News Release

CHICOPEE, MA — Elms College senior forward Danielle Dugre (Holyoke, MA) registered her sixth double-double of the year with 18 points and 10 rebounds, but Husson College received a game-high 23 points and five blocks from junior center Annie McIntosh (New Gloucester, ME) and had four players reach double figures en route to a 65-57 win over the Blazers in Sunday afternoon’s North Atlantic Conference (NAC) women’s basketball game at the Maguire Center.

Husson College won for the fourth time in its last five games to improve to 7-11 overall, 6-4 NAC. Elms College lost for the fifth time in its last six games to fall to 7-9 overall, 6-4 NAC.

McIntosh recorded her second straight collegiate career-best point total in as many days after shooting 11 of 21 from the field.

Freshman guard Jenny Rollins (Corinth, ME) and junior guard Carmen Ballard (Skowhegan, ME) scored 12 points apiece, while junior forward Stephanie Noyes (Fairfield, ME) added 10 points to all reach double figures for the Eagles, who outscored the Blazers 36-10 in the paint.

Freshman forward Shauna Sullivan (Chicopee, MA) added 11 points to reach double figures for the second straight game for Elms College in the loss.

The Blazers return to NAC play when they host Lesley University on Wednesday, February 1. Game time is 6:00 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score
Husson College vs Elms College
01/29/06 3:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA
At Chicopee, MA
HUSSON COLLEGE 65, ELMS COLLEGE 57
HUSSON COLLEGE (7-11, 6-4 NAC)
Annie McIntosh 11-21 1-3 23; Carmen Ballard 4-11 2-2 12; Jenny Rollins 5-13
1-2 12; Stephanie Noyes 3-7 4-5 10; Michelle Barden 1-5 0-0 3; Laura Archer
1-2 0-1 3; Chelsea Dow 0-3 1-2 1. Totals 25-62 10-17 65.
ELMS COLLEGE (7-9, 6-4 NAC)
Danielle Dugre 7-19 4-4 18; Shauna Sullivan 3-7 2-2 11; Michelle Fernandes
1-8 5-6 8; Karen Prattico 3-10 2-2 8; Raemarie Josefiak 3-9 0-0 6; Paige
Schneider 2-7 0-0 4; Martha Arment 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 20-65 13-14 57.
Husson College................   29   36  -   65
Elms College..................   25   32  -   57
3-point goals-Husson College 5-13 (Carmen Ballard 2-6; Michelle Barden 1-3;
Jenny Rollins 1-1; Laura Archer 1-2; Annie McIntosh 0-1), Elms College 4-18
(Shauna Sullivan 3-4; Michelle Fernandes 1-7; Raemarie Josefiak 0-4; Paige
Schneider 0-2; Karen Prattico 0-1). Fouled out--Husson College-None, Elms
College-Martha Arment. Rebounds-Husson College 47 (Stephanie Noyes 10), Elms
College 39 (Danielle Dugre 10). Assists-Husson College 16 (Stephanie Noyes
4), Elms College 9 (Raemarie Josefiak 3). Total fouls-Husson College 14,
Elms College 19. A-129
Husson College wins for the fourth time in its last five games.
Elms College loses for the fifth time in its last six games.