WILLIMANTIC, Conn.—Playing without two of their top seven rotation players, UMass Boston women's basketball (13-8, 5-5 Little East) posted a season-low 38 points Saturday afternoon in a 66-38 loss to league-leader Eastern Connecticut State University (15-6, 8-2 Little East).

The Beacons knocked down just 29.2 percent (14-of-48) of their shots and trailed for the final 37 minutes, as the Warriors earned the season-sweep.

Junior forward Jill Ritrosky led all players with 13 points, four assists and four rebounds for Eastern Connecticut State.

Lindsay Langenauer added 10 points and 11 rebounds to help the Warriors earn a huge 45-23 rebounding advantage. Shannon McCourt was the third and final player to finish in double-figures, as the senior ended the day with 10 points in 17 minutes off the bench.

For the Beacons, Kirsten Morrison (North Reading, Mass.) and Mallory Nelson (Topsham, Maine) combined for 21 of the team's 38 points in the loss. Olivia Murphy (Canton, Mass.), Brittany Moore (Billerica, Mass.) and Raven Kelsey (Boston, Mass.) all finished tied for third on the Beacons with four points apiece, while Chantel Jordan (Brockton, Mass.) finished with a team-high three assists in her first start of the year.

In addition to hitting just 29.2 percent of their field goals, UMass Boston also failed to hit a 3-pointer (0-8) for the first time this season. The Beacons' previous season low was two made threes, in a 15-point win over Western Connecticut State University on January 17.

Eastern Connecticut knocked down 43.3 percent (26-of-60) of their field goal attempts and connected on 5-of-16 (31.2 percent) of their 3-point attempts.

After taking a 1-0 lead on a Taje Burston (Springfield, Mass.) free throw, UMass Boston would trail the rest of the way. Eastern responded with a 9-0 run to take a 9-1 lead at 15:15 of the first half and the Warriors would cruise to a 31-15 halftime advantage.

UMass Boston would eventually cut the deficit to 13 midway through the second half on a Marina Kelly (Whitman, Mass.) layup, only to have the Warriors push the lead to a game-high 26 in the waning moments.

The Beacons will have a quick turnaround, as they will host the other Little East Conference league leader, UMass Dartmouth, Tuesday night at 5:30 p.m.