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Recap | Box Score
Nighthawks Grab Second NECC Win With Victory Over Lynx
CAMBRIDGE, MA -- A 13-0 run starting at the 6:26 mark of the
second half turned a four-point Lesley lead into a 59-50 deficit,
which was too much for the Lynx to overcome in a 62-58 defeat to
Newbury Tuesday night in New England Collegiate Conference men's
basketball play in Cambridge.
Newbury's (3-9, 2-1 NECC) Chris Torres (Brockton,
MA/Brockton) led all scorers with 20, while Thorton
Paul (Boston, MA/West Roxbury) threw in a team-best 19 points for
Lesley (3-10, 0-2 NECC).
Paul's third three-pointer within the first 6:00 opened up a 13-9
Lynx lead. The Lynx opened up a five-point lead, at 22-17, on a
Jesus Trejo (Methuen, MA/Metheun) jumper just inside the 9:00 mark,
but a Tim Young (Brockton, MA/Brockton)
three-pointer capped a Nighthawks 9-0 run in which the visitors
took a 28-22 lead.
Two straight Harold Smith (Florence, AZ/Florence) baskets and a
Paul layup tied the contest at 32 at half. Torres and Paul led all
scorers, each with 12 points through halftime.
Two more Smith jump hook shots and a Grant Cobb (Plymouth,
MN/Wayzata) layup opened up a 44-40 Lynx lead, which Lesley held
inside the 10:00 mark. But Newbury's 13-0 run, which started with a
John Rowley, Jr. (Hartford, CT/Rockville) trifecta
at the 7:30 mark, was too much for Lesley to overcome.
Rowley scored five during the run, while the 6-foot Torres added
four point on a pair of putbacks, distancing the Nighthawks, owners
of a 42-37 rebounding advantage on the night.
For Lesley, Smith added 12 on 6-8 shooting, while Cobb and John
Sanchez (Carson, CA/Saint John Bosco) each added nine.
Newbury's Peterson Bernard (Boston, MA/Madison
Park) added 15 points and nine rebounds, and Rowley added
a double-double of 14 points and 11 rebounds.
The Nighthawks return to the hard-court on Thursday January 13th when they travel to Leicester to face conference foe Becker College at 6:00pm. Their next home contest is Saturday January 15th when Newbury hosts Elms College in men’s-women’s double-header at 12:00pm.
- Game story provided by: Ryan McCarthy, Sports Information Director - Lesley University
- Game photo by: Samantha Yanofsky
