Men's Basketball Wins Second Straight With Triumph Over Regis

Worcester State 69, Regis 62

Box Score

Weston, MA --- Worcester State College (3-2) opened the game with a 10-0 run on Regis College (2-3). The Lancers would hold off Regis long enough to earn a 69-62 victory Saturday night.

Worcester State led by as many as 12 at 8:58 (23-11) and ended the period with their largest lead at 36-23. The Pride got only as close as six with 6:13 remaining on a pair of free throws by Jesse Vega (Pawtucket, RI), but WSC went on a 13-5 run to close the stanza.

The Lancers built up a pair of 15-plus point leads in the second half only to see the Pride threaten each time. Up 41-26 after a Ryan Testagrossa (Athol, MA) early on in the frame, Regis went on a 15-5 spurt to trail 46-41 with 13:42 left. WSC outscored Regis 13-2 over the next five minutes to go up 59-43.

With Worcester State up 59-45 at 7:19 Regis outscored the Blue and Gold 12-4 to bring the lead to six (63-57) with 2:36 left in regulation. WSC went on a 6-2 push to close out the game before Ta'Keame Gomes (Cambridge, MA) hit a trey in the waning seconds of the game, but it was too late.

Maurice Horton (Detroit, MI) led all Worcester State scorers with 16 points in 24 minutes. Horton got into foul trouble early in the second period.

He finished the night 5-of-10 (.500) from the field, snatched nine rebounds, and went 5-of-7 (.714) from the free throw line.

With Horton on the bench several other Lancer teammates stepped up. One of those players was Dave Douillette (Bridgewater, MA) who finished with 13 points and nine rebounds.

Also contributing for Worcester State was Pat Hamilton (Templeton, MA), who finished with 10 points, and nine rebounds. Hamilton was 6-of-6 from the free throw line on the night.

Worcester State shot a consistent 62 percent from the free throw line on the night. In the first period Worcester State shot better than 54 percent from the floor.

In comparison, the Lancers held Regis to 21 percent shooting (7-of-21) from the floor.

Regis' Derrik Neal (Boston, MA) would finish with a team-high 16 points. Vega finished his night with 15 points and seven rebounds, for the Pride.

Regis actually outscored Worcester State in the second half. The Regis bench contributed 37 points during the game. Its bench scored 24 of Regis’ 39 second-half points.

The Lancers will host the UMass Dartmouth Tuesday, Dec. 8 at 7 PM. Regis College will travel to nearby Newbury College on the same day for a 7 PM tip-off.

Some Portions of Release Courtesy of Regis College Sports Information