NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Chargers picked up their second-straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win with a 72-70 over Dean College. 

Rapid Recap: 

• Colby-Sawyer started off on a cold streak missing their first eight shots as the Bulldogs took a 12-0 advantage. 
• A Charger surge followed scoring 11 of the next 16 points kick started by a junior Zack Caraballo (Salem, N.H.) layup followed by an assist to a junior Scott Lampron (Concord, N.H.) three. 
• The lead jumped back to 14 points for the Bulldogs, before a 14-4 run sparked by 11 points by junior Conor Kelly (Charlestown, Mass.).  
• The Chargers took their first lead at the 15:19 mark of the second half after a Kelly free throw, before back and forth action saw the game knotted at 63-63 with 3:21 remaining in the contest.
• First year Kevin Cummings (Portsmouth, N.H.) put the home team on top for the remainder of the contest drilling back-to-back threes to get the Chargers rolling late. A pair of clutch free throws by Kelly iced it and gave the Chargers the big victory.

Player Spotlight:

"You know we just gotta play hard one-hundred percent", said Conor Kelly. "We let up a little bit at the beginning, but we kept fighting, came back and won two very close games. I'm so glad we got the win today."

Notes & Notables: 

• Kelly tabbed a career-high 20 points (7-11 FG, 6-8 FT), while also grabbing double-digit rebounds with 10.
• Cummings led the Chargers in scoring once again pouring in 22 points (8-14 FG, 5-10 3-PT, 1-1 FT) to go with seven rebounds. Senior Deondre Smith (Garland, Texas) had 12 points (4-9 FG, 0-2 3-PT) and four steals.
• Caraballo added five points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3-PT), six assists, and four rebounds in an all around effort. 

Up next: 
The Chargers travel to West Hartford, Connecticut for another conference matchup, this time with the Blue Jays of the University of Saint Joseph on Saturday, January 15th. Game is set for 3 pm. 

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