Fellow senior Rashad Cope (Dorchester/Snowden) chipped in with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and senior center Patrick McCarthy (Mansfield, MA) added 10 points for the Falcons (5-10, 2-3). FSC jumped out to a 44-30 halftime lead and increased it quickly in a second half that saw the Green and Gold connect on 20 of 37 (54.1%) field goal attempts.
Massachusetts College (1-17, 0-5) got a strong effort from Chet Columbus (Syracuse, NY/Bishop Ludden) who scored 20 points and Thad Broughton (Peabody/St. Mary’s) who registered 10 points. Glenn Mills (Springfield/Minnechaug Regional) contributed 9 points and 8 rebounds for the Trailblazers, who have now dropped 12 straight contests.
Newspaper Box Score Massachusetts College vs Fitchburg State College Men 1/29/04 7:30pm at Fitchburg, MA At Fitchburg, MA FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE MEN 90, MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE 57 MASSACHUSETTS COLLEGE (1-17, 0-5) Chet Columbus 6-14 3-4 20; Thad Broughton 2-13 5-7 10; Glenn Mills 2-12 4-6 9; Robert Mitchell 1-8 5-5 8; Brian Phillips 2-5 0-0 5; Shaun Shuffler 1-5 1-3 3; Mike Januario 1-2 0-0 2; Donal Cogdell 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-60 18-25 57. FITCHBURG STATE COLLEGE MEN (5-10, 2-3) Rashad Cope 8-15 2-3 18; Matthew Costello 8-10 1-1 17; Patrick McCarthy 5-8 0-0 10; Jay Pratt 3-7 0-0 9; Dan Largesse 3-5 1-2 8; Jim Prignano 3-6 1-2 8; Joe Sabbagh 3-3 0-0 6; Ja'Quaine Coe 2-6 0-0 5; Danny Koen 2-6 0-0 4; Jocelyn Velney 1-4 0-0 3; Mark Giusto 1-4 0-0 2; Vladimir Benoit 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 39-76 5-8 90. Massachusetts College......... 30 27 - 57 Fitchburg State College Men... 44 46 - 90 3-point goals-Massachusetts College 9-32 (Chet Columbus 5-10; Thad Broughton 1-8; Robert Mitchell 1-6; Brian Phillips 1-3; Glenn Mills 1-2; Donal Cogdell 0-1; Shaun Shuffler 0-2), Fitchburg State College Men 7-22 (Jay Pratt 3-6; Dan Largesse 1-3; Ja'Quaine Coe 1-4; Jim Prignano 1-2; Jocelyn Velney 1-3; Mark Giusto 0-1; Vladimir Benoit 0-1; Danny Koen 0-2). Fouled out--Massachusetts College-None, Fitchburg State College Men-None. Rebounds-Massachusetts College 31 (Glenn Mills 8), Fitchburg State College Men 57 (Matthew Costello 13). Assists-Massachusetts College 4 (Robert Mitchell 2), Fitchburg State College Men 22 (Ja'Quaine Coe 5; Rashad Cope 5). Total fouls-Massachusetts College 13, Fitchburg State College Men 20. A-150