CHICOPEE, Mass. – The Southern Vermont College women's basketball team fell into a halftime deficit it could not overcome in a 75-45 loss at Elms College Tuesday night in a New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) tilt.

Mountaineer freshman captain Amber Flagg (Windsor, Conn.) recorded a game-high 21 points, her fifth game of 20 or more this season. However, three Blazers recorded double-digits, including senior guard Jen Normandie (Westford, Mass.) and sophomore forward Denisha Parks (Fall River, Mass.) who matched one another for 14 points and 11 rebounds; they both scored 12 in the first half.

After falling behind, 9-1 in the opening 3:30, Southern Vermont clawed back to within six (13-5) when freshman forward Kala MacKenzie (Fair Haven, Vt.) hit the first of two free throws with 13:03 to play in the first half.

The Blazers answered with a pair of foul shots from junior forward Nicolette Martin (Colchester, Conn.) that sparked a 20-9 run over the next 12 minutes to set the score at 33-14 with 1:32 remaining in the frame.

A pair of Flagg free throws stopped Elms' run and brought the score to 33-16, but a layup by sophomore forward JC Pickett (Chicopee, Mass.) and a jumper by freshman guard Jenna Oyler (Metuchen, N.J.) allowed Elms to stake a 37-16 lead at intermission.

The Blazers continued to pull away in the second half and extended its lead to as many as 33 (65-32) when junior guard Jennifer Belanger (Chicopee, Mass.) hit a jumper in the corner with 7:08 to play in the contest.

MacKenzie and freshman Javasha White (Schenectady, N.Y.) chipped in a team-best eight rebounds each, while White and Sarah McDonald (Cohoes, N.Y.) registered six points each. MacKenzie followed Flagg on the team with 10 points.

Elms' freshman center Melissa LaFlamme (West Springfield, Mass.) had her best shooting performance hitting on 5 of 7 from the field en route to a collegiate career-high 10 points. Sophomore guard Gianna Youngblood (East Freetown, Mass.) canned a pair of treys and finished with eight points, while Martin totaled seven off the bench.

The Mountaineers (3-13 overall, 3-6 NECC) will get back to it Saturday afternoon when they host NECC foe Daniel Webster College at 1 p.m., and Elms (8-8 overall, 7-2 NECC) next visits Lesley University for a 6:30 p.m. tip Saturday evening.