News Release

CHICOPEE, Ma. — Sophomore forward James Vassar (Waterbury, CT) had a team-high 17 points to give Elms College a convincing 90-76 victory over Thomas College in Sunday afternoon’s North Atlantic Conference (NAC) men’s basketball game at the Maguire Center.

Elms College (6-11 overall, 6-5 NAC) fell victim to an 11-2 run by Thomas College (4-13 overall, 3-8 NAC) 2:30 into the first half. The Blazers responded with an 11-1 run, highlighted by a 3-pointer by junior guard Kyle Seyboth (Seekonk, MA) to give the Blazers a 13-12 lead.

From there, the Blazers never trailed again and shot 56.8-percent from the field in the opening half en route to a commanding 54-34 lead at intermission.

The Blazers had four players reach double figures. Freshman guard John Ancrum (Harlem, NY) had 15 points and a team-high seven assists, Seyboth had 11 points, including three 3-pointers, and senior forward Ernest Hughes (Dorchester, MA) had 10 points.

Sophomore guard Dan Grappi (Georgetown, MA) tallied a game-high 18 points and sophomore forward James Godley (Brookton, ME) added 10 points for the Terriers in the loss.

Elms College travels to NAC foe Lasell College Thursday, February 5. Tip-off is 7 p.m.

Newspaper Box Score
Thomas College vs Elms College
2/1/04 1:15 p.m. at Chicopee,MA
At Chicopee,MA
ELMS COLLEGE 90, THOMAS COLLEGE 76
THOMAS COLLEGE (4-13, 3-8 NAC)
Dan Grappi 6-11 5-5 18; James Godley 4-13 2-4 10; Ryan Conrad 4-8 1-3 9;
David Percey 3-7 1-5 8; Matt Dillon 4-5 0-0 8; Byron Johnson 2-2 0-0 5; J.T.
Woodworth 1-2 2-2 4; Adam Beal 1-2 2-2 4; Adam Blodgett 2-3 0-0 4; Adam Rich
1-11 1-2 4; Nicholas DePalmer 1-4 0-1 2; Edward Brackett 0-1 0-0 0. Totals
29-69 14-24 76.
ELMS COLLEGE (6-11, 6-5 NAC)
James Vassar 6-10 2-2 17; John Ancrum 6-9 2-4 15; Kyle Seyboth 4-6 0-0 11;
Ernest Hughes 2-2 6-8 10; Kevin Furey 3-6 2-2 9; Lonnie Branyon III 2-6 3-3
7; Anthony Bernard 3-6 1-1 7; Deshawn Hawkins 2-5 0-0 6; Chellvonto Little
2-8 0-0 4; Sean Furey 2-4 0-0 4; Juan Ramirez, Jr. 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 32-64
16-20 90.
Thomas College................   34   42  -   76
Elms College..................   54   36  -   90
3-point goals-Thomas College 4-12 (Byron Johnson 1-1; Adam Rich 1-7; Dan
Grappi 1-2; David Percey 1-1; Nicholas DePalmer 0-1), Elms College 10-16
(James Vassar 3-4; Kyle Seyboth 3-4; Deshawn Hawkins 2-3; Kevin Furey 1-1;
John Ancrum 1-1; Sean Furey 0-2; Chellvonto Little 0-1). Fouled out--Thomas
College-None, Elms College-None. Rebounds-Thomas College 31 (Ryan Conrad 7),
Elms College 45 (Chellvonto Little 9). Assists-Thomas College 22 (Adam Rich
9), Elms College 26 (John Ancrum 7). Total fouls-Thomas College 16, Elms
College 19. A-75
Elms College improves to 6-5 in the NAC.