JUMBOS LOSE AT TOP-RANKED BATES, 75-57

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE
Bates 75    Tufts 57

at Lewiston, Me.
Tuesday, February 22, 2000

Tufts: Molly Baker 5-14, 3-3, 13; Melissa Harvill 0-1, 0-0, 0; Kate Kehrberger 0-1, 0-0, 0; Shira Fishman 1-3, 2-2, 4; Emily Goodman 4-8, 5-7, 13; Erin Harrington 4-10, 1-4, 9; Hilary Dunn 1-6, 2-2, 5; Karen Robator 3-4, 0-1, 6; Meghann Gill 0-1, 0-0, 0; Jayme Busnengo 2-3, 3-4, 7; Emily Desmarais 0-2, 0-0, 0; Totals 20-53, 16-23, 57.

Three-pointers (1-9): Dunn 1-4, Fishman 0-2, Harrington 0-2, Gill 0-1.
Rebounds (44): Goodman 9, Baker 7.
Assists (12): Harvill 3, Fishman 3, Dunn 3.

Bates: Kate McLaughlin 4-12, 2-2, 10; Sarah Williamson 2-5, 3-4, 7; Jolene Thurston 3-6, 0-0, 6; Emily King 6-16, 4-9, 16; Lisa Golobski 7-17, 0-1, 14; Marcy Grossman 4-6, 0-0, 8; Carla Flaherty 1-7, 1-2, 3; Lisa Dulude 1-2, 0-1, 2; Kate Dockery 1-1, 0-0, 2; Melissa LaPointe 1-1, 0-2, 3; Julia Price 0-0, 0-0, 0; Heather Thomson 0-1, 4-4, 4; Totals 30-74, 14-25, 75.

Three-pointers (1-6): LaPointe 1-1, Flaherty 0-3, Golobski 0-1, Grossman 0-1.
Rebounds (45): King 17, Flaherty 6.
Assists (18): McLaughlin 4, Williamson 4, LaPointe 4.

LEWISTON, Maine -- Senior forward Emily King (Lebanon, N.H.) scored 16 points and grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds as the Bates College Bobcats (20-3, 7-1 NESCAC) picked up a conference win over the visiting Tufts University Jumbos (14-7, 3-5 NESCAC) on Tuesday night.

Tufts played well in the first half and trailed the #1 team in New England just 28-25 at the break. They were too careless with the ball in the second half, especially down the stretch. The Jumbos hung around in the second half, staying within five points with just over seven minutes remaining on a field goal by senior forward Molly Baker (Northfield, Mass.). The Bobcats took control from there, scoring nine of the next 11 points, with the big hoop a trifecta from senior Melissa LaPointe (Salem, Mass.), Bates' only 3-pointer of the contest. Bates ended the contest on a 22-9 run that secured the 18-point victory.

Baker and first-year center Emily Goodman (Briarcliff, N.Y.) each had 13 points to lead Tufts. Goodman also had a team-high nine rebounds. With two games remaining, Tufts is fighting for an ECAC Playoffs berth. The Jumbos go to Brandeis on Thursday (Feb. 24) and host Bowdoin on Saturday (Feb. 26) in must-win games.

The win was Bates' eighth in a row. With it, the Bobcats clinch their fourth consecutive 20-win season. It also increases the importance of their Saturday regular-season finale with Colby. The White Mules are 16-7 overall and 6-2 in NESCAC after tonight's 64-50 win over Bowdoin. If Bates wins, the Bobcats would finish as the only conference team with one loss, clinching their fourth consecutive berth to the NCAA Championships. If Colby wins, they would share 7-2 records with Bates and Trinity, but own the tie-breaker, having defeated both teams head-to-head in NESCAC play. Bates won a non-conference contest with Colby earlier this season, 73-71 in overtime in Waterville.

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