The 1998-1999 Chargers' women's basketball team, which broke multiple college records en route to the second round of the NCAA Championships, will also be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The team set 14 records, including six that still stand. Besides a single game record for free throws made (39 vs. Nichols), the teams still holds season records for points (2082), field goals (774), free-throws (428) and rebounds (1381). The Chargers won 25 games, which still stands as the school record for wins in a season.
The 1998-1999 team was Colby-Sawyer's first to go undefeated in the regular season in the conference, and the Chargers forged a 17-game winning streak in the league to advance to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championships. In the NCAA tournament, the Chargers defeated Hunter 74-60 at home to advance to the second round of the championships, a first for Colby-Sawyer women's basketball.
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The 1998-1999 team included the following athletes: Tasha Beaudin '02 of Warwick, R.I., Ashley Bramwell Arruda '02 of East Pembroke, Mass., Amy Callahan '02 of Salem, Mass., Cheryl Carr '00 of Easthampton, Mass., Hillary Cross Hagerty '02 of Newbury, N.H., Michelle Dailey '99 of Easthampton, Mass., team captain Kristin Diachisin '99 of Peabody, Mass., Megan Donnelly Hydock '99 of East Rochester, N.H., team captain Melissa Eckman Binette '99 of Amesbury, Mass., Katarzyna Fadrowski '01 of Farmington, Conn., team captain Alison Gulubicki '99 of Haverhill, Mass., Sara Hammond Misiano '01 of Salem, Mass., Leisa Jesser Tripp '01 of Shrewsbury, Mass., Elise Johnson Korbet '02 of Contoocook, N.H., Katie Moynahan Burke '02 of Becket, Mass., Julie Sheehan O' Neill '02 of Hudson, Mass., and Heather St. Louis '99 of Methuen, Mass.
The 1998-1999 women's basketball team was led by Head Coach George Martin of Newbury, N.H., and former Assistant Coaches Beth Chartier Tower '97 of Weare, N.H., Nate Camp '98 of New London, N.H., and Brian Beauman '99 of Andover, N.H.
