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OWLS HOLD OFF MIDDLEBURY 65-59

KEENE, N.H. 1/31/08 - Sophomore guard Nicole Simmler (Oxford, Mass.) had a game-high 18 points and nine rebounds and four Owls players scored in double figures as Keene State College defeated Middlebury College 65-59 in non-conference women's basketball action at Spaulding Gym on Thursday night.
 In addition to Simmler, junior guard Michele Boudreau (Readsboro, Vt.) and senior guard Danielle Graveley (Schenectady, N.Y.) had 13 points each, and sophomore guard Kristen Degou (Newburyport, Mass.) finished with 11 points for the Owls (12-7), who snapped a two game losing streak.
 "We came out with more intensity today," said Simmler.  "When it got close, we did a good job of looking for the best shot."
 The Owls jumped out to an early lead, going up 14-2 on a lay-up by junior point guard Boudreau.
 The Panthers came back to cut the deficit to five points (25-20) on a driving basket by senior forward Alana Young (Concord, N.H.) with 2:31 to play.
  Degou hit a spinning left-handed lay-up in the closing seconds to give KSC a 31-22 halftime lead. 
 Consecutive three-pointers by Degou, senior guard Graveley and Degou again, enabled the Owls to pull ahead 47-32 with 12:09 remaining.
 The Panthers made several runs at the Owls. A pair of free throws by freshman guard Lauren Sanchez (Seattle, Wa.) cut the lead to six (61-55) with 1:04 remaining. 
 Sophomore forward Jen Cleaveland (Newington, Conn.) and Simmler knocked down key free throws in the final minute for KSC, which hit 16 of its 18 attempts from the line to hold on for the victory.   
 Junior guard Ashley Barron (Brockton, Mass.) and sophomore forward Kaitlyn Fallon (Swarthmore, Pa.) had 12 points each for the Panthers (10-8).  Senior forward Lani Young (Concord, N.H.) also had nine points and a game high 12 rebounds for Middlebury. 
 The Owls, who have won five of six meetings against Middlebury, return to LEC play on Saturday when they travel down to Rhode Island College.
 "We have to match the intensity against Rhode Island," Simmler added. "These are games we have to win."

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