LYNDONVILLE, Vt. - February 19, 2015 - The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team earned a 63-43 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) road win at Lyndon on Thursday evening.
The Chargers improve to 14-10 overall and 11-6 in the NAC. Colby-Sawyer hosts Johnson State on Saturday at 3:00 p.m. in a regular season finale. Prior to tip-off, the two Colby-Sawyer seniors will be honored. Lyndon drops to 7-17 overall and 6-11 in conference action.
The game was close with Lyndon trailing 28-22 at half. At the beginning of the second half the Hornets shot past the Chargers, taking a lead of 30-28. That advantage proved to be short-lived when the Hornets did not hit a basket for five minutes.
At that time Colby-Sawyer managed to build a 10-point lead. That lead would build as the Hornet's found themselves in foul trouble late in the contest.
Kelsey Cahill led the Chargers with 13 points, seven rebounds and one block while
Kristin Ellis collected 10 points, five steals and eight rebounds.
Kelsey Bragdon also scored in double-digits with 11 points.
Makayla Hodge led Lyndon with eight points, five rebounds and five blocks. Alison Brown tallied six points on the night and Slayton had six assists.