Men’s Basketball Falls at Regis College, 91-74

WESTON, Mass. – Elms College guard Andre French (Torrington, Conn.) netted 22 points and dished out four assists, and junior forward Kenny Lockett (Atlanta, Ga.) added 20 points on 8 of 10 shooting, but the Blazers fell to Regis College, 91-74 in Thursday evening's New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) men's basketball game in Weston, Mass.

With the loss, Elms moves to 12-11 overall, 10-4 in NECC action, while Regis improves to 9-11 overall, 8-4 in league play.

Elms shot 39.7-percent from the field led by French's 6 for 18 effort from the field and 3 for 7 output from the three-point line. He also hit on 7 of 7 free throws as the Blazers shot 84.6-percent from the stripe.

Lockett added 20 points and six rebounds, while senior forward Isaiah Odunlami (Providence, R.I.) and sophomore guard Derek Murphy (Columbia, Md.) added 10 points each in the losing effort. Freshman forward Conny Ihearahu (Largo, Md.) chipped in six points and a team-high seven boards.

Ryan Chambers (Abington, Mass.) was the catalyst of the Pride offensive efforts canning 5 of 10 shots from beyond the arc en route to a game-high 23 points. Osanto Marc Jr. (Kissimmee, Fla.) followed 19 points, Ahmad Charles (Cambridge, Mass.) chipped in 14 points and dished out five assists, and Sam Jean-Gilles (Melrose, Mass.) contributed 12 points and seven rebounds in the winning effort.

Ethan Peana (Staten Island, N.Y.) netted eight points, Jordan Monts (Springfield, Mass.) added eight points off the bench and Chris Leak Jr. (New Haven, Conn.) grabbed seven rebounds in reserve for Regis which trailed at the half, 41-37.

After playing a tightly contested first half that saw the Blazers take a 41-37 lead into the break, the second half continued in much the same fashion.

A Charles trey at the 10:03 mark gave the Pride a 63-59 lead but Lockett answered by making a bucket underneath, drawing a foul, and swishing the ensuing free throw to pull Elms to within one at 63-62. Leak and French then exchanged buckets to set the score at 65-64 before Regis scored 10 unanswered points, capped by a pair of Leak free throws to give the Pride a 75-64 advantage with 5:25 to play in the contest.

A jumper by Lockett momentarily halted the run and brought the Blazers' deficit within nine but Peana responded with a jumper on the next possession and Regis was able to keep a double-digit cushion for the duration of the game.

Chambers struck for a three-pointer and the Pride connected on 7 of 10 from the foul line to close out the game and pull away to its 91-74 victory.

Elms returns to NECC action on Wednesday, February 12 at Becker College at 8:00 p.m. in Leicester, Mass.