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NEWTON, Mass. - Sophomore F Antonio Davis
matched his career-high with 25 points and grabbed a game-high 14
rebounds, but it was not enough as the Norwich University men's
basketball team dropped an 84-71 decision to Lasell College in a
Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) game Tuesday evening.
Junior G/F Jaren Jeffcoat added 16 points and six rebounds for
Norwich (5-2, 1-1 GNAC). Senior F Israel Guardado and freshman G
Ryan Williams each chipped in 10 points apiece for the Cadets, who
saw their modest four-game win streak snapped.
Lasell (2-4, 1-1 GNAC) was led by Charles Horton, who poured in
a team-high 21 points. Lance Theard added 19 points for the Lasers,
while Javon Williams posted a double-double with 18 points and 10
rebounds. Dominik Orlow added 15 points and six boards for Lasell,
which broke a two-game losing streak with the victory.
The Cadets shot just 32.3 percent (20-for-62) from the floor for
the game, while the Lasers converted 47.5 percent (29-for-61) of
its field goal attempts. Lasell converted 17 Norwich turnovers into
32 points.
The first five minutes of the game went back and forth, with
Norwich clinging to a 12-11 lead at the 14:54 mark. Three-pointers
by Justin Harris and Horton keyed a quick 8-0 spurt, which gave
Lasell a 19-12 lead just three minutes later. The teams traded
baskets over the next three minutes, with the Lasers holding a
25-20 advantage with 7:53 to play in the first half. A triple by
Orlow ignited a 19-5 scoring run by Lasell, which helped the Lasers
build their largest lead of the half (44-25) at the 2:05 mark.
Norwich trailed 45-29 at the intermission.
A pair of three-pointers by Theard helped Lasell opened the
second half on a 9-2 spurt to seize a 54-31 lead at the 16:26 mark.
Norwich used 17-6 run over the next seven minutes to close to
within 12 points (60-48) at the 9:13 mark, but Lasell answered with
a 15-3 run to build its largest lead of the game (75-51) with 5:19
to play. Two threes by Williams keyed a 13-2 Norwich burst, which
whittled the Lasell lead down to 77-64 at the 2:26 mark. The Cadets
got no closer than that, however, en route to suffering their first
conference loss of the young season.
Norwich will wrap up its first semester schedule on Saturday,
Dec. 12, when the Cadets travel to New London, N.H., to battle
Colby-Sawyer College in a non-league contest. Tip-off is slated for
2 p.m.
