PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore Kristin Degou (Newburyport, Mass.)
and Nicole Simmler (Oxford, Mass.) combined for 35 points and 18
rebounds Tuesday evening to lead Keene State College past Plymouth
State University, 68-56, in Little East Conference women's
basketball action at Foley Gymnasium.
Degou drained 6-of-8 attempts from three-point range to finish
with a game-high 18 points, while Simmler added 17 points and a
game-high eight rebounds to pace the Owls attack. Sophomore Alyssa
Sapp (Hartford, Vt.) added 10 points as Keene State improved to
14-8 overall and 6-5 in LEC play, while PSU dropped to 9-13 and
2-9.
The Panthers were led by junior Kayla Morin (Pascoag, R.I.), who
tossed in 12 points, and senior Lauren Daniels (Concord, N.H.), who
made 5-of-7 field goal attempts and finished with 10 points and six
rebounds. Sophomore Laura Kent (Bellingham, Mass.) and senior Meg
MacDonald (Salem, N.H.) chipped in with eight points apiece.
The visitors came out strong and jumped to an 18-6 lead before
the game was eight minutes old. PSU battled back and cut the margin
to just four points (22-18) with three minutes to go in the first
half, and it was a five-point Keene State advantage (26-21) at
halftime. Plymouth State shot 43 percent from the field in the
first half while holding the Owls to a 32 percent shooting clip.
The teams traded baskets for the first five minutes of the
second half, with the Owls holding three-point margin (36-33) with
just over 15 minutes on the clock. Keene State outscored Plymouth
State 17-4 over the next five minutes to go up by 16 points, and
the Panthers could get only as close as nine points the rest of the
way.
Plymouth State actually made more field goals than Keene State
(23-21) but the Owls converted nine three-pointers (compared to
four for the Panthers). KSC was also 17-of-22 from the free throw
line while PSU was just 6-of-12.
Both teams are in action again on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. PSU
hosts UMass Boston on Senior Day at Foley Gymnasium, while Keene
State returns home to host Western Connecticut.
(Courtesy PSU Sports Information)
