BOSTON, Mass. – Junior guard Kayt Racz (Worthington, Mass.) scored 18 points on 6-of-8 from behind the three-point arc and senior guard Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) added 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists as the Colby-Sawyer women’s basketball team (16-7, 9-3 The Commonwealth Coast Conference) won its fourth consecutive game, a 78-51 win over Wentworth (10-14, 3-9).
With the score tied at 9-all near the midway point of the first half, the Chargers went on a 10-2 run, keyed by six points from Racz, and took a 19-11 lead with 8:39 remaining. The Leopards got a pair of free throws from sophomore guard Jessie Coffey (Wakefield, R.I.) and a three pointer from classmate Meaghan Gardner (Shrewsbury, Mass) to cut the lead to 19-16 with 5:31 left, but Colby-Sawyer would outscore the hosts by a 17-3 margin over the remainder of the fist half and lead, 36-19, at the break. The Chargers shot 53.6 percent from the floor (15-for-28), including 50.0 percent (6-for-12) from behind the arc, while holding the Leopards to just 6-for-30 shooting over the first 20:00.
Wentworth used a 9-0 run to open the second half, with freshman forward Kirsten Vallone (Avon, N.Y.) scoring five of those points, and trailed 36-28 with 17:05 to play. However, Colby-Sawyer answered right back with a 17-5 run over the next six minutes and took a 20-point (53-33) lead, which broke the game open.
Sophomore forward Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) added 12 points for the Chargers, who shot 51.8 percent from the floor for the game. Wentworth was led by Vallone who scored 12 points and grabbed eight rebounds, while senior forward Emily Cring (Cicero, N.Y.) added 11 points and eight rebounds. Wentworth shot 15-for-57 (26.3 percent) for the game.
Both teams are at home on Saturday. Colby-Sawyer closes out the regular season hosting Western New England, while Wentworth’s season comes to an end with a home game against New England College.
Official Basketball Box Score Colby-Sawyer vs Wentworth 02/20/08 5:30 p.m. at Boston, Mass. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Colby-Sawyer 16-7, 9-3 TCCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 24 Terri Duffy......... f 6-11 0-1 0-0 2 2 4 4 12 1 6 3 0 24 32 Emma Pasquale....... f 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 6 6 2 4 0 2 2 2 20 25 Stevi Valle......... g 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 2 3 1 4 4 2 0 2 25 33 Noelle Surette...... g 5-8 2-3 4-4 1 7 8 3 16 4 0 0 1 27 44 Ellen Naughton...... g 2-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 4 4 4 4 1 3 25 04 Krista Moulton...... 1-1 0-0 1-1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 4 05 Kristen Romanko..... 1-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 10 Amy Hebert.......... 2-5 0-2 0-0 1 5 6 2 4 3 3 0 2 20 11 Kali Coleman........ 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 1 0 3 2 1 0 1 12 12 Kayt Racz........... 6-8 6-8 0-0 1 1 2 1 18 2 1 0 0 17 13 Michelle Havey...... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 14 Katelyn Stravinsky.. 1-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 1 5 15 Kate Callahan....... 1-1 0-0 2-2 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 4 23 Ashley Brewer....... 0-1 0-1 0-1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 34 Kristi Parent....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM................ 2 1 3 1 Totals.............. 29-56 10-22 10-12 8 30 38 20 78 22 21 7 13 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-28 53.6% 2nd Half: 14-28 50.0% Game: 51.8% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 6-12 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-10 40.0% Game: 45.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 0-0 0.0% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 83.3% 0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Wentworth 10-14, 3-9 TCCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 15 Kirsten Vallone..... f 3-10 1-3 5-8 3 5 8 0 12 3 5 2 3 26 23 Jessie Coffey....... f 3-11 0-0 2-2 2 1 3 0 8 1 7 0 0 23 32 Emily Cring......... f 4-17 1-3 2-5 7 1 8 0 11 0 5 0 0 30 05 Angela Tucker....... g 1-3 1-2 0-0 0 1 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 24 10 Michelle Fauci...... g 1-2 0-0 2-5 1 6 7 3 4 3 1 0 3 32 03 Whitney Alvarez..... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 12 Michelle Moffo...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 3 5 0 0 1 5 0 0 14 21 Sam Vinciguerra..... 0-2 0-0 5-6 1 0 1 1 5 1 0 0 1 7 24 Meaghan Healey...... 1-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 3 2 2 0 0 1 12 25 Margo Ward.......... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 34 Meaghan Gardner..... 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 0 6 1 0 0 1 21 TEAM................ 3 1 4 Totals.............. 15-57 5-13 16-26 20 19 39 9 51 14 25 2 9 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 6-30 20.0% 2nd Half: 9-27 33.3% Game: 26.3% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-9 44.4% 2nd Half: 1-4 25.0% Game: 38.5% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 13-20 65.0% Game: 61.5% 2,2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Dave Murachver, Susan Peters, Jane Hopkins Technical fouls: Colby-Sawyer-None. Wentworth-None. Attendance: 273 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Colby-Sawyer.................. 36 42 - 78 Wentworth..................... 19 32 - 51 Points in the paint-CSC 30,WIT 8. Points off turnovers-CSC 31,WIT 19. 2nd chance points-CSC 9,WIT 4. Fast break points-CSC 30,WIT 14. Bench points-CSC 38,WIT 13. Score tied-2 times. Lead changed-4 times. Last FG-CSC 2nd-00:04, WIT 2nd-02:24. Largest lead-CSC by 28 2nd-03:38, WIT by 2 1st-17:03.