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men's basketball
Another Double-Digit Win Season for the Chargers
Another men's basketball season at Colby-Sawyer, another year with double-digit wins as Head Coach Bill Foti, in his 16th season at the helm of the Chargers program, notched his 300th win. Coach Foti and the Chargers won at least 10 games for the 16th straight time, leading Colby-Sawyer to a 13-11 record and another appearance in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) tournament despite not having a senior on the roster.
Foti, Szeliga, Rosso Honored by N.H. Coaches
NEW LONDON, N.H. - March 13, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer junior Duncan Szeliga, a native of Newmarket, N.H., and sophomore David Rosso, a native of Wilmington, Vt., have been chosen to the 2008 All-State Team by the New Hampshire NCAA Division III Basketball Coaches Association. Coach Bill Foti was selected as Co-Coach of the Year, along with Rivier's David Morissette.
Chargers Fall To Hawks In TCCC Quarterfinals
BRISTOL, R.I. – February 26, 2008 - A second-half rally pushed the Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team to a 62-59 win over Colby-Sawyer College in the TCCC Quarterfinals Tuesday evening. A 6-of-24 performance from the field in the first half put the Hawks in a 28-35 deficit entering the break. Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) and Dave Rosso (Wilmington, Vt.) had 32 of the Chargers' points in the half, with Szeliga scoring 19 and Rosso going for 13.
Szeliga Earns All-Conference Award
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - February 25, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer junior Duncan Szeliga, a native of Newmarket, N.H. has earned second team All-The Commonwealth Coast Conference accolades for his efforts in leading the Colby-Sawyer men's basketball team to a No. 7 seed in the upcoming conference tournament.
Chargers Win, Foti Gets #300
NEW LONDON, N.H. – February 23, 2008 – Head Coach Bill Foti earned his 300th career win as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College (13-10, 8-5 The Commonwealth Coast Conference {TCCC}) defeated the Golden Bears of Western New England College (15-10, 9-4 TCCC) in TCCC action Saturday afternoon, 72-59.
Chargers Fall To Wentworth
BOSTON, Mass. – February 20, 2008 - Junior guard Todd Doyle's (Mystic, Conn.) three pointer with 2:25 remaining snapped a 58-all tie and enabled the Wentworth men's basketball team (13-10, 7-5 The Commonwealth Coast Conference) to win for the first time in the last 18 meetings against Colby-Sawyer (12-10, 7-5) by defeating the Chargers, 71-63.
Jefferson, Simpson help carry UNE to win over Chargers
BIDDEFORD, Maine - February 16, 2008 - Johnnie Jefferson '09 (Dallas, Texas) matched his career high with 33 points, and Jaykyri Simpson supported with 25 to help the University of New England defeat Colby-Sawyer College, 90-78, in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center.
Chargers Fight Off Scots
NEW LONDON, N.H. – February 12, 2008 – In a The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) battle for a top seed in the conference tournament, the Colby-Sawyer Chargers defeated the Gordon College Fighting Scots 65-59 Wednesday night. The Chargers (12-8, 7-3 TCCC), who led from tip-off to buzzer, moved into a tie for the third best record in TCCC play with the win.
Chargers Fly Past Seahawks
NEW LONDON, N.H. - February 9, 2008 - Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) led all scorers with 24 points and added 12 rebounds, improving the Chargers to 11-8 overall, 6-3 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) as Colby-Sawyer defeated the Seahawks of Salve Regina 72-53 on Saturday afternoon. The loss drops the Seahawks 6-15 on the season, 4-5 in conference action.
Chargers Clip Gulls Wings
NEW LONDON, N.H. – February 6, 2008 – The Chargers of Colby-Sawyer took a 10-point lead into the half and blew the game open with a 44-20 scoring run in the second stanza to defeat the Gulls of Endicott College, 74-46 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference action Wednesday night.
Hawks Overcome Deficit to Down Chargers
BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Men's Basketball team overcame a nine-point halftime deficit to defeat Colby-Sawyer College 64-59 Saturday afternoon in TCCC action. The Hawks trailed early due to poor shooting, as RWU missed its first nine shots of the game ...
Chargers Defeat Eastern Nazarene in Shootout
NEW LONDON, N.H. – January 31, 2008 – The Chargers of Colby-Sawyer came back from a nine-point deficit with 12:00 remaining to beat the Crusaders of Eastern Nazarene College, 73-65 Thursday night in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball action Thursday evening.
Chargers Stampede Bison
NEW LONDON, N.H. – January 26, 2008 – Colby-Sawyer's Dave Rosso (Wilmington, Vt.) scored 22 points and Will Clemmer (Windham, Maine) added 10 points and 13 rebounds for the first double-double of his career as the Chargers defeated the Bison of Nichols College 80-53 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball action Saturday afternoon.
Colonels Hand Chargers Second Conference Loss
MILTON, Mass. - January 23, 2008 - The Colonels of Curry College shot 51 percent from the floor, including 58 percent in the first half on their way to handing Colby-Sawyer men's basketball their second conference loss of the season, 71-56, on Wednesday evening.
Amcats Get Past Chargers
PAXTON, Mass. - January 19, 2007 - David Rosso (Wilmington, Vt.) scored 26 and Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) scored 16 but it was not enough as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer fell to the Amcats of Anna Maria College 97-95, dropping their first The Commonwealth Coast Conference game of the season Saturday afternoon.
Chargers Roll Past Pilgrims
HENNIKER, N.H. - January 15, 2008 - Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) scored 28 and Dave Rosso (Wilmington, Vt.) added 27 as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer handed the Pilgrims of New England College a 104-67 win in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball action Tuesday evening.
Chargers Down Regis In TCCC Opener
WESTON, Mass.- January 12, 2008 - Regis College Men's Basketball took an 89-69 home loss to open The Commonwealth Coast Conference play to the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday afternoon. The win improves Colby-Sawyer to 6-5 overall, and 1-0 in the TCCC, while Regis, playing in the program's inaugural season, falls to 6-8, 0-1 in the TCCC.
Chargers Fall Short To Middlebury
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – January 8, 2008 - Junior Ryan Murray (Killingworth, Conn.) pulled down 19 rebounds and added six points as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer fell to Middlebury College 64-53 in non-conference men's basketball action Tuesday evening. Murray tied the school record for rebounds in a game, the third time he has done so in the past two years. Teammate Dave Rosso (Wilmington, Vt.) led the way on the offensive side of the ball for the Chargers, scoring 12 points.
Szeliga Named Athlete of the Month
Chargers Take Third at Tampa Shootout
TAMPA, Fla. - December 30, 2007 - Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H. scored a game high 31 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Chargers finished in third place at the Tampa Shootout, downing Case Western Reserve 92-80. Szeliga was also named to the All-Tournament team for his efforts on the weekend.
Chargers Fall to College of Mt. St. Joseph in Tampa Shootout Opening Round
Chargers Fall To Bowdoin
BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's basketball team jumped out to an 8-0 lead and never trailed in an 88-60 victory over Colby-Sawyer on Thursday evening at Morrell Gymnasium. The Polar Bears improve to 6-2 this season while the Chargers dip to 4-3.
Chargers Cruise Past Castleton
NEW LONDON, N.H. - December 4, 2007 – Junior Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) scored a game-high 25 points and Junior Ryan Murray (Killingworth, Conn.) added 11 rebounds as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer defeated the Castleton State Spartans 84-70 in non-conference men's basketball action Tuesday night.
Chargers Get Past Lesley
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – December 1, 2007 - Duncan Szeliga scored a game high 28 points, including 3 of 5 from beyond the arc, as the Chargers defeated the Lynx of Lesley University 93-70 on Saturday afternoon.
Norwich Rallies Past Chargers 71-61
NEW LONDON, N.H. – November 29, 2007 – Norwich's Jerrold Williams (Norwalk, Conn.) scored a game-high 25 points and Jamel Bedford (Queens, N.Y.) added 20 points and 17 rebounds as the Cadets of Norwich University rallied from a 14 point halftime deficit to defeat the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer College 71-61 in non-conference action Thursday night.
Chargers Suffer First Loss
Concord, N.H. - November, 27, 2007- Junior Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) scored 17 points and sophomore Dave Rosso (Wilmington, Vt.) added 13 but it was not enough as the Chargers fell to the Owls of Keene State 76-60 in non-conference action Tuesday night at the Jacobs Bridge Through Autism Classic at New Hampshire Technical Institute.
Szeliga Captures League's First Player of the Week Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - November, 19, 2007- Colby-Sawyer junior forward Duncan Szeliga, a native of Newmarket, N.H., has earned the season's first Player of the Week honor from The Commonwealth Coast Conference for his efforts in leading the men's basketball team to the Rivier Tip-Off Tournament Championship.
Chargers Capture Rivier Tournament Title; Szeliga Named Tournament MVP
NASHUA, N.H. – November 17, 2007 – Newmarket, N.H. native Duncan Szeliga paced the Chargers with 25 points and won the Rivier Tip-Off Tournament Most Valuable Player as Colby-Sawyer defeated Anna Marian 93-70 on Saturday afternoon in Nashua, N.H.
Men's Basketball Set for 2007-08 Run
Head Coach Bill Foti is excited for the start of his 16th season at the helm of the Colby-Sawyer men's basketball team. With a more experienced group, Coach Foti and his team are looking to return to prominence in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) and make a run in the NCAA Division III National Championship tournament or Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) tournament.
Chargers Picked Eighth In Preseason Poll
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – November 6, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer men's basketball has been selected to finish eighth in the upcoming The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Defending TCCC Champion Wentworth Institute of Technology was selected as the preseason favorite to win the league title. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league's head men's basketball coaches.
