USM women roll past Plymouth St.

GORHAM – The University of Southern Maine women’s basketball team extended its home-court winning streak to 30 games by pounding visiting Plymouth State College 76-52 here Thursday night.

Senior captain Laura Pate paced the Huskies (10-3) with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Katarina Pulkkinen added 16 points and 10 rebounds, while Lynne Wheeler chipped in with 10 points.

For Plymouth State, 11-3, Karri Reynolds was high scorer with 16. Anne Marie Wood added 6 points and pulled down 15 rebounds. Kerry Griffin scored 10.

The Huskies improved to 2-1 in the Little East Conference. Plymouth State is also 2-1.

Southern Maine (76)

Chessie 1, Pinette 1, Gagnon 1, Struck, Calcagni 1(1), Pate, 7(4), Blanchard, Williamson 3(2), Wheeler 3(4), Presby 2(2), Eaton 3, Pulkkinen 8

Plymouth State (52)

Reynolds 7, Bean 2, Therrien, McKean 1, Bryce 1, Lavigne 1, Griffin 4(2), Rousseau 2, Wood 2(2), P. Morrell 2, G. Morrell, Landry 1

3-pt. goals: Reynolds 2; Pate

Halftime: USM 38, PSC 23