The Husson Women’s basketball team tips off with Castleton State to get things underway at Husson University Friday evening. Photo by Chris Lessner.
Trevon Butler from the Husson University men’s basketball team would try to help his Husson Eagles stay unbeaten in conference play Friday night. Photo courtesy of Husson Athletics.
BANGOR- The Husson University men’s and women’s basketball teams hosted Castleton State Friday night in a pair of North Atlantic Conference games at Newman Gymnasium.
In the women’s game, in a battle for the top spot in the conference, the Spartans of Castleton came out running and grabbed a quick 9-0 lead. But Husson would get 10 first half points from former Washburn standout Kenzie Worcester to stay in the game and found themselves with a 30-24 deficit at the half. Then the second half happened.
The Eagles would open the second half on a 15-2 run to grab a 7 point lead and went on to outscore Castleton 24-6 in the period to take a 12 point advantage into the last quarter of play. Both Darla Morales and Victoria McIntyre had 9 points in the 3rd to spearhead the Eagles comeback.
The Eagles would lead by as many as 18 in the final period and never let the lead dip below 16. Husson outscored the Spartans 48-22 in the second half to get the 72-52 victory and take their 11th victory overall against 3 defeats and now 9-0 in the NAC.
Worcester finished with 21 points, including 9 for 9 at the foul line, while Morales had 17, including 15 in the second half. Castelton State, who drops to 11-4 and 7-2 in the conference, they were led by Jade Desroches who had 10 points while Lindsay Sabo had 7.
Husson returns to action at 1 p.m. Saturday at home against Green Mountain College.
Castleton St (52)
Desroches 3-1-10, Sabo 3-0-7, Beatty 3-0-6, Farrera 2-2-6, Dupont 2-2-6, Fay 3-0-6, T. Raiche 2-0-4, Medic 1-0-3, Lanfear 1-0-2, Stever 1-0-2, Jones, Linnett, M. Raiche
3 pt goals: Desroches 3, Sabo, Medic
Free throws: 5-6 83.3%
Husson (72)
Worcester 5-9-21, Morales 6-2-17, McIntyre 4-1-9, Overman 3-0-6, Young 3-0-6, Guerrette 1-3-5, Johnson 1-2-4, Richards 1-0-2, MacKenzie 1-0-2, True, Drinkwater
3 pt goals: Morales 3, Worcester 2, McIntyre
Free throws: 16-20 80%
CSU 19 11 6 16- 52
HUS 20 4 24 24- 72
In the men’s game, for the second time on the night, it was the Castleton State Spartans who ran out quickly.
The Spartans ran up and down the floor with their run and gun style and took control over the first 11:10 and had a 25-12 lead. However, the Eagles would finish the first half on a 19-6 run to tie the game at halftime 31-31.
A Zach Curran jumpshot just 44 seconds into the second half gave the Eagles their first lead of the game and a lead that would never be relinquished. A technical foul on Castleton coach Paul Culpo allowed Mitch Worcester to connect on a pair of technical free throws to make it 58-44 Eagles. Husson went on to score 37 of the first 52 points in the second half to build a 22 point lead and put it on cruise control over the last few minutes to secure the 73-61 victory.
Husson, who like the women’s team is also 11-3 and 9-0 in the NAC, Trevon Butler lead the way with 17 points while former Winslow standout Justin Martin had 10 and Mitch Worcester and Darryl Wood had 8 a piece.
For Castleton State, now 5-11 and 4-5 in the NAC, Rob Coloutti had a game high 26 points that included 17 in the first half. Tondi Mushandu also had 13 for the Spartans.
Husson returns to action on Saturday afternoon as well by hosting Green Mountain College following the women’s contest. Tipoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Castleton State (61)
Coloutti 11-0-26, Mushandu 6-1-13, Dudley 3-0-6, Roberson 2-0-6, Colarusso 2-0-5, Arsenault 1-0-2, Czaplewski 0-2-2, Loli 0-1-1
3 point goals: Coloutti 4, Roberson 2, Colarusso
Free throws: 4-7 57.1%
Husson (73)
Butler 4-8-17, Martin 4-2-10, Worcester 2-2-8, Wood 4-0-8, Itkin 3-0-7, Norris 2-1-5, Curran 2-0-4, McCain 2-0-4, Holmes 1-0-3, Lockhart 1-1-3, Anderson 1-0-2, Brown 1-0-2
3 point goals: Worcester 2, Itkin, Butler, Holmes
Free throws: 13-20 65%
CSU 31 30- 61
HUS 31 42- 73
