WPI 64, Babson
49
Box
Score
Worcester, MA --- Jerome Stewart (Bloomfield,
CT) led all players with a season-best 17 points to lift host WPI
to a 64-49 victory over Babson in a NEWMAC men's basketball
conference contest on Saturday afternoon. With the win, WPI
ups its record to 17-5 overall and 6-4 in conference play, assuring
itself a home game in the NEWMAC quarterfinals. Babson falls
to 9-14 on the season and 2-9 in NEWMAC
action.
Nursing a 16-15 lead midway through the first half, the Engineers
held the Beavers without a field goal for a span of 13:19.
During the 28-3 run for WPI, the hosts forced Babson to miss 12
straight attempts from the field and pressured the visitors into 12
turnovers.
Stewart highlighted three WPI players in double figures.
The sophomore just missed his career-high of 18 points set in
December of 2008. Point guard Kyle Nadeau
(Webster, MA) finished with 12 points and shared game-high honors
with three assists while Jeffrey Robinson (Granby,
CT) added 11.
The Engineers, who enjoyed a 45-36 edge on the glass, had five
players gobble up six or more rebounds. Matt
Carr (Somersworth, NH) led the way with eight boards while
Bennett Lessard (Belgrade, ME) grabbed seven and
Ben Etten (Hollis, NH), Robinson and Stewart all
hauled in six.
In a statistical oddity, WPI attempted just two free throws on
the day, both in attempts to convert traditional 3-point plays.
Marcus McDermott (Milton, MA) and Kris
Noonan (Boothbay Harbor, ME) led Babson with 11 points
each. McDermott dished a team-best three assists while
Russell Braithwaite (Brooklyn, NY) paced the
Beavers on the glass with eight rebounds. Eric
White (Hyattsville, MD) and Marcus
Edwards (East Hampton, NY) aided the defensive effort with
two steals each of the bench.
WPI is back in action on Wednesday when they host Springfield in
the middle game of its three-game regular season-ending
homestand. The contest, which starts at 5:30pm, is part of
WPI's annual Pink Zone doubleheader to promote breast cancer
awareness and to benefit breast cancer research. Babson
returns to Worcester on Wednesday to take on Clark at 7pm.
