Box Score
BRUNSWICK, ME--The Williams men's basketball team (13-2, 0-1)
lost for the second time in their last three games Friday night,
falling to Bowdoin (13-2, 1-0) 78-73. Senior Eph point guard
Chris Shalvoy notched a season-high 30 points, but the Polar Bears
put all five starters in double-digits to take the win.
For the victorious Polar Bears, Mike Hauser led the way with 17
points and 8 assists. Mike Sargeantson grabbed a team-high 9
rebounds as Bowdoin out rebounded Williams 34 to 30.
Said Eph coach Dave Paulsen, "I think the stats might be a
little disingenuous, because they seemed like they had a lot more
than 9 offensive rebounds."
The balanced scoring attack that has been an Eph strength for so
much of the season was turned against them Friday, as the Polar
Bears shot 53% from the field and 54% from three-point range.
The Ephs, for their part, shot a respectable 47% from behind the
arc, but struggled defensively. Said Paulsen, "We did not
play well defensively at all...they pretty much got whatever shot
they wanted."
Despite a strong performance by junior guard Kevin Snyder - who
exploded for a season-high 25 points in the loss - Coach Paulsen
stressed the importance of getting back to the offensive balance
that has been the team's trademark for most of the season.
"We're not going to win games on the road with only two guys in
double-digits...we can be a real good team when we have
all our guys playing pretty well."
Williams plays tomorrow at Colby. Game time is set for
3:00 pm.
