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Williams Men's Basketball win over Framingham State 80-59Williams Sports Info
08:48AM / Monday, December 01, 2008
BOSTON, Mass. - Senior co-captain Kevin Snyder (Littleton, CO) and junior Blake Schultz (Atherton, CA) combined for 56 of the Ephs (4-1) 80 points on Friday in a win over Framingham State (2-4). The game was part of the first round of play at the Harbor Invitational being held at the Clark Athletic Center on the UMass-Boston campus, and with the 80-59 win Williams advances to the championship game tomorrow.
The score was tied 24-all at the half, but in the second half the Ephs turned it on, out scoring the Rams 56-45. Williams was led by Snyder, who matched a career-high with 30 points for the second time in his last three games, and Schultz, who poured in 26 to record his third straight game with 24 or more, and his fourth straight game of 22 or more. Heading into Friday’s match up Snyder and Schultz were ranked second and third in the NESCAC in scoring, and are currently averaging 23 points per game and 22.8 ppg, respectively.
For the Rams it was forward Josue Almodovar leading the way with a double-double of 19 points and 14 rebounds, good enough to lead his team in both categories. Like the Ephs, Framingham only managed to put two players in double-digits. However rather than the thirty or twenty-six of Snyder and Schultz, it was guard Bill Carey for the Rams with 16 on a less-than-stellar 5 of 14 from the field.
The Rams held a considerable advantage over the Ephs on the glass, and out rebounded Williams 46 to 30. Framingham even won the turnover game with 11 to the Ephs’ 16, however the Ephs’ hot shooting helped them overcome those deficits, as Williams went 51% from the floor on the game while holding the Rams to just 34%.
Even worse for the Rams, Williams posted an impressive 48% from beyond the arc (11 for 23) while Framingham State turned in a dismal 4 of 23 (18%).
As if it wasn’t enough of a two-man show on Friday, Snyder also led Williams with 7 rebounds and tied for the lead in assists with 3. Schultz pulled down six boards of his own and added two blocks, but other Ephs made valuable contributions as well.
For the fourth straight game sophomore Troy Whittington (Brooklyn, NY) had three or more blocks. Considering the 6’5” forward was injured for much of the pre-season and has seen limited action thus far while working back into basketball shape, the feat is even more astounding. Whittington has yet to start a game and is averaging less than 13 minutes off the bench yet he is in the top three in the NESCAC in blocks with 16 on the season.
Junior big-man Ethan Timmins-Schiffman (Wilmington, DE) also made a contribution in scoring an efficient 9 points on 1 for 1 from the field and 7 of 8 from the charity stripe. |
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