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NASSAU, BAHAMAS – January, 3, 2011 - The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team resumed their 2010-11 season today with a non-conference matchup against TCCC member Nichols College. The Bison came away with a 63-52 victory in the first game of the 2011 Bahamas Goombay Shootout at the Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium in Nassau, Bahamas.

Nichols improves to 5-5, while Colby-Sawyer falls to 4-5. The two teams will meet again on January 22 in Dudley, Mass. for a Commonwealth Coast Conference tilt.

Jessica Nelson led Nichols with a double-double, scoring a game-high 22 points to go with a game-best 13 rebounds. Ashley Robidoux added 14 points, seven rebounds, and three assists, while Chelsea Shaughnessy scored seven points, pulled down six rebounds and had a game-best five steals.

Taylor DeSanty scored 19 points for the Chargers, while Mari Meserve pulled down 11 boards, including nine in the first half.

Katelyn Stravinsky gave the Chargers a 5-2 lead just over three minutes into the game, but the Bison held Colby-Sawyer scoreless over the next 8:11 while building a three-point lead, 11-8. A Shaughnessy mid-court steal evolved into an easy lay-in to cap an 8-3 run to put the Bison up 11 with 3:22 left in the frame, and Nichols held on to lead, 27-18 at the half.

A free throw from Emily Yourie at the 14-minute mark of the second half capped a 15-7 run and gave Nichols its largest lead of 19 points. Colby-Sawyer quickly chipped away at the lead and cut the Bison's advantage down to eight on an 11-0 run spanning the next three and a half minutes.

The Chargers got as close as six with a three-pointer from Stravinsky at 5:43, making it 47-41 in favor of the Bison, but Nichols rebounded into a double-digit lead four more times, including the final instance on a pair of free throws by Nelson with nine seconds left for the 63-52 final.

Nichols will complete tournament play Tuesday in a 4 p.m. game against Skidmore. Colby-Sawyer faces the Thoroughbreds Wednesday at 4 p.m. to round out tourney action.

--Release courtesy of Nichols Sports Info