Nor'easters Wallops Wentworth!
On Wednesday night, both the Men's and Women's Basketball teams were able to pull of victories against the Wentworth Leopards. In the Men's game, it was never really close. UNE came out firing and jumped out to 21-12 lead, and despite a six point run by WIT, the Nor'easters never looked back. This win was the 16th straight for the Men, good enough for the longest current streak in the NCAA for D-3.
UNE star forward, Johnnie Jefferson, was battling the flu, but no one could tell as he scored 14 point and went 6-8 from the field, including a monstrous one handed jam that got the Nor'easter Nasties all riled up. Juice Simpson and Anthony Johnson also posted up double figures for UNE. Offense wasn't the only story here, however, UNE forced the Leopards to turn it over 19 times and showed great effort on the glass despite being greatly undersized.
Additionally, the Ballers finally got some support from the home crowd. The Nor'easter Nasties were out in full force for the prime time game, constantly getting on WIT starts Todd Doyle and Matt Abbott. It was obvious seeing the frustration set in, as the eyes of the tortured consistently lashed over towards the raucus callers. It was about time to see some sense of pride in the stands, considering this is one of the best sports teams in UNE history.
In the Women's game, what lacked in crowd participation, was made up for the excitement on the court. Despite holding a 12 point lead in the second half, it took clutch free throw shooting down the stretch for the Ladies to pull out the victory. The Women once again showed off their young talent and depth as they got solid performances out of freshman guard Kelley Paradis, who dumped in 13 points, and sophmore forward Carrie Bunnell who led the way with 15. Sophmore guard Chelsey Meszaros was a spark off the bench, putting in 12 points and 8 rebouds.
However, down the stretch, UNE turned to the veteran, Senior Alli Gamache. Gamache scored 10 of her 11 points in the final two minutes of the game; how's that for clutch? Gamache sunk a three with just under two minutes left to lift the Nor'Easters to the lead, and never slowed after that. The Nor'easters won 66-58, for their eighth straight win.
This Women's team can flat out play, so be sure to come out and support the Lady Ballers as they take on Roger Williams Saturday, February 7th at 1 o'clock.
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