Box Score Waterville, ME – Men's Basketball took what started as a close fight and turned it into a eighteen point win as Thomas pulled out their second and back to back win at home 84-66. One of the biggest advantages Thomas had, was their bench who was able to score twenty-nine points to UMA's seven.
The Records:
Thomas College: Overall (2-3)
University of Maine Augusta: Overall (3-3)
How it Happened:
- Thomas was able to start on the board early, but the Moose soon tied it up at 5, but a fast break three pointer from Rico Limcaoco and layup from Matthew Hadnot quickly put them back up
- Parker Desjardins, Kory Winch, and James Thomas Phelan helped keep the lead, but Jacob Bouchard came in off the bench and lit up the court with layups, three-pointers, and rebounds, helping the Terriers get a comfortable nine point lead
- A close taste was given to UMA, but with multiple good free throws the Terriers were able to keep the lead, going into halftime up 40-35
- The Moose came out of the locker room hot, tying the game rather quickly at 42
- But good passing from Sawyer Deprey helped the Terriers go up 51-46
- Ten minutes left in the game the Moose tied the game one last time at 57
- A real team effort was put in the eight minutes as eight different Terriers played a role in the team going up by eighteen
Inside the Numbers:
- Hadnot was a leader in points yet again for the Terriers, finishing the night with fourteen
- Desjardins lead the team in rebounds, picking up eight total
- Deprey went 5-8 on the free throw line, along with Desjardins and Winch who were 3-4 each
What is Next:
The Terrier will go back on the road and travel to Nichols College in Dudley, Massachusetts on Tuesday November 22
nd at 7pm. They will play right after our Women's team plays Nichols at 5pm.