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Emerson Stops Lasell in Men's Basketball

The Lasell College men’s basketball team fell in a conference contest against Emerson College, 80-51.

Emerson Stops Lasell in Men's Basketball
January 31, 2013
Box Score

Boston, Mass. (01/31/2013) – The Lasell College men's basketball team fell in a conference contest against Emerson College, 80-51. Lasell dropped to 5-17 overall and 4-11 in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC). Emerson is now in third in the GNAC with a record of 12-9 overall and 10-4 in conference play. 

Lasell sophomore Angel Ortiz (East Lyme, Conn.) led the Lasers with nine points while adding two rebounds. Freshman Richard O'Brien (Manchester, NH.) and sophomore Frank Apisa (Branchburgh, NJ.) followed with eight points each and were 5-6 and 8-10 at the foul line, respectively. Freshman forward Logan Liberty (Duxbury, Vt.) chipped in with a game high eight rebounds along with seven points. 

Lions leading scorer freshman guard Michael Thorpe (Newton, Mass.), tallied a game high 19 points, which pushed him into the top 25 scorers in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference with an average of 11.6 points per game. Junior Jon Goldberg (Stowe, Vt.) contributed to the Lions victory with 12 points and a team high seven rebounds. 

Emerson's offensive attack spearheaded by 43.5% shooting from the floor and 47.1% from behind the three point line helped them to a comfortable victory. Lasell shot 62.1% at the free throw line but that could not help the Lasers keep pace with the host Lions.