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Date: February 3, 2006
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Colby men's basketball wins behind Cohen, Farrell

NEW LONDON, Conn.-- Colby College (7-13, 1-5) battled back from a nine-point second half deficit to defeat Connecticut College (11-10, 1-6) 64-60 at Luce Fieldhouse Friday night.

Junior center Drew Cohen (Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.) netted 19 points and pulled down 14 rebounds en route to a double-double for the Mules. Junior guard Nick Farrell (Aspen, Colo.) chipped in with 18 points, shooting 5-for-10 from beyond the arc.

Connecticut College sophomore forward Charles Stone (Hackensack, N.J.) finished with 19 points and eight boards for the hosts, shooting 8-for-12 from the field. Freshman Will Lyons (Wilbraham, Mass.) added nine points for the hosts in the NESCAC contest.

The two teams battled back and forth in the early going and forced four ties in the opening half. Charles Stone put the Camels on top 34-33 with 1:03 remaining, putting back his own shot. With 22 seconds to play Stone canned another field goal and the Camels had a 36-33 lead at the intermission.

Later on in the second half, Billy Karis (Potsdam, N.Y.) buried a three with 8:48 remaining in the game and the Camels enjoyed their largest lead of the night, 49-40. But the Mules rallied with a 16-to-2 run to pull ahead. Andrew Jenkins (Gorham, Maine) scored seven points during the rally, and Colby had a 56-51 lead with 4:04 to play.

Jahkeen Washington (New York, N.Y.) pulled the Camels to within two with a field goal at the 2:27 mark, making it a 58-56 contest. But the Mules were able to secure the victory at the foul line and escaped with the victory.

Colby will travel to Middletown for a 3:00 p.m. game at Wesleyan.

COLBY COLLEGE 64, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 60

COLBY COLLEGE (7-13, 1-5)

Drew Cohen 5-17 9-10 19; Nick Farrell 6-12 1-2 18; Andrew Jenkins 5-10 2-2 13; Nate Dick 3-6 0-0 7; Mackenzie Simpson 1-1 1-2 4; Jon Bandi 1-2 1-1 3. Totals 21-48 14-17 64.

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE (11-10, 1-6)

Charles Stone 8-12 2-3 19; Will Lyons 3-6 0-0 9; Christian Mosley 3-5 0-0 8; Billy Karis 2-9 0-0 6; Gabe Patton 1-3 2-2 5; Jahkeen Washington 2-5 0-0 4; Ulises Veras 1-4 0-0 3; David Greenidge 1-1 0-0 3; Jeff Young 1-6 0-0 2. Totals 22-51 5-7 60.

Colby College................. 33 31 - 64

Connecticut College........... 36 24 - 60

3-point goals-Colby College 8-20 (Nick Farrell 5-10; Mackenzie Simpson 1-1; Andrew Jenkins 1-5; Nate Dick 1-4), Connecticut College 11-28 (Will Lyons 3-4; Billy Karis 2-9; Christian Mosley 2-4; Ulises Veras 1-2; Gabe Patton 1-3; David Greenidge 1-1; Charles Stone 1-1; Jeff Young 0-4). Fouled out--Colby College-None, Connecticut College-None. Rebounds-Colby College 28 (Drew Cohen 14), Connecticut College 30 (Charles Stone 8). Assists-Colby College 13 (Nick Farrell 4), Connecticut College 18 (Billy Karis 5). Total fouls-Colby College 10, Connecticut College 16. A-225