PRIDE SUFFER 78-59 SETBACK TO ELMS

CHICOPEE, Mass. - Elms College senior guard Andre French (Torrington, Conn.) and junior forward Isaiah Odunlami (Providence, R.I.) each scored 11 points to pace the Blazers to a 78-59 victory over the Regis College men's basketball team in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) action on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, Elms improves to 3-6 on the season, 2-0 in NECC play, while the Pride fall to 0-8 overall, 0-2 in league action.

Regis was led by Jordan Monts (Springfield, Mass.) who poured in a game-high 13 points, followed by Ryan Chambers (Abington, Mass.) and Ethan Peana (Staten Island, N.Y.) who added 11 and 10 points, respectively.

In the opening frame, Elms posted an early 12-11 advantage on a jumper by French with 13:31 to play and then used a 7-0 run to give the Blazers a 19-11 lead at the 9:54 mark. Elms then scored 11 of the next 18 points to notch a 12-point, 30-18 lead at halftime.

The Blazers opened the second stanza on a 13-9 run accentuated by a dunk from senior forward Jamal Hulum (Norfolk, Va.), who finished with seven points off the bench in the win. Regis narrowed its deficit to 13 (43-30) on a layup by Chambers, but that was as close as the Pride would get as Elms went on a 12-0 run ignited by back-to-back three-point plays from junior guard Dustin Trail (East Hartford, Conn.) to give Elms a 55-40 lead with 9:35 remaining in the contest.

Leading 70-47, Elms recorded three consecutive steals resulting in six fast-break points, which lifted the Blazers to a 76-47 lead with minutes to play as they held on for the win.

Monts also grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds for the Pride to secure a double-double, while classmate Mike Downing (Brockton, Mass.) added 7 points off the bench for Regis.

After a short break, the Pride will look to get their first win of the season against FDU-Florham in the opening game of the Trinity Tournament at 1:00 p.m. on December 29th.

Release courtesy of Elms Sports Information