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Date: November 23, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

NICHOLSON, McCABE LEAD COLBY WOMEN PAST GORDON

WATERVILLE, Maine --- First-year guard Kathleen Nicholson (Tuftonboro, N.H.) had 14 points and 13 rebounds as the Colby College women's basketball team did the job defensively in a 60-43 victory over Gordon College in non-conference play Tuesday night.

First-year forward Katie McCabe (Watertown, Conn.) added 17 points and six rebounds. McCabe shot 7-for-9 from the field and Nicholson was 5-for-8. Colby (2-1) made it tough on Sarah DeLuca (Gray, Maine) all night. DeLuca averaged 20.8 points per game last year and was averaging 25 points in Gordon's opening two games. The Mules held DeLuca to 4-for-10 shooting and just eight points in 33 minutes.

Despite playing just 20 minutes because of foul trouble, Colby senior Wendy Bonner (Lexington, Mass.) still had six points, nine rebounds, and four assists. Tanya Rosbash (Newton, Mass.) finished with eight points and five rebounds for the Mules. Katie Harris (Somerville, Mass.) played just nine minutes, but was 2-for-3 from 3-point range for six points.

Genny McWhorter (Argyle, N.Y.) led Gordon (0-3) with 17 points. Kara Pillsbury (Haverhill, Mass.) had seven points and five rebounds. Colby led 29-28 at halftime, but slowly pulled away in the second half. The Mules held Gordon to just 24 percent shooting in the second half (31.5 percent for the game) and had a sizable 54-32 rebounding advantage. Colby will play at Maine Maritime at 7 p.m. Monday.