WATERVILLE, MAINE – The Thomas Men's Basketball Team took their second win of the season in a close battle against New England College by a score of 73-68 on the second day of the Charlie Ryan Classic on Sunday November 12th.
Records:
Thomas College: Overall (2-1)
New England College: Overall (0-2)
How it Happened:
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NEC would take an early lead in the first half going up 12-3 on the Terriers
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But Sophomore James Phelan, Junior Parker Desjardins, and Junior Jackson Ruelke would take charge of the offense hitting some big shots to cut the deficit to 2 points with 12 minutes to play in the 1st half
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The Terriers would go back and forth with the Pilgrims for the next 7 minutes, but NEC would eventually pick up the momentum on both ends of the floor and would take an 8-point lead with just under 5 minutes to play in the half
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NEC would take a 32-27 lead to end the first half
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The Pilgrims would continue to apply pressure on the Terriers taking an 11-point lead 4 minutes into the second half
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Ruelke and Graduate student Cooper Wirkala would start to heat up, scoring on multiple possessions to tie the game up with 12 minutes left to play
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Phelan, Wirkala and Desjardins would go on to hit 4 three pointers in less than 2 minutes giving the Terriers a 11-point lead
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New England College would keep it close in the remaining minutes of the match, but the Terriers would hold on for a 73-68 win after an impressive shooting performance in the 2nd half
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What's Next:
The Terriers will travel to Amherst, Massachusetts to play Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in the first day of the Amherst College Classic on Friday November 17th at 7pm.
