Box Score

NASSAU, BAHAMAS  – The Nichols College women's basketball team captured the Bahamas Goombay Shootout tournament title with a 68-52 victory over Skidmore Tuesday afternoon in the Kendal Isaacs National Gymnasium.

Jessica Nelson (North Providence, R.I.) scored a season-high 25 points to lead the Bison and was named the tournament Most Valuable Player. Nelson added 11 rebounds to finish with her seventh double-double of the season. Senior guard Ashley Robidoux (Milford, Mass.).

Megan Gaugler (Amsterdam, N.Y.) led Skidmore with 16 points, including a 4-7 performance from beyond the arc. Michaela Ottati (Fort Johnson, N.Y.) added 11 points and four rebounds.

Nelson scored the Bison's first 10 points as Nichols jumped out to a 10-3 lead just over three minutes into the game. A jumper and three-pointer by Gaugler brought the Thoroughbreds within two, 8-10, but Natalie Wilson (Bedford, N.H.) capped a 13-3 Bison run to give Nichols its largest lead of the half seven minutes later, 23-11. Ottati answered with a three on Skidmore's next possession to cut Nichols' lead to single digits. With just over a minute left, Kasey Pelletier (Dunstable, Mass.) drained a three to put Nichols back ahead by 11, 34-23, but again Skidmore answered right back with a Gaugler trey to make it 34-26 at the break.

Nichols extended its lead to 13 points in the opening four minutes of the second half, but Skidmore used a 12-2 run over the next five minutes to cut the deficit to three, 45-48. The momentum shifted in the Bison's favor with a 13-2 run spanning the next seven minutes during which Andrea Ferris (Windsor, Mass.) hit a pair of threes and a jump shot. Nichols extended its lead to as many as 19 in the final minute before Jessie Kavana (Mahopac, N.Y.) sank a three-pointer to close out the game.

The Bison shot 43.3% in the game, and out-rebounded Skidmore by a 42-34 margin.

Skidmore (3-5) faces Colby-Sawyer Wednesday, January 5 in the Goombay Shootout finale at 4 p.m.


Newspaper Box Score

Nichols vs Skidmore

1/4/11 4:00 at Nassau, Bahamas

At Nassau, Bahamas

NICHOLS 68, SKIDMORE 52

NICHOLS (6-5)

Jessica Nelson 11-20 3-4 25; Ashley Robidoux 3-10 1-2 10; Kasey Pelletier

2-3 3-4 8; Andrea Ferris 3-7 0-0 8; Emily Yourie 2-3 0-2 4; Chelsea

Shaughnessy 2-3 0-0 4; Jamy Ferris 1-3 2-3 4; Kristina Lindgren 1-5 0-0 3;

Natalie Wilson 1-5 0-0 2; Chelsea Rafferty 0-0 0-0 0; Hayley Zophin 0-0 0-0

0; Marissa Briere 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 26-60 9-15 68.

SKIDMORE (3-5)

Megan Gaugler 6-10 0-0 16; Michela Ottati 4-10 1-3 11; Logan Frederick 3-6

1-2 7; Jessie Kavana 2-3 0-0 6; Chrstine Gargiso 1-5 3-5 5; Ismatu

Alison-Konteh 2-6 0-0 4; Cyrida Felton 1-2 0-0 2; Christine Kemp 0-6 1-2 1;

Molly Gile 0-0 0-0 0; Lauren Conway 0-0 0-1 0; Hailee Minor 0-0 0-0 0;

Jordyn Wartts 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 19-51 6-13 52.

Nichols....................... 34 34 - 68

Skidmore...................... 26 26 - 52

3-point goals--Nichols 7-22 (Ashley Robidoux 3-7; Andrea Ferris 2-3;

Kristina Lindgren 1-4; Kasey Pelletier 1-2; Natalie Wilson 0-4; Jamy Ferris

0-2), Skidmore 8-19 (Megan Gaugler 4-7; Michela Ottati 2-6; Jessie Kavana

2-2; Christine Kemp 0-1; Jordyn Wartts 0-2; Chrstine Gargiso 0-1). Fouled

out--Nichols-None, Skidmore-None. Rebounds--Nichols 42 (Jessica Nelson 11),

Skidmore 34 (Chrstine Gargiso 9). Assists--Nichols 16 (Chelsea Shaughnessy

4; Kasey Pelletier 4), Skidmore 14 (Christine Kemp 5). Total fouls--Nichols

14, Skidmore 13. Technical fouls--Nichols-None, Skidmore-None. A-108

Nichols wins Goombay championship. All-Tourney from Nichols: Nelson (MVP),

Shaughnessy, Robidoux