Blazers Fall to Bantams

Chicopee, MA – The Elms College men's basketball team dripped a non-conference game on Tuesday night to Trinity College at Picknelly Arena.

THE BASICS:

Score: Elms 89, Trinity 65

Records: Elms (2-19, 2-13 GNAC) Trinity (14-8, 4-5 NESCAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED:

Elms came out strong against their NESCAC opponent, jumping out to a 15-5 lead. Tahquell Cadle (Bridgeport, CT) scored 11 points in the first 20 minutes, as the Bantams and the Blazers were tied 34-34 at the break. 

Trinity led, 49-48 with 13:28 on the clock when the visitors hit back-to-back treys to ignite a Bantam run. A made layup by Jaijuan Macklin (Sayreville, NJ) cut the deficit to 12, however the visitors outscored Elms, 38-15, over the final 12 minutes taking the non-conference game 89-65.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Cadle led the Blazers in scoring with 15 points and added 11 rebounds
• Macklin pitched in with 14 points off the bench 

UP NEXT:

The Blazers host GNAC opponent Dean College on Thursday 2/17 at 5pm.

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