Sophomore guard John Ancrum (Harlem, NY) had 15 points and a game-high six assists, while junior forward Lonnie Branyon III (West Haven, CT) recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Blazers, who won their second straight game to improve to 2-1 overall.
Elms College shot 64.9-percent in the first half to jump out to a 52-39 lead at intermission. From there, Lindmets and junior guard James Vassar (Waterbury, CT) combined to score 23 second half points. Vassar finished with 14 points and two assists. Junior center Anthony Bernard (Tamarac, FL) also reached double figures for the Blazers as he added 11 points in 18 minutes of action.
The Owls (1-2 overall), who were coming off a grueling 116-114 triple overtime loss to host Eastern Connecticut State University in last Saturday’s championship game of the Nancy K. Suliniski ’76 Memorial Tournament, received a game-high 26 points from freshman guard Tony Collier (Colchester, VT). Sophomore guard Gavin Illangakoon (Ellington, CT) scored 15 points and sophomore guard Ricky Ogboin (Boston, MA) added 14 points as the other two Owls to reach double figures.
Elms College returns to non-conference play on Tuesday, November 30 at Anna Maria College. Game time is 7:30 p.m.
Newspaper Box Score Westfield State College vs Elms College 11/23/04 7:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA ELMS COLLEGE 95, WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE 77 WESTFIELD STATE COLLEGE (1-2 overall) Tony Collier 7-11 9-13 26; Gavin Illangakoon 4-7 5-8 15; Ricky Ogboin 5-8 2-2 14; Steve Martins 2-5 4-6 8; Mike Jurkowski 2-7 1-3 5; Vaso Jaukovic 1-8 1-1 3; Dan Holbrook 1-7 0-0 2; Andy Deffer 1-3 0-0 2; James Ogbunize 0-2 0-2 0. Totals 23-58 24-37 77. ELMS COLLEGE (2-1 overall) Renato Lindmets 9-14 5-8 23; John Ancrum 6-7 1-2 15; Lonnie Branyon III 6-10 3-4 15; James Vassar 4-7 4-6 14; Anthony Bernard 5-8 1-1 11; Kyle Seyboth 2-10 4-4 9; Nathan Hawes 4-5 0-0 8; Justin Davis 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 36-62 18-26 95. Westfield State College....... 39 38 - 77 Elms College.................. 52 43 - 95 3-point goals-Westfield State College 7-14 (Tony Collier 3-5; Ricky Ogboin 2-2; Gavin Illangakoon 2-2; Vaso Jaukovic 0-3; Steve Martins 0-2), Elms College 5-15 (John Ancrum 2-2; James Vassar 2-3; Kyle Seyboth 1-8; Justin Davis 0-1; Renato Lindmets 0-1). Fouled out--Westfield State College-Steve Martins, Elms College-John Ancrum; Nathan Hawes. Rebounds-Westfield State College 32 (Steve Martins 7), Elms College 38 (Lonnie Branyon III 10). Assists-Westfield State College 13 (Tony Collier 4), Elms College 18 (John Ancrum 6). Total fouls-Westfield State College 23, Elms College 30. A-132 Elms College wins second straight game