Box Score
Williamstown, MA - The 20th ranked Williams College
men's basketball team stretched its season-opening win streak to
seven tonight against Framingham State with an 88-50 win in
non-conference action. With the win, the Ephs improve to 7-0 on the
season, while the Rams drop to 3-6 with the loss.
The Rams were led by senior Josue Almodovar (Holyoke, Mass.) who
scored a team-high 12 points to go along with eight boards. With
his 12 points, Almodovar know has 1,377 career points and continues
to climb the FSC All-Time scoring list. Almodovar now sits
4th all-time having surpassed Tony Lake, who scored
1,373 from 1976-79.
Junior guard Royce Veal (Dorchester, Mass.), who was making his
first start of the season, chipped in 10 points, while senior Bill
Carey (Abington, Mass.) added seven off the bench.
The Ephs took control of the game from the beginning behind
hot-shooting and excellent defense, jumping out to a 15-0 lead less
than five minutes into the first half. The Rams tried to slow
the game down on the offensive end, walking up the ball and not
running plays until late in the shot clock.
With 5:21 left in the half, the Ephs' led 38-8. The Rams then
started to find the basket, scoring 15 points in the half's final
minutes, but Williams led 49-23 going into the half.
The Ephs held the Rams to 30% shooting in the first half while
snagging 22 rebounds to the Rams' 12. Meanwhile, the Ephs shot 64%
from the floor. Blake Schultz led the way for the Ephs
with 13 first-half points, and Troy Whittington added 10.
The second 20 minutes began in ugly fashion, with both teams
struggling to score; the teams had only scored 12 points combined
in the first five minutes of the half. Nevertheless, the Ephs
continued to extend their lead, ahead 66-33 with 9:13 to go.
Schultz, who had left the game with 12 minutes to go, finished
with 18 points and five rebounds on the game, and Whittington
finished with 15 and four. James Wang chipped in 10 points and four
assists.
The Ephs held the Rams to 30 percent shooting on the night, and
no Framingham player scored more than 12. The Ephs also
out-rebounded the Rams 47-29; Joe Geoghegan snagged a game-high 10
for the Ephs.
The Rams return to action on Tuesday January 5th as
they host Castleton State at 7 p.m.
