Worcester, Mass. (March 1) -- Assumption overcame 11 missed free throws in the second half to come away with a 59-51 win over American International on Tuesday evening in the quarterfinals of the Northeast-10 Conference women's basketball tournament. The Greyhounds held the Yellow Jackets to just two field goals over the final seven minutes to down AIC for the third time this season.

The Greyhounds jumped out to a quick 15-6 lead over the first 10:43 of the game before back-to-back three-pointers cut the lead down to three just over a minute later. Assumption pushed the lead back into double digits on a layup from Sabrina Siciliano (Fairfield, Conn./Fairfield Warde) with 2:33 left and eventually took a 30-20 lead into the halftime break.

American International started out strong in the second half and cut the lead down to a pair with 11:49 left and was still within two at 43-41 with 7:49 remaining in the game. The Yellow Jackets managed just two field goals over the remainder of the half and Assumption led by at least five points over the rest of the contest. The Greyhounds knocked down seven free throws over the last 43 seconds to come away with their sixth straight victory.

Junior Kelly Meredith (Franklin, Mass./Franklin) led the Greyhounds with 17 points on 8-for-17 shooting from the field, along with 14 points from sophomore Katy Howard (Medway, Mass./Medway) and 13 from Gabrielle Gibson (Amityville, N.Y./Copiague). AIC was led by 14 points from Michelle Lafond and 12 points from Adriana Johnson.

With the win, the Greyhounds improve to 21-6 overall, while the Yellow Jackets drop to 19-10 on the season. Assumptions advances to the Northeast-10 Conference Tournament semifinals and will now travel to No. 2 seed Franklin Pierce for a Friday night matchup beginning at 7 p.m. in Rindge, N.H.