Providence, R.I. - The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team starts 2022 with a huge Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) win, defeating Johnson & Wales by a 73-62 final. This marks Chargers women's basketball head coach Devon Quattrocchi's first collegiate head coaching victory.

RAPID RECAP:

• Colby-Sawyer started the game trailing the Wildcats by a 17-10 clip before closing the first quarter on a 14-6 run including three three-pointers from first year Megan Molettierri (Pelham, N.H.). 
• In the second quarter junior Emily Parent (Oakland, Maine) got her offense rolling scoring nine points in the quarter and keeping the Chargers in front by a 38-33 clip heading into the break.
• After the break the home team stormed back to even the score at 46 before Parent knocked down another triple and propelled the visitors into a 55-48 advantage.
• In the fourth the teams went back and forth with JWU getting it down to a three point deficit with 8:04 remaining, but the Chargers closed out the game keeping the Wildcats out of reach. 

COACHES CORNER:

"Huge Collective effort today", said head coach Devon Quattrocchi."I am super proud of the resilience of this group both on and off the court. Excited to get back to work tomorrow!"

STATS & FIGURES:

• First year Gabby Lucertini (Branford, Conn.) netted a career-high with 21 points (6-10 FG, 1-2 3-PT, 8-11 FT), while also dishing six assists and grabbing six boards.
• Molettierri also notched a career-high with 20 points (6-16 FG, 4-9 3-PT, 4-6 FT), while Parent tallied 17 points (4-9 FG, 4-5 3-PT, 5-6 FT) and four rebounds. 
• Jennell Martin paced the Wildcats with 14 points in the losing effort. 

UP NEXT: 
The Chargers will host Dean College in another GNAC contest in New London on January 12th at 5:30 PM.