Men’s Basketball Soars Past Roger Williams, 91-82

BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's basketball team took down Roger Williams, 91-82, in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Wednesday evening at MacDonald Gymnasium.

Marcus Montagnino (Gloucester, Mass.) posted a game-high 27 points (12-21 FG, 3-5 FT). Alongside five assists and nine rebounds in the triumph.

Elijah Kinney (Nashville, Tenn.) produced his seventh double-double of the season via 14 points and 10 rebounds performance, while Matt Boen (Mansfield, Mass.) netted a season-best 17 points (7-10 FG, 3-4 3PT) along with four boards. 

In the opening stanza, the contest was knotted at 27-27. The Gulls rattled off a 21-7 run to close out the half. The spurt was ignited by Boen (7), Kinney (6), Parker McLaren (Newburyport, Mass.) (4), Montagnino (2), and AJ Forte (Peabody, Mass.) (2) to bring the score to 48-34.

The Hawks would not waver as they cut the deficit to just five, 50-45, with 16:53 to play in the contest. 

Endicott responded with a quick 12-2 stretch, bringing the lead back to 13 points (60-47, 14:08). Montagnino, Cam Keliher (South Hampton, N.H.), and Jeff Hill (Lynn, Mass.) all notched points during the surge. 

The Gulls never let their lead go below six the rest of the way to extend their winning streak to 11 straight.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• Pending tonight's Western New England versus Gordon result, the winner of Saturday's contest between Endicott and Western New England will earn the No. 1 seed in next week's CNE Tournament.
• Tonight's game featured five ties and nine lead changes.
• Endicott seeks its first regular season title since 2019-20.
• The Gulls are 23-6 all-time at The Nest against the Hawks.
• The Blue and Green reached the 15 conference win mark for the first time, dating back to 2016-17 (24-7 overall, 15-3 CCC).
• The Gulls outdueled the Hawks on the glass, 36-29. 

WHAT'S NEXT

Endicott (18-6, 15-2 CNE) travels to Western New England on Saturday, February 22 at 3 PM. Roger Williams (16-8, 11-5 CNE) will host the University of New England on Saturday, February 22 at 3 PM.

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(Photo Credit - Kaeli Talora '25)