WATERVILLE, Maine --- Aarika Ritchie (Lee, Maine) had 14 points and four assists and teammates Jil Vaughan (Wareham, Mass.) and Rachael Mack (Augusta, Maine) both had double-doubles in scoring and rebounding to power the 23rd-ranked Colby College women's basketball team to a 72-39 win over Wentworth Institute of Technology on Wednesday night at Wadsworth Gymnasium.
 
Ritchie, who also had four steals, was 5-for-8 from the field. Meanwhile, Vaughan and Mack both finished with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Vaughan had five blocked shots, while Mack had five steals and four assists. Mack, who went over 1,000 career points and 100 blocked shots on Monday, surpassed 100 career steals Wednesday.
 
Jacky McLaughlin (Medfield, Mass.) and Kelly Potvin (Sherborn, Mass.) each had nine points. Gabe Donahue (Cape Elizabeth, Maine) added eight points and Jen Nale (Waterville, Maine) chipped in six.
 
Wentworth (0-9 overall) scored the first basket of the game, but Colby (8-1) used a 17-0 run after that to take control. The Mules led 45-23 at halftime.
 
Kendra Kerr (Marshfield, Mass.) led Wentworth with 14 points and eight rebounds. Jordan Biggar (Beverly, Mass.) added eight points and Christine Henry (Tewksbury, Mass.) had seven.
 
The Mules had a 45-22 rebound advantage and had 18 steals.
 
COLBY 72, WENTWORTH 39
WENTWORTH (0-9)
Kendra Kerr 6-14 2-4 14; Jordan Biggar 3-10 1-2 8; Christine Henry 3-6 0-0
7; Ashley Stowe 3-11 0-0 6; Ashley Conway 1-5 2-2 4; Paige Newcomb 0-1 0-2
0; Jackie Irwin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-48 5-10 39.
COLBY (8-1)
Aarika Ritchie 5-8 2-2 14; Jil Vaughan 6-12 0-0 12; Rachael Mack 6-13 0-0
12; Jacky McLaughlin 3-6 2-2 9; Kelly Potvin 3-4 3-4 9; Gabe Donahue 3-5 0-0
8; Jen Nale 2-8 0-0 6; Jayde Bennett 1-4 0-0 2; Diana Manduca 0-1 0-0 0.
Totals 29-61 7-8 72.
Wentworth.....................   23   16  -   39
Colby.........................   45   27  -   72
3-point goals-Wentworth 2-5 (Jordan Biggar 1-1; Christine Henry 1-2; Ashley
Conway 0-1; Paige Newcomb 0-1), Colby 7-24 (Gabe Donahue 2-4; Jen Nale 2-8;
Aarika Ritchie 2-4; Jacky McLaughlin 1-4; Jayde Bennett 0-2; Diana Manduca
0-1; Kelly Potvin 0-1). Fouled out--Wentworth-None, Colby-None.
Rebounds-Wentworth 22 (Kendra Kerr 8), Colby 45 (Rachael Mack 12; Jil
Vaughan 12). Assists-Wentworth 13 (Ashley Conway 6), Colby 20 (Diana Manduca
5). Total fouls-Wentworth 6, Colby 10. A-125