(Courtesy of Salve Regina Sports Information)
NEWPORT, R.I. – Defending conference champion Wentworth Institute of Technology avenged a road defeat from a year ago in Newport, R.I., as the Leopards downed Salve Regina University, 66-55, in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men’s basketball action.
Sophomore forward Shane West (Saco, Maine) tipped in an offensive rebound in the closing seconds of the first half to give the Leopards a 30-29 lead at the break. The first half featured six ties and six lead changes.
Wentworth (9-7; 3-3 TCCC) opened the second half with a 16-4 run and led by as many as 19 points (57-38) following a senior Sherrad Prezzie-Blue (Norwalk, Conn.) fast-break lay-up. Salve Regina (5-12; 3-3 TCCC) later cut the deficit to 10 (63-53) after senior forward Steve Walsh (Manchester, N.H.) made the first of two free-throw attempts with 1:37 remaining.
Junior guard Todd Doyle (Mystic, Conn.) led all scorers with 17 points for the winners; Prezzie-Blue finished with 16 points. West dished out five assists and had a game-high nine rebounds.
After a see-saw first half, the Leopards limited the Seahawks to just 28 percent field-goal shooting in the second half. Senior reserve guard Quinn O’Brien (West Hartford, Conn.) was perfect from the floor in the first half, scoring 13 of his team-high 15 points. Walsh finished with 11 points. O’Brien and Joe DeSantis (Trumbull, Conn.) helped the Seahawk bench outscore their counterparts, 29-11, in a losing effort.
Wentworth hosts Regis for the first time ever on Saturday, while Salve Regina hosts New England College that same day. The starting time for both games is 3:00 p.m.
Official Basketball Box Score Wentworth vs Salve Regina 01/31/08 8:30 p.m. at Newport, R.I. (Rodgers Rec Center) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VISITORS: Wentworth 9-7; 3-3 TCCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 14 Todd Doyle.......... * 5-11 2-3 5-8 0 2 2 0 17 1 4 0 3 34 20 Brad Bryant......... * 1-2 0-1 3-4 2 2 4 1 5 0 2 0 0 21 42 Weonard Bynes....... * 4-9 0-0 1-4 5 3 8 2 9 0 3 1 1 25 44 Sherrad Prezzie-Blue * 8-15 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 3 16 2 4 0 3 36 52 Shane West.......... * 2-4 0-0 4-7 5 4 9 4 8 5 3 1 0 31 11 Kevin Wentworth..... 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 12 Ed Bolton........... 2-9 0-2 3-3 3 2 5 3 7 2 3 0 6 20 23 Matt Abbott......... 2-4 0-0 0-2 2 4 6 3 4 0 2 1 1 14 24 Gil Ward............ 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 7 32 Pat LaCasse......... 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM................ 3 1 4 1 Totals.............. 24-56 2-8 16-28 20 22 42 19 66 11 22 4 14 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 11-27 40.7% 2nd Half: 13-29 44.8% Game: 42.9% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 1-2 50.0% Game: 25.0% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 7-12 58.3% 2nd Half: 9-16 56.3% Game: 57.1% 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOME TEAM: Salve Regina 5-12; 3-3 TCCC TOT-FG 3-PT REBOUNDS ## Player Name FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA OF DE TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 04 Windell Hinkson..... * 2-10 1-5 0-0 1 1 2 1 5 2 1 0 2 28 11 Chris Goodridge..... * 2-8 0-2 0-0 0 1 1 3 4 2 5 0 2 31 14 Steve Walsh......... * 4-8 0-0 3-6 4 2 6 3 11 0 1 1 0 26 23 Justin Woodworth.... * 2-8 2-4 0-0 2 4 6 2 6 2 4 0 0 36 50 Mike Walsh.......... * 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 3 4 0 1 4 0 0 17 13 Dan Royce........... 0-2 0-0 0-2 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 22 Joe DeSantis........ 2-2 1-1 4-4 1 3 4 3 9 2 5 0 4 16 31 Tim Daly............ 0-0 0-0 2-2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 32 Andrew Chartier..... 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 33 Quinn O'Brien....... 6-9 1-2 2-3 1 1 2 1 15 0 3 0 0 17 42 Matt Lynch.......... 1-1 0-0 1-2 1 1 2 0 3 0 1 0 0 4 44 Michael Cassell..... 0-1 0-0 0-1 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 9 TEAM................ 1 2 3 1 Totals.............. 19-52 5-15 12-20 17 18 35 22 55 9 26 2 8 200 TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 12-27 44.4% 2nd Half: 7-25 28.0% Game: 36.5% DEADB 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-7 42.9% 2nd Half: 2-8 25.0% Game: 33.3% REBS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-8 25.0% 2nd Half: 10-12 83.3% Game: 60.0% 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Officials: Steven Stanford, Bruce Anderson, David Gibeau Technical fouls: Wentworth-None. Salve Regina-None. Attendance: 250 Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Wentworth..................... 30 36 - 66 Salve Regina.................. 29 26 - 55 Points in the paint-WIT 20,SRU 20. Points off turnovers-WIT 32,SRU 17. 2nd chance points-WIT 13,SRU 10. Fast break points-WIT 12,SRU 2. Bench points-WIT 11,SRU 29. Score tied-6 times. Lead changed-6 times. Last FG-WIT 2nd-02:28, SRU 2nd-02:11. Largest lead-WIT by 19 2nd-06:12, SRU by 2 1st-12:19.