Blazers Fall to Lasers

Chicopee, MA - The Elms College men's basketball team dropp a home conference game on Thursday night to Lasell University at Picknelly Arena.

THE BASICS:

SCORE: Elms 74, Lasell 82

RECORDS: Elms (2-12, 2-9 GNAC), Lasell (12-7, 9-4 GNAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Elms scored the first five points of the game, the visitors went on an 8-2 surge giving the Lasers an 8-7 lead with 16:19 left in the opening half. The Blazers took an 18-15 advantage on a mid-range jumper by Jaijaun Macklin (Sayreville, NJ ). Lasell responded with 12 consecutive points and built a 27-18 lead with 5:45 on the clock. A jumper by Macklin with nine seconds on the scoreboard trimmed Lasell's advantage to 40-34 heading into halftime.

The Blazers took their only lead of the second half at 44-43 on a layup by Tahquell Cadle (Bridgeport, CT) with 15:30 remaining. A Lasers layup b with 2:38 on the clock put the visitors in front, 78-70, and Lasell did not allow Elms to get closer than five the rest of the way.

Both teams shot well from the field, as Lasell went 31 of 63 (49.2%) and Elms finished 32 for 68 (47.1%). The Lasers led points in the paint, 40-30, and rebounds, 36-30.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Cadel led the Blazers with 16 points
• Justin Feliciano (Springfield, MA) Pitched in with 14 points

UP NEXT:

The Blazers return to action on Wednesday 2/9 when they host Johnson and Wales University. 

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