Westfield sophomore reserve forward Dan Johnson of Belchertown scored a career-high 11 points vs. Fisher. All 16 Owls played with 13 getting into the scoring column.
LYNN – Westfield State scored right off the opening tip and never looked back as the Owls eased to an 81-65 victory over the Fisher College Falcons in a non-conference men’s basketball game on Tuesday.
The Owls improve to 3-0 while the Falcons drop to 4-2.
The Fisher Falcons trailed 42-24 at the break caused mainly by Westfield States length and athleticism. The Owls caused 18 first-half turnovers and scored 20 points off the turnovers. Westfield shot 50% from the floor but only 21% behind the arc in the first half but created more offensive chances by outrebounding the Falcons 20-14.
During the first 20 minutes, Westfield dominated just about every area of the scoresheet, finishing the first 20 minutes with a 24-8 points in the paint advantage as well as getting 23 points off the bench compared to just 3 three points for Falcons.
The second half proved to be much like the first with the Owls controlling the run of play. The Falcons were about to match the visitors in the scoring column, 39-37, but the first-half deficit proved too much to overcome.
Westfield got scoring contributions from 13 different players and was paced offensively by senior Lee Vazquez’s (Attleboro, MA) 13 points. On the defensive end senior Matt Devine (Pembroke, MA) made his present felt with 3 blocks to go along with 6 points and 10 rebounds.
Fisher was led by sophomore Tyler Shular’s (Norwalk, CT) 18 points. Senior Ryan McCorkle (Bellevue, WA) and sophomore Tyler Radiconi (Westerly, RI) were the only other Falcons to score double digits with 12 and 10, respectively.
The Falcons will return to action in 10 days when they travel to Colby College on November 30th. Westfield State takes the court again a week from today when they visit Regis College in Weston. Both games are scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. tip-off.
