WESTFIELD, Mass. – Sophomore guard Peter Mafo (Lynn Classical/Lynn, Mass.) scored 18 points to lead Westfield State to a 94-75 win over the University of New England (Me.) at the Woodward Center on Sunday afternoon in a non-conference men's basketball game.

Westfield State (3-7) used a balanced attack that had four players score in double figures.  Junior guard Allister Williams (Bedford/Boston, Mass.) added 15 points and six rebounds, senior center Shane Pasquantonio (Ashland, Mass.) scored 14 points and nine rebounds and handed out four assists, and senior guard Jesus Sanchez (Holderness/Springfield, Mass.) netted 13 points and dished out six assists.

The Owls grabbed a 43-28 halftime lead behind eight points each from Williams and Sanchez. The Owls forced 13 UNE turnovers in the opening 20 minutes.

In the second half, Westfield extended its lead to as many as 23, 69-46 on a Pasquantonio jumper with 11:02 left in the half.

The Nor'easters got the lead down to 17 on a three-pointer by Jean-Luc Parker (Georgetown, Texas) with 6:27 to play, but Westfield answered with a layup from Evan Hopson on the next possession, and the Owls maintained a comfortable buffer for the remainder of the game.

For the Nor'easters (2-7), Parker led the way with a game-high 24 points on 8-10 shooting from the floor and 5-7 from three-point range. Drew Coveney (Londonderry, N.H.) added 12 points.

Westfield State will break for the semester, and will next host Farmingdale (N.Y.) State on January 2 with a 5:00 p.m. start time.   The Nor'easters will next travel to Keene State for a 5;30 p.m. tip on December 30.

Link:  https://westfieldstateowls.com/news/2016/12/11/mens-basketball-owls-snow-nor-easters-94-75.aspx

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