News Release

NORTH ADAMS, Ma. — Elms College junior guard David Williams (Hartford, CT) netted a game-high 20 points and 13 players reached the scoring column as the Blazers won their third straight game with a convincing 92-54 non-conference win over MCLA in Saturday afternoon’s non-conference men’s basketball game at North Adams.

With the win, the Blazers improved to 5-3 overall, while the Trailblazers fell to 2-7.

Williams finished with his game-high total on 9 of 11 shooting from the field in just 20 minutes of action. Junior guard Justin Davis (Dix Hills, NY) added 11 points, including three 3-pointers and junior point guard John Ancrum (Harlem, NY) added 10 points and a game-high eight assists in the victory.

The Blazers raced out to a 53-30 lead at intermission thanks to 67.7-percent shooting from the field in the first half.

Elms College returns to action on Friday, January 6 and Saturday, January 7 in the Carrabba’s Shootout at Embry-Riddle University.

Newspaper Box Score
Elms College vs MCLA
12/10/05 3:00 p.m. at North Adams, MA
At North Adams, MA
ELMS COLLEGE 92, MCLA 54
ELMS COLLEGE (5-3)
David Williams 9-11 1-4 20; Justin Davis 4-6 0-0 11; John Ancrum 3-6 3-5 10;
Anthony Bernard 4-6 0-0 8; Randy Hite 3-4 2-2 8; Antoine Holder 3-7 0-0 6;
Nathan Hawes 2-2 2-2 6; Lonnie Branyon III 2-7 1-2 5; Joe Esile 2-4 0-0 5;
Malakie Berry 1-3 2-2 4; Jacque Rivera 1-5 2-4 4; Ellis Jones 1-2 1-2 3;
Renato Lindmets 1-4 0-0 2; Derek Murphy, Jr. 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 36-70 14-23
92.
MCLA (2-7)
JP Quintal 5-8 3-3 15; Thad Broughton 5-14 3-7 15; Brandon Pender 3-5 0-5 6;
Mike Harmon 2-4 0-0 5; Steve Abeillie 2-2 0-0 4; Adam Garner 2-11 0-0 4;
Chris Voght 1-2 0-0 3; Henry Schrader 0-1 2-3 2; Brian Phillips 0-1 0-0 0;
Mike Callahan 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 20-50 8-18 54.
Elms College..................   53   39  -   92
MCLA..........................   30   24  -   54
3-point goals-Elms College 6-17 (Justin Davis 3-4; John Ancrum 1-4; Joe
Esile 1-3; David Williams 1-3; Jacque Rivera 0-1; Ellis Jones 0-1; Derek
Murphy, Jr. 0-1), MCLA 6-20 (Thad Broughton 2-6; JP Quintal 2-4; Chris Voght
1-2; Mike Harmon 1-3; Brian Phillips 0-1; Adam Garner 0-3; Brandon Pender
0-1). Fouled out--Elms College-None, MCLA-None. Rebounds-Elms College 39
(Lonnie Branyon III 8), MCLA 33 (Brandon Pender 7). Assists-Elms College 21
(John Ancrum 8), MCLA 16 (Adam Garner 4). Total fouls-Elms College 17, MCLA
15. A-100
Elms College wins third straight game