Men down Newbury in conference play

Boston, Mass. - Eleven different players scored and four more hit double-digits as Wheelock defeated Newbury College 79-61 Thursday evening. The win moves the Wildcats to an even 3-3 in conference play, with a chance to go above .500 heading into tonight's contest against Lesley University.

Sherard Robbins (Malden, MA) scored 13 of his game-high 15 points in the second half, while teammate Kyle Pierce (Burlington, MA) netted his second big game of the week, with 13 points, five boards, and six assists.

Despite the final score, it was touch and go for the Wildcats for most of the first half, with five ties and eight lead changes. But Wheelock went on a 13-4 run to stretch the lead to 10 points with 6:43 remaining in the game.  The Nighthawks would only get the lead down to single digits one more time before the game ended. Head coach John Preziosa's team received a lot of support from the bench, including 16 second half points.

The Wildcats out-rebounded Newbury 40-37, thanks in large part to 13 boards from Robbins. 
Also in double-digits for Wheelock was freshman Max Kaim (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) with 10 and Dan Main (Hopedale, MA) with 12 points.

The Wildcats will next battle Lesley University at Lesley tonight at 7:30.