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Date: November 19, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

WELLESLEY, HAMILTON WIN GAMES AT COLBY TIP-OFF TOURNEY

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Alexandra Allukian (Boston Latin/Boston, Mass.) had a game-high 29 points on 10-of-15 shooting to lead the Wellesley College women's basketball team to a 75-63 victory over Colby College in the first round of the Colby Tip-Off Tournament on Friday night.

In the other game, Hamilton College darted out to a 40-20 halftime lead on the way to a 63-42 victory over St. Joseph's (Maine) College. Sefi Adasi (Georgetown Visitation/Rockville, Md.) added a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds for Wellesley in the first game. Erin Johnson (Westhampton/Center Monches, N.Y.) added 12 points and Laura Weslander (Cretin-Denham/Medota Heights, Minn.) had 11. Catherine Romasco (Pomfret School/Sutton, Mass.) had seven points and seven assists. Wellesley (1-0) only led 35-32 at halftime, but quickly pulled away for a double-digit lead in the opening five minutes of the second half. Wendy Bonner (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.) had 15 points and 14 rebounds for Colby (0-1). Tanya Rosbash (Newton South/Newton, Mass.) added 11 points and Regina Wohl (Westbrook/Westbrook, Maine) had nine points and five assists for the Mules.

Tricia Czeski (Amsterdam/Amsterdam, N.Y.) had 18 points to lead Hamilton past St. Joseph's. Jessica Barrows (Old Saybrook/Old Saybrook, Conn.) had 13 points, Alicia Giglio (Thomas Proctor/Utica, N.Y.) had 10 points, and Pumla Sathula (St. Anne's/Charlottesville, Va.) had eight points and 10 rebounds.

Megan Tetrault (Deering/Portland, Maine) had 12 points for St. Joseph's. Wellesley will play in the title game against Hamilton College at 3 p.m. Saturday. The consolation game begins at 1 p.m.