The 6'8" senior connected on 12 of 13 shots from the field and was 11-15 from the free throw line in 30 minutes of action for the 15-4 Jumbos.
Four other Tufts players were in double figures including Ryan O'Keefe (Everett, MA) and Jake Weitzen (New York, NY) who contributed 16 and 15 markers, respectively. David Shepherd (Sudbury, MA) and Brian Kumf (Milford, MA) each added 10 points.
WestConn senior guard Greg Cole (Terrytown, NY) moved into sixth place on the Colonials' all-time scoring list after scoring 28 points against the Jumbos. He now has 1,513 points, surpassing Hall of Famer Peter Gregory (1958-62) who finished his career with 1,503 career points.
Jamaal Robinson (Meriden, CT) and Dashon Jennings (Bridgeport, CT) added 11 points each in the loss.
The Colonials, 11-9, trailed by as many as 23 points, 62-39 with 12:50 remaining in the game before going on a 34-18 tear over the next nine minutes. Tony Peluso (Southbury, CT) capped off the run with a three pointer to trail, 80-73.
Tufts closed out the contest scoring 15 of the game final 22 points for the final.
The Colonials host Southern Maine this Saturday. The Little East Conference double header with the WestConn women and the Huskies begins at 1 p.m. The men will be celebrating Alumni Day prior to the tip off.
Newspaper Box Score Tufts University vs Western Connecticut 01/31/06 7 pm at Danbury, Conn. - Feldman Arena TUFTS UNIVERSITY 95, WESTERN CONNECTICUT 80 TUFTS UNIVERSITY (15-4) Dan Martin 12-13 11-15 35; Ryan O'Keefe 5-12 5-6 16; Jake Weitzen 5-10 3-4 15; Brian Kumf 3-6 4-4 10; David Shepherd 3-6 4-7 10; Jeremy Black 1-3 0-0 3; Aaron Gallant 1-4 0-0 2; Jason Grauer 1-2 0-0 2; Brian Fitzgerald 0-0 2-2 2; Pat Sullivan 0-1 0-0 0; Ross Trethewey 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-58 29-38 95. WESTERN CONNECTICUT (11-9) Greg Cole 8-24 6-9 28; Dashon Jennings 2-10 6-8 11; Jamaal Robinson 3-6 5-8 11; Jamie Procino 4-8 0-0 8; Jason Barnett 1-7 4-4 6; Tony Peluso 2-5 0-0 6; Kyle Norfleet 3-10 0-0 6; Andrew Snell 0-2 2-2 2; Kevin Marchant 1-1 0-0 2; Marcus Mann 0-0 0-0 0; Torian Kendall 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 24-73 23-31 80. Tufts University.............. 41 54 - 95 Western Connecticut........... 31 49 - 80 3-point goals-Tufts University 4-10 (Jake Weitzen 2-3; Jeremy Black 1-2; Ryan O'Keefe 1-4; David Shepherd 0-1), Western Connecticut 9-31 (Greg Cole 6-16; Tony Peluso 2-4; Dashon Jennings 1-7; Kyle Norfleet 0-3; Andrew Snell 0-1). Fouled out--Tufts University-Jake Weitzen, Western Connecticut-Marcus Mann; Dashon Jennings; Jason Barnett. Rebounds-Tufts University 42 (Brian Kumf 10), Western Connecticut 38 (Jason Barnett 9). Assists-Tufts University 21 (David Shepherd 5), Western Connecticut 11 (Dashon Jennings 3; Tony Peluso 3). Total fouls-Tufts University 22, Western Connecticut 28. A-100