The Lancers trailed at the break, 47-40, as both teams were scorching hot from the field. Worcester State shot 55% in the half, while the Bears were 56%. Freshman guard Tom Cuddihy (Scituate, MA) led the way in the first half for Bridgewater State as he scored 12 points with all of them coming on three point shots. Senior Peter Santos (Fairhaven, MA) added 11 first half points. Worcester State was led by Jermaine Cannon (Dorchester, MA) with 10 points and Ralph Frazier (Carver, MA) who had 9 points.
Worcester State was able to take the lead in the game at, 63-62, with 11:20 remaining on a lay up by junior guard Tyson Drayton (Roxbury, MA) and after the game was tied several times, the Lancers took the lead for good, 72-70, on another Drayton score. After extending the lead to as much as six points, the Lancers were able to hold on down the stretch with a Ryan Hopkins (Oxford, MA) free throw giving the Lancers the final advantage.
Worcester State was led by Drayton with 21 points and 4 steals. Cannon finished with 16, Frazier with 13 and senior Tom Sullivan (Auburn, MA) added 12 points. Bridgewater State was paced by Santos with 22 points and 11 rebounds. Cuddihy finished with 13 points and Matt Badiali (Raynham, MA) finished with 11. Senior guard Brian Adamczyk (Chicopee, MA) had 9 assists.
Worcester State will finish out their regular season on Saturday when they travel to Salem State to take on the Vikings. Bridgewater State hosts Salem State on Thursday.
Newspaper Box Score Bridgewater State vs Worcester State 2/15/04 8:00 pm at Worcester, MA At Worcester, MA WORCESTER STATE 80, BRIDGEWATER STATE 77 BRIDGEWATER STATE (13-10,6-4) Peter Santos 8-13 4-5 22; Tom Cuddihy 4-10 1-2 13; Matt Badiali 4-10 0-2 11; David Rukstalis 4-8 2-2 10; Chris Hayes 3-5 3-6 9; Mike Rondeau 4-4 0-0 8; Brian Adamczyk 0-5 2-4 2; Matt Schnider 0-0 2-2 2; Tim Ryan 0-0 0-0 0; Cliff Furtado 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-56 14-23 77. WORCESTER STATE (14-9,6-5) Tyson Drayton 8-15 3-4 21; Jermaine Cannon 6-13 4-8 16; Ralph Frazier 5-6 2-2 13; Tom Sullivan 5-12 1-2 12; Ryan Connor 3-6 0-2 8; Jason Garrett 2-6 0-1 4; Teddy Brown 1-2 2-2 4; Ryan Hopkins 0-1 1-2 1; Will Spont 0-2 1-2 1. Totals 30-63 14-25 80. Bridgewater State............. 47 30 - 77 Worcester State............... 40 40 - 80 3-point goals-Bridgewater State 9-20 (Tom Cuddihy 4-8; Matt Badiali 3-6; Peter Santos 2-4; Brian Adamczyk 0-1; Cliff Furtado 0-1), Worcester State 6-11 (Ryan Connor 2-3; Tyson Drayton 2-3; Tom Sullivan 1-3; Ralph Frazier 1-1; Ryan Hopkins 0-1). Fouled out--Bridgewater State-Brian Adamczyk, Worcester State-None. Rebounds-Bridgewater State 34 (Peter Santos 11), Worcester State 38 (Tom Sullivan 6). Assists-Bridgewater State 17 (Brian Adamczyk 9), Worcester State 10 (Tom Sullivan 3). Total fouls-Bridgewater State 19, Worcester State 19. A-224