Women's basketball team, ranked 20th in USA Today Poll, into CCC championship final with 59-49 win over Salve

The University of New England closed with 19 of the last 24 points to defeat fourth-seeded Salve Regina University by a 59-49 margin in the semifinals of the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Women's Basketball Championship played Thursday evening (Feb. 27) at the Harold Alfond Forum.