STANDISH, ME - St. Joe's hosted non-conference opponent University of New England on Thursday evening and lost, 77-62. Nor'easters guard Alli Gamache (Dudley, MA) made 4 of 9 three-point attempts and 7 of 12 shots overall to lead all scorers with 20 points in the game. SO Carolyn Freeman (Scarborough, ME) scored 14 points for St. Joe's in the losing effort. UNE improves to 6-5 with the win while SJC falls to 7-4 on the season.

St. Joe's outscored the Nor'easters 44-39 in the second half, led by Freeman's 11 second-half points, but the first half deficit was too much to overcome as UNE made the most of their opportunities to take a 38-18 lead into halftime. SJC lowered the Nor'easter lead to eight points, 49-41, at 13:38 after FY Kayla Boston (North Berwick, ME) hit a three-pointer, but UNE fought back to extend their lead to double-digits and held at least a 10-point advantage for the remainder of the game.

For St. Joe's, Freeman made all six of her free throw attempts to help account for her 14 points and added 8 rebounds and 2 steals. SO Allison Miner (Pembroke, NH) added 11 points, nine in the second half, and JR Alysn Ludwig (Waldoboro, ME) scored 10 points in the loss. SO Meghan Daigle (Grantham, NH) had 8 rebounds.

Nor'easters guard Carrie Bunnell (Barnet, VT) scored 14 points and grabbed 7 boards in the game and guard Marissa Hesketh (Tolland, CT) chipped in with 10 points.

Saint Joseph's College will play their conference opener on Saturday, 1/12, when they host GNAC opponent Saint Joseph College (CT). Game time is 1:00 PM.