Worcester State 75, Fitchburg State 64
Worcester, MA --- Junior guard Elijah Sims
(Worcester, MA) recorded 11 points with seven rebounds, four
assists and five steals to help pace Worcester State in a
well-balanced effort this evening with a 75-64 victory over
Fitchburg State in MASCAC Men’s Basketball action at Lancer
Gymnasium.
The Lancers (12-11, 5-5 MASCAC) have now swept the season series
against the Falcons (7-13, 1-8 MASCAC) with a 90-80 win coming
earlier this season in Fitchburg.
Junior Maurice Horton (Detroit, MI) tallied 12
points with five rebounds while freshman Raheem
Lewis (Whitinsville, MA) notched a game-best 15 points.
Junior Darren Schmidt (Shelburne Falls, MA) and
sophomore Ryan Testagrossa (Athol, MA) also
contributed nine and eight points, respectively.
Fitchburg State was led by senior Brian
Skiffington (North Adams, MA) junior Colin
London (Worcester, MA) who registered 11 points apiece
while fourth-year Jeffery Kozik (Auburn, MA) had a
good all-around game with 10 points, five rebounds, three assists
and two steals.
After a trey by Testragrossa at 11:38 in the opening half to make
the score 16-12, the Falcons got within one on a Skiffington
three-pointer and took the 17-16 lead with 9:42 left in the
period.
The game then went back and forth with three lead changes and two
ties over the next four minutes, but the Lancers ended the battle
as they took control of the contest with a shot from downtown by
Sims with 4:50 left (26-23). Worcester State go on would end the
half with a 12-5 spurt to lead to lead at the half 38-28.
Worcester State opened the second stanza with a 13-5 run over the
first six minutes to lead 53-33 and extend their largest lead to
59-36 at 11:42. WSC would never give-up its double-digit lead for
the rest of the contest as they cruised ahead the easy victory.
Fitchburg State connected for 39% from the floor in the contest
while the Lancers finished 46% from the field. The Falcons also
were just six of 25 from beyond the arc in the contest.
WSC edged FSC out in rebounds (37-31), points in the paint (24-18)
and points off of turnovers (21-17).
Both teams will entertain MASCAC opponents on Saturday for their
next game. The Lancers host first-place Bridgewater State at 6 PM,
who are in the midst of a ten game win streak, while the Falcons
face off against Salem State at 3.