NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer College women's basketball team dropped a non-conference decision to New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) opponent Amherst College in its 2026-27 home opener on Wednesday evening at the David L. Coffin Field House.
Rapid Recap:
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Colby-Sawyer opened the contest with strong offensive execution, matching Amherst basket-for-basket through the early exchanges. Junior Maggie Sasso opened the scoring with a transition layup, and baskets from junior Tanner Drury and junior Sydney Perry kept the Chargers in front.
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Drury and sophomore Taylor Fellows each knocked down three-pointers to give Colby-Sawyer a 12-11 advantage midway through the opening frame before senior Delaney Raymond buried a triple late in the quarter, leaving the Chargers trailing 26-17 after 10 minutes.
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Amherst seized momentum in the second quarter behind full-court defensive pressure and interior scoring, using a 15-0 run to pull away. Junior Aijah Thoroughgood and Drury connected on back-to-back three-pointers late in the half, sending Colby-Sawyer into the intermission facing a 54-26 deficit.
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The Chargers converted all four of their free-throw attempts in the third period—courtesy of Sasso and Drury—while Fellows and Drury added buckets in the paint, though the Mammoths maintained control entering the final frame.
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Fellows added a jumper and junior Lauren MacDonald converted a late layup inside during the fourth quarter as Amherst closed out the game.
Inside the Numbers:
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Fellows and Drury paced the Chargers offensively with 12 points apiece. Fellows shot 5-of-11 from the floor with two three-pointers and pulled down a team-high six rebounds, while Drury added two triples, four assists, and two blocks.
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Sasso matched Fellows for the team lead with six rebounds while contributing four points and an assist.
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Perry chipped in four points on 2-of-3 shooting alongside an assist, while MacDonald recorded four rebounds, two assists, two blocks, two points, and a steal.
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Raymond and Thoroughgood each knocked down a three-pointer off the bench to account for three points apiece, while sophomore Emily Leonard added four rebounds.
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Colby-Sawyer shot 50.0% (7-of-14) from the field in the opening quarter and went 100.0% (4-of-4) from the free-throw line on the night.
Up Next:
The Chargers (0-2) hit the road this weekend to take on VTSU Johnson in Vermont with tip-off scheduled for 1:00pm.
