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Recap | Box Score
Nighthawks Fall to Pride, 60-48
WESTON, Mass.—The Newbury College men’s basketball team fell to Regis College, 60-48, in a non-conference game Tuesday evening. Regis’ Derrick Neal (Boston, Mass./Brighton) led the Pride to victory becoming the first player in Regis College men’s basketball history to record 1,000 points in his career.
The win improved the Pride to 5-2 overall, and dropped Newbury
to 1-7 on the season. Regis’ Phil Alibrandi (York,
Maine/York) led all-scorers with 18 points. Neal chipped in with 15
points.
Through the first nine points Newbury and Regis College would
exchange baskets. The Nighthawks maintained a 6-3 lead through the
first 5:00 minutes of play.
A Ryan Chambers three-pointer would tie the game 8-8 at 12:46 in
the first half. A failed return shot by Chris Torres
(Brockton, Mass./Brockton) gave Chambers the rebound, and
returned another three pointer to give Regis College an 11-8 lead.
Back-to-back jumpers by Kandley Val (Boston, Mass./Cathedral) put
the Pride up by seven (18-11).
Torres later hit a three-pointer to cut Regis’ lead to three
points. With Rob Edwards (Idaho Falls, Idaho/Philips Exeter
Academy) at the line following a shooting foul, he would convert
both shots to put Regis up five. The two teams would battle out the
last minute of the half, with Regis College holding possession and
a 29-26 lead.
Returning from the half Newbury’s Peterson Bernard
(Boston, Mass./Madison Park) went to work underneath the
basket scoring 12 points, and giving the Nighthawks a three point
lead for four minutes in the second half.
Closing in on 1,000 points in his career, Neal hit a three-pointer
from the left wing, caused a steal, and scored a lay-up to put
Regis College up 48-39 with 9:15 remaining in the second half.
Neal would score his 1,000th point on a three-pointer from the
baseline and give Regis College a 55-39 advantage, and continue
Regis’ 16-0 run. John Rowley Jr. (Hartford,
Conn./Rockville) tallied the first two points for Newbury
on free throws.
The Nighthawks would score just nine more points in the last 3:30,
while Regis College continued to possess the ball on offense to end
the game.
Newbury returns to the hard-court on Saturday December 11th as they open up New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) action hosting Becker College at 12:00pm.
- Game story provided by: Edward Jones, Sports Information Director - Regis College
- Game photo by: Samantha Yanofsky
