WATERVILLE, Maine – The Plymouth State University women's basketball team fell to Colby College 68-48 in non-conference action at Margaret M. Crook Center on Monday evening.
Junior
Alessia Salzillo (Saugus, Mass.) and sophomore
Sabrina Vlahovic (New Hope, Pa.) scored 14 points apiece in the loss.
The Panthers found themselves down five points at halftime, but Colby College scored 31 points in the third quarter to give themselves a lead that was too big to come back from.
Plymouth State falls to 1-5 on the season, while the Mules improve to 7-1.
The Basics:
- Plymouth State 48, Colby College 68
- Plymouth State (1-5)
- Colby College (7-1)
Top Performers:
How it Happened:
- PSU used a 13-2 run in the first to go up eight (13-5) with 3:01 left in the quarter.
- The Mules cut lead to 13-10 to close out the quarter with a three-pointer as time went to zero.
- Colby rode a 10-0 run of its own in the second quarter to go up 20-17 with 4:17 remaining.
- The Mules took a five-point lead into halftime, with a 27-22 advantage.
- The home team scored more points in the third quarter alone than the entire first half, outscoring PSU 31-15 to break away 58-37 at the end of three.
- The Panthers outscored Colby 11-10 in the fourth quarter but fell to the Mules 68-48 at the end of regulation.
By the Numbers:
- The Panthers went 20-of-54 (37.0%) from the floor and 2-of-2 (100.0%) from the three-point line.
- Colby attempted 32 three-pointers to PSU's two.
- The Mules outrebounded the Panthers 47-21, and 19-4 on the offensive glass.
- PSU outscored Colby in both the first and fourth quarters.
- The Panthers outshot the Mules 37% to 36.5%.
- This was the first time the two teams have met on record since before the 2007-08 season.
Up Next:
- The Panthers will host Keene State College in a Little East Conference matchup in Foley Gymnasium on Wednesday (Dec. 8) evening. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.
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