NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass. - UMass Boston faced a tough opponent in the UMass Dartmouth Corsairs on Tuesday night, falling behind early before eventually falling by a final score of 62-44.

THE BASICS
UMass Boston 44, UMass Dartmouth 62

UMass Boston (3-10, 1-5 LEC)
UMass Dartmouth (11-2, 4-1 LEC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
Keriann Farina and Alexah Potter connected on the game's opening possession to give the Beacons a quick 2-0 lead. A 5-0 Dartmouth run put the Corsairs up by three but a Sibayla Jensen bucket cut the deficit to one.

The gap grew as large as six in favor of the Corsairs with three minutes to play, but a Sophie Bradbury triple and a Farina jumper cut it back to a one-point game with a minute to play. UMD beat the buzzer with a last second layup to take a 14-11 lead into the second quarter.

The Beacons struck early in the second, but the Corsairs had a response for each bucket. A pair of sustained runs saw UMD take a double-digit lead into the final minute of the half. Jensen put down a bucket on the final possession of the frame to cut the deficit to eight points. 

A massive third quarter saw the Corsairs build out a 20 point advantage heading into the final frame. The Beacons were able to climb within 15 in the fourth, but the game was well in hand for the hosts. UMD took the game by a final score of 62-44.

BY THE NUMBERS

• With 14 points on Tuesday, Farina improved her team-high points per game average to 9.1
• Bradbury is the team's second leading rebounder with 59 on the season
• The Beacons 13-15 night at the free throw line was their best shooting percentage in a game with more than two shots attempted from the line
• The Corasairs have won the last six meetings between the conference rivals

WHO'S NEXT
The Beacons will return to their home court on Thursday evening when they host Plymouth State University for an LEC showdown at 5 PM.