Box Score Bangor, Maine – The Colby College Men's Basketball team traveled north to take on the Husson College Eagles and cruised to a 97-70 victory.
GAME NOTES
- Husson was able to take an early 11-5 lead three minutes into the first half but a made three point field goal from Alex Dorion at the 16:57 mark gave Colby the spark they needed. The Mules were able to use that spark to take a 56-38 half time lead. The Mules continued to gain momentum and never looked back in the second half to get their 16th win of the season by a score of 97-70.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE MULES
- Colby used a balanced attack with multiple players pitching in. Sam Jefferson (headline photo) continues to put up big numbers with 21 points going 8-15 from the field. Dorion hit 70% of the shots he took with 20 points.
- Matt Hanna had 12 points for the Mules while Noah Tyson added seven points and eight rebounds.
Dean Weiner (photo insert) was two rebounds shy of a double-double with 10 points and eight rebounds.
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE EAGLES
- Justice Kendall led all scorers with 31 points. He went 4-7 from beyond the arc. He also pulled down five rebounds.
- Justin Thompson pitched in 17 points for the Eagles going 7-13 from the field. Brett Cunningham added eight points and five rebounds.
KEY STATS
- Colby continues to rise in the D3Hoops.com rankings jumping from #12 to #5 in the most recent poll. This is the first top 25 ranking for the Mules since the 2009-10 season.
- The Mules had 35 points off the bench and as a team shot 50% from the field.
- For the second time this year Sam Jefferson was named the NESCAC player of the week.
- Colby is averaging 84 points per game while holding opponents to just 67.5 points per game.
NEXT MATCHUP
- Colby will be back in conference action Saturday, January 25 when they travel to Brunswick to take on the Bowdoin College Polar Bears at 3:00 PM.
