Box Score DANBURY, Conn. - The Keene State College women's basketball team dropped a 43-50 LEC game ro Western Connecticut State Tuesday night.
Kerri Stolle burried four of her five three throws down the stretch to give the Colonials a six-point cushion on two occasions in the final 49 seconds of the game. She was a perfect 5-of-5 from the line on the night.
After trailing 24-23 at the break, Western, now 10-3 overall and 2-2 in the Little East Conference, held KSC to 19 points over the final 20 minutes and 26 percent (7-of-27) shooting from the field.
The teams shared the lead twice in the opening 7:55 of the second half before both squads were deadlocked, 33-33 following a layup from Courtney Robersts.
Kaitlyn LaBonte canned a three-pointer from the left corner at the 6:35 mark to contribute to Western's five-point run, 38-33.
Sophomore guard Samantha Smith hit a long three 2:17 later to close out a 20-11 run for the winners.
Freshman Kayla Handberry finished with five points and six rebounds and led all players with three blocked shots, including one with 36 seconds remaining to thwart Keene State's last-minute challenge. She joined Stolle with a team-high six caroms.
Keene State, now 8-4 overall and 2-2 in the league, was led by junior guard Kelsey Cognetta's 11 points. Roberts led the visitors with a game-high nine rebounds while adding eight markers for the Owls.
KSC returns to action Thursday at 6 p.m. for a non-conference contest against Worcester State.
