Four Bison in double-figures to remain undefeated
NEWPORT, R.I. - Senior guard Matt Langadas (Sebago, Maine) scored a game-high 25 points to lift visiting Nichols College over Salve Regina University, 75-61, in Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball action at the Rodgers Recreation Center.
The Bison remain unbeaten in conference play (10-0) and improve to 13-4 overall; the Seahawks slip to 5-13 overall and 2-9 in the league.
Junior guard Irving Eggleston (East Lyme, Conn.) got the scoring started on the opening possession with a layup. Salve Regina freshman Adam Quinlan (East Walpole, Mass.) matched with a layup at the other end for the only tie of the game. The Bison went on a 7-0 run.
Freshman guard Bryce Boggs (Hyde Park, Mass.) broke the Bison press with a resounding dunk, courtesy of a screen by Quinlan that opened a path for his classmate.
Junior guard Barrett Hanlon (Hopkinton, Mass.) swished a 3-pointer to trim the deficit to two, 9-7, but the Bison had a 19-8 run for a 13-point lead. After a Boggs' layup cut the lead to 10 (31-21 at 5:21), Langadas had a 3-pointer and Eggleston hit a short jumper for the largest lead, 15 points.
Brendan Fowler (No. Attleboro, Mass.) came off the bench to provide inside production, scoring six first-half points. Hanlon's 3-pointer with 51 seconds left in the opening period brought Salve Regina within seven, 38-31, but Eggleston finished the scoring with a layup.
The Seahawks got as close as four points on three occasions in the second half. Bison junior Gustave Koumare (Harlem, N.Y.) sank a 3-pointer for a 13-point lead (45-32) at 16:48, before the Seahawks enjoyed a 14-5 run. Graduate student Scott St. Lawrence (Litchfield, N.H.) had a pair of layups.
Salve Regina outscored the visitors by 20 in the paint, 38-18. Both teams missed a dozen free throws, but the Bison outscored the Seahawks, 28-6, from the charity stripe. Salve Regina committed a season-high 31 personal fouls.
Boggs' layup at 6:33 made the score 56-52, before an 8-0 run for the Bison featured five free throws and a 3-pointer for Christian Horton (Rutland, Mass.).
Koumare and Boggs both ended with double-doubles (10 points, 10 rebounds for the former; team-highs 18 points, 10 rebounds for the latter). Eggleston finished with 21 points while Horton had 16 for Nichols. Hanlon had 13 points in 33 minutes.
The Seahawks head to Wentworth for a 3 p.m. contest on Saturday while the Bison host Roger Williams Saturday at 12 p.m.