Box Score
Box Score
HARTFORD, CT-Less than twenty-four hours after a huge win over
archrival Amherst, the Williams men's basketball team (16-8, 6-3)
fell to the Bantams of Trinity College (9-14, 4-5) by a score of
83-73. Despite the loss, the Ephs earned the right to host a
first-round game in next week's NESCAC tournament. Williams
will face off against Bates in a 3 o'clock start next Saturday at
the Ephs' Chandler Gymnasium.
"Obviously we're never happy to lose," said Eph coach Mike
Maker, "but from a big picture standpoint we're certainly excited
about earning the right to host a game next weekend."
It was senior day for the Bantams, and no one celebrated it more
than Trinity senior Aaron Westbrooks. The 6'4" guard/forward
from Dublin led all scorers with 21 points on 6 of 11 from the
field and 8 of 10 from the free throw line. He also recorded
a team-high four steals.
Trinity put five players in double figures despite shooting just
38% from the field for the game. The Bantams were no doubt
aided by a dismal 20 Eph turnovers.
"It was a lot of things, you know," said Maker regarding the
game, "We just didn't play solid basketball, we didn't take care of
the ball, we didn't defend. We were late on our rotations
defensively, we weren't crisp in our offense, we didn't have the
energy we needed. We weren't in sync and you have to give
Trinity credit for that."
For Williams it was Blake Schultz (Atherton, CA) leading the way
with 18 points on 4 of 8 from beyond the arc. Harlan Dodson
(Nashville, TN) chipped in with 14 on 4 of 7 from long range, but
the Ephs were out scored at the free throw line a whopping 35 to
11, although much of the free throws for the Bantams came later in
the game when the Ephs were forced to foul.
"We've done a good job all year in handling adversity but we've
yet to prove that we can have a big win one night and handle that
the next day," said Maker, referring to the Ephs emotional win over
Amherst last night.
The Ephs finish up the regular season with a 6-3 conference
record, good for a 3 seed in next weekend's tournament. If
the Ephs on Saturday they'll go on to face the winner of 7 seed
Trinity and 2 seed Amherst's game being played in Amherst the same
day. The Ephs, however, aren't looking past their date with
Bates one bit:
"Bates is a physical basketball team that guards very well and
has good athleticism," said Maker, "It's going to be a challenging
week but we're looking forward to hosting in front of our fans."
