NEWPORT, R.I. - Sophomore forward Jonathan Josselin (Medford, Mass.) led all players with 18 points as visiting Regis College defeated Salve Regina University, 75-63, in The Commonwealth Coast Conference men's basketball action tonight at the Rodgers Recreation Center.
The Pride jumped to a 9-0 lead on baskets by Josselin and senior forward Phil Alibrandi (York, Maine). Salve Regina (6-7; 0-2 TCCC) then went on a 19-4 run for its largest lead of the game. Five different Seahawks scored during the run led by freshmen Jeff Bielefeld (Littleton, Mass.) and Patrick Dinneen (Medfield, Mass.) with five points apiece.
The lead changed hands six times in the first half as Regis finished it on a 6-0 run including a buzzer-beating tip-in by freshman center Robert Edwards (Idaho Falls, Idaho).
Regis (8-6; 1-1 TCCC) continued its streak with a 13-1 run to start the second half. Josselin had two layups and three free throws during that stretch. The Pride struggled overall from the charity stripe (17-for-32; 53.1%).
Seahawk freshman guard John Williamson (Littleton, Mass.) ignited a 17-6 run with a 3-pointer for Salve Regina to close the gap to six points (50-44 with 9:51 left). William Smiley's (Saunderstown, R.I.) layup with 8:11 left kept the margin at six before Michael Fernandes (Granby, Mass.) and Ryan Chambers (Abington, Mass.) hit back-to-back 3-pointers.
Regis outrebounded Salve Regina, 47-34, led by Alibrandi and Edwards with nine apiece. Senior Derrick Neal (Brighton, Mass.) scored 16 points while Alibrandi added 13 for the visitors.
Senior point guard Ryan Birrell (Hope, R.I.) led the Seahawks with a double-double (12 points, 11 rebounds). He also dished out five assists. Dinneen and Williamson finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
The all-time series is now tied at two wins apiece since Regis added men's basketball to its lineup four years ago. The Pride host Curry College, the 2010 TCCC runner-up, on Saturday. Salve Regina (6-7; 0-2 TCCC) hosts University of New England, the 2009 TCCC champion, on Saturday (3 p.m.).
Newspaper Box Score
Regis (Mass.) vs Salve Regina
01/11/11 6:00 pm at Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Rec. Ctr.
At Newport, R.I. - Rodgers Rec. Ctr.
REGIS (MASS.) 75, SALVE REGINA 63
REGIS (MASS.) (8-6; 1-1 TCCC)
Jonathan Josselin 6-7 6-11 18; Derrick Neal 6-12 4-6 16; Phil Alibrandi 5-12
2-4 13; Michael Fernandes 2-4 3-4 8; Robert Edwards 3-8 1-3 7; Ryan Chambers
2-6 1-2 7; Jimmy Irmiter 2-3 0-0 4; Darrin Kelly 1-2 0-0 2; Kandley Val 0-4
0-0 0; Kourtney Parker 0-0 0-0 0; John Thompson 0-0 0-0 0; LaQuinn Shuler
0-1 0-2 0. Totals 27-59 17-32 75.
SALVE REGINA (6-7; 0-2 TCCC)
Ryan Birrell 3-8 5-7 12; Patrick Dinneen 4-13 3-4 11; John Williamson 3-6
2-2 10; Joshua Fuhrmeister 3-7 1-2 9; Jeff Bielefeld 3-5 1-1 7; Isiah
Pringle 3-10 0-0 7; Dan Royce 1-6 2-3 4; William Smiley 1-2 1-2 3; Alex La
Rosa 0-1 0-0 0; Joshua Hohlfelder 0-1 0-0 0; Bradley LeBlanc 0-0 0-0 0;
Scott St. Lawrence 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 21-61 15-21 63.
Regis (Mass.) 31 44 75
Salve Regina 26 37 63
3-point goals--Regis (Mass.) 4-15 (Ryan Chambers 2-5; Phil Alibrandi 1-3;
Michael Fernandes 1-2; Derrick Neal 0-4; Jonathan Josselin 0-1), Salve
Regina 6-24 (Joshua Fuhrmeister 2-5; John Williamson 2-5; Isiah Pringle 1-7;
Ryan Birrell 1-3; Alex La Rosa 0-1; Patrick Dinneen 0-3). Fouled out--Regis
(Mass.)-None, Salve Regina-John Williamson. Rebounds--Regis (Mass.) 47 (Phil
Alibrandi 9; Robert Edwards 9), Salve Regina 34 (Ryan Birrell 11).
Assists--Regis (Mass.) 15 (Phil Alibrandi 4; Derrick Neal 4), Salve Regina
12 (Ryan Birrell 5). Total fouls--Regis (Mass.) 15, Salve Regina 22.
Technical fouls--Regis (Mass.)-None, Salve Regina-None. A-100