Rockin' Robbins

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Senior Sherard Robbins (Malden, Mass.) scored a game-high 26 points while grabbing 16 rebounds to lead the Wheelock College Wildcats to a convincing 72-57 win over Endicott College Saturday afternoon. Robbins was 9-16 from the floor and a perfect 8-8 from the free-throw line as Wheelock improved to 5-2 on the season while Endicott fell to 3-6. Sophomore Max Kaim (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and junior Dan Main were also in double-digits for head coach John Preziosa, with 17 and ten points, respectively.

Head coach John Preziosa had the Wildcats firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball and his team never trailed. Endicott managed to tie the game only twice in the first five minutes of play before Wheelock put together an 13-4 run over the next six minutes, sparked by seven points from Kaim, to take a 17-8 lead. Endicott made a strong run in the final three minutes of the first half and trailed by only six points heading into the locker room. But Wheelock opened up the second half with a 12-2 run to extend the lead to 48-30 at the 14:31 mark.

The Gulls weren’t helped by an unfriendly rim, shooting only 30 percent from the field, going 19-62, including 3-23 from behind the arc. Chris Galbraith (Lowell, Mass.) had the hot hand for Endicott, shooting 6-7 from the floor for a team-high 13 points. Teammate Justin Martin (Cromwell, Conn.) was the only other Gull in double digits with ten points. Head coach Phil Rowe received a strong performance from his bench players as they combined for 35 points in the game.

The game was one of defensive intensity, with both teams using scrappy play and a full court press to force turnovers. Wheelock came up with 21 steals on the afternoon, led by sophomore Victor Kashouh (Providence, RI) who had six.

Robbins, meanwhile, came into this season needing only 212 points to hit the 1,000 plateau and seven games into the season he’s over half-way there, averaging 16.3 points a game. Robbins will have a chance to add to that total Monday night when Wheelock hosts Mount Ida at Pine Manor Monday night at 7:30.