Colby Wins Eighth Straight Game With 64-37 Win Over Wentworth

BOSTON, Mass. – Sophomore forward Rachel Mack (Augusta, Maine) and senior forward Allison Cappelloni (Sudbury, Mass.) each scored 14 points as the Colby women's basketball team won its eighth straight game with a 64-37 win over Wentworth Institute of Technology in a non-conference contest played at Tansey Gymnasium.

After falling behind by a pair to open the contest, the Mules took a 9-2 lead when Mack buried a jumper with 16:52 remaining in the half.  During the 9-0 run, Mack had four points, while junior forward Julianne Kowalski (Montville, N.J.) added three.  Wentworth responded with a 7-2 spurt, keyed by five points from senior guard Michelle Fauci (Boxford, Mass.) and tied the game at 11-all on a basket by freshman forward Morgan Furman (Falmouth, Maine).

Over the next 11:06 Colby outscored Wentworth by a 21-6 margin to take a 32-17 lead with 1:44 left in the half and would lead by 13 (32-19) at the break.  Mack would have 10 of her points in the first half while the Mules' defense held the Leopards to 26.7 percent shooting from the floor.

The second half saw Colby hold Wentworth without a field goal for nearly eight minutes while extending its lead to as many as 30 points.  The Leopards would shoot just 23.3 percent from the floor over the final 20:00 and finished the game shooting 25.0 percent.

Mack added seven rebounds while Cappelloni hauled down six caroms.  Kowalski recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.  The Mules outrebounded the Leopards, 49-31 and scored 23 points off of 17 Wentworth turnovers.

The Leopards received 10 points and six rebounds from Fauci, while Furman had seven points and six rebounds.

Colby improves to 12-1 on the season and resumes NESCAC play on Wednesday with a 6:00 p.m. game at Tufts.  The Leopards fall to 7-8 and resume TCCC play on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. with a game against Western New England.