December 8, 2007

Thomas Men's Basketball Fall to MMA
Thomas 64, MMA 76

Castine, Maine -- The Mariners won their first conference game of the season against Thomas College Saturday 76-64 on Saturday afternoon. MMA held the Terriers to 36% shooting and out-rebounded them 52-27 to secure the victory.

Neil Stewart (Rangeley, ME) led the Mariners with 15 points and 13 rebounds while Michael Wharff (Sangerville, ME) chipped in with 14, Bryant Ciomei (Stonington, ME) and Chad Paddock (Dayton, OH) both scored 12 points in the win. MMA shot 50% from behind the 3-point line in the first half en route to opening up an 8-point half time lead.

Thomas College was led by Andrew Duncanson (Portland, ME), who scored 25 points, contributed 4 assists, and 2 steals. Michael Burchill (Saco, ME) contributed 16 points and grabbed 7 rebounds. Isaiah Brathwaite (Farmington, ME) played well scoring 7 points and grabbing 8 boards in the loss.

December 4, 2007

Thomas Men's Basketball Overpowered
Thomas 43, Bates 84

Lewiston, Maine -- First-year Brian Ellis scored 17 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead Bates College past Thomas College 84-43 in a non-league men's basketball game on Tuesday night at Alumni Gymnasium.

Ellis (Braintree, Mass.) hit 7-of-8 shots from the field and was 3-3 at the foul line.

Fourteen players scored for the Bobcats (3-3), who won their third straight game. Senior Bryan Wholey (Marshfield, Mass.) was the lone Bobcat other than Ellis to score in double figures, with 10 points. He added four rebounds and four assists.

First-year Michael Burchill (Saco, Maine) led the Terriers (3-4) with 11 points and five rebounds.

Sophomore Chris Wilson (Brewer, Maine) scored nine points and dished out six assists for Bates. Scoring college career highs were sophomore Marshall Hatch (Chicago, Ill.) with eight points, first-year Nick Schmiemann (Weymouth, Mass.) with five points and first-years Elliot Foster (Coral Springs, Fla.) and Devin De La Cruz (East Greenwich, R.I.) with two apiece.

Sophomore big men Jimmy O'Keefe (Lexington, Mass.) and Sean Wirth (Barrington, R.I.) both submitted solid performances. O'Keefe scored eight points with six rebounds and two blocks in just 16 minutes, while Wirth produced six points and six rebounds.

The Bobcats jumped out to a 9-0 lead, with a pair of Ellis hoops followed by a Wilson three and a steal and layup by senior Pat Halloran (Plymouth, N.H.). The lead continued to build until Wilson's three with a minute left put Bates ahead 42-20 at the half. Bates started off the second half the same way, with an 11-4 run putting them ahead by 29 (53-24) with 16:08 remaining in the game. Bates built the lead as high as 43 in the final minute.

Bates was particularly dominant in the paint, outrebounding Thomas by a 55-29 margin and outscoring the Terriers 46-8 in the lane. Bates held Thomas to 26.2 percent shooting from the floor while converting 47.1 percent of its own shots.

December 1, 2007

Thomas Holds off CSJ
Thomas 85, CSJ 80

Waterville, Maine-- Although the Thomas College (3-3) men's basketball team led for most of the game, the College of St. Joseph in Vermont put pressure on the Terriers in the end to make it a tight game. The final score was 85-80 Saturday afternoon at Larry Mahaney Gymnasium at Thomas College.

Thomas led St. Joseph by the score of 43-33 at the end of the first half on way to victory. Thomas' Michael Burchill, coming off the bench, led all scorers with 25 points and brought down five rebounds. Andrew Duncanson contributed 23 points and was tied with teammate Darrell Alexander for the team lead in rebounds with six. Alexander dropped nine points.

A late rally fell short as St. Joseph was led by Tyler Herrington with 22 points and nine rebounds. Teammate Victor Valdez chipped in with 13 points and Richard Ortega racked up 11 to go along with nine boards. Rui Carmo compiled a double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds.

Thomas' next game will be on December 4 at Bates College at 7:00 pm.