GORHAM, Maine   –  Junior forward Courtney Cochran (Waite, Maine/Woodland) scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds – both career-high totals – to lead the University of Southern Maine Huskies to a 77-67 win over the Husson University Eagles in the final game of the USM Tip Off Classic Saturday afternoon at Hill Gymnasium in Gorham, Maine. 

            The win is the second straight for the Huskies who improve to 2-1.  The loss is the second straight for the Eagles who drop to 0-2. 

            Cochran was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.  USM sophomore guard Haley Jordan (Falmouth, Maine) was selected to the all-tournament team.  Husson junior forward Brianna Hanscom (Mattawamkeag, Maine/Mattanawcook), UMF senior forward Jillian Ross (Belfast, Maine) and Salve Regina's sophomore guard Kaitlyn Birrell (Hope, R.I./Scituate) and senior guard Erin Phillips (Morristown, N.J.) rounded out the all-tournament team.

            Cochran's 20 points and 11 rebounds marked the 6-1 forward's first career double-double and led three USM players in double figures.  Jordan added 13 points, four rebounds and two blocked shots, while senior guard Kaylie DeMillo (Jay, Maine) added 12 points.  Freshman guard Erin McNamara (West Newbury, Mass./Pentucket Regional) had eight points, five assists and four steals in a solid effort.

            Hanscom led the Eagles with 18 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals.  Senior guard Noelle Lincoln (Dixmont, Maine/Nokomis) added 10 points.

            Struggling offensively in the first half, the Huskies trailed the Eagles midway through the opening stanza, before taking a two-point 21-19 lead on a lay-up from junior guard Kim Rivet (Sebago, Maine/Lake Region) with 10:49 to play.  Both teams battled back and forth with USM maintaining a slim lead and taking a seven point lead, 42-35, into the break with a last second three-pointer from DeMillo. 

            In the second half, USM maintained between a 5-7 point lead until Jordan's three-pointer with 12:40 to play gave the Huskies their largest lead 58-48.  Jordan's three ignited a 15-2 run for the Huskies resulting in a 70-50 lead with 7:40 to play.  Cochran and Jordan each had five points in the run.

            Southern Maine led 75-55 with 5:56 to play, before the Eagles closed out the game on a 12-2 run for the 77-67 final. 

            Southern Maine finished the game shooting 49.1 percent (28-for-57) from the field and 31.8 percent (7-for-22) from the three-point line.  Husson shot 37.3 (19-for-51) from the field. 

            Southern Maine travels to Bates College on Tuesday (5:30 p.m.).  Husson returns to action next Monday (7:00 p.m.) against Bates.