WATERVILLE, Me. – The Wesleyan women's basketball team played the role of spoiler in its final game of the 2025-26 season, taking down Colby in a 66-57 road win on Saturday afternoon, denying the Mules a spot in the NESCAC Tournament in the process. Wesleyan finishes the season 7-15 (2-8 NESCAC) while the Mules wrap up the 2025-26 season at 13-11 (3-7 NESCAC).
 
The visitors grabbed control of this one right from the onset, with Alli Jones '27 and Ali Murphy '27 scoring baskets within the opening minute of play. Madie Dayton '28 cashed in on a three-point attempt to make it 7-1 Wesleyan while the Mules didn't score a basket until there was 5:26 remaining in the first quarter. Colby shot 3-for-12 in that opening frame and was held to nine points while Dayton drained another triple in the quarter as Wesleyan led 15-9 after one.
 
The Cardinals led by as many as eight points early in the second quarter, until the Mules cut the deficit down to one and then tying the score at 25 apiece with 1:41 left. After Jones finished off a feed from Meghan Kirck '28 to stymie the Colby run, Kirck drained a three with just five seconds left to make it 30-26 Cardinals at the half.
 
Playing in her final career game, Olivia Quinn '26 took over in the third quarter, scoring 11 of Wesleyan's 14 points in the frame. Nine of Quinn's 11 points came via three-point makes, including one with 1:42 left that restored the Wesleyan lead after Colby had taken their first lead of the game a few minutes prior.
 
Kirck spotted Wesleyan a three-point lead heading into the fourth quarter as she was fouled on a three-point shot attempt with just two seconds left in the third. The sophomore guard stepped to the line and made all three to make it 44-41 Wesleyan after three.
 
After neither team scored for the first 2:10 of the fourth quarter, Aviva Schnitzer '28 stepped into a three-point shot and Dayton followed with a make from long range as Wesleyan led 52-45 with 5:06 remaining. Wesleyan continued with some timely makes from the field before Jones sunk the game-clinching basket. Just after Lydia Mordarski made it 56-52 Cardinals with a three-point make with 1:41 left, Jones answered right back with a three-point make as the shot clock expired, giving Wesleyan a seven-point lead with just over a minute remaining.
 
Free throws loomed large down the stretch and Quinn was up to the task, making all six of her attempts in the final minute to ice the game away.
 
Quinn led the way in her final collegiate game, posting a game-high 23 points (3-6 3FG, 8-8 FT) with eight rebounds, three assists, and two steals. She finishes her career with 1,190 career points, good enough for seventh on the all-time scoring list at Wesleyan.
 
Four Cardinals finished in double figures as Jones finished with 14 points, nine rebounds, and three steals. Kirck had 11 points, six assists, and four rebounds and Dayton finished with 11 points, five assists, and four rebounds.
 
As a team, Wesleyan went 11-for-25 from the three-point line while the Cardinals committed a season-low eight turnovers.