Saturday, November 21, 2009

Basketball, Men Win - Women Lose

Houghton upends Fisher Women, 67-36

Roxbury, MA - The visiting Lady Highlanders had three players score in double digits as they beat Fisher by a score of 67-36. Senior Jackie Streeter (Westminster, MA) scored a career high 12 points and collected 5 rebounds to lead the Fisher offense.

The women's team will head on the road for their next game as they travel to Purchase, NY to take on Manhattanville College. Game time is set for 6pm.

Pursell's 20 points, leads Fisher Men to an 83-61 win against Lesley

Bristol, RI - Junior Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) scored 20 points and the Fisher Men's Basketball team beat Lesley University, 83-61 today in the consolation game of the 2009 Courtyard by Marriott at Roger Williams University. Junior Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) added 19 points and was named to the All Tournament Team. In two games, Williams scored 37 points as Fisher College took home third place. Junior Christaan Hammond (Seattle, WA) contributed with 14 points and junior Oscar Brown (Buffalo, NY) chipped in with 10 points. Fisher shot 45.1% from the floor in the game and had a 39-31 lead at half time.

The Men's team will travel to Dudley, MA where they will take on Nichols College. Game time is set for 5pm. The last time these two schools matched up, Nichols College edged Fisher by a score of 68-66 in Roxbury, MA.