Historic Night for Williams as Fisher beats Western New England, 93-84
#23 Louis Williams
Roxbury, MA - History was made tonight at Madison Park Community Center. It came within a minute left to play in regulation, when junior Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) drove down the left side and made a layup. He recorded his 26th point of the night and it also enshrined him in Fisher Basketball history as he became just the 4th member of the 1,000 point club. Williams joins Mike Newcombe, Steven "Solo" Perry and Stephen Rice in the prestigious club. On the night, Williams finished with 26 points, including hitting 5 of 9 3pt attempts. Fellow classmate Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) scored 23 points in the winning effort.
The game was a battle for both club as Western New England College (1-5) kept pace with the Fisher offense. Senior Rick Johnson scored 10 of his 18 points in the first half as the visiting Golden Bears were down by 10 points at halftime.
When the second half started, so did Louis Williams. Held just to 5 points in the first half, Williams erupted. He was 6 for 9 from the floor, including knocking down 4 of 5 from beyond the arc. The game came close as Western New England closed the deficit to 8 with a minute to play.
With the win, Fisher improves to 6-1 on the season. Fisher will return to action on Saturday afternoon when they travel across town to face Wentworth Institute of Technology. Game time is set for 3pm.
Fisher Women fall to 1-8 with a 66-45 loss at St. Joseph's College
Brooklyn, NY - St. Joseph's College, led by Ashley McQuillian, beat Fisher by a score of 66-45. McQuillian led the Lady Bears with 12 points in 20 minutes of action. For the Lady Falcons, freshman Darneisha Ruffin (Stoughton, MA) was an offensive force. She scored a career high 17 points (7 of 10 from the floor) while collecting 6 rebounds.
From the start, St. Joseph's had command of the game. Jumping out to a 45-16 halftime lead. Fisher, however, showed signs of hope as they won the second half, edging St. Joseph's 29-21. Also contributing to the Fisher offense was senior Leslie Wadhams (Burlington, VT). She recorded 11 points and 6 rebounds in 26 minutes of play.
The Fisher women's team will return to the court this Saturday afternoon when they travel north to Nashua, NH to face Daniel Webster Colllege.
