Freshman Brian Torres also played well for Fitchburg State (8-16, 3-8 MASCAC) as he scored 10 points including bringing the crowd to its feet with a two-handed dunk late in the first half. The Falcons received a spark from Giusto, who helped the FSC jump out to a 39-30 lead at the half. Making just his second career start, Giusto has seen 19 of his 34 career points tallied in home games versus MCLA.
The Trailblazers (8-16, 0-111 MASCAC) were paced offensively by Robert Mitchell who registered 12 points and 7 rebounds. Adam Garner chipped in with 11 points for MCLA.
Both teams will close out their season on Saturday with Fitchburg State at Bridgewater at 7pm and MCLA traveling to Westfield State for a 3pm contest.
Newspaper Box Score MCLA vs Fitchburg State 2/17/05 7:30PM at Fitchburg, MA At Fitchburg, MA FITCHBURG STATE 73, MCLA 51 MCLA (8-16, 0-11) Robert Mitchell 4-11 4-6 12; Adam Garner 5-15 0-0 11; Thad Broughton 3-9 0-0 7; Brandon Pender 3-7 0-1 6; JP Quintal 2-7 1-1 5; Chris Voght 1-2 3-3 5; Mike Harmon 1-1 0-1 2; Alex Byrne 1-1 0-0 2; Henry Schrader 0-1 1-2 1; Robert Malloy 0-0 0-1 0; Kiely Yonce 0-0 0-0 0; Rich Dumas 0-0 0-0 0; Donal Cogdell 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 20-57 9-15 51. FITCHBURG STATE (6-18, 3-8) Rashad Cope 6-11 5-6 17; Jim Prignano 8-15 0-1 16; Brian Torres 5-8 0-0 10; Mark Giusto 4-8 0-0 9; Brian Skiffington 3-6 0-0 7; Dan Largesse 2-6 0-0 6; Joe Sabbagh 2-5 0-2 4; Peter Uzoma 2-3 0-0 4; Dan Koen 0-0 0-0 0; Matt Collins 0-4 0-0 0; Adam DiZuzio 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 32-66 5-9 73. MCLA.......................... 30 21 - 51 Fitchburg State............... 39 34 - 73 3-point goals- MCLA 2-15 (Adam Garner 1-8; Thad Broughton 1-4; Chris Voght 0-1; Donal Cogdell 0-2), Fitchburg State 4-18 (Dan Largesse 2-4; Brian Skiffington 1-2; Mark Giusto 1-3; Joe Sabbagh 0-2; Matt Collins 0-3; Brian Torres 0-1; Jim Prignano 0-3). Fouled out-- MCLA-None, Fitchburg State-None. Rebounds- MCLA 34 (Robert Mitchell 7; Brandon Pender 7), Fitchburg State 41 (Rashad Cope 8; Jim Prignano 8). Assists- MCLA 7 (Seven with 1), Fitchburg State 13 (Rashad Cope 5). Total fouls-MCLA 10, Fitchburg State 15. A-400