Amherst College, the nation’s top-ranked Division III team in the latest D3hoops.com poll, won it’s 14th straight game to improve to a perfect 14-0 and in the process set a new school record for wins in a row to start the season. The Lord Jeffs will go for a program-record 15th straight win on Friday, January 23 at Middlebury College.
Senior guard Adam Harper (Washington, DC) netted a game-high 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting from the field to lead the Lord Jeffs. Freshman forward Dan O’Shea (Lawrence, MA) tallied 13 points in just 11 minutes off the bench, and senior guard John Donovan (Holmdel, NJ) added 12 points in the win.
The Blazers led 12-11 with 8:40 remaining in the first half before the Lord Jeffs closed out the first half with a 23-7 run to pull away for good.
Junior guard Kyle Seyboth (Seekonk, MA) netted nine points – all on 3-pointers for the Blazers, who fell to 3-9 overall.
Elms College returns to North Atlantic Conference play on Saturday, January 24 at Maine Maritime Academy. Game time is 5:00 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Amherst College vs Elms College 1/20/04 8:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA AMHERST COLLEGE 79, ELMS COLLEGE 47 AMHERST COLLEGE (14-0 overall) Adam Harper 6-8 0-1 14; Dan O'Shea 5-7 3-4 13; John Donovan 4-7 0-1 12; Andrew Schiel 3-10 1-3 8; Dan Wheeler 2-3 3-3 7; Tim McLaughlin 2-3 2-2 7; Tim Jones 2-6 2-2 6; John Bedford 2-5 0-0 4; Keith Zalaski 1-1 1-2 3; Jason Tucker 0-1 2-4 2; Don Quinn 0-2 1-2 1; Ray Corrigan 0-1 1-1 1; John Casnocha 0-4 1-2 1; Mike Salerno 0-1 0-0 0; Russell Lee 0-2 0-0 0; Dan Fisher 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-62 17-27 79. ELMS COLLEGE (3-9 overall) Chellvonto Little 5-9 3-4 13; Kyle Seyboth 3-9 0-0 9; Kevin Furey 2-4 1-2 5; John Ancrum 1-9 3-7 5; Deshawn Hawkins 2-6 0-0 4; Lonnie Branyon III 1-8 1-2 3; Anthony Bernard 1-3 1-3 3; Ernest Hughes 0-1 3-5 3; Juan Ramirez, Jr. 1-2 0-0 2; Sean Furey 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 16-54 12-23 47. Amherst College............... 35 44 - 79 Elms College.................. 18 29 - 47 3-point goals-Amherst College 8-22 (John Donovan 4-5; Adam Harper 2-4; Andrew Schiel 1-4; Tim McLaughlin 1-2; John Bedford 0-2; Jason Tucker 0-1; John Casnocha 0-2; Russell Lee 0-1; Tim Jones 0-1), Elms College 3-14 (Kyle Seyboth 3-7; Kevin Furey 0-2; John Ancrum 0-2; Lonnie Branyon III 0-1; Chellvonto Little 0-2). Fouled out--Amherst College-None, Elms College-None. Rebounds-Amherst College 40 (John Casnocha 6), Elms College 34 (Sean Furey 6). Assists-Amherst College 17 (Russell Lee 4; Adam Harper 4), Elms College 8 (Kevin Furey 3). Total fouls-Amherst College 21, Elms College 24. A-125 Amherst sets a new school record for unbeaten streak to start the year.