BOSTON, Mass.  – The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team fell in their second-straight Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game on Saturday dropping a contest to Emmanuel by a 75-52 margin. With the loss the Chargers maintain the 10th seed in the GNAC playoff picture with two games to play. 

Rapid Recap:

•  The Saints jumped ahead by a 11-0 margin over the first five minutes stopped by a junior Megan Molettieri (Pelham, N.H.) three-pointer. Molettieri continued the hot shooting burying another two from deep before two more layups by junior Courtney Brewster (Castleton, Vt.) cut the Emmanuel lead to just one point. An and-one finish by first year Catherine Chick (Glen, N.H.) gave the Chargers a lead at 16-14, but a jumper by Kiera Eubanks evened the score with a minute to play. Chick ended the quarter strong with a three to cut the Saint lead to 21-19 headed into the second. 
• Junior Gabby Lucertini (Branford, Conn.) kicked off the second quarter with a bucket, but the Saints continued to stay in the lead jumping the lead back to 17 points on a 16-1 run. Junior Marissa Holt (Alfred, Maine) stopped the momentum momentarily with a finish in the lane. Brewster finished the quarter strong for the Chargers netting the last five-points to keep the score at 44-30 into halftime in favor for the home team. 
• Graduate student Lia Raynowska (Brentwood, N.H.) kicked off the second half with a three as the Chargers looked to battle back into the game. Brewster finished back-to-back buckets to cut the Saint lead down to 11 points, but a 8-3 run pushed the lead back to 16 points. Free throws by sophomore Elyza Mitchell (Spofford, N.H.) and first year Larissa Daigle (Fort Kent, Maine) kept the Chargers within 58-46 headed into the final 10 minutes. 
• The Saints started the quarter strong yet again scoring the first 10 points to jump the lead to 22 points. Mitchell stopped the run with two free throws to start a 5-0 spurt, but the Saint closed the game with 7-1 run to win the game by a 75-52 margin. 

Inside the Numbers:

• The Chargers offense was led by Brewster who scored 17 points (7-11 FG, 0-1 3PT, 3-4 FT). Molettieri tallied nine points (3-9 FG, 3-8 3PT), three rebounds and two assists. Chick registered six points (2-4 FG, 1-1 3PT, 1-1 FT), six rebounds, two steals and a pair of assists, while Mitchell added six points (1-3 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-6 FT), seven rebounds, two steals and a block. 
• Olivia Matela paced the Saints with 22 points (7-14 FG, 5-12 3PT, 3-5 FT), seven rebounds, five steals and four assists. Eubanks added 10 points (5-8 FG) and seven rebounds. 

Up Next: 
Colby-Sawyer will celebrate senior day on Tuesday against Regis in a must-win game in New London.

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