WNEC improved to 4-3 overall and also snapped Elms College’s five-game winning streak. The Blazers fell to 5-2 overall.
The Golden Bears scored 27 of the game’s first 36 points in the opening 10 minutes of the first half to take a 27-9 lead.
The Blazers, however, responded with a 16-5 run to cut the deficit to 32-25 with 4:30 remaining in the half.
WNEC then answered with a 10-0 run in the next 90 seconds and extended its lead to 47-32 at intermission. Godbout finished with 23 first half points, including three 3-pointers to spark the Golden Bears.
Although Elms College was able to cut the deficit to 55-45 five minutes into the second half, poor shooting plagued the Blazers, as they were limited to 35.1-percent shooting from the field in the second half and shot just 30.4-percent for the game.
Junior forward Lonnie Branyon III (West Haven, CT) recorded a double-double with 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers. Freshman forward Renato Lindmets (Springfield, MA) also reached double figures, as he finished with 13 points.
Sophomore forward Jim Bayne (Bristol, CT) had 14 points and 10 rebounds, while senior forward Anthony Charbatji (Attleboro, MA) added 11 points for the Golden Bears in the victory.
Elms College concludes first semester play when it travels to Lasell College for a North Atlantic Conference (NAC) tilt on Saturday, December 11. Game time is 3:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Western New England vs Elms College 12/09/04 7:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 77, ELMS COLLEGE 66 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND (4-3 overall) Jon GODBOUT 10-16 4-5 27; Jim BAYNE 5-10 4-7 14; Anthony CHARBATJI 5-12 0-0 11; Mike CUTLER 4-9 0-0 8; Matt GIGLIELLO 3-5 0-1 7; Jeremy STERNSTEIN 1-3 4-4 6; Malik CHAMPLAIN 1-1 0-1 2; Jason CARDINAL 1-1 0-0 2; Asif ABDUL-WADUD 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 12-18 77. ELMS COLLEGE (5-2 overall) John Ancrum 4-10 10-17 19; Lonnie Branyon III 5-10 7-9 17; Renato Lindmets 5-11 3-6 13; Randall Hite 4-7 0-0 8; Patrick Hurst 2-6 0-0 5; Kyle Seyboth 1-13 0-0 3; Anthony Bernard 0-2 1-2 1; Robert Browning 0-1 0-0 0; Nathan Hawes 0-2 0-0 0; James Vassar 0-7 0-0 0. Totals 21-69 21-34 66. Western New England........... 47 30 - 77 Elms College.................. 32 34 - 66 3-point goals-Western New England 5-18 (Jon GODBOUT 3-6; Matt GIGLIELLO 1-3; Anthony CHARBATJI 1-5; Jeremy STERNSTEIN 0-1; Mike CUTLER 0-1; Jim BAYNE 0-2), Elms College 3-20 (Kyle Seyboth 1-11; Patrick Hurst 1-4; John Ancrum 1-2; Randall Hite 0-1; James Vassar 0-1; Renato Lindmets 0-1). Fouled out--Western New England-Jeremy STERNSTEIN; Malik CHAMPLAIN, Elms College-Nathan Hawes. Rebounds-Western New England 45 (Jim BAYNE 10), Elms College 44 (Lonnie Branyon III 10). Assists-Western New England 19 (Jeremy STERNSTEIN 4; Jon GODBOUT 4), Elms College 8 (John Ancrum 6). Total fouls-Western New England 27, Elms College 19. A-115 Elms College's five-game winning streak snapped.