Andrew St. Clair scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Chargers (3-2, 1-0 CCC), who snapped a two-game losing skid with the victory.
The Bison (2-2, 0-1 CCC), who trailed by as many as 12 in the first half, cut the Charger lead to two twice in the second period. The second time, coming at the 9:33 mark of the half, came on a pair of free throws by Ron Powers to cut the Charger lead to 62-60. The Chargers would answer, though, with the 11-3 run, keyed by a three-point play by Duncan Szeliga, to go ahead, 73-65, with 6:18 to play.Nichols would get no closer than six points the rest of the way.
Collin Bray added 13 points for the Chargers, while Matt Spanos and Szeliga both scored 12 points. For Nichols, Casey Butler led all scorers with 22 ppoints, while Justin Lewis added 20, Chris Vallee 12 and Jah'maine Mercer had 10.
Colby-Sawyer returns to action on Tuesday night, hosting the University of New England in a 7:30 p.m. contest.
Newspaper Box Score Nichols College vs Colby-Sawyer College 12/3/05 1 p.m. at New London, N.H. (Coffin Field House) At New London, N.H. (Coffin Field House) COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE 88, NICHOLS COLLEGE 78 NICHOLS COLLEGE (2-2, 0-1 CCC) Casey Butler 8-10 4-4 22; Justin Lewis 9-16 2-6 20; Chris Vallee 4-14 4-6 12; Jah'maine Mercer 4-9 0-0 10; Jeff Lindgren 3-6 0-0 8; Ron Powers 1-2 2-3 4; Scott LaTorra 0-2 2-2 2; Jerome Edgerton 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 29-62 14-21 78. COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE (3-2, 1-0 CCC) Andrew St. Clair 8-13 3-6 19; Collin Bray 5-7 2-3 13; Matt Spanos 5-11 0-0 12; Duncan Szeliga 5-8 2-3 12; Tyler Fournier 4-7 1-2 9; Nate Truncellito 3-6 0-2 7; Pat Kenny 3-9 0-0 6; Scott Butterworth 2-6 0-0 4; Ryan Murray 1-3 0-0 2; Andrew Cousins 0-2 0-0 0; Josh Carter 0-4 0-0 0. Totals 36-76 12-20 88. Nichols College............... 34 44 - 78 Colby-Sawyer College.......... 42 46 - 88 3-point goals-Nichols College 6-18 (Jah'maine Mercer 2-3; Jeff Lindgren 2-4; Casey Butler 2-3; Scott LaTorra 0-2; Chris Vallee 0-6), Colby-Sawyer College 4-26 (Matt Spanos 2-6; Nate Truncellito 1-4; Collin Bray 1-3; Pat Kenny 0-4; Scott Butterworth 0-4; Ryan Murray 0-1; Andrew Cousins 0-2; Josh Carter 0-2). Fouled out--Nichols College-Jerome Edgerton, Colby-Sawyer College-None. Rebounds-Nichols College 37 (Chris Vallee 8), Colby-Sawyer College 43 (Andrew St. Clair 13). Assists-Nichols College 12 (Scott LaTorra 3; Casey Butler 3; Jah'maine Mercer 3), Colby-Sawyer College 12 (Nate Truncellito 3; Josh Carter 3). Total fouls-Nichols College 18, Colby-Sawyer College 20. A-373