Nichols 88, Lasell 75
Auburndale, Mass. – Athletic Center
Saturday, November 21, 2015

 All-Time Series & Streaks
The Bison have won two-straight and improved to 6-4 all-time against the Lasers.

 Three Stars of the Game

1 – Nichols freshman Marcos Echevarria (Lynn, Mass.) – scored a game-high 22 points and was second on the team with seven rebounds in 39 minutes; was a perfect 8-of-8 from the free throw line
2 – Nichols senior Irving Eggleston (East Lyme, Conn.) – filled the stat sheet with 20 points, six steals, five rebounds, and two assists
3 – Lasell junior Armin Omanovic (Wilkesboro, N.C.) – tallied a team-high 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting (70 percent) to go along with seven rebounds and five dimes

Echevarria and Eggleston combined for 42 points and helped the Bison turn a three-point halftime deficit and roll to a 13-point win. Each scored 10 points in the second half, along with senior Christian Horton (Rutland, Mass.). Omanovic paced Lasell with 21 points.

Key Stat of the Game

The Bison forced 29 turnovers which they turned into 38 points. Contrary, they only committed six turnovers on the afternoon.

Turning Point

With the score tied at 58 midway through the second half, a layup by senior Gustave Koumare (Harlem, N.Y.) followed by a triple from junior Nate Tardy (Moodus, Conn.) have Nichols a five-point lead which it held the rest of the way.

Quick Hits

-Koumare finished with 10 points, six steals, five rebounds, and three assists in 24 minutes of action – the most he has seen this season. He now has 138 for his career, which is No. 1 all-time in program history. The six steals is one shy of the single-game record.

-Sophomore Scott Arsenault (Walpole, Mass.) scored 19 points for the Lasers while senior Pat Marchand (Cranston, R.I.) grabbed 10 rebounds.

-The Lasers shot 51 percent from the field (26-of-51) while the Bison sank 34 percent of their shots (27-of-79).

-Nichols made a season-high 88 percent of its free throw attempts (23-of-26).

Next up
Nichols (3-1) – Tuesday, November 24 @ Westfield St., 7:00 p.m.
Lasell (0-3) – Tuesday, November 24 @ Brandeis, 6:00 p.m.