(Courtesy of Western New England Sports Information)
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Senior guard Sherrad Prezzie-Blue (Norwalk, CT) led four players in double figures with a game high 21 points as visiting Wentworth rolled to 82-56 victory over Western New England College in a The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC) men’s basketball game Wednesday night at the Alumni Healthful Living Center.
Prezzie-Blue connected on 7-of-12 shots from the field, made all four free throws, and pulled down five rebounds for the Leopards.
Junior guard Todd Doyle (Mystic, CT) added 14 points while sophomore forward Matt Abbott (Falmouth, MA) contributed 12 points and nine rebounds coming off the bench. Junior forward Weonard Bynes (Bridgeport, CT) netted 10 points with seven boards.
Wentworth (8-6, 2-2 TCCC) led 30-25 at half-time and held a 14-point lead at 41-27 following a basket by Doyle at the 16:36 mark. Western New England College (8-7, 2-2 TCCC) got within nine at 45-36 following a basket by senior guard Asif Abdul-Wadud (Springfield, MA) with 14:16 left in the contest. Wentworth then went on a 15-4 run for a 60-40 advantage capped by Doyle’s basket with 9:59 remaining.
Abdul-Wadud was the only Golden Bears’ player in double figures with 13 points. He made 6-of-12 shots from the field and collected three steals. Junior guard Matt Maynard (Paterson, NJ) finished with eight points while senior guard Ryan Hernandez (Hampton Bays, NY) had seven points in a reserve role. Junior forward Kyle Fredette (Wallingford, VT) had a team high nine rebounds.
Wentworth shot 53.7% from the field (including 60% in the second half) and held a commanding 45-27 edge in rebounding. WNEC had a tough shooting night making only 33.9% of its field goal attempts.
Official Basketball Box Score Wentworth vs Western New England 01/23/08 7:30 p.m. at Springfield, Mass. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Wentworth 8-6, 2-2 TCCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 42 Weonard Bynes....... f 4-5 0-0 2-2 3 4 7 2 10 1 2 0 1 20 52 Shane West.......... f 4-7 0-0 1-4 2 2 4 1 9 1 1 0 1 28 14 Todd Doyle.......... g 4-9 1-2 5-5 1 7 8 2 14 3 2 0 2 34 20 Brad Bryant......... g 0-2 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 1 1 3 2 0 1 20 44 Sherrad Prezzie-Blue g 7-12 3-6 4-4 1 4 5 3 21 1 5 0 0 32 11 Kevin Wentworth..... 1-4 1-3 2-4 0 1 1 2 5 0 1 0 0 10 12 Ed Bolton........... 3-4 1-2 1-2 1 1 2 2 8 3 0 0 0 19 23 Matt Abbott......... 5-9 1-2 1-1 5 4 9 4 12 1 1 2 0 22 24 Gil Ward............ 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 30 Keenan Burke-Pitts.. 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 32 Pat LaCasse......... 0-0 0-0 0-2 1 2 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 45 Mike McClure........ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM................ 1 4 5 Totals.............. 29-54 7-17 17-26 15 30 45 19 82 15 17 2 5 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-24 45.8% 2nd Half: 18-30 60.0% Game: 53.7% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-9 33.3% 2nd Half: 4-8 50.0% Game: 41.2% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 5-8 62.5% 2nd Half: 12-18 66.7% Game: 65.4% 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Western New England 8-7, 2-2 TCCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 23 Kyle Fredette....... f 1-4 0-0 3-4 6 3 9 3 5 2 2 1 1 18 31 Jim Bayne........... f 2-6 0-0 2-2 2 0 2 3 6 1 2 0 1 29 12 Asif Abdul-Wadud.... g 6-12 0-1 1-4 0 2 2 2 13 2 0 0 3 31 24 Matt Maynard........ g 3-10 0-2 2-4 0 1 1 2 8 1 1 1 1 28 33 Chris DeVine........ g 2-7 0-1 0-0 2 0 2 3 4 0 1 0 3 17 03 Paul Kennedy........ 1-3 1-2 0-0 1 1 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 11 04 Kyle Dignum......... 0-1 0-0 4-4 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 6 11 Marcus Allen........ 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 15 Ryan Hernandez...... 3-7 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 7 0 1 0 0 19 22 Andre Duncan........ 0-1 0-1 1-2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 30 Brad Thomka......... 0-3 0-0 1-2 1 3 4 3 1 1 2 0 2 16 34 Brendan Murphy...... 1-3 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 0 0 11 35 Michael Kennedy..... 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 44 Richard Fazio....... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50 Ronelson Lovaincy... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM................ 1 1 Totals.............. 20-59 2-11 14-22 13 14 27 20 56 8 11 2 12 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 10-28 35.7% 2nd Half: 10-31 32.3% Game: 33.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-5 20.0% 2nd Half: 1-6 16.7% Game: 18.2% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-8 50.0% 2nd Half: 10-14 71.4% Game: 63.6% 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Charles Elias, Anthony Dulude, Steve Cassel Technical fouls: Wentworth-None. Western New England-Chris DeVine; TEAM. Attendance: 365 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Wentworth..................... 30 52 - 82 Western New England........... 25 31 - 56 Points in the paint-WIT 34,WNEC 22. Points off turnovers-WIT 7,WNEC 17. 2nd chance points-WIT 17,WNEC 5. Fast break points-WIT 0,WNEC 0. Bench points-WIT 27,WNEC 20. Score tied-0 times. Lead changed-3 times. Last FG-WIT 2nd-00:43, WNEC 2nd-00:03. Largest lead-WIT by 30 2nd-01:33, WNEC by 4 1st-17:53.