Norwich outscored Albertus 40-18 in the second half to erase a 12 point halftime deficit and win 75-65 in New Haven on Monday night. Geoff Hensley scored 16 of his 22 points in the second half to guide Norwich. Rene Chatman led Norwich with 26 points while Jerrold Williams chipped in 10 points as Norwich used a 24-5 second half run to take the lead and not look back. Leading the way for the Falcons was Victor Purnell with 21 points but 15 of them came in the first half. Shawn Mendenhall scored all of his 16 points in the first half as Albertus shot 17 percent in the second half. Norwich pushed their record to 11-2 and 7-0 in the GNAC. Albertus dropped to 1-9 and 1-5 in the GNAC. The Falcons are back in action Wednesday when they travel to Boston to take on Emmanuel.
Newspaper Box Score NORMBB06 vs Albertus Magnus College 01-16-05 6:00 at New Haven, CT At New Haven, CT NORMBB06 75, ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE 65 NORMBB06 (11-2, 7-0 GNAC) Rene Cheatham 12-18 2-2 26; Geoff Hensley 6-15 4-5 22; Jerrold Williams 3-15 4-4 10; Scott DuPont 4-10 1-1 9; Michael Filipek 1-2 2-2 4; Jamel Bedford 1-3 0-0 2; Adrian Lynch 1-1 0-0 2; Derrick Montiero 0-3 0-0 0; Odiri Emadu 0-4 0-0 0; Andy Numa 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-73 13-14 75. ALBERTUS MAGNUS COLLEGE (1-9, 1-5 GNAC) Victor Purnell 8-18 1-2 21; Shawn Mendenhall 7-15 0-0 16; Bobby Leonzo 5-18 3-3 14; John Donahue 3-11 0-0 7; Bill Rose 2-7 1-4 5; Adam Hovan 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 26-72 5-9 65. NORMBB06...................... 35 40 - 75 Albertus Magnus College....... 47 18 - 65 3-point goals-NORMBB06 6-24 (Geoff Hensley 6-13; Jerrold Williams 0-8; Jamel Bedford 0-1; Derrick Montiero 0-1; Andy Numa 0-1), Albertus Magnus College 8-23 (Victor Purnell 4-8; Shawn Mendenhall 2-8; John Donahue 1-3; Bobby Leonzo 1-4). Fouled out--NORMBB06-None, Albertus Magnus College-None. Rebounds-NORMBB06 53 (Rene Cheatham 15), Albertus Magnus College 41 (Victor Purnell 14). Assists-NORMBB06 18 (Derrick Montiero 6), Albertus Magnus College 13 (John Donahue 7). Total fouls-NORMBB06 11, Albertus Magnus College 14. A-102