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Date: December 7, 2002
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby women's basketball wins battle of unbeatens

WATERVILLE, Maine --

Senior center Sarah Walsh (Seton Keough/Catonsville, Md.) had 14 of her game-high 20 points after halftime and added 15 rebounds and four steals to lead Colby College to a 74-63 non-conference win over Emmanuel College in a battle of unbeaten teams Saturday at Wadsworth Gymnasium.

Colby heads into the semester break with a 5-0 record, while Emmanuel falls to 4-1. The Saints were preseason ranked 13th in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) national poll and were currently ranked 25th in the D3hoops.com poll.

Senior forward Christine O'Donnell (Salem/Salem, Mass.) also had a double-double with 10 points, 12 rebounds, five assists and six steals. Senior point guard Bianca Belcher (Lewiston/Lewiston, Maine) had 13 of her 17 points in the second half, while senior guard Drea DeAngelo (Sycamore/Cincinnati, Ohio) had 10 points and four assists. Junior forward Caitlin Bourque (North Middlesex/Townsend, Mass.) came off the bench and had eight points and four rebounds.

Emmanuel led 29-27 at halftime and had a 35-29 lead with 18:18 left in the game. The Mules, though, went on an 18-0 run to turn that deficit into a 47-35 lead with 10:47 remaining. The Saints could get no closer than six points the rest of the way.

Lon Tega Morris (LaSalle Academy/Providence, R.I.) led Emmanuel with 17 points and nine rebounds despite playing just 21 minutes because of foul problems. Julia Demirer (Walkersville/Frederick, Md.) added 13 points and six rebounds.

Colby plays again against Elmira College in the opening round of the Salem State Tournament on December 29 at 2 p.m.