KEENE, N.H. 11/22/03- Tournament MVP Bekka Hopkins (Oxford, Mass.) had a career-high 19 points, including five three-point baskets, to lead Keene State to a 67-53 victory over St. Joseph's of Maine in the Championship of the 8th Annual KSC Women's Tip-Off Tournament, Saturday at Spaulding Gym.  The Owls have won the event seven times including the last six years.

With the scored knotted at 29-all, KSC (2-0) used its strong defense to go on a 12-1 run in the first five minutes of the second half to pull away from the Lady Monks (1-1). During that time, KSC was also hitting several three-pointers Hopkins and Cathy Mechare (Falls Village, Conn.) both nailed a pair of three-pointers to key the surge.

Brianne Barnes (Merrimack, N.H.) and Stacey Morse (Lebanon, N.H.) each finished with 10 points while Andrea Arsenault (Dover, N.H.) had a game-high 14 rebounds.
 
Laura Pelkey and Morgan Brownlee led St. Joseph's with 14 points each.

Framingham State rolled past Thomas College 73-36 in the consolation contest.

The All-Tournament team included: Hopkins (KSC), Barnes (KSC) and Arsenault (KSC), Margaret Blauvelt (St. Joseph's) and Brownlee (St. Joseph's), and Colleen Kennedy (Framingham State).

KSC travels to Mass. College on Tuesday (7 p.m.).