Women's Basketball

Colby-Sawyer College

100 Main St - New London, NH - 03527
Team Office: Tel: (603) 526-3604 Fax: (603) 526-3435
Team website: www.colby-sawyer.edu/athletics

Founded in 1837, Colby-Sawyer is a traditional liberal arts institution offering nearly 30 Bachelor degree programs including Graphic Design, Commercial and Advertising Art, and Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. Nearly two-thirds of the student body are women. US News 2008 report on America's Best Colleges ranked Colby-Sawyer 9th among colleges in the north offering a Bachelor's degree.

Located in New London (pop. 25k), the 200 acre campus is situated in a spectacularly beautiful area of New Hampshire, the Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee region; 90 minutes north of Boston, one hour south of the White Mountains.

School website
www.colby-sawyer.edu

College Profile

Type:

Private, Co-educational

Religious Affiliation:

None

Enrollment:

1,000

Getting In:

Not difficult. SAT 25/75: 880-1090

Tuition + Room & Board:

In-state: ~$38,000
Out-of-State: Same

Most Popular Majors

Business - Psychology - Communications

Misc. Information

Head coach George Martin completed his 14th season at Colby-Sawyer in 2007-08. Inheriting a program that suffered through seven consecutive losing seasons prior to his arrival in 1994-95, Martin has turned the program into a perennial power. Over the last twelve seasons, Martin has produced ten 20+ winning seasons, and averaged 21 wins per year. Martin guided the Chargers to their first ever NCAA appearances in 1997, 1998, and 1999. Since joining the Commonwealth Conference in 1995-96, Martin's teams have dominated the league. Prior to arriving at Colby-Sawyer, Martin was an assistant coach at Wagner College (NY) and spent five seasons assisting at Fitchburg State. In 2007-08, the Chargers went 20-8 but lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to William Smith.

Team Name	Chargers
Colors	Royal Blue and White
Division	NCAA Division III
All-Time Record	448-274 (.620)

Recent Record (Last 8 Years)

	Last Yr	Last Yr - 1	Last Yr - 2	Previous 5 Years
Overall	20-8	22-6	23-5	102-40 (.718)
Conference	11-3	16-1	16-1	63-11 (.851)
Conf. Finish	3	1	1	2, 1, 1, 2, 1
Post Appear.	1st Rnd	NR	1st Rnd	NCAA 1x
Final 25 Rank	NR	NR	NR	n/a

Coaches

Head Coach	George Martin
	Birthday: 0000-00-00
Started at Colby-Sawyer	1994-95
Contract Expires	?
Record as Head Coach	284-102 (.735)
Record at Colby-Sawyer	284-102 (.735)
Coaching Awards	CCC COTY 2x

Asst. Coaches	Nate Camp, Beth Tower

Recruiting Coordinator

George Martin, (603) 526-3604, gmartin@colby-sawyer.edu

Conference and Schedule

Colby-Sawyer plays in the Commonwealth Coast Conference (www.commonwealthcoastconference.com) which is comprised of 12 teams from Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. There are two divisions. Colby-Sawyer plays in the north. Conference play usually gets underway in early December. Conference games are usually played on Tuesday or Thursday evenings and Saturday afternoons. Currently, Colby-Sawyer plays four of their divisional opponents twice and all others once, a total of 16 games. Games are usually piggybacked with the men's. The season concludes with the CCC tourney which includes the top four teams from each division in a single elimination format with the winner receving an automatic NCAA bid.

Conference Opponents

Gordon, Roger Williams, Anna Maria, New England, Eddicott, Salve Regina, New England College, Regis (MA), Nichols, Wentworth, Eastern Nazarene, and Curry.

Facilities

Hogan Center
Capacity 500, Average attendance: 200

Style/Stats

Fast paced up tempo style, yet still able to execute in the half court set. Full court player-to-player defense used for the majority of the game; occasionally zone to mix it up a bit. In 2007-08 Colby-Sawyer ranked #25 in defense, holding opponents to 53.6 ppg.