THE BASICS 

Score: 
Emmanuel, 77 – Colby-Sawyer College, 61

Records: 
Emmanuel College Saints (13-6, 9-4 GNAC)
Colby-Sawyer College Chargers (6-12, 2-8 GNAC)

Location: New London, N.H. – David L. Coffin Fieldhouse

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

THE LEAD – The Emmanuel College men's basketball team put a slow start behind them en route to a 77-61 Great Northeast Athletic Conference victory over Colby-Sawyer College on Saturday afternoon in New London, N.H.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Chargers started the game fast with first year Kevin Cummings drilling a three followed by a pair of layups first by junior Scott Lampron (Concord, N.H.) followed by a finish by junior Conor Kelly (Charlestown, Mass.) to give the home team a 7-0 lead.
• Lampron continued the hot streak knocking down a three a pull-up three to give Colby-Sawyer a 10-2 advantage. Back-to-back Cummings threes put the stop to a 6-0 Saints run and gave the Chargers a 16-8 lead.
• Emmanuel slowly climbed back into the game with another Lampron triple to halt the comeback and hold the Charger lead at 25-19 with 8:26 left in the first half. The Saints continued the late first half surge gong on a 10-2 run and knotting the game at 29-29 with 5:27 left in the first on a layup by sophmore Eljay Morris (London, England).
• A Lampron three put the Chargers in front momentarily, before a 7-0 run gave the Saints a 36-32 advantage headed into the break.
• The Saints took control in the second half storming ahead by 12 points with 15:44 remaining on an old-fashion three point play by sophomore guard Donte Pope (Middletown, Conn.). The EC lead would jump to a game-high 17 points with 11:06 on the clock before a counter 7-0 run sparked by another Lampron three to get the game to 60-50.
• Another Cummings three got the game to single-digits with 8:19 remaining, but the Saints closed strong getting the game back to double-digits and out of the Chargers reach with strong play down the stretch by Pope, sophomore Bryant Ciccio (Attleboro, Mass.) and grad student Zachary Crisafulli (Easthampton, Mass.)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Pope finished the afternoon with a team-high 18 points and game-high 10 rebounds for his seventh double-double of the season, going 8-for-8 from the free throw line in the win.
• Ciccio added 11 points and four rebounds while Crisafulli chipped in with 10 points and six boards.
• Emmanuel shot an impressive 19-21 from the charity stripe, while Colby-Sawyer only shot 5-8 from the line. Points in the paint was also a key stat for the Saints who netted 40 points compared to 22 by the Chargers.
• Lampron was the leading scorer for the Chargers scoring 19 points (7-18 FG, 5-9 3-PT) and grabbing seven boards. Cummings followed with 16 points (6-18 FG, 4-13 3-PT) and eight rebounds. Junior Omar Boone (Colorado City, Texas) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points (6-12 FG, 0-2 3-PT) and six rebounds off the bench.
• The Chargers fall to the 11th seed in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)  standings with the loss, dropping the chances of a home playoff game in New London while the Saints move back into the third seed with some help from around the league and their eyes still set on a first-round bye.

UP NEXT

• Emmanuel has a quick turnaround, back in action on Monday, February 7 for a road contest against Amherst College at 7:00 PM. The Mammoths received five votes in last weeks national poll on D3hoops.com.
• Colby-Sawyer heads south to Nashua on Wednesday, February 9th in a crucial matchup against the Rivier University Raiders

*Some content of the release provided courtesy of Colby-Sawyer College Athletic Communications Office