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January 26, 2006
  

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Western Connecticut 103, Green Mountain 50

DANBURY, CT — The Western Connecticut State University men's basketball team rolled to a 103-50 victory over Green Mountain College at the Feldman Arena Thursday night.

Junior guard Greg Cole (Terrytown, NY) moved into eighth place on the Colonials' all-time scoring list after scoring 14 points against the Eagles. He scored 12 points by intermission then added a dunk midway through the second stanza before retiring to the bench. He now has 1,456 points, surpassing WestConn Hall of Famer William Shepard who graduated in 1990 with 1,444 career points.

Jamaal Robinson (Meriden, CT) led five WestConn players in double figures with 16 points. Dashon Jennings (Bridgeport, CT) and Tony Peluso (Southbury, CT) added 14 and 13 points, respectively for the winners. Anthony Simone (Danbury, CT) scored a career-high 10 points.

Peluso grabbed a team-high 13 rebounds on the night.
Green Mountain, winless on the season at 0-15, was led by Adam Fisher (Miami, FL) who had a game-high 23 points.
Benjamin Simson (Dorset, VT) added 10 points for the Eagles.

The Colonials host UMass Boston this Saturday. The Little East Conference double header with the WestConn women and the Beacons begins at 1 p.m. The women will be celebrating Alumni Day prior to the tip off.

Newspaper Box Score

Green Mountain College vs Western Connecticut
01/26/06 7:30 p.m. at Danbury, Conn. - Feldman Arena

WESTERN CONNECTICUT 103, GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE 50

GREEN MOUNTAIN COLLEGE (0-15)
Adam Fisher 8-17 4-5 23; Benjamin Simson 6-14 1-2 13; Shawn Cade 3-12 1-2 8; James Kennedy 2-15 0-0 5; Peter Horton 0-3 1-2 1; 
Steve Braunius 0-2 0-0 0; Robin Sleith 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 19-64 7-11 50.

WESTERN CONNECTICUT (11-7)
Jamaal Robinson 7-9 2-2 16; Greg Cole 5-12 0-0 14; Dashon Jennings 5-10 3-4 14; Tony Peluso 6-8 0-1 13; Jamie Procino 5-10 0-0 10; 
Kyle Norfleet 3-5 0-0 7; Jason Barnett 2-3 3-3 7; Andrew Snell 3-6 0-0 6; Torian Kendall 2-3 2-2 6; Anthony Simone 2-4 0-0 6; Marcus Mann 1-1 0-0 2;
Kevin Marchant 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 42-76 10-12 103.

Green Mountain College........   15   35  -   50
Western Connecticut...........   53   50  -  103

3-point goals-Green Mountain College 5-14 (Adam Fisher 3-5; Shawn Cade 1-4; James Kennedy 1-4; Steve Braunius 0-1), Western Connecticut 9-22 (Greg Cole 4-9; Anthony Simone 2-3; Kyle Norfleet 1-3; Dashon Jennings 1-3; Tony Peluso 1-2; Andrew Snell 0-2). Fouled out--Green Mountain College-None, Western Connecticut-None. Rebounds-Green Mountain College 26 (Adam Fisher 7), Western Connecticut 56 (Tony Peluso 13). Assists-Green Mountain College 13 (James Kennedy 6), Western Connecticut 20 (Kyle Norfleet 4; Kevin Marchant 4). Total fouls-Green Mountain College 10, Western Connecticut 10. A-100


News release submitted by Western Connecticut on Jan 26, 2006 at 09:25 PM
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