Charles Fenner III was one of two Nor'easters in double figures, with a game-high 21
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BEVERLY, Mass. -- Erik Callo and John Henault combined for 33 points on 14-of-22 shooting to lead Endicott College to a 68-57 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) men's basketball win over the University of New England Tuesday evening at MacDonald Gymnasium.
The victory is the fourth straight for the Gulls (16-8, 11-6 CCC), who now move into a tie for second in the league standings with one game remaining. The Nor'easters drop back to 6-18 overall and 6-11 in conference play.
UNE's regular-season finale on Saturday against Western New England University (3 p.m.) will have the eighth seed in the upcoming CCC Championship on the line, as the winner will claim the final spot in the postseason tournament.
Callo posted a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds, and added four blocks while going 8-of-11 from the floor. Henault totaled 16 points, as both Lance Greene and Lachlan Magee registered nine points each. Greene had eight additional boards for Endicott, which out-rebounded its opponent, 50-39.
Big Blue junior
Charles Fenner III (Bronx, N.Y.) tallied 21 points to lead all scorers, to go along with six rebounds and three steals. Senior
Ryan Knotek (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) was the lone other player reaching double figures in points with 13 points, and pulled in six caroms. Classmate
Brian Jones (Austin, Texas) had team-highs in rebounds (7) and assists (5).
Fenner had the score at 5-2 UNE in the initial moments of the contest, before the Gulls notched 17 of the next 23 points to move in front (19-11). Together, Henault and Callo had nine of the first 11 in the stretch.
Henault posted his 9th and 10th points of the period just prior to the halftime buzzer to give Endicott its largest lead to that point (35-21). The Nor'easters connected of just 23 percent (7-for-31) field goal tries in the opening 20 minutes.
The hosts never relinquished control in the second frame, building a cushion of 21 (52-31) midway through the half. The Gulls visit Eastern Nazarene College on Saturday to wrap up the regular-season.
