BOSTON, Mass. – Junior Margo Russell (Madison, Maine) hit a short jumper from the right baseline to lift the University of New England to a 68-66 victory over Trinity College and advance to the finals of the Emerson College Invitational Tournament at Brown & Plofker Gym in women's basketball action this evening.  Russell's shot earned the Nor'Easters a Sunday afternoon game against Clark University, which beat the host school 70-64 in the first game of the afternoon, and Trinity will face Emerson in a consolation game at 1:00 p.m tomorrow.  Trinity falls to 0-1 to start the season. 

With the game tied at 63, Trinity senior tri-captain Kristen Fahey (Cumberland, R.I.) nailed a three-point shot with 1:41 on the clock.  Following an exchange of missed shots, junior Kelley Paradis (Newport, Maine) grabbed a rebound on the defensive end for UNE and followed up with a three of her own on the offensive end to forge a 66-66 tie.  Fahey tried to give the Bantams the lead again, but her shot didn't fall, and although the Bantams corralled the rebound, a turnover gave Russell and the Nor'Easters the opportunity to hit the winning shot with no time on the clock.

Fahey was one of three players in double figures for Trinity with 14 points.  Junior Kaitlin Ciarleglio (Waterbury, Conn.) led all scorers with 15 and dished out eight assists. Russell and Paradis were two of five players in double figures for UNE with 13 and 12 points respectively.  Russell also had seven rebounds to tie with sophomore Beth Suggs (Bath, Maine) for team honors.

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