St. Clair, who came into the game needing 22 points to give him 2,000, hit 6-of-10 from the field and 6-of-8 from the foul line to tally his 18 points on the night, leading all scorers. The senior also pulled down nine rebounds, tying him with James Thorpe for team-high honors.
Thorpe chipped in with 10 points on the night, including a three-pointer at the end of the first half that sent the Chargers into the locker room with a 31-22 lead. Following the break, Colby-Sawyer came out on a 9-2 run over the first five minutes of the second half to push the lead to 16, 40-24. The Seahawks would cut the lead down to as low as eight points, 48-40, on a jumper by Andrew Rego with 8:12 remaining, but a 7-0 run by the Chargers put the game safely out of reach.
In addition to his 10 points, Thorpe added nine rebounds. Tyler Fournier and Collin Bray also scored in double-digits for the Chargers, adding in 10 points each.
Rego scored 13 points for team-high honors for Salve Regina, while Matt Coute added 10 points and Matt Grendal had nine points and 10 rebounds.
Colby-Sawyer (16-9) advances to face Gordon, the top seed in the tournament, at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Wenham, Mass. Salve Regina falls to 17-9 on the year with the loss.
Newspaper Box Score Colby-Sawyer vs Salve Regina 02/21/06 8:00 pm at Newport, R.I. At Newport, R.I. COLBY-SAWYER 63, SALVE REGINA 48 COLBY-SAWYER (16-9) Andrew St. Clair 6-10 6-8 18; Collin Bray 3-6 4-4 10; Tyler Fournier 5-7 0-1 10; James Thorpe 4-14 1-2 10; Scott Butterworth 3-4 0-0 8; Josh Carter 1-2 2-2 5; Nate Truncellito 1-6 0-0 2; Matt Spanos 0-1 0-0 0; Duncan Szeliga 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-52 13-17 63. SALVE REGINA (17-9) Andrew Rego 5-9 2-2 13; Matt Coute 4-14 0-1 10; Matt Grendal 4-9 1-1 9; Chris Goodridge 2-6 1-2 5; Jay Pallotti 2-6 1-2 5; Jon Hazzard 2-3 0-0 4; Steve Walsh 1-1 0-0 2; Joe DeSantis 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Smolensky 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 5-8 48. Colby-Sawyer.................. 31 32 - 63 Salve Regina.................. 22 26 - 48 3-point goals-Colby-Sawyer 4-19 (Scott Butterworth 2-3; Josh Carter 1-2; James Thorpe 1-7; Nate Truncellito 0-4; Duncan Szeliga 0-1; Collin Bray 0-2), Salve Regina 3-11 (Matt Coute 2-7; Andrew Rego 1-1; Chris Goodridge 0-1; Jay Pallotti 0-1; Matt Smolensky 0-1). Fouled out--Colby-Sawyer-None, Salve Regina-None. Rebounds-Colby-Sawyer 34 (Andrew St. Clair 9; James Thorpe 9), Salve Regina 29 (Matt Grendal 10). Assists-Colby-Sawyer 11 (Collin Bray 4; Andrew St. Clair 4), Salve Regina 12 (Matt Coute 4). Total fouls-Colby-Sawyer 13, Salve Regina 16. Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) quarterfinal Colby-Sawyer advances to semifinal at Gordon on Thu., Feb 23 (7:00PM)