The Bears, who improved to 7-7 on the season and 2-1 in the MASCAC, got up by as many as 40 points in the second half before settling for the 37-point win. MCLA drops to 6-6 overall and 0-2 in conference play.
BSC freshman guard Tom Cuddihy (Scituate, MA) led all scorers with 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting. Senior guard Brian Adamczyk (Chicopee, MA) dished out 11 assists in the game with 10 of those coming in the first half. Also scoring in double-figures for BSC were seniors Peter Santos (Fairhaven, MA) and Matt Badiali (Raynham, MA). Santos came within a rebound of a double-double as he finished with 12 point and 9 boards. Badiali also scored 12 points and added 7 rebounds.
Senior guard Robert Mitchell (Brooklyn, MA) was the high scorer in the game for MCLA as he connected for 13 points to go along with 8 rebounds. Junior guard Adam Garner (North Adams, MA) also scored 10 points off the bench for the Trailblazers.
The Bears are off until Thursday when they travel to UMass-Boston for a non-conference affair with the Beacons. MCLA is back in action on Saturday when they take on MASCAC rival Worcester State in Worcester.
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Newspaper Box Score Mass. College vs Bridgewater State 01/17/05 4:00 PM at Bridgewater, MA BRIDGEWATER STATE 84, MASS. COLLEGE 47 MASS. COLLEGE (6-6, 0-2) Robert Mitchell 2-13 8-10 13; Adam Garner 4-11 0-1 10; Thad Broughton 3-12 0-1 9; JP Quintal 2-8 2-2 6; Mike Harmon 1-3 0-0 3; Chris Voght 1-4 0-0 3; Alex Byrne 1-2 1-2 3; Brandon Pender 0-1 0-0 0; Henry Schrader 0-1 0-0 0; Kiely Yonce 0-0 0-0 0; Robert Malloy 0-2 0-0 0; Brian Phillips 0-3 0-0 0; Donal Cogdell 0-0 0-1 0. Totals 14-60 11-17 47. BRIDGEWATER STATE (7-7, 2-1) Tom Cuddihy 6-9 2-4 16; Peter Santos 5-9 2-2 12; Matt Badiali 4-10 2-2 12; Cliff Furtado 4-6 0-0 9; Dwayne Wilkerson 4-5 1-1 9; Ryan Devereaux 3-6 0-0 6; Chris Hayes 2-2 1-1 5; Brian Adamczyk 2-4 0-0 4; Mike Rondeau 2-3 0-0 4; Matt Schnider 1-2 1-2 3; David Rukstalis 1-5 0-0 2; Tim Ryan 1-3 0-0 2; Matt Stevens 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 35-65 9-12 84. Mass. College........... 19 28 - 47 Bridgewater State..... 43 41 - 84 3-point goals-Mass. College 8-28 (Thad Broughton 3-8; Adam Garner 2-6; Robert Mitchell 1-6; Chris Voght 1-3; Mike Harmon 1-2; Brian Phillips 0-3), Bridgewater State 5-14 (Tom Cuddihy 2-5; Matt Badiali 2-5; Cliff Furtado 1-2; Ryan Devereaux 0-1; David Rukstalis 0-1). Fouled out--Mass. College-None, Bridgewater State-None. Rebounds-Mass. College 35 (Robert Mitchell 8), Bridgewater State 47 (Peter Santos 9). Assists-Mass. College 10 (Adam Garner 3), Bridgewater State 25 (Brian Adamczyk 11). Total fouls-Mass. College 13, Bridgewater State 18. A-300