Women's Basketball Falls to Colby, 75-59

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Rachael Mack (Augusta, Maine) recorded her fifth double-double of the season with game-highs of 20 points and 15 rebounds to help the Colby College women's basketball close out the regular season portion of their home schedule with a 75-59 win over Bridgewater State University on Tuesday at Wadsworth Gymnasium.

Mack shot 8-for-12 from the field and also dished out three assists. The 6-foot-2 junior raised her career totals to 826 points and 550 rebounds.

Colby shot 53% from the field (31-for-58), had 28 team assists on 31 made baskets, and nailed eight of its 11 three-point attempts.

Bridgewater State (14-6) battled hard defensively and on the boards. The Mules came into the game ranked first in the NESCAC in rebounding margin (11.6), but only had a 36-33 advantage on Tuesday.

Corey Cuddihy (Scituate, Mass.) finished with 18 points, including a 5-for-9 effort from three-point range, and added six rebounds, two assists, and two steals for the visiting Bears. Monica-Sabina Bharoocha (North Smithfield, R.I.) added 15 points and five rebounds.

Diana Manduca (Portland, Maine) had 12 of her 14 points (4-for-5 from 3-point range) in the opening half and had a career-high eight assists. She has had seven assists in three games this season and now leads the Mules with 82 assists this year. Jayde Bennett (Lynn, Mass.) tied her career-high by also dishing eight assists and contributing five first-half steals. Bennett also had eight assists in a win over Thomas College last year.

Jules Kowalski (Montville, N.J.), the New England Women's Basketball Association (NEWBA) Player of the Week for last week, added 13 points on 6-for-8 shooting and blocked two shots. She moved within 12 points at 988 in her quest to become the 14th player in program history to reach 1,000 points.

Colby held a 19-15 lead with 11:13 left after Shelly DePina (New Bedford, Mass.) scored for Bridgewater State. The Mules used a 14-0 run, including a pair of three-point shots from Manduca, to open up a 34-19 margin on the way to a 36-26 lead at intermission.

Bridgewater State scored the first point of the second half to cut Colby's lead to nine, but Jacky McLaughlin (Medfield, Mass.) nailed a three-point shot moments later to put Colby up by 12. The Mules never allowed Bridgewater State to cut the lead to single digits the rest of the way.