Both Basketball teams drop two on the road this past weekend

Men's Basketball 

11/19/10 - In the opening game of the Keene State Tournament, the Fisher College Falcons were upended by Connecticut College, 69-66.

Senior Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) led the team with 19 points while classmate Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) added 16 for the now 1-5 Falcons.

11/20/10 - Fitchburg State College jumped out to a 10 point lead at half-time and held on to win, 61-52 over Fisher College in the Keene State Tournament Consolation Game. The loss drops the Falcons to 1-6 on the young 2010-2011 season.

Senior Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) led the team in scoring as he dropped in 17 points on the night. Both junior Dennis Norford (New Haven, CT) and senior Daniel Nance (Brooklyn, NY) contributed 10 points a piece for Fisher College.

Next up for the Falcons will be Daniel Webster College on Tuesday night (11/23). When these two programs met last season, the Falcons beat the Eagles, 83-76 in front of the home crowd. Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) led the team with 19 points while Williams added 17. Game time is set for 7pm in Nashua, NH.


Women's Basketball

11/19/10 - Playing in just their second game of the season, the Fisher College Lady Falcons fell to fellow NAIA opponent, Houghton College, 91-33.

This was the first time that the Women have played since a 53-51 win at Maine-Augusta on November 1st.

Junior Leslie Wadhams (Burlington, VT) was the leading scorer for Fisher, now 1-1, as she put up 7 points. Freshman Kimberly Wooley (Rollinsford, NH) and Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT) added 6 points apiece.

11/20/10 - The Lady Falcons wrapped up their short two game road trip west with an 80-25 loss at Roberts Wesleyan College.

Senior Tiffany Beckman (East Hartford, CT) was able to score 7 points on the tough RWC defense. Freshman Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT) and junior Talia Hyatt (Dorchester, MA) added 6 points each in defeat.

The Lady Falcons (1-2) will enjoy the short week before heading across the Charles River to take on Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday afternoon. Game time is set for 1pm on the MIT campus.