My Colby-Sawyer Experience
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women's basketball
Hebert Named to TCCC All-Academic Team
NEW LONDON, N.H. – June 4, 2008 – Eleven Colby-Sawyer College student-athletes were named to the Academic All-Conference Team, as announced by The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Commissioner Gregg Kaye.
Chargers Win their Sixth TCCC Championship
Under the direction of 14th year head coach George Martin, the Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team earned their sixth The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Championship and their sixth appearance in the NCAA Division III Women's National tournament.
Surette Earns D3hoops.com All-Region Accolades
NEW LONDON, N.H. - March 19, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer senior Noelle Surette, a native of Buxton, Maine, was named a D3hoops.com All-Region selection for the second consecutive season.
Martin, Duffy, Surette Honored by N.H. Coaches
NEW LONDON, N.H. - Colby-Sawyer sophomore forward Terri Duffy, a native of Marshfield, Mass., has been named New Hampshire Division III Women's Player of the Year by the New Hampshire Division III Basketball Coaches Association.
Pasquale Earns TCCC Player of the Week Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - March 10, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer junior center Emma Pasquale (Eliot, Maine) was named The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Player of the Week for her play in the last week of the women's basketball season.
Chargers Fall to William Smith In NCAA Tournament Opening Round
GENEVA, N.Y. - March 7, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer took a nine point lead into halftime, but William Smith College, led by Marisa Vespa (Watertown, N.Y.) scored a game-high 27 points, to lead the Herons past the Chargers in the opening round of the NCAA Division III National tournament 76-72.
Chargers Travel to William Smith for NCAA Division III Tournament
NEW LONDON, N.H. - March 3, 2008 - The Colby-Sawyer women's' basketball team head to the NCAA tournament for the sixth time in the programs history. And this time, Hobart and William Smith College will be the opponent. In tournament pairings announced Monday morning, Colby-Sawyer, winners of The Commonwealth Coast Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National Tournament, will head to Geneva, N.Y. to take on William Smith in the opening round, Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. This is the first-ever meeting between the two schools.
Duffy Earns Second TCCC Player of the Week Award
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - March 3, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer College sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) scored 31 points on 69% shooting (11-for-16) to lead Colby-Sawyer to a 70-61 victory over host Western New England in Saturday's TCCC Championship Game.
Chargers Earn Sixth League Title with win over Western New England
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - March 1, 2008 – Sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) poured in 31 points, including 20 in the first half, as Colby-Sawyer defeated Western New England 70-61 to capture The Commonwealth Coast Conference Women's Basketball title and the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division III National tournament.
Chargers Advance to TCCC Championship Game with Win over Endicott
BEVERLY, Mass. – Colby-Sawyer College's Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) and Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass) accounted for 33 of the Chargers' 56 points, as fourth-seeded Colby-Sawyer knocked off No. 1 Endicott, 56-45, on Thursday night in The Commonwealth Coast Conference semifinals in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Chargers Down Seahawks; Advance to Semifinals vs. Endicott
NEW LONDON, N.H. - February 26, 2008 - Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) poured in 19 points, Emma Pasquale (Eliot, Maine) scored 16 and Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) added 13 as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer defeated the Seahawks of Salve Regina 86-57 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) tournament quarterfinal action Tuesday evening. The Chargers (18-7) advance to play Endicott College on Thursday, Feb. 28 in Beverly, Mass.
Surette, Duffy Earn All-Conference Awards
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - February 25, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) and sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) have been chosen as The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) All-Conference honorees, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Surette was tabbed as a first-team honoree while Duffy earned her first all-conference honor as she earned second team accolades.
Surette Garners TCCC Player of the Week Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - February 25, 2008 - Colby-Sawyer senior forward Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) was named The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) Player of the Week for her efforts last week.
Chargers Defeat WNEC In Regular-Season Finale
NEW LONDON, N.H. - February 23, 2008 - Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) and Emma Pasquale (Eliot, Maine) scored 17 points each and Pasquale added 14 rebounds as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer defeated Western New England 66-47 in the final regular-season contest of the season for both teams. The win improves the Chargers to 17-7 on the season, 10-3 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) play and secures the No. 4 seed for the Chargers, who will host Salve Regina at home on Tuesday, Feb. 26.
Chargers Roll to Fourth Straight Over Wentworth
BOSTON, Mass. – February 20, 2008 - Junior guard Kayt Racz (Worthington, Mass.) scored 18 points on 6-of-8 from behind the three-point arc and senior guard Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) added 16 points, eight rebounds, and four assists as the Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team (16-7, 9-3 The Commonwealth Coast Conference) won its fourth consecutive game, a 78-51 win over Wentworth (10-14, 3-9).
Pasquale helps power Chargers past Nor'easters
BIDDEFORD, Maine -February 16, 2008 - Forward Emma Pasquale '09 (Eliot, Maine) scored a team-high 20 points, including a key lay-up with 12 seconds left, to give the Colby-Sawyer College Chargers a hard-fought 72-69 victory over the University of New England Nor'easters in a women's college basketball game Saturday afternoon at the Campus Center.
Chargers Dominate Fighting Scots
NEW LONDON, N.H. - February 12, 2008 - The nation's No. 2 ranked scoring defense did not disappoint on Wednesday night as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer held the Fighting Scots of Gordon College to just 13.6% shooting from the floor, 10.5% in the first half, on their way to a 65-17 victory.
Chargers Ground Seahawks to Stop Two-Game Skid
NEW LONDON, N.H. – February 9, 2008 – In the 13 years that Colby-Sawyer has been part of The Commonwealth Coast Conference, they have never lost three conference games in a row… and they still haven't. The Chargers defeated the Seahawks of Salve Regina 60-43 Saturday afternoon to end their two game skid and gain a bit of revenge over the Seahawks win over Colby-Sawyer in last year's TCCC Championship game.
Surette Named Athlete of the Month
Gulls Hand Chargers Third Conference Loss
NEW LONDON, N.H. - February 6, 2007 - Nicole Duchesne (Plaistow, N.H.) scored 13 points and Ashley Vitale (Wilmington, Mass.) added 10 as the Gulls of Endicott College handed the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer their third conference loss of the season, downing the hosts 67-49 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference action Wednesday evening.
Poor Shooting Dooms Chargers
BRISTOL, R.I. – The Roger Williams University Women's Basketball moves over the .500 mark in The Commonwealth Coast Conference with a 56-45 win over Colby-Sawyer College Saturday afternoon. Defense played a large role for both teams, as Colby-Sawyer shot just 32% from the field and Roger Williams 29% in the game. The two squads combined for 21 steals and nine blocks.
Surette Joins 1000 Point Club in Chargers Victory
NEW LONDON, N.H. - January 31, 2008 - With 18:15 left in the second half, Colby-Sawyer senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) became only the 10th player in school history to reach the 1000 point plateau as the Chargers defeated the Crusaders of Eastern Nazarene 77-40 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball action Thursday evening.
Bison Hand Chargers First Conference Loss
NEW LONDON, N.H. – January 26, 2008 – Twenty nine Colby-Sawyer turnovers led to 32 points for the visiting Bison of Nichols College on Saturday afternoon, helping Nichols to 58-41 victory over the Chargers in The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon.
Chargers Win Seventh Straight
MILTON, Mass. - January 23, 2008 – Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) scored a game-high 23 points and pulled down nine rebounds as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer improved their winning streak to seven games, handing the Colonels of Curry College a 62-43 loss in The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball action Wednesday evening.
Chargers Win Big Over Anna Maria
PAXTON, Mass. - January 19, 2008 – Anna Maria's Julianna Eagles (Quincy, Mass.) scored a game-high 26 points, but the Amcats could not get past the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer, falling 90-36 to the visitors in The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon.
Chargers Stay Perfect in TCCC Play
Henniker, N.H. - January 15, 2008 - Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) scored a game-high 15 points and Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) added 13 points and 10 rebounds for her fourth consecutive double-double as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer defeated the Pilgrims of New England College 60-37 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball action Tuesday night.
Chargers End Pride's Seven Game Win Streak
WESTON, Mass. – January 12, 2007 – Kayt Racz (Worthington, Mass.) poured in a game-high 18 points, including four three-point field goals, to lead the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer to a 57-49 victory over the Pride of Regis College Saturday afternoon. The win improves the Chargers to 8-4 overall and 1-0 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference.
Chargers Down Middlebury 61-48
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. – January 8, 2008 – The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team accomplished something Tuesday they had not done since the 1984-85 season; win at Middlebury College. The Chargers pulled off the 61-48 upset of the Panthers, thanks to 17 points and four rebounds from sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) and 10 points and 11 rebounds from senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine). Junior guard Ellen Naughton (Reading, Mass.) tied her season-high, chipping in 12 points in the win.
Duffy Named Athlete of the Month
Chargers Capture South Padre Island Championship
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas - December 29, 2007 – Senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) poured in a game-high 14 points and added 10 rebounds as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer defeated Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the championship game of the South Padre Island Shootout.
Chargers Return To Action With Win
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – December 28, 2007 – Colby-Sawyer sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) poured in a game-high 18 points and pulled down 14 rebounds as the Chargers defeated the Bears of SUNY Potsdam 66-62 in the opening round of the South Padre Island Shoot-Out.
Chargers Fall To Springfield
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – December 8, 2007 – Lauren O'Connor scored 18 points and pulled down 13 rebounds to lead her Springfield College women's basketball team to a 72-61 non-conference victory over Colby-Sawyer College this afternoon at James Naismith Court at Springfield's Blake Arena.
Polar Bears Too Much For Chargers
BRUNSWICK, Maine - Paced by three players in double figures, the Bowdoin College women's basketball team pulled away from Colby-Sawyer in a 69-39 victory on Thursday evening at Morrell Gymnasium. The win improves the Polar Bears to 4-3 this season while Colby-Sawyer drops to 4-3 with the loss.
Chargers Bounce Back with Win Over Castleton
NEW LONDON, N.H. - December 4, 2007 - Senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) scored 17 and Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) added 12 as the Chargers defeated the Spartans of Castleton State 57-42 in non-conference women's basketball action Tuesday night.
Jumbos Rumble Past Chargers
NEW LONDON, N.H. – December 1, 2007 – Tufts University's Colleen Hart (Needham, Mass.) scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds as the Jumbos ran away from the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer 68-40 in non-conference women's basketball action Saturday afternoon. The win moves the Jumbos to 6-0 on the season while the Chargers fall to 3-2.
Surette Breaks Single-Game Scoring Record
NEW LONDON, N.H. - November 27, 2007 - Colby-Sawyer senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) broke the single-game scoring record by scoring 37 points to lead the Chargers to a 77-64 win over the Plymouth State University Panthers Tuesday night.
Duffy Earns her First Ever TCCC Player of the Week Honor
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - November, 27, 2007- Colby-Sawyer sophomore forward Terri Duffy, a native of Marshfield, Mass., has earned her first ever Player of the Week honor from The Commonwealth Coast Conference for her efforts in leading the women's basketball team last week.
Duffy's Double-Double Leads Chargers Past Suffolk
BOSTON, Mass. - Sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) notched a double-double effort of 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead Colby-Sawyer to a 57-49 non-league college women's basketball victory over Suffolk Tuesday evening at Regan Gymnasium.
Saints Down Chargers In Championship Game
BOSTON, Mass. – November 18, 2007 – Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) scored 15 points and Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) posted her first double-double of the season (13 points, 13 rebounds) but it was not enough as the Saints of Emmanuel College defeated the Chargers 62-47 in the Championship game of the Emmanuel Tip-Off tournament.
Season Opens With Win
BOSTON – November 17, 2007 – Sophomore Terri Duffy (Marshfield, Mass.) scored a game-high 16 points and senior Noelle Surette (Buxton, Maine) added 15 over her own as the Chargers of Colby-Sawyer opened the 2007-08 season with a win over Moravian College in the opening round of the 24th Annual Emmanuel College Tip-Off Tournament.
Chargers Ready For 2007-08 Season
The Colby-Sawyer women's basketball team is looking to do what they have done almost every year since 1997; play in an NCAA or Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) post-season tournament game. The Chargers have been a model of consistent success in The Commonwealth Coast Conference play, winning five TCCC Championships, including three-straight in 1997, 1998 and 1999 and two more in 2005 and 2006.
Colby-Sawyer Picked As Preseason Favorite
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – November 6, 2007 - Colby-Sawyer College has been selected as the preseason favorite to win The Commonwealth Coast Conference women's basketball championship in 2008, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league's head women's basketball coaches.
