Elms Drops to Pride

Weston, MA – The Elms College men's basketball team dropped a hard fought GNAC game to Regis College earlier this evening, 74-78.

THE BASICS

SCORE: Elms 74, Regis 78

RECORDS: Elms (0-11, 0-6 GNAC),  Regis (5-6, 2-3 GNAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Regis College held the lead for the vast majority of the game, holding off a late rally by Elms College as the Pride defeated the Blazers, 78-74, Monday night in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference men's basketball game at Higgins Court.

The Pride opened the scoring with a three-pointer, but the combination of Tahquell Cadle and Vashon Wilson scored nine of the next 11 points to give Elms a 9-5 lead. After Regis and Cadle exchanged three-pointers, the Pride scored the next eight points to take the lead for good at 18-12, and then they would put together a 13-2 scoring run to extend their advantage to the largest of the night at 33-19 with 5:51 left in the first half.

The Blazers battled back by scoring 10 unanswered points over the next three-and-a-half minutes, bookended by three-pointers from Justin Feliciano and David Lopez. The teams exchanged baskets over the final two minutes of the first half, with Regis taking a 37-33 lead into the locker room at halftime.

Elms closed to within one early in the second half on an offensive rebound and putback by Wilson, but the Pride rattled off 11 straight points. Regis would maintain a multiple-possession lead through most of the second half before Elms made one final push in the final five minutes, starting a 7-0 scoring run with a three-pointer by D.J. Edelen to close its deficit to three at 70-67 with 2:34 remaining in regulation.

Roy McKeithen was fouled attempting a three-pointer and made the first two free throws before missing the third. Feliciano grabbed the rebound and fed McKeithen, who hit a three-pointer to bring the Blazers within one at 73-72 with 29 seconds left. Down by two with four seconds showing on the clock, Elms attempted a long pass, but it forced Lopez to step out of bounds for the turnover.

Elms shot 35.6 percent (26-for-73) from the field, including 10-for-33 from behind the three-point line, and 75 percent (12-for-16) from the free throw line. The Blazers won the rebounding battle, 48-42, including 15 offensive rebounds that led to 22 second chance points.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Edelen led the Blazers with 17 points
• Wilson notched a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds
• Lopez scored 12 points
• Feliciano contributed 10 points, five assists, and three steals
• Cadle added eight points, 10 rebounds, six assists, and three steals

UP NEXT:

The Blazers are back in Picknelly Arena this Wednesday 1/12, as they host University of Saint Joseph Blue Jays for a 7PM start.

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