Bangor, ME – The Husson women's basketball team picked up their second North Atlantic Conference (NAC) win in a row on Friday night in Newman Gymnasium, defeating the Lyndon State Hornets 62-57. With the win, Husson climbs to 3-8 overall (3-4 NAC), while Lyndon drops to 4-8 (2-5 NAC).

The Eagles went on a 16-4 run to open the first half and the held the lead for the rest of the half. The Hornets brought it within two points at 27-25 with 2:16 left in the half, but Chrissy Larrabee (Brooks, ME) put away a jumper to expand the Eagles lead to four at the half. Larrabee put away 8 points in the first half and 11 on the night, but three of her Eagles teammates put away even bigger scoring numbers.

The second half saw a much closer match between the two teams. The Hornets hacked away at the Eagles' lead, finding themselves with a 45-45 tie game with 6:49 left to play and 49-49 with 5:23 remaining. Comstock, McIntyre, and Murray put points on the board to bring the Husson lead to 5, and the Eagles never lost the lead again, closing out the game 62-57.

Junior Stephanie Comstock (Bangor, ME) was on fire for Husson, scoring a game-high 19 points and grabbing 9 rebounds, just short of a double-double. Senior captain Kelli Murray (Shawmut, ME) put up 11 points and snatched 6 rebounds, while rookie Victoria McIntyre had 12 points and 8 rebounds for the game.

For the Hornets, Donna Lawson (Irasburg, VT) scored a team-high 12 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the game's only double-double performance. Aimee Thompson (Bradford, VT) added an additional 10 points for Lyndon State.

Both teams will be back in action on Saturday at 1:00 PM, with Lyndon traveling to Maine Maritime and Husson hosting Johnson State. Stay tuned to www.husson.eagles.com for all the latest scores and updates, and be sure to "like" Husson Eagles Athletics on Facebook and follow @HussonEagles on Twitter.