St. Clair (Pittsfield, Maine) scored 12 of his 18 points in the second half, including a thunderous dunk at the end of the 10-2 run with 12 minutes to play that put the Chargers up by 17, 54-37, effectively sealing the win for Colby-Sawyer (15-3, 10-0 CCC). The junior center also added nine rebounds and two blocked shots in 27 minutes.
James Thorpe (Concord, N.H.) added 17 points and 12 rebounds off the bench for the Chargers, who also got 11 points from Josh Carter (Salem, N.H.).
The University of New England (6-12, 2-9 CCC) was led by 15 points by Matt McManus (Cumberland, R.I.), the last lay up of which made him the 26th player in UNE history to score 1,000 career points. Mark Regis (Monroe, N.H.) added 12 points for the Nor'Easters.
Colby-Sawyer returns to action on Thursday night when they head to Bates, the winner of a 68-61 decision in the second game of the season for the Chargers, one of just three losses for Colby-Sawer this season.
Newspaper Box Score Univ. of New England vs Colby-Sawyer 02/01/05 7:30 p.m. at New London, NH (Coffin Field House) At New London, NH (Coffin Field House) COLBY-SAWYER 73, UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND 53 UNIV. OF NEW ENGLAND (6-12, 2-9 CCC) Matt McManus 6-12 0-0 15; Mark Regis 5-11 0-0 12; Mark Oliver 2-7 2-3 6; Nick Farynaz 2-3 0-0 5; Mike Warner 2-5 0-0 5; Randall Thomas 2-5 0-0 4; Tom Button 2-7 0-2 4; Isaac Stickney 1-3 0-0 2; Casey Fleet 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 22-55 2-5 53. COLBY-SAWYER (15-3, 10-0 CCC) Andrew St. Clair 8-11 2-6 18; James Thorpe 7-12 0-0 17; Josh Carter 4-7 2-2 11; Chris Condon 2-8 0-2 6; Collin Bray 2-2 0-0 5; Chris Burke 2-3 1-3 5; Terry Henderson 2-2 0-0 4; Tyler Fournier 2-10 0-0 4; Scott Butterworth 1-2 0-0 3; Jake Roberts 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 30-58 5-15 73. Univ. of New England.......... 30 23 - 53 Colby-Sawyer.................. 38 35 - 73 3-point goals-Univ. of New England 7-21 (Matt McManus 3-6; Mark Regis 2-6; Nick Farynaz 1-1; Mike Warner 1-2; Casey Fleet 0-1; Randall Thomas 0-2; Mark Oliver 0-3), Colby-Sawyer 8-20 (James Thorpe 3-7; Chris Condon 2-4; Josh Carter 1-3; Scott Butterworth 1-1; Collin Bray 1-1; Jake Roberts 0-1; Tyler Fournier 0-2; Chris Burke 0-1). Fouled out--Univ. of New England-Mike Warner, Colby-Sawyer-None. Rebounds-Univ. of New England 29 (Mark Oliver 5; Matt McManus 5), Colby-Sawyer 40 (James Thorpe 12). Assists-Univ. of New England 10 (Mark Oliver 4), Colby-Sawyer 17 (Collin Bray 6). Total fouls-Univ. of New England 18, Colby-Sawyer 13. A-265