Teams: Women's Basketball: Schedule & Results

JUMBOS CLOSE OUT REGULAR SEASON WITH WIN AT COLBY

WOMEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE
Tufts 71    Colby 62

At Waterville, ME
Saturday, February 10, 2007

Game Statistics

WATERVILLE, Me. -- Junior Khalilah Ummah (Litchfield, ME) came off the bench and had 17 points and seven rebounds to pace the Tufts University women's basketball team to a 71-62 win over Colby College in New England Small College Athletic Conference play Saturday at Wadsworth Gymnasium.

Tufts will head into the NESCAC playoffs with a 16-7 overall record and an 8-1 mark in the league. That is their best-ever finish in the conference, good for second place behind Bowdoin. Colby finishes its season at 6-17 and 1-8 in the league. The Jumbos will host Middlebury College in the first round of the Conference Tournament next Saturday (Feb. 17) at 3:00 pm. The Mules did not qualify for the tournament.

Tufts shot nearly 52 percent from the field in the first half in taking a 36-27 lead at the break. The Mules got as close as six points a few times in the second half, but were unable to get any closer.

Senior Valerie Krah (Mountain Lakes, NJ) finished with 16 points and five assists for the Jumbos, while classmate Taryn Miller-Stevens (Avon, CT) had six points, six rebounds and six assists. Junior Jenna Gomez (Norfolk, MA) added 11 points and six rebounds, Libby Park (Massena, NY) had six points and nine rebounds and Kimberly Moynihan (West Hartford, CT) had eight points.

Colby got a collegiate-high 20 points on 8 for12 shooting and nine rebounds from Lauren Duval (Shrewsbury, MA). Tracy Nale (Waterville, ME) added 17 points in her final collegiate game, Katie McCabe (Watertown, CT) had 10 points and Alison Cappelloni (Sudbury, MA) finished with eight points.

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