CASTLETON, Vt. – The Castleton University women's basketball team received double-double performances from both of its seniors on Senior Day, but dropped a Little East Conference matchup to UMass Dartmouth, 82-60, at Glenbrook Gym on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Spartans fall to 1-6 with the loss and 0-6 in LEC play, while UMass Dartmouth improves to 5-3 overall and 5-2 in LEC play. The Corsairs shot an impressive 51.7 percent (31-of-60) from the floor, while Castleton was 36.5 percent (23-of-63) from the field. The Spartans struggled from three-point range, however, going just 6-of-21 (28.6 percent), while UMass Dartmouth knocked down 11-of-23 (47.8 percent). Both sides had 39 rebounds on the afternoon, and turnovers were nearly even with Castleton having 21 and UMass Dartmouth 19.
 
Brooke Raiche led Castleton with 22 points and 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season, while Emilee Bose notched her first double-double of the year with 17 points and 10 rebounds. Bose was nearly perfect from the field, making 7-of-8 on the day. Elise Magro also reached double digits scoring with 12 points and added four assists, while Grace Turner added four points and four rebounds.
 
Shaelyn Carreiro led all players with 23 points and added six rebounds, shooting 9-of-14 from the floor. Jordan Moretti was 8-of-16 shooting for 21 points, making a game-high four threes on the day. Caroline Wilson and Meagan Donovan also reached double digits scoring with 12 and 10 points, respectively, and Lauren Empey added six points and six rebounds.
 
Castleton got on the board first with a three from the right wing by Magro, but UMass Dartmouth quickly answered on the other end to make it 3-2. A layup by Raiche made it 5-2, but the Corsairs answered with an 8-0 run to make it a 10-5 game in favor of the guests. Castleton drew back to within one point, 10-9, after jumpers from Turner and Magro found the bottom of the basket. A three by Donovan pushed the lead back to four, but Raiche responded on the ensuing possession to keep the deficit at just one point with 4:52 to go in the opening quarter. After the first quarter media timeout, Castleton took the lead back for a brief moment when Raiche sunk a layup, but Donovan responded on the other end with a layup of her own to put UMass Dartmouth ahead 15-14. The basket by Donovan kick-started an 11-0 run that ended with the Corsairs on top, 24-14. Castleton scored the final four points of the quarter, as Bose made a layup and two free throws to cut the gap to 24-18 after one quarter.
 
The Corsairs started the second quarter on a 5-0 run before Bose stopped the run with a pair of jumpers for Castleton to make it 29-22. The Corsairs started to pull away in the latter portion of the second quarter, using a 13-2 run over a 3:30 stretch to take a 44-26 lead. Castleton closed out the quarter with three unanswered points to go into the half trailing 44-29.
 
The Spartans chipped away at the lead in the third quarter, as Raiche came out of the locker room on fire, scoring 10 points in the first five minutes of the frame to cut the deficit to nine, 50-41. The lead narrowed to just six points when Bose finished a layup to make it 51-45. The Corsairs closed the third on a 13-4 run, however, pulling away and leading 64-47 after three quarters.
 
The two sides went back-and-forth in the opening three minutes of the fourth quarter, but both teams went scoreless over a two-minute stretch before Raiche broke the dry spell with a put-back layup to make it 71-57 with five minutes remaining. The Corsairs went on an 11-0 run from there, going ahead 82-57, but Lauren Pratt knocked down a three with less than a minute to play to give the game its final score of 82-60.
 
Castleton plays its final home game of the season next Friday, March 5, at 6 p.m. when it hosts in-state rival Norwich at Glenbrook Gym.