Boulter's Career High Not Enough as Bloomfield Dispatches Men's Basketball, 97-83

Boulter's Career High Not Enough as Bloomfield Dispatches Men's Basketball, 97-83

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WALTHAM, Mass. – Sophomore forward Ryan Boulter (Mansfield, Mass.) of the Merrimack College men's basketball team netted a career-high 35 points on 12-of-15 shooting including five makes from beyond the arc, but the Bloomfield College Bears prevailed in a shootout Saturday night, 97-83, in the Navy and Gold's final game of the Bentley Tip-Off Classic from the Dana Center.

The Basics
 Score: Bloomfield 97, Merrimack 83
Records: Merrimack (1-1) | Bloomfield (1-1)
Location: Dana Athletic Center | Waltham, Mass.

How It Happened

  • The Bears jumped out to a 10-3 advantage less than three minutes into the opening half thanks to a pair of three-pointers and making four of their first five shots
  • Senior Riley Calzonetti (Neptune City, N.J.) came off the bench and hit a jumper to pull the Warriors within two, 15-13. Graduate forward Anthony Barry (Uxbridge, Mass.) hit a layup to keep the margin at two, 19-17, with 13:43 left in the first 20 minutes
  • After not scoring for 3:59 and leading by five, the Bears tallied five unanswered points to create their largest lead of the half at that point, 33-23, with 4:26 remaining. Freshman Devon Moore (Hanover, Pa.) sunk the first three-pointer of his career to stop the run
  • The Bears' advantage grew to as many as 15, 43-28, but a layup from junior Kyle Howes (Maynard, Mass.) and a dunk from sophomore center Jordan Thornton (Dumfries, Va.) brought deficit to 11 points at halftime
  • Over the first 6:27 of the second stanza, Bloomfield outscored Merrimack by seven points to take a 18-point lead, 60-42
  • Boulter made it a career high with a triple at 11:47 mark, giving him 21 points for the night and Merrimack called a timeout with the deficit down to 16. Boulter hit two more shots including another three to make it a 68-54 game at the midway point of the second half
  • Merrimack continued to chip away at the deficit, bringing the deficit down to ten following a layup from Howes with five minutes to play. 
  • The Warriors pulled within eight points following consecutive field goals from sophomore Troy McLaughlin (Old Tappan, N.J.), but the Bears held on over the final two minutes to triumph over the Warriors

Inside The Numbers

  • Boulter's 35-point performance marked the most for a Warriors player since Gelvis Solano netted 39 last November against Philadelphia University. The second-year forward nearly doubled his previous career high of 18 set last season against Adelphi
  • The Mansfield native set a new personal best with 12 field goals, while tying his career high with five three-pointers
  • Barry and Howes each contributed 10 points each to join Boulter in double figures. Five Bears totaled at least 10 points, including four of their five starters
  • The Bears bested the Warriors from distance, shooting over 50 percent from beyond the arc. For Merrimack, players not named Boulter hit just two treys on the night
  • Field Goals (%): MER 30-59 (50.8) // BC 35-64 (54.7)
  • Three-Point Field Goals (%): MER 7-26 (26.9) // BC 10-19 (52.6)

Up Next
 The Navy and Gold return to the Dana Center on Wednesday to face Bentley in the squad's Northeast-10 Conference opener on Wednesday night at 7:30 p.m.

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