STANDISH, Maine – The Norwich men's basketball team reached the semifinals of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference after a 62-44 defeat of Emerson in Andrews Hall on Tuesday, but fell short to Saint Joseph's (Maine), 72-56, in the Harold Alfond Center on Thursday night.

Senior Jaren Jeffcoat led the Cadets with 14 points, while the Monks held senior Quincy Williams, junior Antonio Davis and freshman Pim Smulders to eight points apiece. Davis collected 10 rebounds.

Chris Petzy put up 21 points to lead the Monks to the championships, as Zach O'Brien made 16 points and Clark Noonan grabbed 10 boards.

Norwich was trailing 30-24 at halftime. The Cadets had taken the lead in the seventh minute of action and worked to keep their advantage for the next seven minutes. With 6:46 remaining in the first half, the Monks tied it at 16-all, soon to take the lead within the next minute.

Saint Joseph's (Maine) pulled away in the second, leaving Norwich to make up for the 20-points the Monks held on them just five minutes into the half.  The Cadets tried to make up for the difference, but were unable to overcome the double-digit spread.

With two and a half minutes left in the semifinal round, Norwich had pulled within 13-points, but was unable to close the deal in the remaining time.

The Cadets wrapped up their 2010-11 schedule with a 16-11 overall record, going 11-7 in the conference. Davis, Jeffcoat, and Cabrera earned All-Conference honors for their season performances.

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