BSC junior Tyler Lang (Franklin, MA) had 12 points, a game-high 20 rebounds and 5 blocked shots as the Bears (5-4) outscored the Owls 47-28 in the second half. Thompson and Lang were named to the All-Tournament Team along with senior Cliff Furtado (Dartmouth, MA), who had 14 points off the bench.
David Sontag (Mount Vernon, NJ), who was also named to the All-Tournament Team, had 13 points, 4 assists and 3 steals for Keene State, which fell for just the second time in 10 games this season (8-2).
Montclair State’s Jonathan Arthur (Maplewood, NJ) and Plattsburgh State’s Anthony Williams (Brooklyn, NY) rounded out the All-Tournament Team. Montclair State defeated Plattsburgh, 80-61, in the consolation game.
Bridgewater led 36-29 at halftime, but Keene State closed to within 49-46 as Kevin Ritter (Hopewell Junction, NY) hit a short jumper with 13:42 to play. The Bears then responded with a 15-4 run over the next six minutes to take control. Furtado had seven points in the spurt, including two three-pointers as Bridgewater pushed its’ lead to 64-50 with 7:34 remaining.
In the first half, Sontag’s basket with 13:42 left in the half tied the game at 10-10. However, Thompson scored on a put back and Adam Rose (Harwich, MA) hit a pair of free throws to put the Bears in front for good at 14-10. Another three-pointer by Sontag cut the BSC lead to 18-15 with 9:48 remaining, but Lang, who had 13 rebounds in the first half, hit a lay-up to spark a 13-4 run and give Bridgewater a 31-19 advantage with 4:09 to play before halftime.
Sophomore Tom Cuddihy (Scituate, MA) led all scorers with 16 points, while senior David Rukstalis (Norwood, MA) and Rose each added 10 as the Bears had six players in double figures. Bridgewater shot 51% (17-of-33) in the second half and outrebounded the Owls, 54-41 for the game.
Newspaper Box Score Keene State College vs Bridgewater State College 12/30/05 3:00 PM at Montclair, NJ (Panzer Gymnasium) BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE 83, KEENE STATE COLLEGE 57 KEENE STATE COLLEGE (8-2) David Sontag 5-15 2-4 13; Nate Anderson 3-6 2-3 8; Nick Drouin 4-12 0-0 8; Adam Gervais 3-6 1-2 7; Anthony Licitra 3-8 0-2 6; Kevin Ritter 2-4 1-1 5; Tyler Kathan 1-4 1-2 3; Carl Slate 1-6 0-0 2; Matt Hickey 1-2 0-0 2; Stanley Chamblain 1-2 0-0 2; Alex Laush 0-0 1-3 1; Ken McCalmon 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Adams 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Craig 0-0 0-0 0; Ben Maynard 0-1 0-0 0; Eric Malkowski 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-68 8-17 57. BRIDGEWATER STATE COLLEGE (5-4) Tom Cuddihy 6-18 1-2 16; Cliff Furtado 5-11 2-3 14; Derek Thompson 5-8 3-5 13; Tyler Lang 6-12 0-0 12; Adam Rose 3-5 3-4 10; David Rukstalis 5-13 0-0 10; Roland Millien 0-1 4-6 4; Matt Schnider 0-2 2-3 2; Jesse Teixeira 1-3 0-0 2; Bryan Grozier 0-0 0-0 0; Kritchney Julien 0-0 0-0 0; Damian Shakespeare 0-0 0-0 0; Ryan Devereaux 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 31-75 15-23 83. Keene State College........... 29 28 - 57 Bridgewater State College..... 36 47 - 83 3-point goals-Keene State College 1-18 (David Sontag 1-6; Nick Drouin 0-2; Anthony Licitra 0-3; Tyler Kathan 0-2; Carl Slate 0-4; Matt Hickey 0-1), Bridgewater State College 6-22 (Tom Cuddihy 3-11; Cliff Furtado 2-5; Adam Rose 1-1; David Rukstalis 0-2; Jesse Teixeira 0-1; Ryan Devereaux 0-1; Tyler Lang 0-1). Fouled out--Keene State College-None, Bridgewater State College-None. Rebounds-Keene State College 41 (Adam Gervais 7; Nick Drouin 7), Bridgewater State College 54 (Tyler Lang 20). Assists-Keene State College 12 (David Sontag 4), Bridgewater State College 16 (Matt Schnider 7). Total fouls-Keene State College 19, Bridgewater State College 17. A-225