Endicott shot won its sixth straight contest to remain in first place in the CCC North Division with a 7-0 record (10-5 overall). The Nor'Easters fell to 6-10 overall and 2-6 in the CCC North Division.
The Gulls 54 percent from the floor in the contest and their defense limited UNE to 32 percent shooting and 20 percent from beyond the arc.
Senior guard Zach Ellis (Westford, MA/Westford Academy) and junior forward Mike Sullivan (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) were the only two Gulls to reach double figures in scoring. Sullivan led the team with 11 points and five rebounds while Ellis dropped in 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting with three assists and a steal.
UNE senior guard Matt McManus (Cumberland, RI/Cumberland) pumped in a game-high 12 points with three helpers and a steal while sophomore forward Isaac Stickney (Rumford, ME/Mountain Valley) added 10 points and seven rebounds, including four offensive boards.
Gulls' senior guard Matt George (Dover, NH/Dover) had nine points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals while sophomore Gary Corbett (Danbury, CT/Danbury) and freshman JM Ramsey (Penn Yan, NY/Penn Yan Academy) each scored eight points.
Endicott will travel to New England College Thursday night (7:30 PM) and take on non-conference foe Springfield on the road Saturday (3:00 PM).
Newspaper Box Score University of New England vs Endicott College 1/24/06 8:00 PM at Beverly, MA (MacDonald Gymnasium) At Beverly, MA (MacDonald Gymnasium) ENDICOTT COLLEGE 63, UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND 46 UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND ((6-10)(2-6 CCC)) Matt McManus 5-9 0-1 12; Isaac Stickney 5-12 0-0 10; Mark Oliver 2-5 1-2 6; John Marriott 1-10 2-2 4; Mark Regis 2-5 0-0 4; Tom Button 2-5 0-0 4; Eric Malcolm 1-2 0-0 2; Eric Field 1-6 0-0 2; Steve Belmonte 1-2 0-0 2; Joe Selmer 0-3 0-0 0; Mike Floyd 0-1 0-0 0; Matt Van Deusen 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-61 3-5 46. ENDICOTT COLLEGE ((10-5)(7-0 CCC)) Mike Sullivan 5-9 0-0 11; Zach Ellis 4-8 0-0 10; Matt George 4-7 1-1 9; JM Ramsey 3-3 0-0 8; Gary Corbett 4-6 0-0 8; Nemanja Marinkovic 2-4 3-3 7; Francis Mayi 1-2 2-2 4; Joey Burgos 2-5 0-3 4; Todd Burton 1-2 0-1 2; Brandon Diaz 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-48 6-10 63. University of New England 25 21 46 Endicott College 36 27 63 3-point goals-University of New England 3-15 (Matt McManus 2-5; Mark Oliver 1-2; John Marriott 0-1; Mark Regis 0-1; Tom Button 0-1; Steve Belmonte 0-1; Mike Floyd 0-1; Isaac Stickney 0-3), Endicott College 5-9 (JM Ramsey 2-2; Zach Ellis 2-4; Mike Sullivan 1-1; Gary Corbett 0-1; Matt George 0-1). Fouled out--University of New England-Tom Button, Endicott College-None. Rebounds-University of New England 33 (Isaac Stickney 7), Endicott College 31 (Matt George 7). Assists-University of New England 6 (Matt McManus 3), Endicott College 11 (Matt George 4). Total fouls-University of New England 18, Endicott College 9. A-485