Fitchburg State Rallies Past Regis, 51-48

Falcons use 21 points off the bench to collect second victory of the season

FITCHBURG, Mass. (December 1, 2009) - Sophomore Brad Girouard (Plymouth, Mass./Plymouth South) sparked Fitchburg State with eight points off the bench as the Falcons held Regis College to only 16 second half points and collected a 51-48 non-conference victory this evening.

BRAD GIROUARD

Fitchburg State used an explosive second half to pick up its second victory of the season, turning an eight point deficit at the break to a five point lead (42-37) midway through the second frame. Girouard capped the Falcons nine minute, 18-4 second half run with a three-point play at the 10:00 mark, while senior Jonathan Evans (Shrewsbury, Mass./Shrewsbury) collected two points and two steals in the rally.

Regis jumped out to an early eight point lead just 3:19 into the contest (10-2), running off ten straight points by senior James Cooper (Philadelphia, Penn./Jules E. Mastbaum) and junior Phil Alibrandi (York, Maine/York), but Fitchburg State battled back, using nine points off turnovers to grab a four point lead (18-14) at 8:32 of the first period.

The Pride answered Fitchburg State's offensive surge late in the first half, taking a double-digit lead (32-22) with 0:57 remaining in the half. Alibrandi led all first half scorers with 12 points on 4-of-6 shooting, while senior Colin London (Worcester, Mass./Doherty) paced the Falcons with eight points and four rebounds.

London led all scorers in the contest, falling only one rebound shy of his first double-double of the season. The senior guard posted a game-high 16 points (7-of-16 shooting) to go with a team-best nine rebounds and three steals. Alibrandi led all Regis' scorers with a team-best 13 points and seven boards, while senior Jesse Vega (Pawtucket, R.I./St. Raphael Academy) added ten points and nine caroms for the visitors.

Fitchburg State (2-3, 0-0 MASCAC) will be in action again on Saturday as it travels to Daniel Webster at 3 p.m. Regis (2-2, 0-0 TCCC) will host Worcester State College on Thursday at 7 p.m.

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Fitchburg State 51, Regis 48