Framingham State Defeats Maine Maritime in Coastal Classic

By Framingham State athletics

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BRUNSWICK MAINE – Framingham State junior forward Flannery O’Connor scored a game-high 21 points being named to the Coastal Classic All-Tournament team leading the Rams to a 69-61 win over Maine Maritime on Saturday afternoon in Brunswick. 

The Rams improve to 3-1 overall

Maine Maritime drops to 2-2 overall

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HOW IT HAPPENED:  

• The Rams jumped out to a 15-3 lead midway through the first quarter capped by a Krystalee Fernandez layup and the Rams would push their first half lead to as much as 22 on a Katherine Haselton basket in the final minute of the second half.  
• Maine Maritime fought back in the second half outscoring the Rams 19-10 in the third quarter and cutting the defecit to five in the final minute of regulation, but the Rams Gwendolyn Carpenter would go 8-for-8 at the free throw line to seal the victory for the Rams.  

INSIDE THE NUMBERS: 

• O’Connors 21 points led all scorers as she picked up 11 boards for her fourth straight double-double. Katherine Haselton scored twelve points with six boards two steals and an assist. Carpenter chipped in eleven points going nine of ten from the charity stripe.  
• Grace Huntwork led the Mariners scoring 13 points off the bench while Erianna Moore and Evelyn Dagan scored 11 and ten points respectively.  
• The Rams shot 40% from the field and 75% from the line. The Mariners were 32% from the floor and 77% from the charity stripe.  

UP NEXT: 

The Rams will travel to Lasell University for non-conference action on Tuesday at 6 p.m.

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