Blazers Drop to Bulldogs

Franklin, MA – The Elms College men's basketball team dropped their road game to GNAC opponent, Dean College on Thursday night.

THE BASICS:

SCORE: Elms 85, Dean 98

RECORDS: Elms (2-17, 2-12 GNAC), Dean (7-14, 2-12 GNAC) 

HOW IT HAPPENED:

First year, Roy Mckeithen (Middletown, Conn.) led all players with 25 points. He made 7-of-13 three-pointers. Graduate student D.J. Edelen (Prince George, Va.) was 9-of-17 from the floor to finish with 23 points.

The first half was back and forth as each team shot 43% from the floor. The Bulldogs trailed 37-34 with less than five minutes to go in the first before ending the frame on a 12-3 run to take a 46-40 lead at the break.

Dean pushed its lead to 15, less than five minutes into the second. Elms cut the deficit to eight, 59-51, at 13:42 but that would be as close as they would get. Dean's advantage ballooned to as much as 21 as the home team cruised to the 98-85 victory.

Elms shot 43.8% from the field (32-73) and 38.5% from deep (10-26).

UP NEXT:

The Blazers return to action on Saturday 2/12 as they're back in Picknelly Arena against visiting GNAC opponet, Rivier University for a 12PM start. 

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