Connecticut College Sports Roundup

Connecticut College competed in men's basketball and men's ice hockey games on Tuesday. The following information was provided by William Tomasian, sports information director at Connecticut College:

Men's Basketball: Conn College 53, WIT 43

Junior guard Rob Harrigan (Stamford, Conn.) recorded a game-high 10 points as the Connecticut College men's basketball team used an 11-0 run late in the game to defeat Wentworth Institute of Technology, 53-43, in a non-conference contest played at Tansey Gymnasium.

Connecticut College head men's basketball coach Tom Satran was pleased with his team's effort in a clutch road victory just before the exam period commences.

"Our team really battled to earn a hard fought road victory," Satran said. "We were patient on offense and showed some resolve on the other end. I thought Dylan Henry gave us some really important minutes off the bench and John Bullitt played an excellent all around game."

The Camels held an early, 7-4 lead with five of those points coming from senior guard Brian Mahoney (Quincy, Mass.) before the Leopards used a 9-0 run to take a 13-7 lead on back-to-back baskets by sophomore forward Davon Daniels (Paterson, N.J.).

Leading by four, senior guard Eric Prue (Auburn, Maine) buried a three pointer to give the Black & Gold a 20-13 lead with 5:20 left in the half. Connecticut College cut the lead to as few as four but Wentworth would hold a lead as large as eight late in the half and held a 26-20 lead at the break.

After a senior forward Matt Harte (Troy, N.Y.) layup 1:31 into the second half put Wentworth ahead by eight (28-20), Connecticut College used a 10-1 run - capped off by a Harrigan three pointer - to take a 30-29 lead with 14:48 left. On the next possession, sophomore guard Derek Mayo (Casco, Maine) hit a jumper to put the hosts back up by one, but a sophomore forward Mason Lopez (Edgewater, N.J.) gave the visitors the lead for good at 32-31.

The basket by Lopez began an 8-0 Camel run and saw Connecticut College lead, 38-31, with 9:24 left. A second-chance basket by freshman guard Nico Donato (Glastonbury, Conn.) and basket from junior guard Corey Therriault (Auburn, Maine) cut the lead to three with 7:19 left. Lopez and Mayo twice exchanged baskets making it a 42-39 game with 3:57 left, but the Camels scored the next 11 points to lead by 14 (53-39) with 30 seconds left.

Lopez and sophomore forward John Bullitt (Brookline, Mass.) scored nine apiece for the Camels, who shot 57.9 percent in the second half. Bullitt also added five rebounds and four assists, while sophomore guard Jethro Anilus (Stamford, Conn.) had eight points, seven rebounds, and three assists. Connecticut College made 15 of 16 free throws on the game, including hitting its first 13.

Therriault led the Leopards with 10 points to go along with six rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Mayo added eight points, three rebounds, four assists, and three steals.

Connecticut College improves to 2-4 and is at Salve Regina University on Saturday. Wentworth drops its second straight to fall to 4-2.

Men's Ice Hockey: Manhattanville 6, Conn College 2

Pierre Olivier Lemieux (Rimouski, Quebec) made 26 of his 35 saves in the final two periods of action to lead the Manhattanville College men's hockey team to a 6-2 victory at Connecticut College Tuesday.

The visiting Valiants even their record at 3-3-1 with their second straight win, while the Camels fall to 1-5.

Sophomore Brian Elser (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) tallied two scores for the winning side. Scott Hudson (St. Albert, Alberta) and Mark Rivera (Belmar, N.J.) both finished with a goal and an assist for Manhattanville.

Connecticut College senior J.J. McGregor (Wichita, Kan.) accounted for both of his team's scores. Senior Andrew Margolin (Mahwah, N.J.) made 22 saves in the setback.

Trailing 1-0 after one period of action, the Camels scored the equalizer just 1:13 into the middle period.

Sean Curran (Wilmette, Ill.) launched a blast from the point and McGregor re-directed the puck into the goal at the far post. Lucas Chavira Schramm (Phoenix, Ariz.) also assisted on the marker.

But the visitors re-gained their lead on Elser's goal with 6:59 remaining. The Camels continued to pressure to the final whistle in a period that saw them out-shoot the Valiants 15-to-9.

With 1:44 remaining, Curran tested Lemieux with a wrister from the slot but the shot was saved. Then, with 1:20 to go, Adam Rimmer (Newbury, Mass.) unloaded with a blast from the point but Lemieux was able to make the stop.

The Valiants scored the next two goals in the third period, building a 4-1 edge on Elser's second marker with 4:30 remaining in regulation.

But the Camels continued to battle back. With 1:32 remaining, Rimmer connected with McGregor for a shot from the high the slot and the hosts had closed the gap to 4-2.

But sophomore Craig Simchuk (Winnipeg, Manitoba) put in an empty-netter with 54 seconds remaining and the visitors added one more to close out a 6- 2 victory.

Both teams will return to action Friday night for 7:00 p.m. games. The Valiants will host Trinity College in Rye, N.Y. The Camels will visit Colby College for a NESCAC game in Waterville, Maine.