News Release

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Senior guard Tyson Drayton (Roxbury, MA) and junior forward Mark Retallic (Oxford, MA) each scored 27 points to power the Worcester State College men’s basketball team over Rutgers University-Camden, 91-71, here Thursday at the Colorado College Holiday Challenge.
Rutgers-Camden falls to 1-9 with its sixth straight loss, while Worcester State improves to 3-4.
The Lancers shot 64.7 percent (33-for-51) from the field as Retallic hit 11 of 14 shots and Drayton went 10-for-13. The two Worcester State sharpshooters also0 combined to go 9-for-11 from the foul line, including 5-for-5 by Retallic, as the Lancers shot 70 percent from the charity stripe (21-for-30).
Worcester State, which held a 37-26 halftime lead, also out-rebounded Rutgers-Camden, 41-20. Retallic led the way with a game-high nine rebounds. Drayton, meanwhile, had game-high totals of eight assists and four steals.
For Rutgers-Camden, freshman guard Wayne Smalls (Camden, NJ/Medical Arts) had a game-high 28 points, aided by 4-for-8 shooting from three-point range.
Junior guard Dane Nicholson (Pleasantville, NJ/Holy Spirit) added 12 points, while sophomore forward Michael Clay (Willingboro, NJ/Burlington County Tech) notched a career-high 11 points for the Raptors.
The Scarlet Raptors return to action Jan. 4 when they host Montclair State University at 8 p.m. in a New Jersey Athletic Conference game.

WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (3-4)
Tyson Drayton 10-13 4-6 27; Mark Retallic 11-14 5-5 27; Devon Jarvis 5-5 4-4 14; Ralph Frazier 2-5 5-6 9; Will Spont 2-5 1-4 5; Randy Gratton 1-1 2-2 5; Winfred Rembrant 1-1 0-0 2; Ryan Hopkins 1-6 0-1 2; Josh Barry 0-1 0-2 0; Chris Frulla 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-51 21-30 91.
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY-CAMDEN (1-9)
Wayne Smalls 9-21 6-6 28; Dane Nicholson 4-13 4-4 12; Michael Clay 4-7 3-4 11; Drew Bernier 2-3 3-3 7; Chris Crenshaw 1-4 3-6 5; Timothy Harris 2-4 0-0 4; Amir Fantroyal 1-8 0-0 2; Antoine Miller 1-4 0-2 2. Totals 24-64 19-25 71.
Worcester State College.......   47   44  -   91
Rutgers University-Camden.....   26   45  -   71
3-point goals-Worcester State College 4-8 (Tyson Drayton 3-3; Randy Gratton 1-1; Ryan Hopkins 0-4), Rutgers University-Camden 4-10 (Wayne Smalls 4-8; Dane Nicholson 0-1; Amir Fantroyal 0-1). Fouled out--Worcester State
College-None, Rutgers University-Camden-None. Rebounds-Worcester State College 41 (Mark Retallic 9), Rutgers University-Camden 20 (Michael Clay 5). Assists-Worcester State College 25 (Tyson Drayton 8), Rutgers
University-Camden 10 (Wayne Smalls 2; Timothy Harris 2; Chris Crenshaw 2; Amir Fantroyal 2). Total fouls-Worcester State College 20, Rutgers University-Camden 19. 
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