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Highlights of Drew Muniz

BIDDEFORD, Maine -- Drew Muniz shattered the University of New England men's basketball single-game scoring mark with 56 points in a 139-104 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) victory over Curry College on Wednesday night (Jan. 30) at the Harold Alfond Forum.

The senior guard canned 12-of-16 from three-point land, made all four of his two-point attempts, and was a flawless 12-for-12 at the free throw line to reach his total, which was more than three times his previous career-high (18). Muniz surpassed the program record of 45 points established by Derek Vogel of Westbrook College in the 1994-95 season. The dozen treys also made for a UNE game record, bettering the 11 by Steve Huntington in the 1998-99 campaign.

Muniz's was the third-highest individual scoring effort in Division III this year, behind the top performance of 62 points, and the 59 tallied in the match by Curry's Jared Thorpe-Johnson.

Thorpe-Johnson converted 22-of-29 from the field, with six triples and a perfect 9-of-9 at the charity stripe. Like Muniz, the junior's point production netted a single-game record in Colonels history, 11 ahead of the previous standard that was logged in 1973.

The Nor'easters (6-15, 4-8 CCC) racked up 81 points in the 1st half to lead by 23, which was the exact break in points-off-turnovers (32-9). UNE pressured the Colonels (1-19, 0-11 CCC) into coughing up possession 22 times during the period, and 38 throughout the contest.

Supporting the winning cause was DeMarquez Hadnot with 14 points, and Anthony Moynihan added 10. Daron Hoges, Jr., Avery DeBrito, and Alex Kravchuk all had nine points; Hoges also notched seven assists and four steals, while DeBrito posted six helpers and four thefts. Drew Patno grabbed 12 rebounds to go with five assists.

For Curry, Dwayne Boothe joined Thorpe-Johnson's double-double (also 10 rebounds) by going for 11 points and 13 boards. Jon Joel chipped in with seven points and seven dimes.

UNE is next scheduled to head for Salve Regina University (3-9 CCC) on Saturday.