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Date: December 8, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

SOUTHERN MAINE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS COLBY

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Megan Myles (Edward Little/Turner, Maine) had 18 points, seven rebounds, three assists and three steals in helping 15th-ranked University of Southern Maine to a 69-57 victory over Colby College in non-conference women's basketball Wednesday night.

Shannon Kynoch (So. Burlington/So. Burlington, Vt.) added 17 points on 7-for-9 shooting for Southern Maine (4-2). Katie Sibley (Boothbay Region/Boothbay, Maine) had 11 points and five assists, while Ashley Marble (Woodland/Topsfield, Maine) finished with 10 points.

Colby (3-4) had 10 turnovers in the opening 12 minutes of play, but the Mules settled down and just 13 turnovers in the final 28 minutes of the game. Southern Maine led 34-29 at halftime.

Kathleen Nicholson (Kimball Union/Tuftonboro, N.H.) and Tanya Rosbash (Newton South/Newton, Mass.) both had 12 points and three assists for Colby. Wendy Bonner (Lexington/Lexington, Mass.) had eight points on 8-for-8 free throw shooting and had a game-high 12 rebounds. Katie McCabe (Taft School/Watertown, Conn.) finished with 10 points.