COLBY PULLS OUT 66-60 WIN AT TUFTS IN NESCAC OPENER

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE
Colby 66    Tufts 60

at Medford, Mass.
Tuesday, January 18, 2000

Tufts: Molly Baker 0-7, 0-0, 0; Melissa Harvill 0-2, 0-0, 0; Emily Desmarais 0-0, 1-2, 1; Erin Harrington 3-11, 2-3, 8; Hilary Dunn 5-8, 2-2, 14; Kate Kehrberger 0-4, 0-0, 0; Jayme Busnengo 2-2, 2-3, 6; Karen Robator 2-5, 2-3, 6; Shira Fishman 3-9, 0-0, 8; Meghann Gill 2-5, 1-2, 6; Emily Goodman 5-12, 1-1, 11; Totals 22-65, 11-16, 60.

Three-pointers (5-15): Dunn 2-3, Fishman 2-5, Gill 1-4, Harvill 0-1, Harrington 0-1, Kehrberger 0-1.
Rebounds (50): Robator 12, Goodman 11.
Assists (9): Dunn 4, Fishman 3.

Colby: Jenn Freese 2-8, 3-3, 8; Bianca Belcher 3-5, 3-4, 9; Katy Lawson 3-7, 3-5, 9; Jasmine Ashe 1-3, 1-3, 3; Erin Cole-Karagory 0-1, 0-0, 0; Mandy Cochrane 1-8, 0-0, 2; Jen Hallee 4-6, 0-1, 9; Carli Parisella 2-8, 1-2, 5; Christine O'Donnell 2-4, 1-2, 5; Sarah Walsh 6-19, 4-8, 16; Totals 24-69, 15-25, 66.

Three-pointers (3-10): Hallee 1-1, Ashe 1-3, Freese 1-4, Belcher 0-1, Cole-Karagory 0-1.
Rebounds (48): Walsh 11, Parisella 7.
Assists (12): Freese 8.

MEDFORD, Mass. -- Visiting Colby College posted a 66-60 victory over the Tufts Jumbos in a tightly contested New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's basketball game on Tuesday night. Sophomore Katy Lawson (Mount Desert Island, ME) scored four points in the final 1:20 to help lift the White Mules in the league-opener for both squads.

Colby led 35-33 at the break and the margin did not exceed six points for the entire second half. Colby took a 54-49 lead on a three-point play by senior co-captain Jenn Freese (Veazie, ME) with 8:45 left in regulation. Tufts then surged to a 60-59 advantage at 2:36 following behind eight points (two three-pointers) by freshman guard Hilary Dunn (Medfield, MA). A free throw by Colby freshman Sarah Walsh (Catonsville, MD) tied the score at 60-60 entering the final two minutes. The Tufts offense then sputtered a bit while Colby got a lay-up by Lawson, two free throws from Freese and two more freebies by Lawson with 20 seconds left to seal the win.

Colby, which improved to 8-4 overall, got 16 points and 11 rebounds from Walsh. Dunn had 14 points for the Jumbos (6-2) and freshman Emily Goodman (Briarcliff, NY) added 11 points and 11 rebounds. The victory was Colby's fifth straight in the series.

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