WATERVILLE, Maine --- The 14th-ranked Colby College women's basketball team had a season-opening win streak snapped at five by University of New England on Tuesday night.
 
Kelley Paradis (Newport, Maine) had a game-high 26 points and teammate Beth Suggs (Bath, Maine) had 14 points and 17 rebounds as UNE took a 70-63 overtime win over the Mules in non-conference play.
 
Paradis shot 11-for-18 from the field and had 15 of her 26 points in the second half and overtime. Suggs had 13 of her rebounds in the final 25 minutes.
 
UNE (5-1 overall) led 13-4 early in the first eight minutes of the contest, but the Mules battled back and only trailed 24-23 at intermission.
 
The Nor'easters led 54-49 in the second half after a 3-point shot by Liz LeBlanc (Jay, Maine) with 3:43 to play. Colby's Diana Manduca made two free throws, but Suggs answered by making 1-for-2 from the line for a 55-51 lead. The Mules got to within one point at 55-54 with 1:55 to play when Aarika Ritchie (Lee, Maine) nailed a 3-point shot. Lauren Rousseau (Biddeford, Maine) added one free throw with 21 seconds remaining for a 56-54 UNE lead, but Colby's Diana Manduca (Portland, Maine) went all the way for a lay-up just five seconds later to tie it at 56-56 and send it to overtime.
 
UNE scored the first six points of the extra session for a 62-56 lead and then went 8-for-8 from the foul line in the final two minutes.
 
Rousseau had 14 points and was 5-for-6 from the foul line for UNE. Margo Russell (Madison, Maine) dished a team-high five assists and Suggs also had three assists and two blocked shots.
 
Manduca finished with 21 points, five assists, and five steals for Colby (5-1). Ritchie added 15 points, six boards, and three assists. Rachael Mack (Augusta, Maine) had eight points, 10 rebounds, and four assists.
 
Suggs helped UNE to a 42-39 rebounding advantage and the Nor'easters shot 20-for-29 from the foul line. Colby entered the game shooting 83 percent from the foul line as a team, but managed just a 64 percent (9-for-14) effort Tuesday.
 
Colby will play at Emmanuel College on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
UNE 70, COLBY 63, OT
UNE (5-1)
Kelley Paradis 11-18 3-5 26; Lauren Rousseau 4-7 5-6 14; Beth Suggs 4-15
6-10 14; Liz LeBlanc 2-7 1-2 7; Margo Russell 1-6 2-2 4; Kari Pelletier 0-4
3-4 3; Kelly Coleman 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 23-59 20-29 70.
COLBY (5-1)
Diana Manduca 6-15 6-6 21; Aarika Ritchie 6-14 1-4 15; Jil Vaughan 4-7 0-0
8; Rachael Mack 3-11 1-2 8; Jacky McLaughlin 2-6 0-0 6; Kelly Potvin 1-1 1-2
3; Jen Nale 1-5 0-0 2; Jayde Bennett 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-61 9-14 63.
UNE........................... 24 32 14 - 70
Colby......................... 23 33  7 - 63
3-point goals-UNE 4-15 (Liz LeBlanc 2-5; Lauren Rousseau 1-2; Kelley Paradis
1-4; Kelly Coleman 0-1; Margo Russell 0-3), Colby 8-27 (Diana Manduca 3-7;
Aarika Ritchie 2-6; Jacky McLaughlin 2-6; Rachael Mack 1-3; Jayde Bennett
0-2; Jen Nale 0-3). Fouled out--UNE-None, Colby-Jil Vaughan. Rebounds-UNE 42
(Beth Suggs 17), Colby 39 (Rachael Mack 10). Assists-UNE 18 (Margo Russell
5), Colby 19 (Diana Manduca 5). Total fouls-UNE 10, Colby 19. A-200