Story by Sam Boardman and Mike Stoller- Sports Information Interns
Late Rally Falls Short as Monks Subdue Nighthawks
BROOKLINE, MA -- St. Joseph’s College of Maine staved off a late flurry by Newbury College and held on for a 76-65 victory, Saturday, in Brookline. The Nighthawks, who trailed by as many as 17 in the second half, cut the deficit to 10, when sophomore Walkie Magliore (Waltham, MA/Waltham) connected on a lay-up and hit the bonus point from the charity stripe at the 3:46 mark. Freshman Marcal Matthews (Manchester, CT /Howell Cheney Tech) ignited the surge with a steal and then soared in for a dunk that electrified the solid crowd at the Pappas Gymnasium. Matthews also finished on a nice feed from senior co-captain Arch Mitchell (Framingham, MA/Framingham), before the Monks handed Newbury the dagger. Junior Marcus Alexander (Niceville, Niceville, FL) drained a three-pointer that effectively put the game out of reach for the Nighthawks.
Three-pointers by Kyle O’Connor, Mitchell, and Sonny Abraham (Lynn, MA/Lynn Tech) kept the Nighthawks rolling early on, but ultimately the Green and Gold could not solve St. Joseph’s potent offensive attack. Mitchell poured in a game-high 20 points for the Nighthawks. Magloire finished with 17 and senior co-captain Matt Stanton (Lynnfield, MA /Lynnfield) chimed in with eight. The monks were led by Elbie Murphy, who scored 19 points. Chad Pulkkinen (Windham, Windham, ME) Noah LaRoche (Exeter/Exeter, NH) and Matt Plummer (Naples/Maples, ME) all hit for 15.
Newbury fell to 7-8, while the St. Joseph’s College improved to 9-5
Official Basketball Box Score -- GAME TOTALS -- FINAL STATISTICS
St. Joseph's College (ME) vs Newbury College
1/21/06 2:00pm at Brookline, MA
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VISITORS: St. Joseph's College (ME) 9-5
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
01 Noah LaRoche........ * 3-9 1-2 8-9 2 4 6 4 15 2 4 1 3 34
12 Chad Pulkkinen...... * 4-7 4-6 3-4 0 2 2 3 15 4 1 1 1 31
25 Marcus Alexander.... * 3-6 1-2 2-3 2 5 7 3 9 2 3 4 2 30
34 Matt Plummer........ * 3-11 1-1 8-9 3 5 8 2 15 0 3 0 1 34
45 Mitch Ouellet....... * 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 3 0 0 4 0 0 20
05 Elbie Murphy........ 4-6 1-2 10-10 1 3 4 1 19 4 1 4 1 17
10 R.J. Mattison....... 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 15
13 Bobby Russo......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
22 Matt Cogswell....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
24 Dotan Kennedy....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 3
33 Pat Mileski......... 1-2 0-0 0-2 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 9
41 Scot Vachon......... 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3
TEAM................ 2 1 3
Totals.............. 18-43 8-13 32-39 11 25 36 18 76 14 22 10 9 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 9-18 50.0% Game: 41.9% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 6-10 60.0% Game: 61.5% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 14-18 77.8% 2nd Half: 18-21 85.7% Game: 82.1% 0
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HOME TEAM: Newbury College 7-8
TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS
## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN
30 Kyle O'Connor....... * 1-3 1-1 0-0 1 4 5 3 3 1 2 0 2 21
32 Steven Morris....... * 0-4 0-2 0-0 0 3 3 5 0 7 2 0 2 32
33 Arch Mitchell....... * 9-16 1-3 1-3 1 3 4 1 20 2 1 1 2 31
42 Matthew Stanton..... * 2-5 1-1 3-4 1 0 1 5 8 3 1 2 2 22
43 Marcal Matthews..... * 2-8 0-0 2-2 2 5 7 5 6 0 2 0 4 23
15 Kevin Cleveland..... 1-3 0-1 0-0 3 0 3 3 2 2 2 0 1 17
21 Sonny Abraham....... 3-3 1-1 0-0 3 1 4 1 7 1 0 0 1 13
4 Ivan DaSilva........ 0-2 0-1 2-2 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 3 10
51 Walky Magloire...... 6-15 0-0 5-6 1 2 3 1 17 0 2 1 2 31
TEAM................ 2 2
Totals.............. 24-59 4-10 13-17 14 21 35 26 65 17 13 4 19 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-29 31.0% 2nd Half: 15-30 50.0% Game: 40.7% DEADB
3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 0-2 0.0% Game: 40.0% REBS
F Throw % 1st Half: 3-4 75.0% 2nd Half: 10-13 76.9% Game: 76.5% 0
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Officials: Steve Cassel, Chris Dube, Tim Conner
Technical fouls: St. Joseph's College (ME)-None. Newbury College-None.
Attendance: 196
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total
St. Joseph's College (ME)..... 34 42 - 76
Newbury College............... 23 42 - 65