Box Score
Boston, MA - Senior forward Josue Almodovar (Holyoke, Mass.)
scored a game-high 24 points to lead Framingham State College past
University of Massachusetts Boston, 70-66, this afternoon at the
Clark Athletic Center on the campus of UMass Boston in the Harbor
Invitational consolation match-up. Framingham State improves to 2-4
overall while the loss drops UMass Boston down to 1-4 on the year.
Almodovar shot 66.7% from the floor (8-12) and was perfect from
behind the arc (2-2) and the free throw stripe (6-6) to help the
Rams pull off a come-from-behind victory over the Beacons.
Almodovar also added eight rebounds in the victory.
With 3:29 remaining in the first half, junior forward Ernst Jean
(Malden, Mass.) connected on two free throws to give UMass Boston
its largest lead of the afternoon, 30-21. A last second three by
Framingham's senior guard Darius Yarrell (Brockton, Mass.) cut the
Beacons lead to five, making it a 36-31 halftime score.
The Rams chipped away early in the second half before taking
control of the action. A layup by junior forward Pat Joseph
(Queens, NY) put UMass Boston on top 41-38 with 14:35 to play
before Framingham State went on a 14-0 run over the next five
minutes to take a 52-41 lead.
Freshman guard Michael Mitchell Jr. (Boston, Mass.) did all he
could to keep the Beacons in the game, scoring seven late second
half points, but it was not enough to overcome the lead the Rams
had amassed.
Jean ended the afternoon with a team-high 21 points to go along
with a game-high nine rebounds. Mitchell finished the game with 18
points, eight rebounds, six assists and two steals. Junior guard Mo
Johnson (Portland, OR) scored 14 points including four trifectas
while Joseph contributed with nine points and seven rebounds.
For Framingham, senior guard Chad Dixon (Brockton, Mass.) netted
14 points, grabbed five rebounds, dished out three assists and
swatted away two shots in the win. Also scoring in double figures
for the Rams was junior guard Royce Veal (Dorchester, Mass.)
recording 10 points in the consolation game victory.
Framingham State hosts Brandeis on Thursday, December 3 at 6
p.m., while UMass Boston travels the same day to Suffolk University
for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
The 2009 25th Annual UMass Boston Harbor
Invitational All-Tournament Team:
Michael Mitchell Jr., G - UMass Boston (22.0
ppg., 6.5 rpg., 5.0 apg., 1.5 spg., 14-30 FG, 2-6 3PT FG, 14-18
FT)
Josue Almodovar, F - Framingham State (15.0 ppg., 7.5
rpg., 1.5 spg., 1.0 apg., 10-23 FG, 2-3 3PT FG, 8-9 FT)
Keith Jones, G - Mount Ida (26.0 ppg., 5.0 rpg., 3.5 apg.,
1.5 spg., 18-37 FG, 9-21 3PT FG, 7-8 FT)
Blake Touchard, G - Embry-Riddle (13 ppg., 5.5 rpg., 5.0
apg., 2.0 spg., 8-18 FG, 2-7 3PT FG, 8-8 FT)
David Butler, F - Embry-Riddle (12 ppg., 11.5 rpg., 5.5
bpg., 2.0 apg., 1.0 spg., 9-17 FG, 6-7 FT)
Tournament MVP:
Eric Lorenzi, F - Embry-Riddle (16.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg., 1.5
apg., 1.5 spg., 11-22 FG, 7-12 3PT FG, 4-4 FT)
John "Bill" Shay Award for exemplary sportsmanship and
competition:
Darren Martinez, G - Mount Ida
Release courtesy of UMass Boston Sports Information.
