Men's Basketball Dominates Curry, 112-62

MILTON, Mass. — The Endicott men's basketball team defeated Curry in convincing fashion, 112-62, in its Conference of New England (CNE) opener on Wednesday evening at Katz Gymnasium.

Drew Brown (Pelham, N.H.) led the way with 17 points (5-7 FG, 5-5 3 PT, 2-2 FT) and three assists in just 19 minutes of play.

Marcus Montagnino (Gloucester, Mass.) supplied 14 points (6-7 FG, 2-3 3 PT), six rebounds, four assists, and a steal in another all-around impressive effort.

Parker McLaren (Newburyport, Mass.) and Jeff Hill (Lynn, Mass.) each cracked double figures in scoring as well (14 points and 12 points, respectively) for the Blue and Green.

Endicott leapt out to a 15-3 start in the opening 4:59, highlighted by trifectas from Montagnino, Brown, and Hill.

The Gulls expanded their lead to 28-9 at the 10:39 mark thanks to McLaren and Max Grenert (Beverly, Mass.), who each drilled a three-pointer within that stretch.

Some great defense and transition offense piled the lead up to 31 (49-18) with 3:01 remaining in the half, capped off by some beyond-the-arc sharpshooting from Wilson Bennett (Sag Harbor, N.Y.).

Another late Montagnino three brought the Gulls into the halftime break with a whopping 53-22 advantage.

In the second half, the Blue and Green continued to knock down open looks set up by stifling defensive stops.

Triples from Elijah Kinney (Nashville, Tenn.), Brown (two), and Hill in the opening 3:38 gave the Gulls a 69-24 lead.

From there, they continued to pair defensive stops with buckets on the other end. 

Deep balls from Joey DaSilva (Windham, N.H.), Sidney Hall (Worcester, Mass.), Taylor Yates (Saint Albans, Vt.), and Nate Lapham (Douglas, Mass.) inside the final 10 minutes capped off the blowout win.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Endicott moves to 36-13 all-time against the Colonels. The Gulls have won 23 straight matchups in the series, dating back to 1/11/14.
• The Gulls received scoring from all 14 student-athletes who saw playing time in the contest. 11 different student-athletes scored five or more points.
• 112 points is the highest scoring output for the Gulls since 2/5/19 (128 points vs. UNE). It ties the fifth-highest scoring performance in program history.
• As a team, the Blue and Green knocked down 22 of 42 threes in the matchup (52.4%). The 22 triples are second most in program history (2/5/19). 
• They also decimated the Colonels in rebounds (43-26), assists (31-9), points off turnovers (26-9), and bench points (61-34).

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (3-3, 1-0 CNE) welcomes Gordon to MacDonald Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon in a 3 PM tipoff. Curry (1-6, 0-1 CNE) travels to Suffolk on Saturday for a 3 PM matchup with the Rams. 

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(Photo Credit - Brad Griffin '28)