The Blazers (5-1 overall, 2-0 NAC) used a balanced offensive attack as four players reached double figures. Junior center Anthony Bernard (Tamarac, FL), junior guard James Vassar (Waterbury, CT) and junior forward Lonnie Branyon III (West Haven, CT) all reached double figures en route to season-high performances in the victory. Bernard had 19 points, Vassar dropped in 17 points and Branyon added 15.
Johnson State lost its second straight conference game of the weekend to fall to 2-5 overall, 0-2 NAC. The Badgers were plagued by perimeter play, as they were limited to just 6 of 22 shooting from 3-point range in the loss.
Freshman guard Charlie Viana (Valley Stream, NY) struck for a game-high 22 points and junior forward Shane Levine (Georgia, VT) added 15 points for the Badgers.
Elms College plays host to WNEC in a non-conference tilt on Thursday, December 9. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Johnson State College vs Elms College 12/05/04 3:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA ELMS COLLEGE 100, JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE 66 JOHNSON STATE COLLEGE (2-5, 0-2 NAC) VIANA, Charlie 9-15 2-2 22; LEVINE, Shane 7-9 0-2 15; SWEENEY, Sean 2-9 2-2 6; GARCIA, Mike 2-2 1-2 5; TRICKLER, Tyler 1-1 0-0 3; COUTRAYER, Jesse 1-1 0-0 3; BUTLER, Liam 1-3 0-0 3; SANTARCANGELO, Tim 1-8 1-2 3; MATTHEWS, Nick 0-1 2-2 2; MASUMBUKO, Emmanuel 1-5 0-0 2; ACEVEDO, Mike 1-3 0-0 2; DURBROW, Billy 0-2 0-0 0; GERVAIS, Zach 0-3 0-0 0; BAKER, Ned 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 26-65 8-12 66. ELMS COLLEGE (5-1, 2-0 NAC) John Ancrum 4-9 11-11 20; Anthony Bernard 6-10 7-9 19; James Vassar 5-6 5-6 17; Lonnie Branyon III 6-10 3-6 15; Kyle Seyboth 1-8 3-4 6; Justin Davis 2-6 1-2 6; Nathan Hawes 2-3 1-2 5; Z. Urbans-Ansevics 2-2 0-1 4; Patrick Hurst 1-4 1-2 3; Randall Hite 1-1 1-2 3; Robert Browning 0-1 2-4 2; Scott Mogel 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-61 35-49 100. Johnson State College......... 28 38 - 66 Elms College.................. 49 51 - 100 3-point goals-Johnson State College 6-22 (VIANA, Charlie 2-5; COUTRAYER, Jesse 1-1; LEVINE, Shane 1-1; TRICKLER, Tyler 1-1; BUTLER, Liam 1-2; ACEVEDO, Mike 0-1; GERVAIS, Zach 0-2; BAKER, Ned 0-3; MATTHEWS, Nick 0-1; SANTARCANGELO, Tim 0-2; SWEENEY, Sean 0-3), Elms College 5-19 (James Vassar 2-2; John Ancrum 1-3; Justin Davis 1-5; Kyle Seyboth 1-7; Patrick Hurst 0-2). Fouled out--Johnson State College-GARCIA, Mike; TRICKLER, Tyler; MASUMBUKO, Emmanuel, Elms College-None. Rebounds-Johnson State College 32 (TRICKLER, Tyler 5; MASUMBUKO, Emmanuel 5), Elms College 43 (Lonnie Branyon III 10). Assists-Johnson State College 13 (VIANA, Charlie 4), Elms College 15 (John Ancrum 5; Kyle Seyboth 5). Total fouls-Johnson State College 31, Elms College 14. A-80 Elms College wins its fifth straight game