SALEM, Mass. – The University of Southern Maine Huskies converted seven of eight free throws over the final three minutes to hold on for a 65-51 victory over the Salem State Vikings in a non-conference game Thursday night.
Leading by seven after Salem State freshman Jennifer Tamilio hit a pair of charity tosses with 3:03 to play, the Huskies outscored the Vikings 9-2, including the final seven points of the game to preserve the win.
After the Vikings responded with a 6-0 run to cut the margin of three with 3:41 to go, the Huskies’ defense held the hosts scoreless the rest of the half while Webster ignited another 9-0 run.
USM pushed the lead back up to 12 before the Vikings made one final push to pull wihtin seven on two occasions.
Tamilio took game-high scoring honors with 17 points for the Vikings. DePatsy was the only other Salem State player to reach double figures with 10 points.
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