Posted: Jan 19, 2011
Paxton, Mass. – Having won their last three games, including two over The Commonwealth Coast Conference opponents, the Endicott men’s basketball suffered an 86-66 setback to Anna Maria College on Wednesday evening.
Endicott (10-6, 2-2 TCCC) hit just 37.0% of their shots compared to 51.5% made by the AMCats (9-7, 3-1 TCCC). Starters Tyler Burkhart (Cromwell, Conn.) and Erik Callo (Southington, Conn.) scored 15 and 13 points, respectively, but it was not enough to overcome five double-digit scorers from Anna Maria.
AMCats sophomore guard Anthony Click recorded game-highs with 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting from the floor and in assists with eight dimes. Click added seven rebounds, two steals and a block to his overall performance. Senior forward Chris Pinsonault added to Click’s effort with 20 points of his own, knocking down 8-of-17 attempts including three shots from beyond the arc.
Anna Maria’ Junior De La Hoz, Derek Johnson, and Joseph Barillo added 12, 11 and 10 points apiece. De La Hoz tacked on six assists to his total while Johnson grabbed eight boards.
After Endicott grabbed the opening basket of the first half on a Callo layup but Anna Maria put up the next eight points to regain early game momentum. The Gulls pulled within one point a few minutes later at 13-12, but the AMCats stretched out their lead to as large as 12 points before settling on a 45-36 lead at halftime.
Anna Maria jumped out the gate in the second half, scoring nine of the first 11 points, to gain a 54-38 advantage. The AMCats maintained a similar lead until a 15-2 run pushed the score up their largest at 82-56 with 3:17 left in the game.
Endicott’s Milan Drecun (Montenegro) came off the bench to score 12 points on 5-of-9 from the field, including 2-of-3 from long range. The freshman added three steals and three rebounds in the loss.
The Gulls scored 22 points off 23 turnovers and the Endicott bench outscored Anna Maria’s 21-12. The Blue and Green had success on second chance opportunities, netting 19 points thanks to 14 offensive rebounds.
Endicott will look to return to the win column as their TCCC schedule continues on Saturday, January 22nd against Wentworth Institute at 3:00 pm in Boston.
