Basketball vs. SUNY-Canton Recaps

Lynn, MA - The Fisher College Basketball teams returned for their second day of Sunrise Conference action as they hosted the State University of New York at Canton in afternoon games at the Fecteau-Leary Gymnasium.


Women's Basketball 

Senior Tiffany Beckman

Senior Tiffany Beckman (East Hartford, CT) and freshman Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT) combined for 35 points but that was not enough as SUNY-Canton won, 68-39.

Down 17-2 to begin the game, Beckman took charge and help lead the Lady Falcons (4-10/2-2) on a 18-6 run to close out the half. Heading into the locker room, Fisher was only down by three, 23-20.

SUNY-Canton turned it on the second half as they scored 45 to seal the victory.

Beckman finished the game with 21 points and 12 rebounds, her second straight double-double. Bernard recorded 14 points as she continues to have a stellar freshman season.

The Lady Falcons will hit the road next weekend as they will travel up to northern Maine. On Saturday, they will on the campus of the University of Maine-Fort Kent and then go to the University of Maine-Presque Isle on Sunday.

Maine-Fort Kent has been Sunrise Conference Champions in each of the past three seasons.

Men's Basketball 

Senior Louis Williams

Four Falcons reached the double-digit plateau as Fisher College improved to 3-1 in Sunrise Conferece play with a 84-57 victory.

Senior Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) paced the offense as he scored 19 points while dishing out 5 assists, both team highs. Williams is now only 215 points away from eclipsing the 2,000 career point mark.

Fellow seniors Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) and Oscar Brown (Buffalo, NY) added 17 and 10 points respectively in the win. Junior Dennis Norford (New Haven, CT) chipped in 18 points and collected a team high 13 rebounds. In the process, Norford recorded his 7th double-double of the season.

Also recording points for the Falcons (6-11/3-1) were freshmen Ny'Kee White (Suffolk, VA), Elijah Chisholm (East Boston, MA), Chris Sadafsaz (Plano, TX) and seniors Christaan Hammond (Seattle, WA) and Daniel Nance (Brooklyn, NY).

In their next game, the Men will travel up to the University of Maine-Fort Kent on Saturday (1/22) in what will be a rematch of last season's Sunrise Conference Championship Game.

Both Fisher Collge Basketball teams in action today

Lynn, MA - The Fisher College Basketball teams were both in action today as they faced off against the University of Maine-Machias in Sunrise Conference action.

Women's Basketball

Javanna Bernard

Trailing by three at the half, the Fisher College Women's Basketball team couldn't keep pace with Maine-Machias as the Lady Clippers won, 63-50.

Fisher College freshman sensation Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT) continues to play at a high level as she lead the team in scoring with 19 points. Also chipping in with a double digit point game were freshman Kimberly Woolley (Rollinsford, NH) with 11 and senior Tiffany Beckman (East Hartford, CT) with 10. Beckman also collected 12 rebounds to give her her first double-double of the season. Junior Talia Hyatt (Dorchester, MA) recorded 12 rebounds as well to give her a team high 86 rebounds on the season.

The Lady Falcons (4-9/2-1) will return to action tomorrow afternoon as they host the State University of New York at Canton. Tip off is scheduled for 12 pm at the Fecteau-Leary Gymnasium in Lynn, MA.


Men's Basketball

Casey Pursell

Senior Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) recorded his 1,000th career point as the Fisher College Men's Basketball team beat the University of Maine at Machias, 86-70 this afternoon.

Pursell becomes the 5th member of the 1,000 point club, joining teammate senior Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) as the only active members. He recorded the point on a layup with 9:55 to play in the first half. Pursell finished the game with a double-double, his second of the season, with 17 points and 12 rebounds.


Also recording a double-double was senior Oscar Brown (Buffalo, NY). Brown had a game high 21 points while collecting 12 rebounds. Williams added 17 points and senior Christian Hammond (Seattle, WA) and junior Dennis Norford (New Haven, CT) had 12 points and 10 points respectively. All five Falcon starters recorded double digit point games.

Fisher (5-12/2-1) will square off against the State University of New York at Canton in a Sunrise Conference match-up tomorrow at 2 pm. The game will be played at the Fecteau-Leary Gymnasium located at 33 North Common Street in Lynn, MA.

Freshman sensation leads Fisher Women to third straight win

Bernard's 27 points lead Fisher to victory

Lynn, MA – The Fisher College Women’s Basketball team remain unbeaten in the 2011 calendar year as they defeated visiting Green Mountain College, 66-61.

Freshman Javanna Bernard (Waterbury, CT) paced the Fisher offense as she scored a game high 27 points while connecting on 4-of-8 from beyond the arc.

Fisher (4-8/2-0) jumped out to a 34-28 halftime thanks in large part to freshman Kimberly Woolley (Rollinsford, NH). Woolley scored 13 of her 15 points in the half while Bernard added 14 points.

In the second half, senior Tiffany Beckman (East Hartford, CT) and junior Leslie Wadhams (Burlington, VT) caught fire. Beckman scored 7 of her 10 points and Wadhams added 10 points. Beckman was able to put the game out of reach as she sank three free throws within the final 15 seconds of play to give Fisher a five point lead.

2011 has been a good start for the Lady Falcons. They beat Sunrise Conference opponents Vermont Technical College, 51-41 and College of Saint Joseph’s in Vermont, 61-47 over the weekend. The three game win streak is the longest win streak for Fisher Women’s Basketball.

The Ladies will return to action this weekend as they will host both the University of Maine at Machias (Sat. 1/15 at 1pm) and the State University of New York at Canton (Sun. 1/16 at 12pm). Both contests will be Sunrise Conference match-ups. All home games will be played at the Fecteau-Leary Gymnasium located at 33 North Common Street in Lynn, MA. Also, the games will be televised by Lynn Educational Television and will also have live stats streaming online.