Hartford, Conn. - Junior tri-captain forward Luke
MacDougall (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) totaled 16 points, a
game-high 13 rebounds, and three assists to lead the Trinity
College Bantams to a 74-70 win over the visiting Wesleyan
University Cardinals in New England Small College Athletic
Conference (NESCAC) men's basketball action this afternoon at
Oosting Gymnasium. Trinity improves to 7-6 overall and 2-0 in
the NESCAC with its second win in as many days, while the Cardinals
fall to 6-9 overall and 0-2 in the league with their second loss in
two days.
Trinity used a 13-0 run early in the second half to turn a 45-39
deficit into a 52-45 lead with 11 minutes remaining in the
game, A trey by Wesleyan sophomore guard Jason
Mendell (Bedford, N.Y.) put Wesleyan ahead, 45-39, with
15:45 remaining, but a three-pointer and a jumper by MacDougall and
a drive and two free throws by freshman guard Cameron
Sutton (Queens, N.Y.) capped off the Bantam spurt that put
the home team ahead for good. Wesleyan closed a bucket in the
final minute on a freshman forward Greg St. Jean (Danville,
Calif.) and got within one after a second St. Jean drive
with 13 seconds on the clock. The Cardinals quickly fouled
and MacDougall made one of two tries from the line, but then
hustled downcourt to block the game-tying attempt by Wesleyan
senior tri-captain guard Jeremy Kaminer (Cherry Hill,
N.J.) with two seconds left. Bantam freshman guard
Mick Distasio (Yarmouth, Maine) iced the game with
a pair from the charity stripe.
Trinity junior guard Ian Fels (Miami, Fla.) and
sophomore tri-captain guard Salah Abdo (Chelsea,
Mass.) joined MacDougall in double figures in scoring with
14 and 11 points, respectively, while sophomore forward Jon
Pike (Exeter, N.H.) pulled down eight rebounds and scored
nine points. Freshman forward Mike Callaghan
(Madison, Wisc.) paced Wesleyan with 17 points, including
11 in the first eight minutes and 13 in the first half to help the
visitors take a 31-30 lead into the break, and added six
rebounds. Freshman guards David Fogel (Hewlett Park,
N.Y.) and Shasha Brown (Hampton, Ga.)
added 12 points apiece, while Kaminer dished out a game-high six
assists for the Cardinals.
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