ENC Athletic Site: Published: 2011-01-04
The Eastern Nazarene guards combined to score 37 of the teams 61 points but their efforts fell just short as the Lions dropped their first game of the new year at host Connecticut College 75-61. The Lions overcame a 21 point first half deficit playing impenetrable defense and shooting fifty percent from behind the arc.
The Camels relied on the three ball to build their lead as they hit 9 of 21 attempts from downtown. Sophomore Boris Jeremic led the Camels with 18 points while freshman Jethro Anilus scored 11 points accompanied by 6 rebounds and four assists.
Leading the Lions on the offensive end was sophomore Aaron Johnson who shot 5-11 from long range to give hime 20 points. Johnson also added four assists to the offensive effort. Point guard DeAngelo Alston led all players with 6 assists to go with his 17 points and 4 rebounds. Post player C.J. Gonzales added 10 points to the offense but was most impressive on the defensive end where he drew four charges to spark the Lions’ comeback effort.
Eastern Nazarene made impressive halftime adjustments on the defensive end that resulted in allowing only 29 second half points after allowing 46 in the first. Lions’ Head Coach Jim Aller said in his post game talk that, “We’re going to win a lot of games if we can limit teams to 29 points in a half.”
The Lions have rid themselves of the second semester jitters and appear to be poised for success as they return home on Thursday to host non-conference Daniel Webster College. Tip of is slated for 7 pm.
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