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Date: February 11, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Men's basketball tops Middlebury to win fourth straight

WATERVILLE, Maine ---- Colby College junior center Drew Cohen (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) had 27 points, 14 rebounds and eight blocked shots to lead the Mules to a 78-64 victory over Middlebury College in the final New England Small College Athletic Conference regular season game of the season on Saturday at Wadsworth Gymnasium.

Colby won its fourth straight game and moved to 10-13 overall and finished 4-5 in the league to earn the seventh seed in the upcoming NESCAC playoffs. The Mules will play at second-seeded Trinity College in a NESCAC quarterfinal next Saturday at 3 p.m.

Cohen shot 9-for-15 from the field and was 9-for-13 from the foul line. His eight blocked shots gave him an even 100 for the season, good enough to lead NCAA Division III in that category.

Nick Farrell (Aspen, Colo.) had 11 points, eight assists and six rebounds for Colby. Mark Gaudet (Bingham, Maine) also had 11 points, while Nate Dick (North Attleboro, Mass.) and Andrew Jenkins (Gorham, Maine) both had 10 points.

Colby led 34-30 at halftime, but took control in the second half as Cohen had 18 points, seven rebounds and four blocks in the final 20 minutes.

Middlebury (12-12, 1-8 NESCAC), which missed out on the league playoffs, got 12 points, six assists and five rebounds from Ben Rudin (Scarsdale, N.Y.). Chris Dowd (Beverly, Mass.) had 11 points and Sam Daly (Providence, R.I.) added nine for the Panthers.

COLBY COLLEGE 78, MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE 64

MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (12-12,1-8 NESCAC)

Ben Rudin 3-8 4-6 12; Chris Dowd 3-10 3-5 11; Sam Daly 3-11 1-2 9; Andrew Harris 3-8 0-0 7; Evan Thompson 3-10 1-1 7; Bobby Marcoux 1-2 2-4 4; Kyle Dudley 1-2 0-0 3; Wil Hyatt 1-2 0-0 3; Matt Westman 0-2 3-3 3; Albert Handy 0-2 2-2 2; Aaron Smith 0-3 2-2 2; Jake Moreno-Coplon 0-1 1-4 1; Mike Walsh 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 18-63 19-29 64.

COLBY COLLEGE (10-13,4-5 NESCAC)

Drew Cohen 9-15 9-13 27; Mark Gaudet 3-6 2-2 11; Nick Farrell 4-13 2-2 11; Andrew Jenkins 4-9 1-1 10; Nate Dick 4-8 1-1 10; Mackenzie Simpson 1-3 2-2 4; Arthur Cutrone 1-1 0-0 3; Casey Civiello 1-3 0-0 2; Christopher Lemmons 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 27-59 17-21 78.

Middlebury College............ 30 34 - 64

Colby College................. 34 44 - 78

3-point goals-Middlebury College 9-26 (Sam Daly 2-7; Ben Rudin 2-2; Chris Dowd 2-9; Wil Hyatt 1-2; Andrew Harris 1-4; Kyle Dudley 1-1; Albert Handy 0-1), Colby College 7-23 (Mark Gaudet 3-5; Andrew Jenkins 1-5; Arthur Cutrone 1-1; Nick Farrell 1-5; Nate Dick 1-2; Christopher Lemmons 0-1; Casey Civiello 0-1; Mackenzie Simpson 0-2; Drew Cohen 0-1). Fouled out--Middlebury College-Sam Daly, Colby College-None. Rebounds-Middlebury College 46 (Andrew Harris 6; Evan Thompson 6), Colby College 38 (Drew Cohen 14). Assists-Middlebury College 13 (Ben Rudin 6), Colby College 17 (Nick Farrell 8). Total fouls-Middlebury College 17, Colby College 18. A-700