SUNDAY, Jan. 18, 2004
Westfield State 75 – Bard College 48
WESTFIELD – The Westfield State men’s basketball team cruised to a 75-48 non-conference victory over Bard College on Sunday afternoon, Jan. 18.
The Owls improved to 7-5 overall heading into Tuesday’s conference showdown at home vs. Salem State. Bard, located in Annandale-on-Hudson, N.Y., is 5-3.
Westfield trailed 22-17 with 8:33 left in the first half, but the Owls depth wore down out-manned Bard, which only dressed seven players. Westfield led 38-30 at halftime and increased its lead to as many as 30 points in the second half.
All 12 players scored in Westfield’s balanced attack. Senior forward Vaso Jaukovic was the Owls’ only player in double figures with 13 points; he also had four assists and four steals.
Freshman forward Dan Holbrook had 10 rebounds and seven points. Senior guard Allen Murray contributed eight points and six assists.
Jose Woldense, - Bard’s 6-6 sophomore forward – posted game highs of 16 points and 12 rebounds.