The women's basketball team responded to a series of tough losses with a victory on Saturday afternoon over Daniel Webster College 71-53 at Mario Vagge Gymnasium in Nashua, N.H. The victory came after a loss to No. 16 Emmanuel College on Tuesday, when the team fell 62-46 in Red Auerbach Arena.

In addition to outplaying the 0-6 Daniel Webster team, the Judges, who are now 3-3, notched statistical advantages in all major offensive and defensive categories, highlighted by a 22-0 advantage in bench points and a 21-9 advantage in points off of turnovers.

"We did a much better job of taking care of the ball," said coach Carol Simon of her team's performance against the host Eagles. "We committed less turnovers and we were able to take advantage of our possessions."

After previously struggling to put points on the board, the Judges had three players reach double figures as guards Hannah Cain '15 and Kasey Dean '14 scored 12 and 13 points, respectively. Forward Erika Higginbottom '13 also added a season-high 13 points.

Eleven different Judges found the scoresheet. The scoring was headlined by Cain, Dean and Higginbottom, as well as guard Samantha Mancinelli '16, who added a career-high nine points on nine shots.

The Judges were paced by nine rebounds from Higginbottom, seven from Mancinelli, and five from guard Mikaela Garvin '15. Of the 14 players to see playing time, 13 of them added at least one rebound and gave the Judges a 43-29 advantage in that category.

The Eagles were led by freshman guard Ashley Giampetruzzi and graduate student Vanessa Bosques, who contributed 21 and 19 points, respectively. The Judges forced 16 turnovers, and after struggling recently winning the turnover battle, the Judges turned Daniel Webster's 16 turnovers into 21 points. Daniel Webster was also held to just 38 percent shooting, converting just 20 of the 53 shots they took. By comparison, the Judges shot 43 percent from the field, going 28-for-66 and 5-for-14 from three-point range.

Earlier in the week, the Judges fell to Emmanuel when the team could not find a way to break the visitor's press. Emmanuel dominated the game from the start, beginning on a 16-4 run, and went into the locker room at halftime with a 33-14 lead.

The Judges shot just 25 percent from the field and committed 22 turnovers. Aside from Garvin, no member of the team scored in double figures, and two different starters were held scoreless. Emmanuel had two starters score 18 and 12 points respectively, and added 17 points from bench players.

The Judges struggled to break the press of a much physically larger Emmanuel team, and seemed to hit their stride late in the game. They finished the game on a 24-12 run over the final 12 minutes, using quick substitutions and the hot shooting of Dean, who scored seven of the Judges final 13 points.

However, the late run wasn't enough, as the Judges had dug themselves into too deep of a hole. Simon said that lapses in focus have plagued the squad this season, saying that "we need to learn to play the entire 40 minutes."

The Judges continue their season Monday at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. They then return home for games on Thursday and Saturday against Endicott College and Roger Williams University, respectively.