range. ECU was 41.7 (25-60) overall and 50 percent (6-12) from long-range. The Pirates held a 40-30 edge on the boards.
The first half was a defensive struggle as both teams' shooters struggled. The Minutewomen shot 27.6 percent (8-29) from the floor while the Pirates shot 34.5 percent (10-29). ECU used an 18-5 run over the final 8:53 of the first half to erase a 14-8 UMass lead and take a 25-19 edge at halftime.
Kim Benton (Springfield, Pa.) led UMass in the first half with six points coming in the form of two three-point baskets. Mills added five, while no UMass player had more than two field goals in the opening 20 minutes. Wright came off the bench to contribute five rebounds and three steals. Young paced the Pirates with seven first half points.
UMass was able to tie the game, 37-37, with 13:23 left on a Mills lay-up, but the Pirates would put together a 16-0 run over 5:55, giving them a 56-39 lead. The Minutewomen put together a 7-0 run, led by five points by Rosanio, to cut the lead to 10 with 5:27 remaining, but ECU outscored UMass, 10-5, down the stretch to pull off the 66-51 victory.
Mills led the way in the second half for the Minutewomen with eight points and two blocks. Young scored 11 in final period for ECU as the Pirates shot 5-6 from three-point range and outrebounded UMass, 19-11, in the half.
The Minutewomen will return to action on Wednesday, Nov. 28 when they travel to Boston to take on Boston University. A 7 p.m. tip-off is scheduled. UMass returns home on Saturday Dec. 1 when Hartford visits the Mullins Center for a 2 p.m. game.
