Box Score
The MIT Engineers ended the first semester in fine fashion Saturday afternoon, taking down Wheelock College 81-51 to end the slate 8-2 and on a 5-game win-streak. The Engineers shot 56% from the field, 47% from three, dished out 25 assists, and out-rebounded the Wildcats by 29.
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| Head Coach Larry Anderson earned his 279th win on Saturday. He is 120-33 in the last 6 seasons (Pic: Tom Gearty) |
6'8" Junior co-captain Andrew Acker stuffed the stat sheet again with 20 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists, and 1 block. 6'6" Sophomores Justin Pedley and Russell Johnson put on quite a show, with Pedley posting 20 points with four three-pointers and Johnson netting career-highs of 16 points, 16 rebounds, and 4-of-4 from beyond the arc. 6'10" Sophomore Lampros Tsontzos had a career-high game as well with 12 points and 9 rebounds going 6-of-7 from the field.
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| 6'10" Lampros Tsontzos from Greece with the lay-up (Pic: Tom Gearty) |
The SLAMBLOCKULATOR was also in full effect on Saturday afternoon, with Freshman Tim Butala and Garrett House throwing down two hammer fast-break dunks.
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| 6'8" Freshman Tim Butala adds one to the SLAMBLOCKULATOR (Pic: Tom Gearty) |
In his post-game email to friends, family, and alums of the program, Coach Anderson spoke about the first semester and the upcoming weeks ahead: "I was pleased to finish the first portion of the season heading into finals week on a positive note. The effort put forth by our student-athletes in the final push of the fall semester was admirable. Now it’s time for them to turn their full attention to their academic pursuits, final exams and projects. In the classroom is where our student-athletes really shine. It’s the place where they make us proudest. We will be right here to support them 100%."
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| The Engineers head into the break 8-2 (Pic: Tom Gearty) |
MIT takes on Clark University January 8th in Rockwell Cage.
