Eastern Nazarene was led by freshman Ricardo Jean-Noel (Montreal, QC) with 16 points, while sophomore Luc Jasmin (Pawtucket, RI) had 10 points, 13 rebounds and two blocks. Junior Christian Corey (Keene, NH) came off the bench and chipped in with 11 points.
In the first half, Nichols found itself down 10-2 in the first three minutes of play. The Bison fought back behind seven points from sophomore Chris Vallee (Ashburnham, MA) and nine points from sophomore Justin Lewis (Hopedale, MA). Eastern Nazarene kept the Bison at bay when Dan Shaw hit two mid-range jumpers near the end of the half for a 37-33 lead at the break.
Nichols did close to within three points with five minutes to play but sloppy play and missed foul shots did the Bison in. Vallee led the Bison with 19 points, six rebounds and three assists, while Lewis finished with 13 and Ron Powers added 13 as well.
Newspaper Box Score ENC vs NC 1-31-06 8 p.m. at Nichols College in Dudley, MA At Nichols College in Dudley, MA ENC 76, NC 66 ENC (3-16, 2-8) Ricardo Jean-Noel 7-13 0-0 16; Christian Corey 4-7 0-0 11; Luc Jasmin 5-8 0-0 10; Ryan Seaberg 3-8 3-3 9; Dan Shaw 4-5 0-0 8; Colby DaSilva 3-8 0-0 7; Tristan Shields 1-6 4-4 6; Andrew Brown 1-2 3-4 5; Jean-Paul Marcellus 2-3 0-0 4. Totals 30-60 10-11 76. NC (6-11, 3-6) Chris Vallee 4-8 10-13 19; Ron Powers 4-7 5-5 13; Justin Lewis 4-11 5-12 13; Casey Butler 5-11 0-0 11; Jah'maine Mercer 2-9 2-2 6; Jon Costello 1-1 0-0 2; Jermaine Baskerville 1-5 0-0 2; Jeff Lindgren 0-3 0-0 0; Scott LaTorra 0-1 0-2 0; Greg Sturdahl 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 21-59 22-34 66. ENC........................... 37 39 - 76 NC............................ 33 33 - 66 3-point goals-ENC 6-18 (Christian Corey 3-5; Ricardo Jean-Noel 2-5; Colby DaSilva 1-5; Ryan Seaberg 0-3), NC 2-14 (Chris Vallee 1-3; Casey Butler 1-3; Jah'maine Mercer 0-2; Jermaine Baskerville 0-2; Jeff Lindgren 0-3; Greg Sturdahl 0-1). Fouled out--ENC-Dan Shaw; Ryan Seaberg, NC-None. Rebounds-ENC 44 (Luc Jasmin 13), NC 35 (Chris Vallee 6). Assists-ENC 21 (Andrew Brown 8), NC 16 (Jah'maine Mercer 4; Casey Butler 4; Greg Sturdahl 4). Total fouls-ENC 24, NC 11. A-88