Wheelock cruises, Gulls limp into break
December 12, 2009
Box Score
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Wheelock 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. The loss drops the Gulls to 3-6.
Sophomore Max Kaim (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and junior Dan Main also finished in double-digits with 17 and 10 points, respectively.
The Wildcats were firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball and never trailed on Saturday. Endicott managed to tie the game only twice in the first five minutes of play before Wheelock put together a 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\# was the only other Gull in double digits with 10 points. The Gulls received a strong performance from their bench players as the Endicott reserves 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 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. Endicott, which wraps-up the first semester of play at 3-6, retakes the court after the Holiday break on January 3, 2010 against Berkeley in New York, N.Y.
Release courtesy of Wheelock Sports Information
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Wheelock 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. The loss drops the Gulls to 3-6.
Sophomore Max Kaim (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) and junior Dan Main also finished in double-digits with 17 and 10 points, respectively.
The Wildcats were firing on all cylinders on both sides of the ball and never trailed on Saturday. Endicott managed to tie the game only twice in the first five minutes of play before Wheelock put together a 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\# was the only other Gull in double digits with 10 points. The Gulls received a strong performance from their bench players as the Endicott reserves 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 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. Endicott, which wraps-up the first semester of play at 3-6, retakes the court after the Holiday break on January 3, 2010 against Berkeley in New York, N.Y.
Release courtesy of Wheelock Sports Information