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Date: February 12, 2005
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

COLBY MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS MIDDLEBURY(Mules get seventh seed in NESCAC tourney; Whitmore get 550th win)

MIDDLEBURY, Vt. --- The Colby College men's basketball team received 20 points apiece from Drew Cohen and Patrick McGowan in taking an easy 83-66 victory over Middlebury College on Saturday in New England Small College Athletic Conference play.

The Mules finished in a three-way tie for fifth place in the league at 4-5 with Wesleyan University and Williams College. Colby got the seventh seed and will play at second-seeded Tufts University in a NESCAC quarterfinal game next Saturday at 3 p.m. Wesleyan earned the fifth seed by winning a tiebreaker over Colby and Williams thanks to a better record against the top four seeds in the tourney. Williams then earned the sixth seed because of its head-to-head victory over the Mules on Friday night.

Colby head coach Dick Whitmore earned his 550th career victory. He has a record of 550-276 in his 34th year with the Mules.

Cohen shot 10-for-15 from the field and added six rebounds and a pair of blocked shots. McGowan was 4-for-8 from 3-point range and had five rebounds. Cohen played just 22 minutes and McGowan saw 23 minutes of action because of the blowout. The Mules led 54-24 at halftime.

Nick Farrell had 11 points, five rebounds and four assists for Colby (13-7). Pat Featherston and Andrew Jenkins both had seven points.

2005 MEN'S BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEEDING

Quarterfinals - Saturday, February 19 at Higher Seeds (3:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted)

No. 8 Bowdoin at No. 1 Amherst;

No. 7 Colby at No. 2 Tufts

No. 6 Williams at No. 3 Bates (2:00 p.m.)

No. 5 Wesleyan at No. 4 Trinity

Semifinals - Saturday, February 26 at highest remaining seed (2 p.m. and 4 p.m.)

Highest remaining seed vs. lowest remaining seed of remaining quarterfinal winners

Championship - Sunday, February 27 at 12:00 p.m. Semifinal winners