Box Score

BOSTON –The Northeastern women's basketball team improved to 2-1 on the season after dominating regional rival New Hampshire, 70-50, in a non-conference contest on Saturday afternoon at Lundholm Gymnasium.

Junior captain A'lece Mark led a trio of Huskies in double-figure scoring, posting her second 20-point scoring game of the season. Lone-senior Jewel Tunstull and sophomore guard Tiffany Montagne joined Mark in double figures with 16 and 14 points, respectively. Tunstull's 16 points were paired with a season-best 15 rebounds, good for her second double-double of the season. Montagne added a career-best four 3-pointers and contributed three rebounds and a steal.

Amencie Mericer scored nine points, Samantha DeFreese added six, Kazzidy Stewart shot three and Tanisha Hopewell tallied two to round out the scoring for the Huskies.

The Huskies held the rebound advantage, edging out the Wildcats, 42-38. Northeastern registered 37.3 percent shots (25-67) from the floor, 30 percent (9-30) from behind the arc, and 78.6 percent (11-14) from the charity stripe. UNH shot 37.3 percent (19-52) from the field and 38.1 percent (81) from 3-point range.

Both teams struggled out of the chute as Northeastern posted a 7-4 lead through the first six minutes of play. NU recorded a 5-0 surge including a 3-pointer from DeFreese followed by a Tunstull jumper. New Hampshire responded with a run of its own to cut the Huskies lead, 14-11, but Northeastern would pull away again to build its lead 23-16 with 4:03 left in the first frame.

In the 17th minute of play, UNH's Ariel Gatson kicked off a 3-point showcase. The teams alternated from behind the arc to land three 3-pointers each. With the Huskies still leading, 29-25, Mark and Tunstull teamed up for five points to widen the gap. The Wildcats recorded two consecutive free throws to enter the half, 34-27.

The Huskies came out in the second frame, shooting from the long range as Montagne net a couple of 3-pointers to pull ahead 40-30. Looking to gain control, UNH held the Huskies scoreless for five minutes while posting 12 points to take its first and only lead of the contest at 42-40.

The resilient Huskies claimed an 11-0 run of their own, sparked by a 3-pointer from Mercier and capped by back-to-back free throws from Mark, to take over once again, 51-42.

It was all Northeastern for the remainder of the game as the Huskies used a final 19-8 run to close out the game, 70-50.

Northeastern returns to action on Wednesday when it heads to Kingston, R.I., to take on Rhode Island. Tip off is set for 7 p.m.

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