Breana Dennis Scores Double Figures for Second Straight Game as Women’s Basketball Falls to Central Maine, 59-52

NEW ROCHELLE, NY — The Monroe College women’s basketball team fell to Central Maine, 59-52, in the opening game of the Roxbury Community College Tournament in Roxbury, Massachusetts on Friday.  Breanna Dennis scored ten points on 4-8 shooting.  Jubinville finished with nine.
For the second straight game, the Mustangs held the lead early, taking a 17-10 lead in the first quarter.  Up 11-10, Monroe closed out the quarter with a 6-0 run to take the 17-10 advantage.  Gabrielle Jubinville made a layup, Camilla Kilinc buried a three-pointer and Destini Green made a foul shot to account for the points.
Centrail Maine outscored Monroe 13-8 in the scored quarter, but the Mustangs took a 25-23 lead into halftime.  A Samantha Hines layup halfway through the period gave the Mustangs a six-point cushion, but that went down to two, 25-23 at the break.
Monroe held a one-point lead at the end of the third quarter, 41-40, but for the second-straight game, let the lead abandon them in the final ten minutes.  Central Maine got hot in the third and led by 11, 36-25, with just under seven minutes left.  The Mustangs showed some moxie from there, methodically chipping away at the lead and taking the one-point lead on a pair of free throws from Dennis in the closing seconds.  Fatoumata Coulibaly got the rally going with a three-point-play.  Kilinc contributed a three and Dennis scored the final six points of the quarter.
Central Maine took control of the game in the final ten minutes.  They outscored the Mustangs 19-11 in the final quarter and won 59-52.  Monroe was led by Kilinc, who finished with 12 points.  Green had 11 rebounds and six assists.  Jubinville chipped in with nine points.