NEW LONDON, N.H. – December 9, 2016 – Colby-Sawyer freshman Chelsea Dow (White River Junction, Vt.) scored a game-high 20 points, but it was not enough as Husson University came away with a 75-55 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) victory over the Chargers on Friday evening.   

Husson remains undefeated at 5-0 overall and 3-0 in the NAC. The Eagles will play at New England College tomorrow at 3 p.m. Colby-Sawyer drops to 5-3 overall and 2-1 in conference play. The Chargers host Maine Maritime tomorrow at 3 p.m.
 
Dow led all players with 20 points on 7-of-13 shooting. She added five steals and three rebounds. Freshman Tianna Sugars (Oxford, Maine) finished with the second most blocks in a game in program history with seven to go along with a game best 11 rebounds in 22 minutes.
 
Husson had three players in double figures led by senior Darla Morales (Oxnard, Calif.) and senior Chandler Gurrette (Presque Isle, Maine) who had 17 points apiece. Gurrette added a game-high six steals. Sophomore Kenzie Worcester (Washburn, Maine) scored 16 points, while junior Anna MacKenzie (Plymouth, Maine) pulled in a team best 10 rebounds.
 
The first quarter was well played by both teams and featured three ties and a pair of lead changes. Each team shot over 40% from the floor and 55% from beyond the arc in a high scoring opening frame. Husson sprinted out to a 10-4 lead in the first three minutes sparked by five points from Morales. Colby-Sawyer then rattled off eight straight points with five coming from Dow and three from senior Lexi Iannone (North Haven, Conn.). Back-to-back buckets from Gurrette gave the visitors a lead, but Morgan Fogg (Sanford, Maine) knocked down a jumper to tie the game at 14-14. Husson finished the quarter on an 11-3 run thanks to three three-pointers and led 25-17 after one.
 
Husson pushed its lead to 13 after a Maegan True (Holden, Maine) three, two minutes into the second. Colby-Sawyer was able to bring the game back within five at the end of the frame after a pair of three-pointers sandwiched around a Husson layup made it 39-34 at the break. Husson finished the first half 7-of-13 from beyond the arc, while Colby-Sawyer was 6-of-15.
 
The Eagles led throughout the second half and were able to stave off a comeback from Colby-Sawyer to secure the victory.   

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