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Teams: Women's Basketball: Schedule & Results
TUFTS TIES RECORD FOR WINS IN A SEASON WITH 61-46 VICTORY AT
MIDDLEBURY
COLLEGE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL FINAL SCORE
Tufts 61, Middlebury 46
At Middlebury, VT
Friday, February 8, 2008
Game Statistics
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Colleen Hart posted her second career
double-double with 18 points and 10 boards
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MIDDLEBURY, Vt. -- Leading 25-22 at intermission,
Tufts went on a 19-3 run to start the second half to earn a 61-46
victory over Middlebury at Pepin Gym Friday night. The win improves
the Jumbos record to 19-1, 5-1 in the NESCAC, and ties their school
record for victories in a season. The Panthers drop to 11-10 and 2-4
in league play. Both teams return to NESCAC action on Saturday as
Middlebury host Bates, while Tufts travels to Williams.
Middlebury jumped out to an early 4-0 lead, with
buckets by Lani Young and Emily Johnson, before Tufts went on a 5-0
spurt with 15:11 remaining. The back-and-forth first half saw a
total of 10 lead changes, as neither team led by more than four
points. With the game knotted at 22 apiece in the final seconds of
the half, Tufts senior co-captain Jenna Gomez (Norfolk, MA) collected a turnover and dropped in a three as
time expired for a 25-22 Jumbo advantage at the break.
First-year guard Colleen Hart�s (Needham, MA) three-pointer sparked the pivotal
second half run for Tufts, as she collected eight of her game-high
18 points during the span. The Jumbos built a 44-25 advantage by the
10:45 mark, before Middlebury answered with a 16-8 run, closing the
gap to 52-41 with 5:19 left to play. Young was key for the Panthers
during that stretch, scoring nine of her team-high 13 points. The
Panthers could not break the double-digit Tufts� advantage in the
remaining minutes though.
Hart�s 18 points led all scorers, while junior Katie Tausanovitch
(Lyme, NH) chipped in 10 for Tufts. Senior co-captain Khalilah Ummah
(Litchfield, ME) collected a
game-high 11 rebounds, as Hart grabbed 10 more for the Jumbos, who
out-rebounded the Panthers 52-32 during the game. Young�s 11 points
paced Middlebury, while Johnson netted 10.
Tufts finished 19-3 under Coach Sharon Dawley for
the 1986-87 season. They have a chance to top that mark tomorrow at
Williams.
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