NEW LONDON, N.H. – The Colby-Sawyer men's basketball team suffered its fourth-straight home loss on Saturday as the Emmanuel College Saints defeated the Chargers by a 77-61 final.

Rapid Recap: 

• The Chargers started the game fast with first year Kevin Cummings drilling a three followed by a pair of layups first by junior Scott Lampron (Concord, N.H.), followed by a finish by junior Conor Kelly (Charlestown, Mass.) to give the home team a 7-0 lead.
• Lampron continued the hot streak knocking down a three a pull-up three to give Colby-Sawyer a 10-2 advantage. Back-to-back Cummings threes put the stop to a 6-0 Saint run and gave the Chargers a 16-8 lead.
• The Saints slowly climbed back into the game with another Lampron triple to halt the comeback and hold the Charger lead at 25-19 with 8:26 left in the first half. Emmanuel would continue the late first half surge gong on a 10-2 run and knotting the game at 29-29 with 5:27 left in the first.
• A Lampron three put the Chargers in front momentarily, before a 7-0 run gave the Saints a 36-32 advantage headed into the break.
• The Saints took control in the second half storming ahead by 12 points with 15:44 remaining. The lead would jump to a game-high 17 points with 11:06 on the clock before a counter 7-0 run sparked by another Lampron three to get the game to 60-50.
• Another Cummings three got the game to single-digits with 8:19 remaining, but the Saints closed strong getting the game back to double-digits and out of the Chargers reach.

Notes & Notables: 

• The story of the game is headlined by the charity stripe differential as Emmanuel College shot an impressive 19-21 from the line, while Colby-Sawyer only shot 5-8 from the line. Points in the paint was also a key for the Saints netting 40 points opposed the Chargers 22 points.
• Lampron was the leading scorer for the Chargers scoring 19 points (7-18 FG, 5-9 3-PT) and grabbing seven boards. Cummings followed with 16 points (6-18 FG, 4-13 3-PT) and eight rebounds. Junior Omar Boone (Colorado City, Texas) rounded out the double-digit scorers with 12 points (6-12 FG, 0-2 3-PT) and six rebounds off the bench.
• The Chargers fall to the 11th seed in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC)  standings with the loss, dropping the chances of a home playoff game in New London.

Up next: 
Colby-Sawyer heads south to Nashua on Wednesday, February 9th in a crucial matchup against the Rivier University Raiders . 

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