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CONTACT: Doug Roorbach, Sports Information Director 585.567.9556

 

Houghton Men Fall to Worcester, 67-52

 

(Houghton, N.Y.)—The Houghton College men’s basketball team couldn’t keep pace in the second half as Worcester State College pulled away in the last five minutes to win 67-52 in a game played at the Buffalo State Sports Arena Saturday evening.

          The teams played the first half even, 28-28; Houghton got nine points apiece from Yannick Anzuluni and Mada Abdelhamid.

          Less than two minutes into the second half, though, Worcester took the lead and never gave it up. They pushed the advantage up to seven points, but couldn’t pull away.

          With 4:48 left Houghton pulled within five at 55-50, but the Lancers went on a 12-2 run the rest of the way to put the game away.

          Highlanders’ Head Coach Brad Zarges was disappointed with his team’s effort. “We played poorly; we played tired,” he said. “We didn’t fight for any possessions or challenge them at all.”

          Worcester’s Ryan Frassica led all scorers with 19. Anzuluni had 16, with 16 rebounds, to pace the Highlanders. Abdelhamid added 14 points and 11 rebounds and Ben Kopp had 13 points.

          Houghton’s record drops to 4-3 on the season. Their next game is Monday, 7:30 p.m., at Mount Vernon (Ohio) Nazarene University. Worcester is 5-2 and plays Buffalo State tomorrow afternoon.

Houghton College has deep and solid roots in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, where our teams use their commitment to excellence, both on the field-of-play and in the classroom, as a platform for their strong and unique emphasis on Sports Ministry. Their goal is to make a difference for the Kingdom on campus, in Allegany County, in the Northeast and around the world.  Houghton is one of only 13 institutions who have been hand-selected by the NAIA to serve as "Champions of Character" Program Centers, opening the door for Houghton to be a leader, both in the Northeast and nationally, in character education. Through hands-on, innovative community outreach initiatives, Houghton coaches and student-athletes are working together to change the culture of sport and to change our culture through sport.