With the win, the Blazers improved to 7-4 overall, 3-2 NAC. The Terriers fell to 4-9 overall, 1-2 NAC.
Sunday’s game featured eight lead changes, including five in the final seven minutes of regulation.
Senior guard Kyle Seyboth (Seekonk, MA) hit a clutch 3-pointer with 5:05 remaining to give the Blazers a 68-66 lead. Freshman forward Nathan Hawes (New Hope, MN) followed with consecutive layups to extend the Blazers’ lead to 72-68 in the final two minutes of regulation.
Thomas, however, battled back to score the final four points of regulation, capped off by freshman forward Joshua Yucius’s (Hanson, MA) layup with 40 seconds remaining.
From there, however, it was all Elms College, as the Blazers outscored Thomas 14-8 in the extra session.
Sophomore guard John Ancrum (Harlem, NY) finished with 19 points and a game-high eight assists, Seyboth had 16 points, including four 3-pointers, and Hawes added 10 points and a collegiate career-high 17 rebounds and four blocks for the Blazers in the victory.
Junior guard Adam Rich (Madison, ME) led all scorers with 26 points, including 11 points in the game’s opening eight minutes to spark the Terriers to an early 18-6 lead.
Yucius tallied 14 points and junior forward James Godley (Brookton, ME) had 13 points to also reach double figures for the Terriers in the loss.
Elms College returns to action on Thursday, January 13 when it hosts Massachusetts College. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at the Maguire Center.
Newspaper Box Score Thomas College vs Elms College 1/09/05 3:00 p.m. at Chicopee, MA At Chicopee, MA ELMS COLLEGE 86, THOMAS COLLEGE 80 THOMAS COLLEGE (4-9, 1-2 NAC) Rich, Adam 9-26 4-5 26; Yucius, Josh 4-9 6-6 14; Godley, James 6-13 0-1 13; Conrad, Ryan 3-12 1-4 7; Grappi, Dan 2-9 2-2 7; DePalmer, Nick 3-7 0-0 6; Blodgett, Adam 3-5 0-3 6; Sibley, Steve 0-1 1-2 1; Elrod, Rashad 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 30-85 14-24 80. ELMS COLLEGE (7-4, 3-2 NAC) Renato Lindmets 7-16 7-10 21; John Ancrum 5-11 8-10 19; Kyle Seyboth 5-15 2-2 16; Nathan Hawes 5-8 0-1 10; James Vassar 4-10 0-0 9; Lonnie Branyon III 3-7 0-2 6; Justin Davis 1-1 0-0 3; Randall Hite 1-9 0-0 2; Anthony Bernard 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-78 17-25 86. Thomas College................ 38 34 8 - 80 Elms College.................. 31 41 14 - 86 3-point goals-Thomas College 6-20 (Rich, Adam 4-11; Grappi, Dan 1-6; Godley, James 1-3), Elms College 7-19 (Kyle Seyboth 4-12; James Vassar 1-3; Justin Davis 1-1; John Ancrum 1-2; Randall Hite 0-1). Fouled out--Thomas College-None, Elms College-Renato Lindmets; Lonnie Branyon III. Rebounds-Thomas College 53 (Blodgett, Adam 13), Elms College 54 (Nathan Hawes 17). Assists-Thomas College 7 (Grappi, Dan 3), Elms College 13 (John Ancrum 8). Total fouls-Thomas College 20, Elms College 21. A-109 Elms College wins in overtime