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Game Summaries
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2009-10 Season Game Summaries
Week #9:
UMass 28 - North Carolina 19
At the end of the first half, UMass held a slim 3-point margin with the score at 12-9. North Carolina charged back defensively by limiting Umass to only 6 points in the next 3 segments. In the second half, NC turned it on offensively by scoring eight points bringing the game to within one point 17-18 in favor of UMass. UMass responded to the strong effort by NC with aggressive defensive pressure and good shot selection against the formidable opponent. Exceptional defense, rebounding, and ball movement by Eli LeMasurier (key assists), Ben Burke (who stuck to his man like a fly on fly paper), Mitch Bottomley (rebounding and fantastic passing) Dennis Baker (rebounding and tenacious defense), Thomas Mouraview (blocked shot and the “hustle man”), and Daniel Dimitorv (the down-low defender) was the key for the UMass win. Leading the scoring for the Umass win was Griffin Murray with 12 points, and Zack Dalton with 10 points. Both Jacob Burke (4 points),and Mitchel Costa, (with a great 2-point shot from the left elbow), assisted UMass win.
Arizona 30 - Gonzaga 20
These two teams clashed on Saturday in a game where fouls made the difference in the end for a very poised Arizona team. Chris Hibbard of Arizona proved to be a rock of defense with strong support from Mike Scaplen's steals and passing for offensive setups from Joseph Santoro and Jack Withycombe. Strong ball handling and solid shooting from scoring leaders Erik MacDonald and Chris Babcock, each with 9 points, was accompanied by consistent shooting from Duncan Dean at 6 points. Rebounding remained strong from centers Bryan Moran with 5 points and Drew Carbone with one from the foul line and several defensive blocks. This Arizona team continues to demonstrate a strength from team play and solid basketball skills.
Week #8:
Arizona 29 - BC 22
Arizona
and BC met for their first official game against each other after
multiple weeks together in scrimmage play on the practice court.
Arizona gained an early lead which they maintained throughout the game
although were constantly challenged by BC's aggressive play. Mike
Scaplen led Arizona for steals and scoring (8 points) with Chris
Babcock and Duncan Dean sharing the point guard position earning 7 and
6 points, respectively. Erik MacDonald combined speed and
shooting skills to earn 4 points and unwavering rebounding from centers
Drew Carbone and Bryan Moran who each put 2 points on the board.
Kietel Toussaint, Jack Withycombe, and Chris Hibbard provided solid
defense to keep pressure on BC as Arizona closed the game with another
win.
Gonzaga 23 - Kentucky 19
In
a classic "Cats" against the "Dogs" battle, these two teams came out
scratching and clawing for the ball. Josh Dean of the Wildcats
seemed to be everywhere the ball was as he continued to show us his
strong defensive hustle which led to 6 quick points in the first two
segments. Aaron Rowe, Jacob Galvin and Micheal Marchant of
Kentucky battled under the boards and pulled down multiple rebounds
each. The Bulldogs spread the scoring around as Ryan Johnson,
Nick Glekas, Derek Tyros and George Cole all added to Gonzaga's first
half point total. The game continued to be close with the lead
changing hands all the way through 5 segments. In the 6th, it was all
"Cats" as Tyler Riley stole and converted them into 2 layups and Thomas
Marshall, Matt Hooten and Matt Harkins came in and re-ignited
Kentucky's defense. But the game went to the "Dogs" late in the
7th, as Ryan Johnson, John Barry and Chris Landry combined for 8
points. George Cole iced it as he went 3 for 5 from the charity
stripe late in the final segment. Kentucky Wildcat scoring: Josh
Dean led all scorers with 10 hard fought pts, Tyler Riley hustled his
way to 6 pts, Michael Marchant got 2 pts and Jacob Galvin sunk a free
throw. Gonzaga Bulldog scoring: Ryan Johnson scored 6 pts, George
Cole got 5, John Barry and Nick Glekas had 4 pts, and Chris Landry and
Derek Tyros finished with 2 pts each.
Week #7:
Kentucky 32 - Memphis 25
This game
began as a defensive battle on both sides of the ball. Kentucky
got on the board first when Michael Marchant came out on fire with 8
points in the first 4 segments. Liam Schille got Memphis on the
board with 4 points in the 4th. By halftime, Kentucky was out in
front 12 - 6. Both teams got aggressive on "D" in the second
half, which kept the officials busy with their whistles.
Kentucky's Thomas Marshall got sent the the line 7 times in the 6th and
7th. Memphis' Liam Schille and Ashwin Krisnaswany together
knocked home 10 points in the 6th and 7th to help bring Memphis back to
within 6 points with 1 segment left. Memphis battled to get
within 2 points of the Wildcats, but Josh Dean's tough defense and
Tyler Riley's 3 for 4 from the free throw line, brought home the
victory for Kentucky. Michael Marchant of the Wildcat's led all
scorers with 14 big points, followed by Liam Schille of the Tigers with
12. Wildcat scoring: Tyler Riley had 7, Jacob Galvin got 4,
Thomas Marshall sank 3, Matt Hooten and Josh Dean each finished
with 2. Tiger scoring: Ashwin Krinaswany had 6, Nick Coppa got 4, Chris
Lucy got 2 and Joe Neylon had 1 from the foul line
UMass 29 - UConn 23
Umass
and Uconn faced off in an exciting game from start to finish. UMass got
off to an early lead with a great offensive scoring effort Dennis
Baker, Jacob burke, Zack Dalton and Daniel Dimitorv. Ben Burke
continued his strong defense, along with outstanding rebounding by
Mitchel Bottomley. In the first half, UConn had many close shots
on the basket, but unfortunately they wouldn’t drop in. At the
end of the half, the game was 21 to 6 in favor of Umass. UConn
turned on the scoring in the second half with shots falling for 17
points. The spirited UConn defense limited Umass to only 8 points
for the remainder of the game. Both teams were short on players
and were exhausted by tough play the end of the game. Leading the
scoring for the Umass win was Zack Dalton with 16 points. Jacob
Burke contributed with 6. Daniel Dimitrov assisted with 3, while Dennis
Baker and Mithchel Bottlemley finished with 2 points apiece.
Arizona 34 - Duke 29
Arizona
faced Duke in this head to head game with each Arizona basket matched
by Duke. Solid rebounding and 2 points each from Drew Carbone and
Erik MacDonald, Mike Scaplen's steals and 6 points, and unwavering
defense from Kietel Toussaint, Jack Withycombe, Joseph Santoro, and
Chris Hibbard were combined with Chris Babcock's staggering 11 points
and Duncan Dean's 8 points during regulation time. These well matched
teams fought to a 29-29 tie at the end of the 4th quarter. In
overtime Chris Babcock sunk a foul shot and Duncan Dean put in back to
back layups to end this edge of the seat game at 34-29.
Boston College 20 - Gonzaga 16
Tough
defense ruled the battle between these two teams as the score remained
low and tight down to the last second. BC had three leading
scorers; Jack Gump, Anthony DiChiara and Ryan Daniels all with 4 points
each. Other offensive contributors were Liam Early, Steve
Quigley, Brady Ryan and Eric Wrobel. Tough defensive standouts
were Peter Miller and Christopher McCarthy.
Week #6:
Arizona 30 - Texas 19
In the first half of the game Arizona was challenged by Texas' zone
defense and solid shooting from Kyle King and Donovan Loew. At the
half, Arizona trailed by several points. Arizona regrouped in the
second with unwavering man to man defense from Kietel Toussaint, Chris
Hibbard, Joe Santoro, and Jack Withycombe. Arizona's speedy forward
Erik Macdonald led the early 3rd quarter surge ending with 8 points
under his belt. With the momentum on their side after 2 points from the
foul line from Duncan Dean, Arizona dominated the final segment with a
staggering 6 consecutive points from Mike Scaplen. The battle of these
two teams ended with Duncan Dean contributing 6 points for Arizona and
Chris Babcock and Drew Carbone each contributing 4.
Week #5:
Boston College 22 - Texas 20
Down the stretch they
come! No not a horse race but a great battle between these two teams.
Down at half time, BC let the reigns go and in the end the Eagles won
by a nose. Brady Ryan led BC with 8 hard fought points. Other offensive
contributors were Jack Gump and Ryan Daniels with Eric Wrobel,
Christopher McCarthy and Anthony DeChiara hitting late buckets to
secure the win. Liam Early was all over the court on defense while BC
stand out rebounder Kyle White shined again.
UMass 21 - Gonzaga 20
Gonzaga and UMass battled Saturday in a possible playoff preview.
Gonzaga was held to 9 points after four periods on a free throw by John
Barry and baskets by Nathan Parisi, George Cole and Derek Tyros. In the
fifth, Barry added three to his point total and Chris Landry nailed a
free throw to go with a huge shot block bringing Gonzaga within five
points, down 18-13. Things looked bd for Gonzaga after two more periods
of tenacious defense on both sides leaving UMass up 21-13 to start the
eighth but Gonzaga refused to give up. Gritty defense and big rebounds
led to unanswered scores by Nick Glekas, Cole and Ryan Johnson and with
only 30 seconds on the clock, Cole buried a free throw to bring Gonzaga
within one. Unfortunately, that's where the comeback ended as a Hail
Mary pass by Cole went long and UMass wound down the last few seconds
to a 21-20 victory.
Arizona 23 - Michigan 18
An early 6-0 surge from Arizona was quickly recovered by Michigan with
a near equal match at the half. Arizona regrouped in the second led by
scoring leaders Chris Babcock, Erik MacDonald, and Duncan Dean each
with 6 and Mike Scaplen with 4. Arizona's rebounding continued to be
strong led by Drew Carbone who also put 1 on the scoreboard. Arizona
held off Michigan to a 23-18 victory with strong defense from Joseph
Santoro and Chris Hibbard.
UMASS 21 - Gonzaga 20
In a thrilling game to the finish between Umass and Gonzaga, the each
of the segments were led by umass, but only by a slight margn. At the
end of segment 6 the score was 21-13 infavor of Umass. Gonzaga played
ferocious defense and denied any further soring by the Umass squad for
the remainder of the game. At the end of the 7th segment, the score was
still locked at 21—13. Gonzaga came out charging in the last segment to
come within one point of the final score 21 – 20. Both teams made key
shot blocks and continued to press durig the final seconds of the game.
Leading the scoring for the Umass win was Jacob Burke with 6 points
(two of which were by key foul shots) and Griffin Murray with 5 points,
Daniel Dimitorv contributed with 4, and Eli LeMasurier, Dennis Baker
Mitchel Bottomley all had 2 points. Ben Burke, Mitchel Costa, and
Thomas Morview all played outstanding defense in the final segments of
the game to secure the win for Umass.
Week #4:
Boston College 22 - Louisville 8
The BC Eagles got back to their winning ways with a hard fought battle
against Louisville. Louisville played hard with tough inside rebounding
but in the end the ball fell better for Boston College. The Eagles were
led on offense by Christopher McCarthy with 12 points. Other
offensivecontributors were Ryan Daniels, Eric Wrobel, Anthony DeChiara,
Steve Quigley, Jack Gump, and Kyle White. Defensive standouts were Liam
Early, Brady Ryan and Peter Miller.
Gonzaga 28 - UConn 19
Gonzaga came back from the holiday break with some rust and without key
players Nick Glekas and John Barry. After three periods, just two
points each from Ryan Johnson and Ben Dillman left the team down 7-4.
Things turned around starting in the fourth period when Johnson sunk
four more baskets contributing to his astounding sixteen point game
total. Big man George Cole, pitbull Derek Tyros and spark plug Ryan
Kelly each added to the team's point total while tenacious defense from
Scott Phoenix, Chris Landry and Nathan Parisi held the opponents down
and led the team to victory.
Week #3:
Arizona 21 - UCLA 12
Arizona beat UCLA after a very
aggressive battle between these two teams. Arizona scoring was led by
Chris Babcock at 6, Duncan Dean at 5, and Drew Carbone at 4. Erik
MacDonald and Mike Scaplen showed court speed and defensive strength
with both earning multiple steals. Bryan Moran towered at the net with
rebounds while Jack Withycombe and Joseph Santoro provided forward
position strength. Kietel Toussaint and Chris Hibbard joined the roster
for their first game of the season. Great play setup and solid foul
shooting were the keys to Arizona's victory this week.
Week #2:
UMass 33 - Louisville 12
In a hard played game to the finish by both teams, there was noscore in
the first segment due to excellent defense on both sides. Umass scored
in the next few segments with excellent passing and fast breaks as
Louisville continued to pressure Umass opponent with scoring of their
own and tough defense. It was a tight game at halftime with the score
of 10 to 4 in favor of Umass. Both teams scored well in the second
half, but defense and rebounding efforts by Ben Burke, Dennis Baker,
Mitchel Bottomley, and Eli Lemasurier contained the offensive surge by
Louisville. Leading the scoring for the Duke win was Zack Dalton and
Griffin Murray with 10 points each, Thomas Mouraview with 6, Jacob
Burke with 4 and Daniel Dimitorv and Eli Lemasurier with 2 each.
Arizona 26 - Syracuse 16
Arizona beat Syracuse in an early game on Saturday. Syracuse showed a
strong defensive and offensive drive but Arizona’s passing and
offensive play setups led them to victory. Each of the players on the
short 6 player Arizona roster put points on the board for the game led
by Duncan Dean at 8 and Mike Scaplen at 6. Strong offensive drives by
Chris Babcock and Erik MacDonald coupled with solid rebounding from
Drew Carbone and Jack Withycombe played equally into this win derived
from raw Arizona teamwork
Gonzaga 20 - UCLA 11
After two periods, Gonzaga had
built a 6-0 lead on tough defense and baskets by big man George Cole
and spark plug John Barry. Deep threat Derek Tyros hit from downtown in
the third as Cole and Barry added to their point totals and Ben Dillman
displayed his ball handling skills and formidable defense in the fourth
extending the team's lead to 14-4 at the half. Chris Landry and Nick
Glekas hit jump shots in the fifth and Barry added two foul shots in
the sixth driving the score to 20-7 with six minutes left in the game.
Landry, Ryan Kelly, Scott Phoenix, Glekas and Ryan Johnson worked hard
to hold UCLA scoreless in the seventh before a UCLA comeback reduced
Gonzaga's lead in the final period but fell short in the end. Coach
Kevin Johnson looks to guide the team to another win next week as they
face off against Syracuse.
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