WILLIMANTIC, Conn. – The Keene State College women's basketball team limited Eastern Connecticut State University to 20.6 percent shooting from the floor in winning their seventh game in nine outings on their opponent's home floor this season in a 48-35 Little East Conference victory Wednesday evening at Francis E. Geissler Gymnasium.

Despite the loss, Eastern (15-7, 8-3 LEC) retains a share of first place in the conference, thanks to UMass Boston's 63-61 victory over co-leader University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wednesday. By splitting the regular-season series with Eastern, Keene ( 14-8, 6-5 LEC) avoids being swept by Eastern for the fourth straight season. Keene maintains a share of fourth place in the conference with UMass Boston.

Keene has won four straight and Eastern had a four-game winning streak halted. It was the lowest point total and worst field goal percentage of the season for Eastern.

Keene junior guard Kelsey Cognetta scored nine of her 13 points in the second half, sinking seven of eight free throws and turned the ball over only one time in 36 minutes. Senior forward Courtney Roberts grabbed seven of her team-high ten rebounds in the second half when the visitors pulled away from a four-point halftime lead.

Against Keene's aggressive zone defense, three Eastern scores combined to miss 30 of 36 shots from the floor. Senior forward Shannon McCourt (New Fairfield) had ten points and 11 rebounds to lead the Warriors.

Eastern visits UMass Dartmouth Saturday at 1 p.m.