The Pilgrims (8-8, 3-4 CCC) made things tough on the Gulls, who improved to 11-5 overall and 8-0 in the CCC on their seventh consecutive win, in the first 10 minutes of play. That span saw four lead changes, but the visitors used a 19-5 run to open up a 12-point cushion at intermission.
Senior guard Zach Ellis (Westford, MA/Westford Academy) dropped in a game-high 23 points on 7-of-14 shooting from beyond the arc, while junior forward Nemanja Marinkovic (Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro/Second Baptist School, TX) added a double-double (14 points, 10 rebounds) and junior forward Mike Sullivan (Marshfield, MA/Marshfield) put home 11 points and pulled down eight boards.
Ryan Jaziri (Norwich, CT) sank a team-high 15 points, Bobby Montrond (Brockton, MA) chipped in 12 points and Patrick Quinn (Holbrook, NY) finished with 10 points.
New England College is back on the hardwood next Tuesday night hosting Anna Maria College (7:30) while the Gulls travel to Springfield College Saturday afternoon (3).
Newspaper Box Score Endicott College vs New England Col. 1/26/06 7:30 at Bridges Gym At Bridges Gym ENDICOTT COLLEGE 84, NEW ENGLAND COL. 54 ENDICOTT COLLEGE (11-5 (8-0)) Zach Ellis 8-16 0-0 23; Nemanja Marinkovic 5-7 4-6 14; Matt George 4-7 0-0 11; Mike Sullivan 5-7 1-2 11; JM Ramsey 3-6 0-0 8; Francis Mayi 1-3 4-6 6; Gary Corbett 2-5 0-0 4; Joey Burgos 2-2 0-2 4; Cameron Twiss 1-1 0-0 3; Mike Lambert 0-1 0-0 0; Todd Burton 0-4 0-0 0; Ross Stewart 0-2 0-0 0; Brandon Diaz 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-62 9-16 84. NEW ENGLAND COL. (8-8 (3-4)) Ryan Jaziri 6-17 0-2 15; Bobby Montrond 5-8 2-3 12; Patrick Quinn 3-10 1-2 10; Antoine Sylvia 1-8 3-4 5; Andrew Tremble 2-6 0-0 4; Dwayne Miller 1-5 2-2 4; Zach LaPan 1-1 1-3 3; Branimir Vanjak 0-1 0-0 0; Zach Taylor 0-1 0-0 0; Nick Welch 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-58 10-18 54. Endicott College 42 42 84 New England Col. 30 24 54 3-point goals-Endicott College 13-31 (Zach Ellis 7-14; Matt George 3-6; JM Ramsey 2-4; Cameron Twiss 1-1; Gary Corbett 0-2; Todd Burton 0-1; Ross Stewart 0-2; Nemanja Marinkovic 0-1), New England Col. 6-17 (Ryan Jaziri 3-6; Patrick Quinn 3-7; Andrew Tremble 0-2; Zach Taylor 0-1; Bobby Montrond 0-1). Fouled out--Endicott College-None, New England Col.-None. Rebounds-Endicott College 45 (Nemanja Marinkovic 10), New England Col. 37 (Antoine Sylvia 7). Assists-Endicott College 21 (Gary Corbett 4), New England Col. 7 (Patrick Quinn 2; Bobby Montrond 2; Ryan Jaziri 2). Total fouls-Endicott College 18, New England Col. 13.