Tuesday evening, 96-60, in Lancer Gymnasium on the campus of Worcester State College. The loss drops the
Lancers to 2-3, while Amherst remains undefeated at, 6-0.
The Lancers hung with last years NCAA DIII Final Four participant through much of the first half before the Lord
Jeffs separated from Worcester State behind a 10-1 run in the last four minutes of the half. Amherst junior John
Bedford (Ridgewood, NJ) led the way for Amherst in the first half scoring 13 points on 5-12 shooting from the
floor. Amherst shot 40% from the field in the first half, while Worcester State shot at a 34.4% clip.
Worcester State came out of the break trying to close the gap, but two minutes into the second frame, Amherst
went on an 8-0 run and never looked back. The Lord Jeffs shot a blistering 62.5% from the field in the second half.
Amherst had five players reach double figures on the night. Led by Bedford with 18, John Casnocha (San
Francisco, CA) had 17 points, Russell Lee (Lorton, VA) scored 16 and both Andrew Schiel (Wayne, PA) and
Dan O’Shea (Lawrence, MA) totaled 10 on the nights. Worcester State was led by senior guard Ryan Connor
(Worcester, MA) who has 11 points and 3 assists.
Worcester State will return to action on Thursday when they host Nichols College, while Amherst will host Colby-
Sawyer on Saturday.
Newspaper Box Score Amherst College vs Worcester State College 12/7/04 7:00 pm at Worcester, MA At Worcester, MA AMHERST COLLEGE 96, WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE 60 AMHERST COLLEGE (6-0) John Bedford 6-14 5-6 18; John Casnocha 6-8 2-2 17; Russell Lee 6-10 0-0 16; Andrew Schiel 5-10 0-1 10; Dan O'Shea 3-5 4-4 10; Tim McLaughlin 2-3 3-4 7; Dan Wheeler 1-3 2-3 5; Andrew Olson 2-4 0-0 4; Keith Zalaski 1-2 1-2 3; Mike Salerno 0-1 2-2 2; Brandon Jones 1-3 0-0 2; Kevin Hopkins 1-2 0-2 2; Fletcher Walters 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Goldsmith 0-0 0-0 0; Dan Fisher 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 34-67 19-26 96. WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (2-3) Ryan Connor 3-8 2-2 11; Jermaine Cannon 4-13 0-0 8; Ralph Frazier 3-10 1-2 7; Brandon Brooks 3-7 0-0 6; Jose Rodriguez 3-4 0-0 6; Jason Garrett 3-6 0-0 6; Tyson Drayton 2-4 1-3 6; Teddy Brown 2-4 0-0 4; Tom Sullivan 2-8 0-0 4; Will Spont 0-1 2-2 2; Jose Roman 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-65 6-9 60. Amherst College............... 41 55 - 96 Worcester State College....... 28 32 - 60 3-point goals-Amherst College 9-21 (Russell Lee 4-7; John Casnocha 3-5; Dan Wheeler 1-1; John Bedford 1-3; Andrew Olson 0-1; Keith Zalaski 0-1; Tim McLaughlin 0-1; Andrew Schiel 0-2), Worcester State College 4-10 (Ryan Connor 3-4; Tyson Drayton 1-2; Ralph Frazier 0-2; Brandon Brooks 0-1; Jason Garrett 0-1). Fouled out--Amherst College-None, Worcester State College-None. Rebounds-Amherst College 51 (John Casnocha 9), Worcester State College 30 (Jermaine Cannon 6). Assists-Amherst College 20 (John Bedford 3; John Casnocha 3; Dan Wheeler 3), Worcester State College 14 (Will Spont 3; Ryan Connor 3; Tyson Drayton 3). Total fouls-Amherst College 16, Worcester State College 23.