Box Score

BOSTON—Five Huskies scored in double-digits behind a season-high 21 points from Jewel Tunstull as the Northeastern women's basketball (5-3, 0-0 CAA) team defeated Maine (5-5, 0-1 AE), 81-55, on Sunday afternoon at Cabot Center.

Tunstull, who leads the Colonial Athletic Association in double-doubles, led all scorers and matched a season-best 15 rebounds, good for her fifth double-double of the season. Kazzidy Stewart joined the lone-senior in double-figures with 14 points and seven rebounds. Samantha DeFreese knocked a season-best 12 alongside a block and a steal, Tiffany Montagne chipped in 11 points, while Amencie Mercier logged 10 and tied a season-high six assists and four steals. DaChe Williams, Sade Iriah and Tanisha Hopewell added 13 points, collectively, to close out the scoring column for the Huskies.

Liz Wood paced Maine with 13 points, nine rebounds, three assists and two steals. Sophie Weckstrom also logged a double-digit scoring game with 12.

The Huskies were strong right out of the chute, knocking down five of their first seven shots before Stewart drained a pair of free throws to enter the first media time out, 12-0. Maine landed a trio of shots from beyond the arc to come within seven, but the Huskies did not lose momentum as a Tunstull posted back-to-back layups to maintain a double-digit lead.

Stewart notched her first 3-pointer of the game to extend the Huskies' lead to 11 points, but Maine responded with a trey of its own and a free throw to cut NU's advantage to just seven.

With 3:55 left in the first half, Northeastern used a 10-3 run, highlighted by two jumpers from Iriah, to close out the first half, 44-28. The Huskies dominated the first half, shooting 59.4 percent (19-32) from the floor, 50 percent (4-8) from beyond the arc, and 100 percent (2-2) from the charity stripe.

The Black Bears opened the second frame with a 5-0 spurt to come within 12 points, but that was the closest Maine would get for the remainder of the game. An 11-2 run, including seven points from Stewart, extended the gap, 57-34. The teams exchanged baskets through the next three minutes, but Maine could not break a 16-point deficit.

With 11:39 left to play, Northeastern recorded a 16-2 run, capped with a DeFreese trey, that spanned over seven minutes to give the Huskies a 30-point advantage for the largest lead of the game. Maine took the next six points, but a layup from Williams sealed the deal for the Huskies, 81-55.

For the game, Northeastern shot 47 percent (33-70) from the floor, 38 percent (6-16) from long range and 90 percent (9-10) from the free-throw line. Maine connected on 32 percent (19-60) of its attempts from the floor, including 28 percent (9-32) from 3-point range. NU won the rebounding battle, 46-35, for a new team season-best.

Northeastern will travel to Poughkeepsie, N.Y., on Wednesday, Dec. 18, when it continues its non-conference slate against regional-rival Marist.

Game Notes
• Jewel Tunstull notched a season-high 21 points and added 15 rebounds, good for her fifth double-double of the season. This is the second 15-rebound game for Tunstull this season.
• Samantha DeFreese tallied a season-best 12 points and tied a career-high two 3-pointers.
• Amencie Mercier tied a season-high six assists and four steals.
• The Huskies' 26-point margin of victory marks a new season high.
• Five players scored in double-digits for the first time since March 6, 2013 against Hofstra.
• Northeastern made over 30 field goals for the first time since March 6, 2013 against Hofstra.
• NU tallied a season-best 33 field goals, the most since Northeastern faced Old Dominion on Jan. 7, 2010.
• The Huskies notched 46 rebounds, good for a new season-best, for the first time since Nov. 15, 2012, when the Huskies picked up a 76-45 win over LaSalle.

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