Washington scored 16 points, had six rebounds, and two steals in 33 minutes. He was named the MVP. Thornton hit seven of eight from the floor, two for two outside the arc, added four rebounds and three steals in 24 minutes for the Storm (2-0).
Rochester was led by sophomore Michael Chmielowiec with 16 points and Tim Brackney with 13. They were both named to the all-tournament team.
Washington hit two three-point goals in a 7-2 run midway through the first half that put Lake Erie ahead for good, 21-16. UR (1-1) cut it to three, but it was nine by halftime (36-27). In the second half, the Yellowjackets got as close as three, 45-42, on two free throws from Eric Snider. A layup by Thornton and a three-point play by Jory Wilder pushed it back to eight, 50-42, with 11:08 left.
Brackney’s three-pointer pulled UR within 60-56 with 6:49 to play, but the Storm held at least a five point advantage after that and pushed it to double figures in the final minute.
Newspaper Box Score Lake Erie College vs Rochester 11/18/06 8 pm at Palestra, Rochester, NY - M Resler Champ At Palestra, Rochester, NY - M Resler Champ LAKE ERIE COLLEGE 73, ROCHESTER 62 LAKE ERIE COLLEGE (2-0) Thornton Derrick 7-8 2-3 18; Washington Howard 6-9 0-0 16; Williams Robert 4-9 3-4 13; Campbell Darnell 3-11 1-2 8; Wilder Jory 3-3 2-3 8; Harris Jajcen 2-6 2-2 6; Skopal Mark 2-4 0-0 4; Dickinson John 0-2 0-0 0; Purcell Dan 0-0 0-1 0; Williams Marvin 0-1 0-0 0; Johnson J.D. 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 10-15 73. ROCHESTER (1-1) Chmielowiec, Mike 7-13 0-0 16; Brackney, Tim 4-13 2-2 13; Ndubizu, Uche 3-8 2-3 8; Oniyiriuka, Jon 3-9 2-7 8; Dominiak, Robert 2-4 0-0 5; Snider, Eric 1-5 2-2 4; Kaplan, Max 1-1 1-2 4; Juron, Jeff 0-4 2-2 2; Milbrand, Dan 1-6 0-0 2; Runco, Brad 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 22-63 11-18 62. Lake Erie College............. 36 37 - 73 Rochester..................... 27 35 - 62 3-point goals-Lake Erie College 9-17 (Washington Howard 4-6; Williams Robert 2-5; Thornton Derrick 2-2; Campbell Darnell 1-2; Dickinson John 0-1; Johnson J.D. 0-1), Rochester 7-20 (Brackney, Tim 3-9; Chmielowiec, Mike 2-5; Kaplan, Max 1-1; Dominiak, Robert 1-3; Juron, Jeff 0-2). Fouled out--Lake Erie College-None, Rochester-None. Rebounds-Lake Erie College 27 (Washington Howard 6), Rochester 44 (Oniyiriuka, Jon 12). Assists-Lake Erie College 9 (Williams Robert 4), Rochester 12 (Brackney, Tim 4). Total fouls-Lake Erie College 17, Rochester 19. A-590 All-Tournament Team: Sean Burton (IC), Scott Morton (Gen), Tim Brackney (UR) Derrick Thornton (LEC), Michael Chmielowiec (UR), MVP Howard Washington LEC