'KEENE, N.H. 11/19/05 - Senior forward Sean Sullivan (Athol,
Mass.) had 26 points to lead Keene State College to a 103-68
victory over the University of Maine-Machias in the second game of
Saturday's KSC Tip-Off Tournament at Spaulding Gym.
The Owls (2-0) built up a big first half lead and coasted to its
second victory in the tournament.
Sullivan, who hit eight of his 12 shots from the field, had 20
first-half points to help Keene State to a 52-33 halftime
lead. The Owls, who jumped out to an 11-2 lead, took a 30-15
lead on a lay-up by Sullivan at the 7:58 mark. After UMM cut
the lead to seven (33-26) with 3:52 to go, KSC outscored the
Clippers 19-7 the rest of the half. Anthony Licitra
(Glastonbury, Conn.) hit a pair of three-pointers in the closing
minute. KSC's lead was never threatened as in the second half
David Sontag (Mont Vernon, N.H.), who finished with 16 points was
named the tournament's MVP, he joined Sullivan on the
All-Tournament team.
Jeremiah Johnson, who finished with game-high 27 points,
represented UMM on the All-Tournament team.. Phil Munro
(Scarborough. Ont.) and Charles Calligan (Manchester, Me.) had 17
points each for the Clippers (0-4).
KSC hosts Endicott College on Tuesday night (7:30 p.m.).
Game #1: Colby-Sawyer Defeats Husson College 107-91
KEENE, N.H. 11/19/05 - Senior center Andrew St. Clair
(Pittsfield, Me.) had a game-high 27 points and senior forward
James Thorpe (Concord, N.H.) finished with 19 points and 10
rebounds to lead Colby-Sawyer College to 107-91 victory over Husson
College in the first game of Saturday's 6th Annual KSC Tip-Off
Tournament.
St. Clair, who was named to the All-Tournament team, scored 20
of his 27 points in the first half as the Chargers took a slim
54-52 lead into the locker room.
Colby-Sawyer pulled away from Husson midway in the second
half. With the score knotted at 73-all at the 12:59 mark, the
Chargers outscored the Eagles 21-9 to take a 94-82 lead on
consecutive three-pointers by Thorpe, who joined St. Clair on the
All-Tournament team.
Duncan Szeliga (Newmarket, N.H.) had 13 points and Pat Kenny
(Wethersfield, Conn.) finished with 12 points for CSC (2-0).
Buddy Leavitt (Guilford, Me.), who hit seven of 11 shots from
the field, led Husson (0-2) with 25 points and seven
rebounds. Bill Beaureguard (Ware, Mass.) had 19 points
and Tyler Muzzy (Greenville, Me.) added 13 points and seven
rebounds. Named to the All-Tournament team, Jason Harvey
(Bucksport, Me.) had 10 points.
All-Tournament Team
James Thorpe - Colby-Sawyer
Andrew St. Clair - Colby-Sawyer
Jason Harvey - Husson College
Jeremiah Johnson - Maine-Machias
Sean Sullivan - Keene State
MVP- David Sontag - Keene State