The Emmanuel College Men’s Basketball Team ended Norwich University’s unbeaten streak in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference on Saturday afternoon. The Saints (9-6, 7-1 GNAC) prevailed in a game featuring 8 lead changes and 4 ties, defeating the Cadets, 65-62. Freshman forward Mack Spellman (Clinton, NY) led all scorers with 19 and 9 rebounds. Sophomore center Levi Smith (Tulsa, OK) chipped in with 14 points and 4 rebounds, while junior guard Toliver Thomas (New Orleans, LA) netted 12 points and dished out 5 assists. The Saints out-rebounded the Cadets, 48-37, behind sophomore forward Brian Lindsey’s (New Orleans, LA) 11 boards.
Emmanuel led, 39-32, at the break and was outscored by Norwich, 30-26, in the second half. The Saints led by just two points with 18 seconds remaining in the game, when sophomore guard Sean Williams (Bronx, NY) hit a big-time jumper from the wing. Emmanuel's Spellman rebounded a missed 3-point attempt by Norwich's Rene Cheatham (Cincinnati, OH) and was fouled. Spellman made both free-throw attempts to give Emmanuel a six point advantage. Norwich senior guard Geoff Hensley's (Cincinnati, OH)3-pointer at the buzzer cut Emmanuel's lead to three, but time ran out on the Cadets.
The Cadets fell to 12-3 on the season and 8-1 in the GNAC. Sophomore guard Jerrold Williams (Norwalk, CT) was the high scorer for Norwich with 17 points on 7 for 14 shooting. Hensley added 12 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists in the effort.
Emmanuel will host Suffolk University on Tuesday night (1/24) at 7pm in Boston, MA.
Norwich University vs Emmanuel College 1/21/06 1pm at Jean Yawkey Center - Boston, MA EMMANUEL COLLEGE 65, NORWICH UNIVERSITY 62 NORWICH UNIVERSITY (12-3, 8-1 GNAC) Jerrold Williams 7-14 1-2 17; Geoff Hensley 3-8 4-4 12; Michael Filipek 3-7 2-2 8; Jamel Bedford 3-4 1-2 8; Rene Cheatham 3-15 2-3 8; Scott DuPont 2-5 2-4 6; Derrick Montiero 1-2 1-4 3; Andy Numa 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-56 13-21 62. EMMANUEL COLLEGE (9-6, 7-1 GNAC) Mack Spellman 7-17 2-2 19; Levi Smith 5-9 4-5 14; Toliver Thomas 3-9 4-5 12; Brian Lindsey 4-10 0-0 8; Rob Williams-Hinton 3-11 0-2 6; Andre Barbosa 1-5 2-2 4; Sean Williams 1-2 0-1 2; Trevor Blanchet 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 12-17 65. Norwich University............ 32 30 - 62 Emmanuel College.............. 39 26 - 65 3-point goals-Norwich University 5-16 (Jerrold Williams 2-5; Geoff Hensley 2-6; Jamel Bedford 1-2; Derrick Montiero 0-1; Andy Numa 0-1; Rene Cheatham 0-1), Emmanuel College 5-17 (Mack Spellman 3-6; Toliver Thomas 2-3; Rob Williams-Hinton 0-6; Andre Barbosa 0-1; Sean Williams 0-1). Fouled out--Norwich University-None, Emmanuel College-None. Rebounds-Norwich University 37 (Derrick Montiero 8), Emmanuel College 48 (Brian Lindsey 11). Assists-Norwich University 12 (Geoff Hensley 3), Emmanuel College 15 (Toliver Thomas 5). Total fouls-Norwich University 19, Emmanuel College 19. A-300