Bluford reaches 1,000 points; Bentley prevails over Greyhounds

December 20, 2009

Bentley 71, Assumption 61

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Senior guard JASON WESTROL (Brielle, NJ/Manasquan) (20 points), junior guard TOM DOWLING (Rockville Center, NY/South Side) (19 points) and junior forward BRIAN TRACEY (Bow Mar, CO/Kimball Union) (18 points, 13 rebounds) keyed No. 23 ranked Bentley University past Assumption College, 71-61, in a non-conference game SUNDAY at the Laska Gym.

Freshman guard BOBBY HARRIS (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional) (16 points), sophomore forward TIM BEINERT (Floral Park, NY/Holy Cross) (15 points, 9 rebounds) and junior forward/captain MIKE BALDARELLI (Sutton, MA/Holy Name) (13 points, 16 rebounds) played well for the Greyhounds.

Senior guard COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington, MD/St. Vincent Pallotti) scored eight points and became the 38th Greyhound to score 1,000 points in his career.

After Tracey made both ends of a two-shot foul situation with 2:11 left the Falcons led 30-24. The Greyhounds then ran a 10-2 mini-spurt to move to a 34-32 halftime advantage.

Bluford drilled a three-pointer from the top-of-the-circle on a feed from Harris and then Harris soloed for a layin to cut the gap to one point (30-29). Baldarelli then cashed a three-pointer from the wing before Tracey scored socred inside for the Falcons. A jumper in-the-lane by Harris gave the Hounds the two-point lead.

A layin by sophomore guard KEVIN DONAHUE (Pawcatuck, CT/Stonington) with 13:01 left gave the Greyhounds a 49-45 lead. A conventional three-point play by Dowling cut it to one before Westrol scored on a feed from Dowling with 10:19 left to give Bentley the lead to keep, 50-49.

The Greyhounds, now 5-3 overall, are next in action in East Region Classic Mixer hosted by Holy Family University, December 29-30. They play Philadelphia on the first day at 1 p.m. and Holy Family at 3:30 p.m. on the second day. Bentley, now 7-2, plays Bridgeport and Post in the University of Bridgeport Tournament, also on December 29-30.

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