WPI Spoils Men's Basketball's NEWMAC Home Opener, 82-75
Box Score/Play-by-PlaySPRINGFIELD, Mass., January 9, 2007 – Springfield College sophomore center John Strawson (Torrington, Conn.) scored a career-high 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the floor and pulled down a career-best 10 rebounds to go along with two blocks in 34 minutes of action this evening, but it was the Engineers of WPI which defeated the Pride, 82-75, in SC’s New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) home opener.
WPI senior guard Ryan Cain poured in a game-high 28 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the field and a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line. With the win in their NEWMAC season opener, the Engineers improve to 10-1 overall on the season. The Pride drops to 6-8 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
SC junior forward Gregg Daly (Farmington, Conn.) came off the bench to equal his career-high with 18 points on 6-of-11 shooting in 21 minutes of action. Daly was big on the boards for the Pride as well, grabbing seven (four offensive) over the course of the game. Junior guard Jamaal Gibbs (Norwalk, Conn.) chipped in with 17 points for the home team.
WPI junior forwards Jim Marois and Antoine Coleman paced the visitors with 16 and 11 points, respectively.
After a hard-fought first half, the Engineers led by two points (35-33) heading into the locker room. The early stages of the second stanza were neck-and-neck, as SC took a 46-45 lead with 14:11 remaining on a Gibbs jumper. The Pride then built a brief seven-point lead (59-52), its largest of the entire game, on a jumper from sophomore forward Dan Falvey (Syracuse, N.Y.) with 8:42 left in regulation.
WPI would not go away quietly, however, as the Engineers orchestrated a 26-12 run to take a 78-71 lead with just 2:17 left to pull away. WPI will next host Babson College on Thursday evening, January 11th, in a 7:30 p.m. start.
SC will next play at Keene State College in non-conference action on Thursday night (Jan. 11) at 7:30 p.m.
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Charlie Brock in 2008-09 will enter his 11th season as the head coach at Springfield College. Brock’s achievements as a coach are certainly impressive, as he has taken three schools to the NCAA Division III Tournament and has an overall, 28-year record of 379-350 for a winning percentage of .519. Read more.