Worcester State 82, Nichols 72
Dudley, MA --- The WPI Engineers and the Worcester State Lancers advanced to the championship game of the 2007 Worcester County Classic on Friday evening at Nichols. Worcester State earned an 82-72 victory over Becker in the first game of the night while WPI defeated the Bison 101-80 in game two.
Worcester State ran out to a 30-16 lead with 5:43 remaining in the half but Becker came on strong, closing out the half with a 19-9 drive to get to within four, 39-35, at the half. Junior Shawn Fuller (New Haven, Conn.) scored 11 of his 14 first-half points during the run while freshman Steve Jacobs (Lexington Park, Md.) also added 14 points for the Hawks. Frassica led the Lancers with nine points in the half.
Worcester State began the second half with an 11-1 drive to retake the lead, 50-37, with 14:42 left to play. The Hawks stuck around despite shooting 31 percent in the half but were never able to get the lead below seven.
Joining Frassica in double figures was junior Elijah Sims (Worcester, Mass.) with 11 points for Worcester State. Senior Josh Barry (Sheffield, Mass.) pulled down 12 rebounds while classmate Will Spont (Bellingham, Mass.) hauled in 11. Suber finished with a game-high 21 points, including an 11 for 16 showing at the foul line, seven rebounds and five assists for Becker. Jacobs added 16 points and 12 rebounds.
Release Courtesy of Nichols Sports Information