The Falcons dropped their 8th straight game Thursday night to WNEC by a score of 74-63. Leading the way for WNEC was Jon Godbout with 20 points and Ryan Hernandez who chipped in 15 points on five three pointers. The Falcons had 22-21 lead with 4 minutes left in the first half but that would be the last time they would have the lead. WNEC finished the the first half on 12-0 run to take a 33-22 halftime lead and they never looked back. Five minutes in the second half the Falcons would get within one point again on a Shawn Mendenhall (Fr., Bridgeport, CT) three pointer that made the score 37-38. WNEC then went on another 23-7 run that saw the lead balloon to 17 points with 8 minutes to go. The Falcons would not get within 10 points the rest of the way. The Falcons were led by Bill Rose (Jr., Guilford, CT) who had 20 points on 9-14 shooting and 8 rebounds. Shawn Mendenhall had 17 points and 10 rebounds while Bobby Leonzo (Fr., East Haven, CT) chipped in 9 points and 12 rebounds. The Falcons were still without starter Tom Eckert (So., Wallingford, CT) and sixth man Adam Hovan(Fr., Ansonia, CT) who are out with injuries. The Falcons saw the return of Victor Purnell (Sr., Los Angeles, CA) who sat out the first seven game of the season. In his first game back Purnell had a rusty 12 points. The loss drops the Falcons to 0-8 and 0-4 in the GNAC. They return to action Saturday at home against Daniel Webster at 1:30.
Newspaper Box Score WNEC vs Albertus Magnus College 01-12-06 7:00 at New Haven, CT At New Haven, CT WNEC 74, ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE 63 WNEC (3-7, 1-2 GNAC) Jon Godbout 5-11 8-10 20; Ryan Hernandez 5-14 0-0 15; Matt Maynard 5-10 2-3 14; Deon Thomas 4-6 1-1 9; Kyle Fredette 2-8 1-2 5; DJ Bonzagni 1-6 2-4 4; Peter Stathakis 1-2 1-2 3; Jason Cardinal 1-5 0-0 2; Asif Abdul-Wadud 1-4 0-0 2. Totals 25-66 15-22 74. ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE (0-8, 0-4 GNAC) Bill Rose 9-14 2-4 20; Shawn Mendenhall 7-19 0-0 17; Victor Purnell 4-12 1-2 12; Bobby Leonzo 3-10 3-5 9; John Donahue 2-6 0-1 5; Juan Herrera 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 25-62 6-12 63. WNEC.......................... 33 41 - 74 Albertus Magnus College....... 22 41 - 63 3-point goals-WNEC 9-24 (Ryan Hernandez 5-12; Matt Maynard 2-4; Jon Godbout 2-4; Asif Abdul-Wadud 0-1; Kyle Fredette 0-3), Albertus Magnus College 7-18 (Shawn Mendenhall 3-6; Victor Purnell 3-5; John Donahue 1-3; Juan Herrera 0-1; Bobby Leonzo 0-3). Fouled out--WNEC-None, Albertus Magnus College-Victor Purnell. Rebounds-WNEC 44 (Deon Thomas 8), Albertus Magnus College 42 (Bobby Leonzo 12). Assists-WNEC 12 (Jon Godbout 4), Albertus Magnus College 15 (John Donahue 8). Total fouls-WNEC 17, Albertus Magnus College 15. A-110