Brookline, MA.- The Dean College Bulldogs used a balanced attack to defeat Pine Manor 90-67 on Friday, notching their seventh straight win.  

With his 77th win, Coach Grahm Smith becomes the program's all time leader in wins.  Under Smith's direction, the Bulldogs have gone 77-26 over the last four seasons.

Dean had 5 players score in double figures.  Chelsea Johnson led the way with 19 points on 6-13 shooting.  Sophia Corbitt and Fataya Larry both had 13 points, with Larry also adding 10 rebounds.  Denisha Gardener had 11 points and 6 rebounds and Dana Jackson pitched in 10 points off the bench.  

The Bulldogs started fast.  Dean raced out to a 6-0 start and a 3 pointer from Johnson midway through the quarter stretched their lead to 14-2.  Pine Manor bounced back to close the gap to 6 before ending the period down 7. 

The second period was tightly contested.  Three consecutive trips for the Bulldogs ended with points from Farrah Beatty, with a layup at 3:21 pushing the Dean lead back to 11.  The Bulldogs went into the break leading 37-28.

A layup from Shaneka Monroe cut the Pine Manor deficit to 6 two minutes into the third period, but Dean responded with a 22-8 run to push their lead to 20 with 4 minutes remaining in the quarter.  

The Bulldogs controlled the fourth quarter 20-16 to coast to a 23 point win.

Dean shot 47% from the field while Pine Manor shot 33%.  The Bulldogs dominated points in the paint (42-26) and second chance points (19-9).  Dean never trailed.

The Bulldogs next travel to Southern Vermont College on Monday for their final game of the regular season.