11/22/2008
Men's Basketball Advances to Bridgewater State Tournament Championship Game; Beats Curry, 93-74

BRIDGEWATER, MASS. 09/25/06  Clark University advanced to the championship game of the 2008 Bridgewater State College D'Angelo Tip-Off Classic with a 93-74 win over Curry College in mens basketball action this afternoon at the Tinsley Center in Bridgewater.

Bridgewater won the other semifinal matchup, downing Lesley University, 78-55.

Clark (2-1) used a 12-2 run midway through the first half to open up a 27-12 lead. The Cougars led 44-29 at the break and were not seriously threatened the rest of the way as they coasted to the victory.

Clark had three players finish in double-figures with senior center Peter Normandin (Westminster, MA) leading the way with 19 points. Junior forward Mark Alexander (Providence, RI) added 18 points and freshman forward Brian Vayda (Sturbridge, MA) chipped in with 12.

The Cougars attempted 32 three-pointers in the game converting on ten of them. Clark dominated the boards out-rebounding the Colonels by a margin of 49-37 with 21 of those rebounds coming off the offensive glass. The Cougars also took care of the ball committing just 12 turnovers.

Freshman forward Daniel Singh (Lawrence, MA) was impressive for Curry as he scored 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting while also pulling down 12 rebounds for the double-double. Senior guard Quashed Simmons (Paterson, NJ) finished with 22 points to go along with four assists and four rebounds.

Clark will face host Bridgewater in the championship game on Sunday (3 p.m.).

Bridgewater will be making its third straight BSC Tip-Off Classic championship game appearance as the Bears have won each of the first two tournament titles (2004, 2006).

Courtesy of Bridgewater State Sports Information