Embry-Riddle Tops Fitchburg State, 96-80
Senior Brian Skiffington (North Adams, Mass./Hoosac Valley) and junior Colin London (Worcester, Mass./Doherty) totaled 30 combined points as Fitchburg State suffered a tough 96-80 setback to Embry-Riddle in day one of the Land of Magic Classic in Daytona Beach, Florida.
Embry-Riddle Tops Fitchburg State, 96-80
Skiffington and London lead Falcons with two 15 point efforts
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (December 29, 2008) - Senior Brian Skiffington (North Adams, Mass./Hoosac Valley) and junior Colin London (Worcester, Mass./Doherty) totaled 30 combined points as Fitchburg State suffered a tough 96-80 setback to Embry-Riddle in day one of the Land of Magic Classic in Daytona Beach, Florida.
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Skiffington led the Falcon charge with 15 points, two rebounds and two steals while London netted 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field and three boards. Junior Timothy Graham (Arlington, Mass./Arlington Catholic) was also solid with 12 points and a team-high eight caroms.
Junior Eric Lorenzi (Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz) led all scorers with a double-double, totaling a game-high 27 points and 12 rebounds. Senior Denver Cobb (Daytona Beach, Fla./Father Lopez) was also strong with 26 points, seven rebounds and four steals while classmate Tyler Debourd (Saint Cloud, Fla./Saint Cloud) added 18 points and five rebounds.
Embry-Riddle held a slim two point advantage at the half, out-scoring Fitchburg State 48-46. The Eagles shot 60.5% from the floor as Cobb notched 14 points in the frame. The Falcons were also solid in the first half, hitting 17-of-37 shots (45.4%) as Skiffington connected for a team-high 11 first half points.
In the second half, Embry-Riddle opened with an 8-0 run to grab an early 56-46 advantage. Tyler led the Eagles with a huge three-pointer just 1:07 into the period while sophomore Glen Dalcourt (Franklin, Ky./Franklin-Simpson) and Debourd tallied lay-ups. Embry-Riddle increased its lead to 72-53 and secured its 11th victory of the season as Cobb connected for eight points in an Eagle 13-2 scoring surge with seven minutes remaining in regulation.
Fitchburg State (4-4, 0-0 MASCAC) will be in action again tomorrow as it takes on Dickinson College at 4 p.m. Embry-Riddle (11-2, 0-0 TSC) will face Covenant (Ga.) on January 2nd at 7 p.m.
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Embry-Riddle 96, Fitchburg State 80
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Teams |
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2 |
T |
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Embry Riddle (11-2, 0-0 TSC) |
48 |
48 |
96 |
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Fitchburg State (4-4, 0-0 MASCAC) |
46 |
34 |
80 |