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Ali Rocchi added eight points and four rebounds in a strong stint off the bench
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WATERVILLE, ME - After falling behind 5-0 to start the game, eighth-ranked Tufts University scored the next 14 points to go ahead for good in a 51-37 win over Colby College in NESCAC women's basketball Saturday at Wadsworth Gymnasium.
Tufts is 15-0 overall and 4-0 in the conference, while the Mules fell to 6-8 overall and 1-2 in league play.
Sophomore Hannah Foley (Acton, MA) was the lone Jumbo in double figures with 12 points. Kate Barnosky (Huntington Station, NY) added eight points and a team-high nine rebounds, while sophomore Hayley Kanner (Scarsdale, NY) finished with nine points and three blocked shots. Junior Ali Rocchi (Fairfield, CT) also had eight points for Tufts, which shot 48 percent (21/44) from the field.
Brooke Chandor had a double-double for Colby with 11 points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Jacky McLaughlin added eight points and four assists.
The Mules took a 5-0 lead to start the game and held Tufts without a point for the opening 3:32 of the contest. Barnosky had six points and an assist in the Jumbos' 14-0 run. The Mules got as close as seven points (21-14) with 6:37 to intermission, but Tufts used an 11-3 run to take a 32-17 margin at the break.
The Jumbos took their biggest lead of the game at 36-19 with 17:06 to play. However, the Mules battled back with an 8-0 run over the next seven minutes to cut the margin to 36-27 with 10:10 to go. After a Jumbo timeout, Tufts scored the next four points to go back up by 13.
The Mules managed to cut the deficit to nine points at 43-34 with just four minutes to play. The Jumbos again responded and used an 8-0 run to put the contest away.
Tufts turns around and faces Wheaton at home on Monday night in a 6 pm tip-off. Colby is off until playing a NESCAC game at Trinity next Friday night.
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Game recap courtesy of Colby College
