Box Score JOHNSON, Vt. – February 22, 2014 – The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team earned a hard fought 51-42 win over Johnson State Saturday afternoon at Carter Gymnasium. The Chargers improve to 15-9 overall and 14-3 in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play while the Badgers slide to 7-17 on the season and 7-10 in conference place.

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Colby-Sawyer was paced by Katie McCarthy who filled the stat sheet with 11 points, three assists, four rebounds, one steal and one block. She was supported by teammate Jessica Shenkel who also contributed 11 points and tallied a pair of rebounds. Sarah Voorhis (Nashua, N.H.) led the Badgers with 13 points and a team-high seven rebounds. 

The Chargers jumped out to an early 5-2 lead after five minutes of play in the opening half. The game was a tight affair throughout the half, seeing five ties and five lead changes. Colby-Sawyer took a 21-19 lead into the locker room at halftime.

The Chargers never trailed in the second half of play, slowly building their lead to ten. The Badgers chipped away at the Chargers' lead, cutting the deficit to five with five minutes to play but Colby-Sawyer would use a late Kelsey Cahill layup and four free throws to hold on for the 51-42 victory.

Colby-Sawyer and Johnson State will face off again in NAC quarterfinal action Tuesday evening at Colby-Sawyer at 5:30pm.

-Courtesy of Johnson Sports Information