NEW LONDON, N.H.  – The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team picked up their fifth Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game on Wednesday defeating Regis by a 80-76 final in overtime. 

Rapid Recap:

• The game started with a technical free throw, but the Chargers battled back going on a 8-2 run with five-points for junior Marissa Holt (Alfred, Maine) and a triple by sophomore Elyza Mitchell (Spofford, N.H.). Courtney Doherty stopped the run with a three, but four free throws by junior Courtney Brewster (Castleton, Vt.) kick started a 11-0 run capped off by a Mitchell and-one pushed the lead to 19-6. Another three by Holt kept the lead at 13, but the Pride finished off with a flurry to cut the deficit to 24-14 headed into the second. 
• Sophomore Makenna Grillone (Walpole, N.H.) and Mitchell added a bucket to push the lead to 14 points. The Pride cut the lead to 30-22, but a 5-0 run by first year Catherine Chick (Glen, N.H.) pushed the lead back to 13. Junior Megan Molettieri (Pelham, N.H.) sparked an 8-0 run of her own to get the lead to a game-high 18 points with 1:35 to play in the half, but Regis answered with five-straight to head into the break down 13. 
• The Pride came out firing to start the third quarter going on a 15-4 run over the first six minutes to cut the Charger lead to just two points. Graduate student Lia Raynowska (Brentwood, N.H.) buried a three and added a layup to stop the run, but the Pride stayed clicking cutting the home lead to 53-52 headed into the fourth. 
• Junior Gabby Lucertini (Branford, Conn.) and first year Bree Lawrence (Swanzey, N.H.) added some insurance to kick off the fourth netting back-to-back threes, with another layup by Lucertini to give the Chargers a nine point lead with 8:37 to play. The Pride continued to chip away using a closing 10-2 spurt to knot the game up 67-67 in the final seconds. The Chargers had a chance to win the game, but the free throws couldn't find the bottom of the net to force overtime. 
• Mitchell took over the extra time getting a pair of free throws and a layup as the lead blossomed to 72-67 with 2:51 to play. The Pride answered with four-consecutive points, but Chick made a clutch free throw and Mitchell added a jumper to keep the lead at four points with 30 seconds to play. Free throws put the game away for the home team who now has a high chance at a play-in berth.

Post Game Press:
"Today's win felt great", said sophomore Elyza Mitchell (Spofford, N.H.). "Especially with it being the last home game for some of the girls! We've been working on the we over me mentality, and today after my missed free throws I had my teammates to keep me up and we leaned on each other when it mattered most."

Inside the Numbers:

• Mitchell led a well-rounded offense with 14 points (5-7 FG, 1-1 3PT, 3-6 FT), six rebounds, six assists, two steals and two blocks. Holt led the scoring for Colby-Sawyer with 15 points (4-18 FG, 2-10 3PT, 5-6 FT), six rebounds and three assists. Brewster added 11 points (3-5 FG, 5-6 FT) and six rebounds. 
• Courtney Doherty paced the Pride with 22 points (8-19 FG, 3-6 3PT, 3-4 FT), five rebounds and two assists. Madi Zancan added 18 points (7-14 FG, 4-5 FT), eight rebounds and two helpers. 
• The Chargers got out running outscoring Regis by a 29-10 fast break point margin.
• With the win the Chargers sit in 10th in the GNAC Playoff Picture with a single game to play.
• Prior to the game senior Grace Lister (Orford, N.H.) and graduate student Lia Raynowska (Brentwood, N.H.) were honored for senior day festivities. 

Up Next: 
Colby-Sawyer will travel to the University of Saint Joseph (Conn.) on Saturday to conclude the regular season.

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