DeChent Scores Season-High 31 Points in 89-79 Loss at Colgate

Monday, November 10

Hamilton, N.Y.

6 PM

University of New Hampshire

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Colgate

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Colgate

Photo by: Katie Beaudrot

DeChent Scores Season-High 31 Points in 89-79 Loss at Colgate

11/10/2025 9:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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HAMILTON, N.Y. – Junior guard Eva DeChent (Westchester, N.Y.) recorded 31 points and nine rebounds but the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team was defeated 89-79 by Colgate University at Cotterell Court on Monday Night.

The 31 points marked a season high for DeChent, who matched her personal best of nine rebounds for the second consecutive game. Sophomore guard Elizabeth Lavoie (Hampstead, N.H.) scored a season-high 17 points while senior forward Camryn Fauria (North Attleborough, Mass.) was the second Wildcat who almost recorded a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds. Fauria also had two assists, two blocks and a steal.

Colgate was led by Ella Meabon's 35 points and 11 rebounds.

UNH moves to 1-2 overall while the Raiders are 3-0.

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FIRST QUARTER

Colgate raced out to a 15-2 lead at 5:50.
The Raiders maintained a double-digit lead until DeChent's layup at 1:02 lifted the 'Cats within 20-11.

Fauria beat the shot clock and end of the first quarter with a putback to advance the score to 22-13 through 10 minutes.

SECOND QUARTER

With UNH trailing 26-15, Lavoie made a layup, DeChent followed with a layup and then stole the ball with a basket at the rim to lift the Wildcats within 26-21 at 6:46.
Another driving layup by DeChent trimmed the deficit to two points, 28-26, at 4:48.
Colgate responded with an 8-2 run before DeChent connected from long range to make it 36-31 at 2:00.
Fauria made a pair of free throws at 1:15 to pull the 'Cats within 38-35 but the Raiders scored the last four points of the quarter to take a 42-35 advantage into halftime.

THIRD QUARTER

Colgate's Amarah Streiff and Abbey Ferguson hit 3-pointers on consecutive possessions to quickly extend the difference to double digits, 50-39, at 6:38.
UNH answered with an 8-2 spurt capped by Lavoie's layup to advance the score to 52-47 at 3:56.
The Raiders extended the lead back to double digits, 67-54. Fauria made two foul shots with nine seconds on the clock, but Ella Mahaffey hit a 3-pointer from the right corner to give the home team a 14-point lead, 70-56, through three quarters.

FOURTH QUARTER

The margin grew to 19 points, 77-58, on Tatiania Matthews' layup at 7:27.
With bench players on the court for both teams, UNH trimmed an 81-60 deficit to single digits, 85-76, on Lavoie's layup with 1:21 to play but the 'Cats would get no closer the rest of the way.

UNH NOTEBOOK

DeChent has totals of 59 points and 18 rebounds the past two games.
Monday at Colgate, she made 10 of 16 field goals attempts, including 2 of 3 from 3-point range, and was 9-for-12 at the foul line.
Lavoie's 17 points was one less than her career high of 18 established last December against Stonehill.
Maggie Cavanaugh (Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.) had a team-high three assists to complement her eight points.
Fauria recorded two blocks in a game for the first time this season and third time in her career.

GAME NOTEBOOK