BOSTON, Massachusetts – Senior Chinyere Bell and redshirt junior guard GiGi Smith each netted 11 points, but an early surge by Northeastern was too much to overcome as the Huskies defeated UNCW, 83-54, in Colonial Athletic Association women's basketball action at Cabot Center on Friday evening.
 
The loss dipped the Seahawks' record to 16-11 overall and 9-7 in the CAA. Northeastern, meanwhile, ended a three-game losing skid to stand at 16-10 overall and 6-9 against league foes.
 
Senior guard Jess Genco led Northeastern to the victory by scoring a game-high 28 points, making 10-of-16 shots from the floor, including a 6-for-10 showing from three-point range. Junior guard Shannon Todd added 18 points while freshman guard Kendall Currence chipped in 11 points and seven rebounds off the bench.
 
Bell scored in double figures for the eighth time in the last nine games after registering her 11-point effort, which including a 7-for-9 effort from the foul line, while pacing the Seahawks with six rebounds.
 
Smith authored her 14th consecutive double-digit scoring performance after making 4-of-12 field goal attempts and both of her free throws.
 
Key Moment: Genco scored 10 of her 28 points in the game's opening 11 minutes as the Huskies sprinted to a 21-5 lead and never looked back en route to the wire-to-wire victory.  
 
Up Next: UNCW completes its two-game Northeast road trip on Sunday afternoon when the Seahawks visit Hofstra for a 1 p.m. CAA contest.

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