LEICESTER, Mass. --- The Becker College men's basketball team lost 76-61 to visiting Elms College on Saturday afternoon in New England Collegiate Conference (NECC) play at the Leicester Gymnasium on the campus of Becker College in Leicester.

THE BASICS
February 15, 2020
Leicester Gymnasium, Leicester, Mass.
Score: Elms 76, Becker 61
Records: The Blazers of Elms 8-15, 4-6 NECC | The Hawks of Becker 10-14, 3-8 NECC

FOR THE HAWKS OF BECKER

• Becker sophomore guard Jordan Rose-Wheatley (New Bedford, Mass. / Bridgton Academy) led the Hawks with 15 points, shooting 7-of-10 from the floor and pulling down four rebounds.
• Junior forward Guney Kilitcioglu (Istanbul, Turkey / The Koc School) finished with 14 points and three boards, shooting 5-of-9 from the floor with two three-pointers.                 
• Freshman guard Marcus Goss (Hartford, Conn. / Weaver) matched a career-high with 10 points, all of them in the first half. Goss went 4-for-4 from the floor in the first half.
• Junior forward Mateus Ribeiro (Sao Paulo, Brazil / Colegio Pedroso e Oliveira) dished out seven assists while pulling down eight boards.
• Freshman forward Terrance Edwards (New Haven, Conn. / New Haven Academy) recorded eight points and two rebounds off the bench.

FOR THE BLAZERS OF ELMS

• Elms sophomore guard David Lopez Jr. (Willimantic, Conn. / Lyman Memorial) led the Blazers with 19 points, shooting five-of-six from the floor while dishing out nine assists and pulling down four rebounds.
• Junior guard D.J. Edelen (Prince George, Va. / King George) finished with 16 points and four rebounds.
• Freshman guard Tahquell Cadel (Bridgeport, Conn. / Platt Tech) added 11 points and six boards.
• The Blazers collectively shot 45.5 percent from behind the arc, and 50 percent from the floor overall.

TURNING POINT

• The game was tied 33-33 at halftime and was tied at 45-45 with 13:47 remaining in the second. But an 11-2 run by Elms saw the Blazers pull ahead, and another 11-2 run in the closing minutes would ice it.

UP NEXT
The Hawks are back on the court next Saturday when they finish their regular season at Lesley University in a 1:30 p.m. game against the host Lynx.

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