News Release

BRIDGEWATER, Ma. — In non-conference men’s basketball action this evening, the visiting Corsairs of UMass-Dartmouth, despite a late comeback by Bridgewater State, pulled out a 62-59 victory at a crowded Adrian Tinsley Center.

The Bears were down by as many as 11 points in the second half, before narrowing that Corsair lead to one point with less than a minute remaining in the game. UMass-Dartmouth capitalized on a key BSC turnover, and kept the Bears from hitting a potential game-tying three-pointer with time winding down, sealing the victory.

The Corsairs had three players in double figures, as sophomore Paul Pawlowski (Taunton, MA) led the team with 16 points. Senior Chris Lapriore (Grafton, MA) and freshman Tishon Crawley (Bridgeport, CT) added 13 and 10 points, respectively.

Junior David Rukstalis (Norwood, MA) led all scorers for the Bears with 21 points, and senior Peter Santos (Fairhaven, MA) was right behind with 20 points to go along with 7 rebounds. Freshman Ryan Devereaux (Peabody, MA) chipped in with eight points off the bench, nailing two key three-pointers during the Bears’ comeback. Senior point guard Brian Adamczyk (Chicopee, MA) had an outstanding overall game, dishing out a career-high 13 assists to go along with three steals.

The Bears are back in action on Saturday as they travel to Schenectady, New York to take on the Dutchmen of Union College. UMass opens the Little East Conference schedule on Saturday as they head to Keene, New Hampshire to take on the Owls of Keene State College.

Newspaper Box Score
UMass-Dartmouth vs Bridgewater State 
11/30/04 8:00 PM at Bridgewater, MA
UMASS-DARTMOUTH 62, BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE 59

UMASS-DARTMOUTH (3-1)
Paul Pawlowski 7-13 0-0 16; Chris Lapriore 5-17 3-5 13; Tishon Crawley 4-7
0-0 10; Joe Britto 4-9 0-1 9; Matt McAuliffe 2-5 0-0 4; Josh Adamec 2-3 0-0
4; Liam Mullen 1-2 0-0 3; Amilton Tavares 1-1 0-0 3; Ryan Goyette 0-0 0-0 0;
Will Mahoney 0-0 0-0 0; William Cardoza 0-0 0-0 0. 
Totals 26-57 3-6 62.

BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (2-2)
David Rukstalis 10-18 0-2 21; Peter Santos 7-18 4-5 20; Ryan Devereaux 2-3
2-2 8; Matt Badiali 2-9 0-0 5; Brian Adamczyk 2-2 0-0 5; Mike Rondeau 0-2
0-0 0; Tim Ryan 0-3 0-2 0; Cliff Furtado 0-2 0-0 0; Matt Schnider 0-0 0-0 0;
Derek Thompson 0-0 0-0 0; Dwayne Wilkerson 0-0 0-0 0. 
Totals 23-57 6-11 59.

UMass-Dartmouth...............   41   21  -   62
Bridgewater State College.....   32   27  -   59

3-point goals-UMass-Dartmouth 7-12 (Paul Pawlowski 2-2; Tishon Crawley 2-4;
Amilton Tavares 1-1; Joe Britto 1-3; Liam Mullen 1-2), Bridgewater State
College 7-20 (Ryan Devereaux 2-3; Peter Santos 2-8; David Rukstalis 1-3;
Matt Badiali 1-4; Brian Adamczyk 1-1; Cliff Furtado 0-1). 

Fouled out--UMass-Dartmouth-None, Bridgewater State-None.
Rebounds-UMass-Dartmouth 34 (Matt McAuliffe 5; Joe Britto 5; Chris Lapriore
5), Bridgewater State College 35 (Peter Santos 7). 
Assists-UMass-Dartmouth
17 (Matt McAuliffe 4), Bridgewater State College 20 (Brian Adamczyk 13).
Total fouls-UMass-Dartmouth 17, Bridgewater State College 11. 
A-350