Easton, Mass. – Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year Kelly Martin scored 16 points to lead 13th-ranked Stonehill College to a 58-55 come-from-behind victory over the Le Moyne College women's basketball team in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship semifinals on Thursday night at Paula Sullivan Court.

The Dolphins finish the season with a 17-11 record and advanced to the conference semifinals for the second straight year and for the third time in the program's 22 years in the NE10.

Senior forward Nicole Riddick (Albany, N.Y./Colonie/UMass Lowell) led four Dolphins in double figures with 15 points, while adding six rebounds and four steals. Sophomore guard McKayla Roberts (North Syracuse, N.Y./Cicero-North Syracuse) tallied 14 points, including 11 in the first half, and dished out five assists. Senior forwards Joanna Dobrovosky (Skaneateles, N.Y./Skaneateles) and Courtney Webster (Doylestown, Pa./Central Bucks East) each scored 10 points, while Dobrovosky had a season-high 13 rebounds and three blocked shots.

Martin, who had 20 points in Stonehill's 62-56 come-from-behind victory over the Dolphins in the regular season meeting on January 17, recorded eight points in each half, while adding five assists, four rebounds and two steals. Samantha Hyslip turned in 14 points, including 10 in the second half, while Courtney Walsh netted 11 points.

The teams went back and forth over the opening four and one-half minutes before Dobrovosky made a jump shot for a 13-10 lead with 5:19 remaining in the opening period.

The Skyhawks, the top-ranked team in each of the three NCAA East Region rankings this season, answered with seven straight points and 14 of the next 16 to take a 24-15 lead after the first quarter. Martin scored the first five points in the run, while Grace Carter tallied the final five.

The Dolphins scored the first 14 points of the second quarter to take a five-point advantage. Webster scored four points around a lay-up by Dobrovosky, Roberts drained a three-pointer and then Riddick scored five points for a 29-24 lead with 3:24 left in the first half.

After Martin and Roberts traded three-pointers, Elizabeth Grip made a lay-up to get the Skyhawks within 32-29 at halftime.
 
Following a jumper by Grip to start the third quarter, the Dolphins scored five straight points and 13 of the next 15 points to take the largest lead of the game. Webster started the run with a jumper, Riddick tallied five points, sophomore forward Colleen Corcoran (Beverly, Mass./Bishop Fenwick) made back-to-back jumpers and then Dobrovosky capped the streak with a lay-up for a 45-33 advantage with 3:37 left.

Stonehill, which improved to 16-1 at home against the Dolphins, scored the final eight points of the third quarter to get within 45-41 after 30 minutes of play. Carter made a lay-up and then Martin made consecutive three-pointers.

The teams split the first 16 points of the fourth quarter as Le Moyne's lead bounced between three and five points in the span.

After Martin hit a three-pointer to get the Skyhawks within one, Roberts answered with one of her own to give the Dolphins a 53-49 lead with 5:18 to play, but that would mark Le Moyne's second-to-last basket of the game.
 
Stonehill, which defeated the Dolphins in the NE10 tournament for the third time, countered with five free throws over the next 2:28 to take the lead. Martin made one foul shot, Walsh connected on two with 4:30 left and Grip put the Skyhawks up 54-53 with 2:33 remaining with two free throws.

Dobrovosky hit a jump shot with 2:16 left to put the Dolphins back in front, 55-54, but the Dolphins would not score again.

Only 21 seconds after Dobrovosky's basket, she committed her fifth foul, which sent Hyslip to the foul line. The second team all-conference forward converted both free throws to put the Skyhawks up 56-55.

Following an empty possession by each team, the Dolphins misfired on three shots over a possession that lasted 1:14. After the last miss, Hyslip grabbed the rebound with one second left and was fouled. She again made both attempts to complete the game's scoring.