Providence, R.I.--Junior guard Antonia Corsinetti (Johnston, R.I.) registered 16 points as Rhode Island College won its seventh straight game in a 72-52 victory over Southern Maine in Little East women's basketball action played at The Murray Center on Saturday afternoon.
 
THE BASICS
Rhode Island College 72, Southern Maine 52
Rhode Island College (11-4, 6-0, LEC)
Southern Maine (3-8, 2-2 LEC)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The Huskies jumped out to an 8-0 lead with 4:22 left in the first quarter as sophomore center Victoria Harris (Altus, Okla.) converted a layup. The Anchorwomen held the visitors scoreless for the remainder of the frame, embarking on a 12-0 run, to hold a four-point lead after 10 minutes.
 
• A junior forward Neleesha Meunier (Leominster, Mass.) layup capped a 16-point run, in which the Huskies were held scoreless for 6:45, as RIC built a 16-8 advantage in the opening stages of the second quarter. USM sophomore guard Michelle Rowe (Gorham, Maine) made a layup in the final seconds of the stanza to send the Huskies into halftime trailing by eight, 29-21.
 
• USM got within five points on three occasions in the third quarter, but RIC went into the fourth frame still holding an eight-point, 50-42, advantage.
 
• The fourth and final quarter was all RIC, as the Anchorwomen outscored the Huskies, 22-10, and built a game-high 22-point, 70-52, lead on senior center Willcia McBorrough's (Providence, R.I.) layup in the final seconds of play.
 
• Four Anchorwomen scored in double figures as junior guard Jeniyah Jones (Randolph, Mass.) finished with 13 points and a game-high 14 rebounds. Meunier finished with 12 points and four boards, while freshman forward Angelina Nardolillo (Hinsdale, N.H.) contributed 12 points and seven rebounds. McBorrough registered nine points and nine rebounds.
 
• Harris scored a game-high 18 points to go along with eight boards, three steals and a pair of blocks. Sophomore guard Franny Ramsdell (Wells, Maine) and Rowe also reached double figures with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
 
BY THE NUMBERS
• RIC shot 41 percent (29-for-71) from the field, 28 percent (7-for-25) from downtown and 88 percent (7-for-8) from the free throw line.
 
• USM shot 41 percent (21-for-51) from the field, 60 percent (3-for-5) from long range and 64 percent (7-for-11) from the charity stripe.
 
• RIC has won 10 of its last 11 games.
 
 WHAT'S NEXT
In upcoming action, Rhode Island College will continue Little East action at home vs. UMass Dartmouth on Wednesday, Jan. 19 (5:30 p.m.).