EVERSON NETS 30, AS SAINTS FALL TO AMCATS
PAXTON, Mass. – Senior guard Xavier Everson (Rochester, N.Y.) netted a career-high 30 points, but the Saints came up short in a 90-67 loss at Anna Maria College on Tuesday night. With the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) loss in the Fuller Activities Center, Emmanuel falls to 4-19 on the season and 4-12 in league play. The win for the AMCATS was their 14th-straight, as Anna Maria improves to 16-7 overall and 14-2 in GNAC action. Anna Maria ties the school record for consecutive victories set twice in previous seasons (91-92, 92-93).
PAXTON, Mass. – Senior guard Xavier Everson (Rochester, N.Y.) netted a career-high 30 points, but the Saints came up short in a 90-67 loss at Anna Maria College on Tuesday night. With the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) loss in the Fuller Activities Center, Emmanuel falls to 4-19 on the season and 4-12 in league play. The win for the AMCATS was their 14th-straight, as Anna Maria improves to 16-7 overall and 14-2 in GNAC action. Anna Maria ties the school record for consecutive victories set twice in previous seasons (91-92, 92-93).
AMC senior Anthony Click (Springfield, Mass.) filled the stat sheet with 25 points, four rebounds, two assists, and a block to lead the AMCATS. Click, the reigning GNAC Player of the Week, moved into third place on the AMCATS' all-time scoring list with his career total at 1,677 points. Also having big numbers for the AMCATS, senior Javier Bristol (Haverhill, Mass.) knocked down 17 points while collecting a game-high 9 rebounds. Junior Joseph Barillo (Dania Beach, Fla.) also scored in double figures, notching 14 points in 30 minutes of play.
Everson's 30 points came off of 11 for 19 shooting and was a game-high to pace the visiting Saints. Senior Connor Morgan (Glocester, R.I.) chipped in with 13 points, 4 rebounds and two steals for Emmanuel.
With the game tied 10-10 at the 14:39 mark, Emmanuel received back-to-back baskets by Morgan and Everson to grab an early 4-point advantage. The AMCATS battled back, and with a Barillo basket from beyond the arc to finish off an AMC 16-7 run, the deficit had turned into a 28-21 lead with 7 minutes left until intermission. Anna Maria would take a 13-point advantage 46-33 into the locker room.
Click led a first half scores with 14 points, while teammate Barillo finished the first stanza with 13 points. Anna Maria shot a blistering 66.7% from the field, converting 18-of-27 from the floor, while Emmanuel shot 44.4% from the field in the first half.
After Anna Maria built a 56-40 lead just four minutes into the second half, the Saints clawed their way back into the game going on a 9-2 run, cutting the AMC lead to 58-49. The AMCATS responded strong, going on a 15-4 run, with baskets from sophomore Hugh Daye (Worcester, MA), senior Jose Pena (Lawrence, MA) and an exclamation point dunk from freshman Tyler Delorey (Worcester, MA), to build a 73-53 lead. The Saints would never recover as Anna Maria pulled away for a 90-67 victory.
Anna Maria will close out the regular season on Saturday afternoon when they host Mount Ida College for a 3:00 PM tilt. Emmanuel heads to Lasell College on Thursday night for a 7:30 PM GNAC match-up.
- Release Courtesy of Anna Maria College Sports Information