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Date: February 18, 2003
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Walsh reaches 1,000 career rebounds for Mules

BROOKLINE, Mass. --

Senior center Sarah Walsh (Seton Keough/Catonsville, Md.) became the first Colby College women's basketball player to score 1,000 points and pull down 1,000 rebounds in a career while leading the Mules to a 68-47 non-conference victory over Newbury College on Tuesday night.

Besides her rebound milestone, Walsh also moved into third place on Colby's all-time scoring list and set the single-season steals record. She had 22 points, 18 rebounds, six assists, five steals and two blocked shots while shooting 10-for-17 from the field and 2-for-2 from the foul line in the victory over Newbury.

Walsh now has 1,397 points and 1,006 rebounds in her four years at Colby. She moved past Therese Langlois '85 (1,378 points) for third place on the scoring list. Only Kaye Cross '84 (1,452 points) and Erin Cole-Karagory '00 (1,403) are ahead of Walsh.

Walsh is already the all-time leading rebounder and the career steals leader at Colby. She was in a tie for the lead in single-season steals with Kim Condon '01 with 60.

Walsh is averaging 18.0 points and 11.5 rebounds per game this year. She is first in the New England Small College Athletic Conference in rebounding, second in scoring and is in the top 10 in three other statistical categories.

Wendy Bonner (Lexington, Mass.) added 15 points and eight rebounds for the Mules (18-6). Bianca Belcher (Lewiston, Maine) now has 900 career points after scoring 13 and dishing six assists for Colby. Christine O'Donnell (Salem, Mass.) added 10 points and four steals.

The Mules led just 25-23 at halftime, but shot 62 percent from the field in the second half to pull away.