Hartford, Conn. –  Senior tri-captain Julianne Kowalski (Montville, N.J.) was near flawless with her shot, scoring 26 points, including 12-12 from the charity stripe, and adding 13 rebounds, two assists, two steals, and two blocks to lead the visiting Colby College Mules to a 58-48 win over the Trinity College Bantams in New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) women's basketball action this evening on Stan Ogrodnik Court at Oosting Gymnasium.  Trinity drops to 12-7 overall and 2-3 in the NESCAC, while the Mules improve to 14-4 overall and 4-2 in the league with the win. 

The Bantams trailed until late in the second half, when junior Kaitlin Ciarleglio (Waterbury, Conn.) and sophomore Carly Napier (Pittsford, N.Y.) hit a pair of clutch three-pointers before sophomore Heather Lyhne (Wethersfield, Conn.) came up with a steal and found first-year Emily Dixon (Norwood, Mass.) for a bucket, evening the score at 44-44.  A pair of free throws by Colby junior Rachael Mack (Augusta, Maine), followed by a three-point play and a three-pointer by Colby junior tri-captain Aarika Ritchie (Lee, Maine), gave the Mules some distance, as Colby would go on to secure the win with perfect free-throw shooting down the stretch. 

The Mules hit 27-31 (.871) foul shots in the game, led by Kowalski and Mack, who finished a perfect 10-10 from the line.  Make ended the game with 14 points, seven rebounds, and an assist, while  Ritchie scored 16 points.  All but two of Colby's 58 points were scored by Kowalski, Mack, and Ritchie. 

Napier finished the game with 17 points, and added three assists, two rebounds, a steal and a block, while Lyhne scored four points to go along with six rebounds, three steals, two assists and a block in the game.  Ciarleglio hit three three-pointers for nine points, and added two blocks, two assists, and a steal. 

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