Yvon, a graduate of Cathedral High School, needed 28 points on the night to surpass former Pride standout Hassan Robinson (’95), as the senior guard did just that, netting a game-best 29 points as he now has accumulated 2,005 points to date in his illustrious career. With the victory, SC has now won four-straight and five of its last seven, as the Pride raises its record to 9-13 overall and 4-5 in the NEWMAC.
After falling behind to an early 6-0 deficit right out of the gates, SC responded with a 21-5 run capped by an Yvon three-pointer to give the Pride a 21-11 lead with 10:16 to go in the opening half. The Pride never looked back in the first stanza, shooting at a 66.7-percent clip (8-12) from beyond the arc to take a 13-point advantage into the break (47-34).
The two teams battled back and forth in the second half, but it was SC which proved to be too much for the Cougars (9-13, 3-7 NEWMAC), out-rebounding Clark by an impressive 42-26 margin in the contest. Crashing the boards for the Pride was junior forward Damian Farley, with a game-best 12 caroms, and senior forward Brian Riley with 10 rebounds (five offensive) to go along with 15 points for his fourth-straight double-double.
Senior forward Mike DeCesar had a solid game for SC with 13 points, six rebounds and two assists on 3-of-4 shooting from deep. Senior guard Jim Mack came off the bench to chip in with a season-high 12 points on perfect shooting from three-point land (4-4). In all, the Pride shot 52.4 percent from beyond the arc (11-21).
Clark was led by sophomore guard Dominique Beck with 14 points to go along with four boards. Senior forward Tim Dutille added 12 points and a team-high seven rebounds. Freshman guard Byron Roberts chipped in with eight.
SC looks to make it five-in-a-row as it next travels to Babson Park, Mass., for a NEWMAC game on Saturday, February 11, in a 3:00 p.m. tip-off.
Official Basketball Box Score
Clark University vs Springfield College
2/7/06 7:30 p.m. at Springfield, Mass.
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VISITORS: Clark University 9-13, 3-7 NEWMAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
11 Alfred Thomas....... f 2-5 1-2 0-0 1 0 1 3 5 1 2 0 0 21
32 Tim Dutille......... f 4-10 0-0 4-6 3 4 7 2 12 2 2 0 2 28
04 DJ Brinn............ g 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 15
12 Salvatore DeMarco... g 2-2 0-0 0-1 0 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 2 17
23 Dominique Beck...... g 6-9 1-2 1-2 1 3 4 5 14 1 3 0 0 23
05 Peter Normandin..... 2-2 0-0 1-2 0 2 2 2 5 0 1 0 0 9
10 Brian MacDonald..... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
13 Byron Roberts....... 1-4 1-3 5-6 0 0 0 3 8 0 0 0 0 19
15 Pat Ochoa........... 0-4 0-3 0-0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10
22 Cory Szklarz........ 1-5 1-4 2-2 0 1 1 2 5 3 1 0 4 18
24 Pat Landers......... 2-3 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 0 6 0 0 0 1 6
25 Asher Cowan......... 1-6 1-6 0-0 0 4 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 14
33 Godfrey Duncan...... 2-4 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 2 4 0 1 0 0 12
42 Gervais Barger...... 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 6
TEAM................ 1 1
Totals.............. 23-56 5-23 16-23 8 18 26 21 67 11 10 0 10 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-31 41.9% 2nd Half: 10-25 40.0% Game: 41.1% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-9 22.2% 2nd Half: 3-14 21.4% Game: 21.7% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 6-10 60.0% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 69.6% 5
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HOME TEAM: Springfield College 9-13, 4-5 NEWMAC
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
41 Mike DeCesar........ f 4-7 3-4 2-2 3 3 6 3 13 2 3 0 0 35
42 Damian Farley....... f 3-4 0-1 2-2 1 11 12 4 8 0 1 0 1 31
44 Brian Riley......... f 3-7 0-0 9-14 5 5 10 4 15 2 0 0 0 31
14 Anthony Pizzo....... g 2-3 0-0 2-4 0 1 1 3 6 8 6 0 4 36
24 Derek Yvon.......... g 9-23 4-12 7-8 1 2 3 0 29 0 3 0 1 36
12 Dan White........... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1
15 Nick Giampetruzzi... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
30 Jim Mack............ 4-6 4-4 0-0 2 1 3 1 12 1 0 0 0 14
32 Zachary Mitzan...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
33 John Strawson....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 Ted Heaton.......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+
50 Gregg Daly.......... 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 13
TEAM................ 1 1 2
Totals.............. 25-54 11-21 22-30 15 27 42 16 83 15 16 0 7 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 13-24 54.2% 2nd Half: 12-30 40.0% Game: 46.3% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 8-12 66.7% 2nd Half: 3-9 33.3% Game: 52.4% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 13-17 76.5% 2nd Half: 9-13 69.2% Game: 73.3% 4
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Officials: Stephen Kirck, Robert Martin, Roberto Marquez
Technical fouls: Clark University-Peter Normandin. Springfield
College-Anthony Pizzo.
Attendance: 676
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
Clark University.............. 34 33 - 67
Springfield College........... 47 36 - 83