Wednesday, February 1, 2012 (Dartmouth, Massachusetts) - The Mount Ida College women's basketball team dropped their second straight loss in a row to the hands of hosting non-conference foe UMASS-Dartmouth Wednesday evening by a score of 70-55 in Dartmouth, Massachusetts.  The Mustangs will look to get back on track this Saturday against visiting Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) member Emerson College with game time slated for 1:00 p.m.

Mount Ida was led by junior transfer Evebonee Acosta (Hartford, CT/Bulkeley/Gold-Beacom College) recording a team-high 17 points with four helpers on 7-14 shooting from the floor.  Sophomore guard/forward Abbey Fedigan (New Fairfield, CT/New Fairfield) added 12 points going 5-10 for the night.  Senior captain's Katie Morvan (Northbridge, MA/Northbridge) and Jeileen Rivera (Springfield, MA/Springfield Central) tallied eight points each combining for 10 rebounds. 

Eleven players registered points for UMD during the contest led by junior forward Colleen Moriarty (Canton, MA/Canton) with a game-high 17 points, connecting on 8-14 attempts, with six caroms.  Sophomore center Erika Bornemann (Canton, MA/Canton) added 15 points, including 2-4 from downtown and a game-high 10 boards.  Freshman guard Kelsey Garrity (Somerville, MA/Somerville) chipped in nine points, four rebounds, five assists and six steals.

Tied 8-8 with 14:08 on the clock in the opening stanza, a jumper by Fedigan gave the Mustangs their only lead of the game.  Fedigan connected on a trifecta to push the Mustangs lead to 14-11, but Dartmouth guard Melissa Daigle (Rockland, MA/Rockland) nailed a tree pointer on the ensuing possession, tying the game at 14 all with 11:29 left in the stanza.  With a 16-16 stalemate, the Corsairs closed the first half on a 21-6 run, fueled on 12 points from Bornemann, taking a 37-22 lead into the locker room. 

A trifecta by Rivera on the Mustangs opening possession of the second half pulled the visitors within 10 points, the closest they would come to the Corsairs after the break.  UMD rattled off another 18-7 run, gaining their largest lead of the contest, a 55-34 advantage with 11:38 to play.  The teams matched shots over the next four minutes allowing the Corsairs to maintain their lead.  Trailing 61-40, Mount Ida rallied with a 15-4 run, behind nine points from Acosta, to pull within 10 (65-55) with two minutes to go.  The hosts eventually closed the game with a 5-0 run from the foul line, securing the 70-55 win.