Fitchburg State (3-14, 1-4) received strong efforts from a pair of freshman point guards. Matt Collins (Southington, CT) came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points while Brian Skiffington (North Adams/Hoosic Valley) had a successful homecoming by tallying 15 points and 4 assists. Classmate Brian Torres (North Dighton/Dighton-Rehoboth) added 10 points for the Green and Gold.
MCLA (6-9, 0-5) had four players in double digits paced by Adam Garner (North Adams/Drury) who ended the night with 20 points. Robert Mitchell (Brooklyn, NY/Central) added 18 points for the Trailblazers while Thad Broughton (Peabody/St. Mary’s) and JP Quintal (Queensbury, NY) registered 16 and 15 points respectively.
Both squads return to action on Saturday afternoon when Fitchburg State entertains Bridgewater State and MCLA hosts Westfield State.
Newspaper Box Score Fitchburg State vs MCLA 1/27/05 7:30pm at North Adams, MA At North Adams, MA FITCHBURG STATE 94, MCLA 84 FITCHBURG STATE (3-14, 1-4) Rashad Cope 11-16 3-4 25; Matt Collins 4-6 8-9 18; Brian Skiffington 6-10 1-2 15; Brian Torres 4-5 2-2 12; Jim Prignano 3-5 0-0 7; Dan Largesse 2-4 3-4 7; Peter Uzoma 1-2 3-6 5; Dan Koen 2-4 1-2 5; Joe Sabbagh 0-1 0-0 0; Mark Giusto 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 33-53 21-29 94. MCLA (6-9, 0-5) Adam Garner 6-12 7-8 20; Robert Mitchell 5-13 5-9 18; Thad Broughton 5-10 4-4 16; JP Quintal 4-13 6-7 15; Brian Phillips 3-8 0-0 7; Alex Byrne 1-4 1-3 3; Donal Cogdell 1-2 0-0 3; Chris Voght 0-2 1-2 1; Brandon Pender 0-0 1-3 1; Robert Malloy 0-0 0-0 0; Mike Harmon 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-64 25-36 84. Fitchburg State............... 43 51 - 94 MCLA.......................... 34 50 - 84 3-point goals- Fitchburg State 7-17 (Matt Collins 2-3; Brian Skiffington 2-4; Brian Torres 2-3; Jim Prignano 1-3; Joe Sabbagh 0-1; Dan Koen 0-1; Dan Largesse 0-2), MCLA 9-29 (Robert Mitchell 3-8; Thad Broughton 2-4; JP Quintal 1-5; Brian Phillips 1-4; Adam Garner 1-6; Donal Cogdell 1-1; Chris Voght 0-1). Fouled out-- Fitchburg State-Jim Prignano; Dan Largesse, MCLA-JP Quintal. Rebounds- Fitchburg State 40 (Rashad Cope 13), MCLA 29 (JP Quintal 6). Assists- Fitchburg State 13 (Brian Skiffington 4), MCLA 14 (Donal Cogdell 5). Total fouls- Fitchburg State 28, MCLA 24. A-100