Jimmy O’Keefe (Lexington, MA) added 12 points for the Bobcats, who improved to 9-0 and are ranked #15 in the latest D3hoops.com national poll. Pat Halloran (Plymouth, NH) scored 11 points and Bryan Wholey (Marshfield, MA) added 10 in the victory. Bates shot 52% for the game, including 56% in the first half, and had a 40-31 rebounding advantage.
Junior forward Renato Lindmets (Springfield, MA) led Elms (4-5) with a game high 21 points, and had six rebounds, while Randy Hite (Hartford, CT) had a team best eight boards. John Ancrum (Harlem, NY) had eight points for the Blazers. Elms shot 40% for the night.
Bates had a 42-27 lead at the half. Halloran pulled Elms to within 10 with a three-pointer at 10:40 to make it 57-47, the closest the Blazers would get in the second half. Wholey’s layup with 47 seconds remaining provided the final, the largest lead for the Bobcats in the game.
Bates had a 16-8 advantage in second chance points, and the Bobcats’ bench outscored Elms’ bench, 32-15.
SCHENECTADY, NY – Sophomore guard Steve Madej (Burnt Hills, NY) scored a career high 20 points and junior forward Kyle Grimm (Sherrill, NY) added 19 with game highs of nine rebounds and four blocks as host Union defeated Mount Saint Vincent, 84-72 in the second game of the 2007 Sig Makofski Invitational Men’s Basketball Tournament at Union’s Viniar Athletic Center Friday night.
The Dutchmen, playing their first home game since December 9, improved to 3-6 while the Dolphins fell to 1-9. Madej made six of nine shots from the floor and Joe Mackey (Flushing, NY) added 14 points for the Dutchmen, who shot 42% for the night. Union forced 18 turnovers, scoring 24 points off those turnovers. Union had a slight edge in rebounding, 33-32.
Junior guard/forward Derek Charlton (Yonkers, NY) led the Dolphins with a game high 26 points and five rebounds, while Charlie Britz (Armonk, NY) also had five rebounds for the visitors. Mount Saint Vincent shot 50% for the game, including 59% in the second half when the Dolphins made 16 of 27 shots.
The Dutchmen led 43-29 at halftime, and led by 10 at 67-57 with 8:48 remaining in the second half. But the Dolphins went on a 12-4 run to pull to within two (71-69) with 3:04 left. Mackey made a three-pointer at 2:40 for a five-point advantage, and after Charlton made two free throws to make it 74-71 with 2:23 remaining, the Dutchmen went on a 8-0 run in the next 1:15 to pull away.
Newspaper Box Score Elms vs Bates 1/5/07 6:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY BATES 73, ELMS 56 ELMS (9-0) Renato Lindmets 7-19 7-12 21; John Ancrum 3-4 0-3 8; Randy Hite 3-6 0-0 7; Juan Galdon 3-6 0-0 7; Justin Davis 2-5 0-0 6; Bill Beauregard 2-4 0-0 5; Malakie Berry 1-7 0-0 2; Josh Irvin 0-1 0-0 0; Joe Esile 0-0 0-0 0; Ellis Jones 0-0 0-0 0; Nathan Hawes 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 21-53 7-15 56. BATES (4-5) Rob Stockwell 8-18 0-0 19; Jimmy O'Keefe 6-9 0-0 12; Pat Halloran 4-6 0-1 11; Bryan Wholey 4-9 1-3 10; John Lattimer 3-4 1-2 7; Zak Ray 2-5 0-2 6; Sam Taylor 2-4 0-0 4; Damon McGinn 1-1 0-0 2; Chris Wilson 1-4 0-0 2; Marshall Hatch 0-0 0-0 0; Eric Shone 0-0 0-0 0; David Curley 0-0 0-0 0; B.J. Dunne 0-0 0-0 0; Neil Creahan 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-60 2-8 73. Elms.......................... 27 29 - 56 Bates......................... 42 31 - 73 3-point goals-Elms 7-15 (Justin Davis 2-4; John Ancrum 2-3; Bill Beauregard 1-2; Juan Galdon 1-2; Randy Hite 1-1; Josh Irvin 0-1; Malakie Berry 0-1; Renato Lindmets 0-1), Bates 9-20 (Pat Halloran 3-5; Rob Stockwell 3-6; Zak Ray 2-3; Bryan Wholey 1-4; Chris Wilson 0-2). Fouled out--Elms-None, Bates-None. Rebounds-Elms 31 (Randy Hite 8), Bates 40 (Rob Stockwell 14). Assists-Elms 8 (Randy Hite 3), Bates 16 (Zak Ray 4). Total fouls-Elms 14, Bates 13. A-125 2007 Sig Makofski Invitational at Union College. Bates ranked #15 in D3hoops.com national poll. Bates plays Saturday at 3 PM vs. winner of Union-Mount Saint Vincent game. Elms plays Saturday at 1 PM vs. loser of Union-Mount Saint Vincent game. Newspaper Box Score Mount Saint Vincent vs Union 1/5/07 8:00 PM at Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY At Viniar Athletic Center, Schenectady, NY UNION 82, MOUNT SAINT VINCENT 74 MOUNT SAINT VINCENT (1-9) CHARLTON, Derek 10-19 3-4 26; GARLAN, Kevin 4-7 2-2 10; LASTRES, Eric 4-10 0-0 9; OWENS, Lester 2-5 3-4 8; BRITZ, Charlie 3-5 0-2 6; BAYLOSIS, Justin 1-1 3-5 6; PETRUCCELLI, Corey 2-5 0-0 4; HOPKINS, Jeff 1-2 0-0 3; RATZKE, PJ 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 28-56 11-17 74. UNION (3-6) Steve Madej 6-8 3-3 20; Kyle Grimm 8-11 2-2 19; Joe Mackey 5-14 1-2 14; Joey Lokitis 3-7 2-3 9; Drew Desmarais 1-6 7-8 9; Giacomo Anchisi 1-4 2-2 4; Nick Ciresi 1-1 0-0 3; Brendan Rose 1-3 0-0 2; Sean Clancy 0-2 2-2 2; Jim Clifford 0-2 0-0 0; Chris Bourke 0-2 0-0 0; Nick DiMaggio 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-62 19-22 82. Mount Saint Vincent........... 29 45 - 74 Union......................... 43 39 - 82 3-point goals-Mount Saint Vincent 7-18 (CHARLTON, Derek 3-5; BAYLOSIS, Justin 1-1; HOPKINS, Jeff 1-1; LASTRES, Eric 1-4; OWENS, Lester 1-4; RATZKE, PJ 0-1; PETRUCCELLI, Corey 0-1; GARLAN, Kevin 0-1), Union 11-31 (Steve Madej 5-7; Joe Mackey 3-9; Kyle Grimm 1-3; Joey Lokitis 1-4; Nick Ciresi 1-1; Jim Clifford 0-2; Chris Bourke 0-1; Nick DiMaggio 0-1; Sean Clancy 0-2; Giacomo Anchisi 0-1). Fouled out--Mount Saint Vincent-GARLAN, Kevin, Union-None. Rebounds-Mount Saint Vincent 32 (BRITZ, Charlie 5; CHARLTON, Derek 5), Union 33 (Kyle Grimm 9). Assists-Mount Saint Vincent 11 (BAYLOSIS, Justin 3; BRITZ, Charlie 3), Union 20 (Nick DiMaggio 4; Drew Desmarais 4; Giacomo Anchisi 4). Total fouls-Mount Saint Vincent 21, Union 16. A-339 2007 Sig Makofski Invitational at Union. Union will play Bates in the Championship Game Saturday, Jan. 6 at 3 PM. Mount Saint Vincent will play Elms in the Consolation Game Jan. 6 at 1 PM.