Waterville, ME - Despite a slow start, the Colby College women's basketball team gained enough momentum to put together a 54-45 non-conference win over the Husson Eagles on Tuesday night at Wadsworth Gymnasium. The Mules received 15 points and eight rebounds from Desi Smith (Watertown, WI) en route to their victory.

Colby moves to 6-11 overall, while Husson drops to 6-7.

Colby started the game out 0-for-10 from the field, but then turned it around and made 10 of its next 16 shots to take a 27-19 lead at intermission. The Eagles led 16-7 with 9:04 left to halftime, but did not have a field goal over the final 6:35 of the half.

The Mules had two leads of 12 points in the opening six minutes of the second half. However, the Eagles settled down and chipped away at the lead. Husson got as close as 43-39 when Samira Cruz (Orlando, FL) nailed a jumper with 8:25 to go. Colby, though, went on an 11-2 run over the next 4:26 to push the margin to 54-41.

Carylanne Wolfington (Hallowell, ME) added 11 points, including three 3-point shots, and five rebounds for the Mules. Brooke Chandor (Barrington, IL) added 10 points and six rebounds, while Mia Diplock (Augusta, ME) had five steals and three assists.

Kathryn Brochu (Bangor, ME) finished with eight points and eight rebounds for Husson. Denae Johnson (Bangor, ME) had six points, seven rebounds, and four steals.

The Eagles will take the road this weekend for two NAC games in Vermont--the team will face Johnson State on Friday night and turn around to play Lyndon State on Saturday afternoon.