NORTH DARTMOUTH, MASS. 2/3/04 -  Freshman Katie Lunnin (South Boston, Mass.) scored 23 points to lead the UMass-Dartmouth women's basketball team to a 66-56 Little East Conference victory over Keene State College in North Dartmouth on Tuesday. 

KSC falls to 8-11 (3-6 LEC), while the Corsairs improve to 8-12 (4-6 LEC).

Keene State, down by just two points (31-29) returning from the break, stayed with UMD until the last eight minutes of the game.  At the eight minute mark, the Owls trailed by three points (52-49), but the Corsairs, led by Lunnin who shot 8-for-11 from the field, started to pull away.

"We didn't play with a consistent effort for 40 minutes," said KSC assistant coach Eric Matte.  "We haven't been able to close out a game strong, and they beat us down the stretch." 

Sophomore forward Stacey Morse (Lebanon, N.H.) scored 16 points to lead the Owls, while Andrea Arsenault (Dover, N.H.) finished with 14 points and nine rebounds. 

Kerri Augenstein (East Greenwich, R.I.) added 11 points and six rebounds for UMD. 

Keene State will be looking to get back on the winning track when it travels to the University of Southern Maine on Saturday (1 p.m.)