Box Score KEENE, N.H.--Stephanie D'Annolfo and Amanda Petrow both had double-doubles as the Keene State College women's basketball team ran out 76-54 winners over Plymouth State University on Wednesday night at Spaulding Gym
Records
- Keene State: 15-1, 5-1 Little East Conference
- Plymouth State: 6-10, 0-6 Little East Conference
Series
- Keene State leads 31-8, and has won 13 straight games over their in-state rivals.
Tale of the Tape
- D'Annolfo had 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Petrow had 12 points and 11 boards. Both players had seven offensive rebounds.
- Keene State dominated the glass, outrebounding the Panthers 51-34, with a commanding 29-7 edge in offensive boards.
- Ace Lawrence led the Panthers with 14 points, and Taylor Perry chipped in 12.
- Keene State committed just 10 turnovers, while forcing 24 from PSU.
First Half Highlights
- Lawrence's layup with 5:06 left in the first quarter staked the Panthers to an early 8-6 lead. A jumper from Keene State's Kelsey Cognetta and two free throws from Petrow put KSC back in front 10-8, and Valerie Martin's basket ahead of the first quarter buzzer gave the Owls a 12-11 lead after one.
- After Brittany Roche hit a three to pull PSU within two (16-14) in the second quarter, the Owls went on a 13-4 run powered by two threes from Lydia Vital and another from Cognetta to take a 29-18 lead.
- Lawrence made a three with 30 seconds left in the half to trim KSC's lead to 35-25 at the break.
Second Half Highlights
- Plymouth State stayed within touching distance, getting to 39-32 on another three from Lawrence with 6:37 left in the third quarter, but Keene State kept them at a distance, scoring the next six points to increase the lead to 45-32 on a pair of free throws by D'Annolfo.
- The Panthers scored the first seven points of the second half, with consecutive layups from Kayla Wyland getting PSU within 53-46, only to see the Owls pull away as Sandi Purcell drained a three and D'Annolfo converted a three point play with 2:33 to go that moved the lead to 65-48.
- Two free throws from Paige MacNeill gave Keene State its largest lead at 72-50 with 55 seconds remaining.
Up Next
- Keene State travels to UMass Dartmouth on Saturday for a game that is scheduled for a 1 p.m. start.
- Plymouth State heads to Rhode Island College on Saturday; that game is also scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
Note: Winter Storm Jonas may impact this weekend's schedule. Watch keeneowls.com for updates.