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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - February 19, 2011 - Sophomore guard Taylor DeSanty (North Adams, MA) scored 25 points as the Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team defeated Western New England 66-49 in the final game of the regular season for both squads Saturday afternoon at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.

The Chargers improve their record to 14-10 overall and 10-3 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC). The Golden Bears drop to 14-11 and 6-7 in TCCC play.

Colby-Sawyer earned the #3 seed in the TCCC standings and will host the #7 seed Roger Williams (15-9, 8-5) in a quarterfinals matchup on Tuesday (Feb. 22). The Chargers defeated the Hawks 77-59 back on January 29 in New London.

Also scoring in double figures were senior guard Katelyn Stravinsky (Norwell, MA) who netted 10 points and sophomore forward Sammi Lehr (Cohasset, MA) who compiled a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

The visitors scored the first nine points of the game and held a 30-21 advantage at halftime. DeSanty scored nine points in less than two minutes to give the Chargers a 40-25 lead with 14:47 remaining in the game.

Junior forward Kaitlin Fifield (Warner, NH) scored only six points, but four came in a 45-second span that gave CSC a 44-28 advantage at the 12:51 mark, and the Chargers never looked back.

Western New England received a nice effort from sophomore guard Emily Savino (Ellington, CT) who had 15 points and seven rebounds. Junior forward Sarah Proper (Coxsackie, NY) added 10 points and eight rebounds.

Senior forward Kelly McCormick (Manchester, CT) pulled down a game high 12 rebounds.


--Release courtesy of WNEC Sports Info