MBB: Great Northeast Athletic Conference

[UnsungHero11]

i know that suffolk and unh played each other in the 04-05 season, so it's nothing new there.

[goldenpipes]

In the second game of the Vassar College Tip-Off Tournament, Emerson College's Will Dawkins (Springfield, MA/Commerce) hit a 3-point shot with one second remaining to lead the Lions past William Paterson, 74-71, nightcap of the Vassar College Men's Tip-Off Tournament.

In a wild and frenetic ending (Emerson SOP), William Paterson, which had been held scoreless for 7:55 of the second half (from 11:05 to 3:12) had tied the game at 71-71 following a jumper by guard Al-Basser Holloway (Union, NJ/Newark East Side) with five seconds to play. Dawkins took the inbound pass and made a mad dash down the right side of the floor and canned his jumper as time expired. William Paterson had taken a 69-68 lead after senior guard Joey Spiegel (Teaneck, NJ/Teaneck) went coast to coast following an Emerson missed layup to convert his own layup and a free throw to put the Pioneers ahead, 69-68. With 17 seconds to play, Emerson's sophomore center Bryan Rouse (East Greenwich, RI/Toll Gate) put Emerson in front 71-69 following a conversion of a layup and free throw.

Emerson's comeback was keyed by Rouse who scored 18 points, five coming during a critical stretch when the Lions took control of the game, erasing a 13 point halftime deficit and building a five-point lead (60-55) of their own. Both teams battled back and forth over the final five minutes.

Emerson got a team high 19 points from Tom Messinger (Florence, MA/Deerfield Academy), who shot 6 for 10 from three-point range and 16 from Dawkins. William Paterson was led by Spiegel's 20 points and 10 from Gabriel Paul (Hillside, NJ/Hillside).

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Emerson 70, Vassar 67  - The Lions win the Vassar Tip-Off Tournament Championship


Emerson (2-0) was led by senior forward Ben Chase (Newburyport, MA/Newburyport) who led all scorers with a career-high 25 points on 11-of-13 shooting from the field as the Lions held off a late charge by Vassar to capture the tip-off tourney title.

Brewer guard Brian Butterworth (Hamilton, MA/Hamilton-Wenham) missed a game-tying three-pointer as time expired. The Brewers (1-1) had a chance to send the game into overtime after Emerson sophomore guard Jeremy Shannon (Lowell, MA/Canterbury School) missed the second of two free throws that could have put the Lions in front by four with 20 seconds remaining. After a Vassar timeout, the Brewers ran a play that gave Butterworth an opportunity to tie the score with two seconds remaining. However, Butterworth's attempt bounced around the rim and fell out giving the Lions' another dramatic victory. Emerson advanced to the title game on a three-pointer by senior guard Will Dawkins (Springfield, MA/Commerce) the night before.

Shannon added 16 points, seven rebounds and seven assists and Bryan Rouse added 11, four boards, and two blocks. Rouse was named to the all-tourney team. Emerson's home opener is Tuesday night, November 20 at 7 vs. NEWMAC rival Babson at the Lions Den.

[All-around]

Just listening to the hoopsville show for a moment and someone mentioned Emerson's "big" wkd. Looks like they could be pretty good this year.

Emmanuel suffers two losses in their own tournament-rough!

I bet Lasell will be a big contender in the GNAC this year too.

[Pat Coleman]

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[UnsungHero11]

looks like emerson had a solid weekend up in new york. Any idea what's up with emmanuel being 0-2? i heard they were stacked this year.

[Ryan Scott (Hoops Fan)]

looks like emerson had a solid weekend up in new york. Any idea what's up with emmanuel being 0-2? i heard they were stacked this year.

They lost twice, but both by margins smaller than I would have expected.  The "stacked" rumors might have some measure of truth to them, at least perspectively.

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Emerson 89, Babson 77 from the Lions Den in Boston.

Tom Messinger hit 8 three pointers on his way to a game-high 28 points to lead the Lions to their first win over the Beavers in school history. Emerson had four other score double figures: Bryan Rouse (15), Jeremy Shannon (15), Will Dawkins (13, 7 A) and Ben Chase (11).

The Lions opened up an eleven point lead at the half (41-28) and opened it up with a 13-2 run over a four minute span in the second half to seal the deal. Emerson led by as many as 25 (75-50) late second half.

A look ahead: Emerson plays at U-Mass Boston next Tuesday and hosts Wheaton next Thursday.

[CCCalum2]

Not sure if anyone noticed that Lasell knocked off a strong WPI team last night.  Everyone seems to be so hung up on Emerson, but that is a pretty impressive win for the Lasell squad last night.

[All-around]

Yes, that is pretty impressive. Lasell should be in the running in their new league this yr!

[goldenpipes]

Lasell over WPI, eh? Not that big of a surprise but certainly a quality win for the Lasers. They've been good for about five years now....they won the NAC twice and went to the NCAA's....almost won opening round games vs. So. Vermont when they were loaded and lost by one at Union if I recall correctly...also tangled with a tough Elms squad the last few seasons....they should definitely be a GNAC contender....no surprise there.

Emerson has gotten a lot of play on ths board because they're not only a contender but they have been in the league from the start...so it makes sense that a lot of people are talking about them on this board. I post a lot of game or score info for the Lions....like tonight's 74-64 win over UMass-Boston!

The Lions are off to the best start in school history (I believe) at 4-0. Emerson hosts Wheaton on Thursday at the Lions Den.

[heythere]

Anyone see that Emmanuel vs Ahmerst score, 99-49. thats a bad one.

[UnsungHero11]

99-49? that doesn't sound good. I realize that Amherst is one of the best teams in the nation each year, but I heard that Emmanuel was supposed to have some scholarship players coming in this year, but the 50 point loss has gotta hurt. Anyways, whats happening in the rest of the league? looks like Emerson is doing well, along with some other teams... I can't wait until second semester when conference play really starts up...should be interesting.

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Emerson 88-57 over Mt. Ida, setting up what should be a great game vs. MIT on Tuesday 12/11 at the Lions Den.

[UnsungHero11]

Just to let everyone know...Daniel Webster has a record above .500, someone please take a picture.