Baseball opens up on the road while Basketball hosts UMPI

Lynn, MA - The Fisher College Basketball teams hosted Sunrise Conference opponent, the University of Maine at Presque Isle this afternoon at the Fecteau-Leary Gymnasium.


Women's Basketball 

Three Lady Falcons recorded double digit games but it was not enough to beat the University of Maine at Presque Isle this afternoon. UMPI took home the hard fought victory with a 69-55 win.

Freshman Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT) led all scorers with 19 points. Fisher (6-14/3-6) also got double-digit efforts from freshman Kimberly Woolley (Rollinsford, NH), 10 points, and junior Talia Hyatt (Dorchester, MA). Hyatt recorded 10 points which set a new career high for points in a game.

The Lady Falcons will return to action tomorrow as they will host the first place University of Maine-Fort Kent in a 12 pm Sunrise Conference match-up.


Men's Basketball 

Christaan Hammond's (Seattle, WA) 21 point performance leads Fisher past the visiting University of Maine-Presque Isle this afternoon, 93-57.

Four other Falcons (10-14 / 6-3) recorded double-digit games including senior Louis Williams. The Burlington, Vermont native added 18 points and continues his march toward 2,000 career points. He is now just 107 points shy of the milestone.

Junior Dennis Norford (New Haven, CT) chipped in 12 points while senior Daniel Nance (Brooklyn, NY) contributed 10 points. Senior Oscar Brown (Bufflao, NY) had yet another outstanding game as he scored 14 points and collected 14 rebounds. It was Brown's seventh double-double of the season, tied with Norford for the team lead.

The game of the year is set for tomorrow afternoon. It will feature the Fisher College Falcons, 2nd place in Sunrise Conference with a 6-3 record, against the 1st place University of Maine at Fort Kent, who enter the game with a 7-4 Sunrise Conference record. Game time is set for 2 pm at the Fecteau-Leary Gymnasium in Lynn, MA.

Baseball 

Hardeeville, SC - The Fisher College Baseball team began their 2011 season with a double header on the road against the University of South Carolina-Beaufort.

In game one, the Falcons couldn't solve the puzzle that USCB starter, Dexter Price threw at them. Price, a Auburn Univeristy transfer, threw four shutout innings as the Sand Sharks beat the Falcons, 5-0.

Fisher College starter Michael Hashem (North Andover, MA) threw well in defeat as he tossed 4.2 innings striking out four and allowing five runs - only two however were earned. Freshman Roberto Serrano (Cape Coral, FL) relieved Hashem and was able to end the inning without allowing a run. Freshman Andrew Hurd (Barnstable, MA) tossed a scoreless sixth in his collegiate debut.

Offensively for Fisher (0-1) senior Reynaldo Nunez (Santiago, Dominican Republic) went 2-for-3 with a double while freshman Davidson Peguero (Boston, MA) was 1-for-3. Also recording base hits for the Falcons were sophomore Steven Clark (Haverhill, MA) and senior Jose Rodriguez (Clermont, FL).


South Carolina-Beaufort put on an offensive outburst in game two as they won 14-2. 

Fisher College starter, senior Kevin Michael (Ipswich, MA) lasted only 3.1 innings as he allowed 7 runs on five hits while striking out two. The defense was the real reason for the lopsided score as the Falcons committed 9 errors which led to six unearned runs - four unearned with Michael on the hill.

At the dish, Davidson Peguero provided Fisher with their first two runs of 2011 as he had a 2 RBI triple in his 1-for-3 game. Senior Mike Oliveira (Tewksbury, MA) came off the bench and went 1-for-1 with a run scored while junior Micheal Flynn (South Pasadena, CA) recorded his first hit as a Falcon. Flynn finished the game going 1-for-2 after entering the game as a pinch hitter. Also recording base hits were Rodriguez and sophomore Alex Orsini (Loudon, NH).

The Falcons will look to split the opening four game set tomorrow as they will take on USCB in another double header. Sophomores Casey Reed (Ossippe, NH) and Micheal Callahan (Chepachet, RI) are the possible starting pitchers with first pitch scheduled for 12:05 pm. The games can be seen live on the web through the USCB website.