ROCHESTER,
NY – The University of Rochester
advances to the “Sweet 16” following its 73-62 victory over Western
Connecticut State University men’s basketball in the second round of the NCAA
Division III Men’s Basketball Championships at the Palestra on Saturday night.
The
Yellowjackets, 23-3, were led by sophomore forward Seth Hauben (Newton, MA) who
scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
Andy
Larkin (Cincinnati, OH) and Jeff Joss (Clifton Park, NY) added 14 and 13 points,
respectively for Rochester.
Senior guard Casey Bock (Danbury, CT) led the Colonials with 12
points, nine points coming in the second half, and six assists.
Jay Reginatto (Torrington, CT),
who had been on a blistering pace, averaging 20 points over the last four games,
added 11 points for the Colonials.
Western Connecticut tied the game twice in the second half, the latter on
a Reginatto jumper with 5:42 remaining making it, 53-53.
The Yellowjackets,
1990 Division III National Champions, outscored the Colonials, 20-9 down the
stretch including a 12-3 run over the next three minutes.
Their outburst was highlighted with six straight points from Joss.
Western’s Marvin Evans (Stratford, CT), the team’s leading
scorer at over 16 points a game, was held to just nine points and did not
register a point until 1:48 remaining in the first stanza.
The Colonials, winners of the LEC regular-season and Tournament titles
end their second-straight season with a NCAA second-round loss.
A year ago, Western dropped an 82-77 decision to Amherst College in the
Round of 32.