The Lancers and Falcons battled to a, 30-30, halftime score as Worcester State junior Ryan Hopkins (Oxford, MA) went for 15 first half points on 5 or 6 shooting including 3 for 4 from behind the three point line. Fitchburg State got 8 points from both Rashad Cope (Roxbury, MA) and Dan Largesse (Sutton, MA).
Fitchburg State took a six point lead early in the second half before Worcester State battled back to take the lead with 14:29 remaining in the game. Worcester State’s Hopkins added 10 second half points in the second half to lead the Lancers to the 73-65 victory.
Worcester State finished with three players in double digits. Along with Hopkins’ 25, senior Jermaine Cannon (Dorchester, MA) totaled 10 points and 10 rebounds. So-captain Tom Sullivan (Auburn, MA) also chipped in with 10 points. Fitchburg was led by Largesse who finished with 12 points and Nick Smith (Fitchburg, MA) who had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds. Adam DiZuzio (Gardner, MA) also added 10 points for the Falcons.
Worcester State will return to action on Thursday when they travel to Eastern Nazarene. Fitchburg next takes to the court on Saturday when they host Salem State.
Newspaper Box Score Fitchburg State vs Worcester State College 1/11/05 8:00 pm at Worcester, MA At Worcester, MA WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE 73, FITCHBURG STATE 65 FITCHBURG STATE (2-10, 0-1) Dan Largesse 5-14 0-1 13; Adam DiZuzio 4-9 2-2 10; Nick Smith 4-15 2-2 10; Jim Prignano 3-9 1-3 8; Rashad Cope 4-9 0-1 8; Peter Uzoma 3-5 1-2 7; Matt Collins 2-3 0-0 6; Dan Koen 1-5 0-0 3; Brian Skiffington 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 26-69 6-11 65. WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE (6-4, 1-0) Ryan Hopkins 8-9 6-8 25; Tom Sullivan 4-10 2-4 10; Jermaine Cannon 5-12 0-0 10; Tyson Drayton 4-7 1-1 9; Ralph Frazier 3-11 3-4 9; Ryan Connor 1-6 0-0 3; Jason Garrett 1-3 1-3 3; Will Spont 1-2 0-0 2; Brandon Brooks 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 27-63 15-22 73. Fitchburg State............... 30 35 - 65 Worcester State College....... 30 43 - 73 3-point goals-Fitchburg State 7-22 (Dan Largesse 3-9; Matt Collins 2-2; Jim Prignano 1-3; Dan Koen 1-3; Adam DiZuzio 0-5), Worcester State College 4-16 (Ryan Hopkins 3-4; Ryan Connor 1-2; Jermaine Cannon 0-3; Tyson Drayton 0-2; Ralph Frazier 0-1; Jason Garrett 0-2; Will Spont 0-1; Brandon Brooks 0-1). Fouled out--Fitchburg State-Jim Prignano, Worcester State College-None. Rebounds-Fitchburg State 44 (Nick Smith 10), Worcester State College 44 (Jermaine Cannon 10). Assists-Fitchburg State 10 (Dan Largesse 4), Worcester State College 12 (Jason Garrett 6). Total fouls-Fitchburg State 19, Worcester State College 19. A-150