WATERVILLE, ME - Colby College (2-0) defeated Saint Joseph's (2-1), 83-63, in the Colby Invitational title game on Saturday afternoon at Wadsworth Gymnasium. Carolyn Freeman '10 (Scarborough, ME/McAuley) led the Lady Monks with 11 points in the loss. SJC forward Meghan Daigle '10 (Grantham, NH) was named to the All-Tournament Team for her play in the team's two tourney contests.

Tournament Most Valuable Player Julianne Kowalski '11 (Montville, NJ) had game-highs of 18 points and 12 rebounds to help lead the Mules to victory. Alison Cappelloni '10 (Sudbury, MA) earned all-tournament team honors with 17 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. The Mules had five players in double figures and had 23 assists on their 32 field goals.

Kowalski had 11 points and eight rebounds in the first half to spark Colby to a 39-28 lead at intermission. With the score 39-30, the Mules went on a 17-2 run to pull away for good.

For St. Joe's, Ashley Geel '12 (St. George, ME) was 6-6 from the free-throw line and netted 10 points with eight boards and four blocks while Erin Cartwright '11 (Acton, MA) and Kayla Boston '11 (North Berwick, ME) both chipped in with seven points. Alysn Ludwig '09 (Waldoboro, ME) and Casey Drake '11 (Lebanon, NH) each tallied six points and Allison Miner '10 (Pembroke, NH) had five rebounds in the loss.

Saint Joseph's will travel to Wenham, MA on Tuesday, November 25th to play the Gordon College Scots at 5:00 PM. Colby will travel to New Jersey to take on William Patterson University on November 29th at 3:00 PM.


St. Joseph's (Me.) vs Colby
11/22/08 3 p.m. at Waterville, Maine (Colby)

COLBY 83, ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 63
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (2-1)
Carolyn Freeman 4-10 1-2 11; Ashley Geel 2-5 6-6 10; Kayla Boston 3-4 0-0 7; Erin Cartwright 2-14 3-3 7; Alysn Ludwig 1-4 4-4 6; Casey Drake 1-5 4-4 6; Meghan Daigle 1-3 3-8 5; Allison Miner 2-4 0-0 4; Katie Gagnon 1-4 1-2 3; Megan McDevitt 1-4 0-0 2; Sarah Fournier 1-2 0-0 2; Andrea Enright 0-1 0-0 0; Amelia Lamb 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-61 22-29 63.
COLBY (2-0)
Julianne Kowalski 8-17 1-2 18; Alison Cappelloni 7-13 0-0 17; Sam Allen 5-11 2-3 14; Karlyn Adler 4-6 0-0 11; Rachael Mack 4-5 3-3 11; Aarika Ritchie 1-3 3-4 5; Abby Harris 1-2 1-2 3; Heather Quadir 1-4 0-2 2; Meredith Aronson 1-1 0-0 2; Kelly Potvin 0-2 0-0 0; Jilian Vaughan 0-3 0-0 0; Mary Cummings 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-67 10-16 83.
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 28 35 - 63
Colby......................... 39 44 - 83
3-point goals--St. Joseph's (Me.) 3-12 (Carolyn Freeman 2-4; Kayla Boston 1-1; Erin Cartwright 0-2; Alysn Ludwig 0-1; Katie Gagnon 0-1; Megan McDevitt 0-2; Sarah Fournier 0-1), Colby 9-20 (Alison Cappelloni 3-7; Karlyn Adler 3-3; Sam Allen 2-6; Julianne Kowalski 1-1; Heather Quadir 0-2; Aarika Ritchie 0-1). Fouled out--St. Joseph's (Me.)-None, Colby-None. Rebounds--St. Joseph's (Me.) 38 (Ashley Geel 8), Colby 47 (Julianne Kowalski 12).
Assists--St. Joseph's (Me.) 10 (Casey Drake 3), Colby 23 (Aarika Ritchie 6). Total fouls--St. Joseph's (Me.) 14, Colby 24. Technical fouls--St. Joseph's
(Me.)-None, Colby-None. A-225
Championship game of Colby Invitational

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