The 3rd seeded Emmanuel Saints knocked off 6th seeded Rivier College in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference quarterfinals on Tuesday night, winning their first-ever conference tournament game. Senior point guard Jerry Etienne (Brookline, MA) led 5 Emmanuel players in double figures to lead the Saints to a 96-85 victory. Etienne netted 21 points on 5 for 7 shooting (including 4 three-pointers), dished out 5 assists, and grabbed 3 rebounds. Senior guard Keven James (Indianapolis, IN) pumped in 14 points and pulled down 6 boards, while freshman forward Brian Lindsey (New Orleans, LA) hit for 14 points and grabbed 9 rebounds. Emmanuel post players, Albert Hayle (Brooklyn, NY) and Levi Smith (Tulsa, OK), added 10 points and 8 rebounds apiece in the win. The Raiders got a huge effort from sophomore guard John McMahon (Somerville, MA). He scored a game-high 31 points on 10 for 19 shooting, but the visiting Raiders could not hold off the Saints. Emmanuel (17-9) will now advance to the GNAC semifinals on Thursday night (2/24). Emmanuel will take on the 2nd seeded Lions of Emerson College (16-9) at 7:00pm. This game will be played at Pine Manor College.
Rivier College vs Emmanuel College 2/22/05 7:00pm at Jean Yawkey Center - Boston, MA EMMANUEL COLLEGE 96, RIVIER COLLEGE 85 RIVIER COLLEGE (11-15 (7-11GNAC)) John McMahon 10-19 6-7 31; John McAllen 5-9 2-2 17; Jeff Carpenter 5-9 6-8 16; Chris Giordano 4-10 0-1 10; Jeff Brown 1-5 2-2 4; Brian Stice 1-9 2-3 4; Matt Green 1-2 0-0 2; Ryan Lang 0-5 0-0 0. Totals 27-68 19-25 85. EMMANUEL COLLEGE (17-9 (13-5 GNAC)) Jerry Etienne 5-7 7-7 21; Brian Lindsey 7-11 0-0 14; Keven James 5-10 2-2 14; Levi Smith 4-7 2-2 10; Albert Hayle 3-10 4-8 10; Bobby Brown 3-7 0-0 9; Michael Hale 3-4 1-2 7; Jason Brown 2-4 0-0 5; Andrew Barry 2-5 0-0 4; Sean Williams 1-1 0-0 2. Totals 35-66 16-21 96. Rivier College................ 33 52 - 85 Emmanuel College.............. 46 50 - 96 3-point goals-Rivier College 12-29 (John McMahon 5-9; John McAllen 5-9; Chris Giordano 2-7; Brian Stice 0-1; Jeff Brown 0-3), Emmanuel College 10-17 (Jerry Etienne 4-5; Bobby Brown 3-5; Keven James 2-4; Jason Brown 1-2; Levi Smith 0-1). Fouled out--Rivier College-Chris Giordano, Emmanuel College-Levi Smith. Rebounds-Rivier College 29 (Chris Giordano 5; Jeff Carpenter 5), Emmanuel College 48 (Brian Lindsey 9). Assists-Rivier College 14 (Jeff Brown 5), Emmanuel College 18 (Jerry Etienne 5). Total fouls-Rivier College 15, Emmanuel College 21. A-400 Emmanuel advances to 1st-ever GNAC semifinal game on Thursday night