(Box
Score)
NEW LONDON, N.H. - Sophomore Alicia
Doucet (Manchester, N.H./Central) scored 25 points and
grabbed 15 rebounds Tuesday evening to lead Plymouth State
University past Colby-Sawyer College, 77-60, in non-conference
women's basketball action.
The Panthers outscored the home team 16-4 over a seven-minute
stretch midway through the second half to pull away to the
win. PSU remains undefeated at 5-0, while the Chargers drop
to 2-3.
The first half was a back-and-forth affair as each team took
multiple leads. Doucet made her presence felt from the start
scoring 16 of her 25 in the first 20 minutes. However, the Chargers
trailed by only one at half-time due to the Panthers shooting just
21.4% from the floor.
The Chargers shot 22 percent in the second half, while the Panthers
continued to knock down shots from the perimeter. Plymouth State
shot 42.3% from beyond the arc making 11 triples in the game.
Colby-Sawyer hung tough throughout the second half until the
Panthers pulled away with five minutes to play. Junior
Amanda Kania (Manchester, N.H./West) connected on
three treys in a two minute span to push Plymouth State's lead to
20.
The Panther defense held the Chargers to eight points in the final
six and a half minutes en route to their fifth straight win to
start the season. Kania finished with 15 points. Senior
Katie Sunderland (Londonderry, N.H.) recorded a
double-double with 15 points and 12 rebounds, while senior
Kalie Judd (Peabody, Mass.) poured in 10 points.
Freshman Cailin Bullett (Millbury, Mass.) scored a team-high 12
points for the Chargers and senior Amy Hebert (Keene, N.H.) added
11 points. Freshman Sammi Lehr (Cohasset, Mass.) continued to be
dominant on the boards recording her fourth straight double-digit
total with 14. Senior Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) scored eight
point and moved into 10th on the Colby-Sawyer all-time
scoring list with 1010 career points.
The Chargers return to action on Saturday with a home contest
against Tufts at 1:00 p.m. The Panthers will host Salem State on
Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
(Courtesy of Colby-Sawyer Sports Information)
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