STANDISH, ME - GNAC opponent Lasell College
defeated Saint Joseph's College at home on Thursday evening, 82-73.
The Monks were unable to hold on to a 13 point halftime lead as the
Lasers made 58% (18-31) of their shots and outscored St. Joe's
51-29 in the second half. Lasell junior forward Brad Caravoulias
(Dracut, MA) scored a game-high 27 points, 21 in the latter half,
and sank 8 three-pointers in the contest. Junior forward Jose
Guitian (Miami, FL) grabbed 20 rebounds to help secure the Lasers'
victory. Monks junior forward Elbie Murphy
(Loudonville, NY) scored 24 points and grabbed four steals in the
losing effort. With the win Lasell improves to 5-7 overall and 2-3
in GNAC play while the Monks fall to 6-5, 4-2 in GNAC
competition.
The Monks shot 44% from the floor and were led by Murphy's 15
points, including 4 treys, in the first half. JR
Scot Vachon set the pace for the
Royal Blue as he scored 10 points, mostly coming on fast breaks,
and added 6 rebounds in the opening half. SO
Alberto Rue (Jamaica Plain, MA)
also scored 10 points in the first. The Monks held a slim margin in
boards, 24-22, going into halftime.
St. Joe's led by 17 points early in the second half before the
Lasers shooters came alive. Lasell went on an 18-4 run beginning at
the 18 minute mark, highlighted by 4 three-pointers from
Caravoulias, to narrow the Monk lead to three points, 54-51, with
14 minutes remaining.
The Lasers would not be denied on this night and took the lead for
good when Caravoulias hit another trey with seven minutes remaining
to put his team up, 65-63.
For the Monks, Scot Vachon
recorded his first double-double of the season with 14 points and
10 boards and Alberto Rue scored
14 and grabbed 6 boards. FY Chris
Davis (New York, NY) added 12 points in the
loss.
Lasell junior guard Corey Godfrey (Cambridge, MA) scored 17 points
with 7 rebounds in the game. Jose Guitian had 13 points and senior
guard Dwayne Powell (Lauderdale Lakes, FL) scored 12 points and
dished out 6 assists in the winning effort.
Both teams will play GNAC games this Saturday as Lasell College is
set to host Rivier College and the Monks will play host to Mount
Ida College at 3:00 PM.
Lasell College Lasers vs St. Joseph's (Me.)
01/18/08 7:30 PM at Standish, Maine
LASELL COLLEGE LASERS 82, ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) 73
LASELL COLLEGE LASERS (5-7, 2-3 GNAC)
Brad Caravoulias 9-23 1-2 27; Corey Godfrey 5-10 7-8 17; Jose
Guitian 5-10
2-3 13; Dwayne Powell 4-6 3-5 12; Jaime Crawford 3-9 0-0 6; Jude
Biton 2-3
0-0 4; Junior Sainval 1-1 0-0 3; Sean Joynes 0-1 0-0 0; Kevin
Fallon 0-2 0-0
0; Jarell Baxter 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-65 13-18 82.
ST. JOSEPH'S (ME.) (6-5, 4-2 GNAC)
Elbie Murphy 8-16 4-6 24; Scot Vachon 7-14 0-1 14; Alberto Rue 6-14
1-1 14;
Chris Davis 4-8 4-5 12; Mitch Ouellet 2-4 1-2 5; Eric Friend 0-7
2-2 2;
Alonso Davis 1-2 0-0 2; Tyler Kelley 0-7 0-0 0; Anthony Savino 0-0
0-0 0.
Totals 28-72 12-17 73.
Lasell College Lasers......... 31 51 - 82
St. Joseph's (Me.)............ 44 29 - 73
3-point goals
Lasell College Lasers 11-26 (Brad Caravoulias 8-18; Junior
Sainval 1-1; Dwayne Powell 1-1; Jose Guitian 1-4; Jaime Crawford
0-2)
St. Joseph's (Me.) 5-21 (Elbie Murphy 4-7; Alberto Rue 1-6; Mitch
Ouellet 0-1;Eric Friend 0-2; Tyler Kelley 0-5).
Fouled out
Lasell College Lasers-None,
St. Joseph's (Me.)-Chris Davis
Rebounds
Lasell College Lasers 48 (Jose Guitian 20)
St. Joseph's (Me.) 36 (Scot Vachon 10)
Assists
Lasell College Lasers 17 (Dwayne Powell 6)
St. Joseph's (Me.) 12 (Scot Vachon 5)
Total fouls
Lasell College Lasers 14
St. Joseph's (Me.) 18
A-200
