Hartford, Conn. – Senior tri-captain guard Kaleigh Charette (Fairhaven, Mass.) totaled game-highs of 20 points and 12 rebounds to go with five assists and made eight out of nine shots from the foul line to lead the visiting Worcester State College Lancers to a 67-55 win over the Trinity College Bantams in women's basketball action this evening on Ogrodnik Court at Oosting Gymnasium.  Trinity drops to 3-4, while Worcester State improves to 3-4 with its second victory in a row.

Worcester State junior center Meaghan O'Keefe (Warren, Mass.) drilled back-to-back three pointers to start the game and spark the visitors to a 14-3 lead five minutes into the contest.  Trinity battled back and used a 9-0 run to close to 26-23 with four minutes left before the break after a layup by junior tri-captain guard Paige Greene (Owings Mills, Md.), and went into intermission trailing, 32-27.  O'Keefe had 10 of her 13 points in the first half and the Lancers held a 22-14 edge on the boards at the break.

Trinity gained control of the game over the first half of the second stanza, outscoring Worcester State, 24-10, to take its biggest lead at 51-42 at the 10:09 mark after five straight points by senior tri-captain guard Kaitlin Ciarleglio (Waterbury, Conn.).  Back-to-back three-pointers by Lancer junior guard Kara Rogers (Lowell, Mass.) reversed momentum and ignited the Lancers on a 25-4 run to close the game, as Worcester State scored the contest's final 17 points after trailing, 55-50, with seven minutes left on the clock.  A steal and layup by freshman guard Cheyenne Jennings (Worcester, Mass.) gave Worcester back the lead at 65-55 with 4:07 remaining, and the Lancers shot 9-for-10 from the foul line down the stretch.

Ciarleglio led Trinity with 15 points, 11 rebounds, and four blocked shots, while sophomore center Emily Dixon (Norwood, Mass.) added 13 points, and junior guard Carly Napier (Pittsford, N.Y.) notche3d 11 points and four steals.  Worcester State sophomore guard Meaghan Burns (West Brookfield, Mass.) joined O'Keefe with 13 points and added three steals, while O'Keefe grabbed nine caroms and blocked a pair of shots.  The Lancers shot 80 percent from the foul line (16-20) and outrebounded Trinity, 40-30.

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