Friday, January 8, 2010

Basketball sweeps Cooper Union



Roxbury, MA
- Both the Mens Basketball team and Womens Basketball team were victorious tonight against Cooper Union College.
In the first game, senior Leslie Wadhams (Burlington, VT) scored 22 points and collected 18 rebounds as Fisher won 75-29. Junior Tiffany Beckman (East Hartford, CT) added 16 points in the win. With the win, Fisher women improve to 3-12 on the season.
In the second game, junior Casey Pursell (Seattle, WA) scored 30 points as Fisher won 104-57. Pursell was not alone scoring in double digits. Senior Ryan Henry (Westwood, NJ) had 23 points, junior Louis Williams (Burlington, VT) added 17 and freshman Jasmin Handanovic (Hudson, NH) chipped in 18 points. The win now puts the Fisher Men at 12-1 on the season.
The Fisher Basketball teams now enter Sunrise Conference play, as they open up against the University of Maine at Machias. Game time is set with the women at 5pm and the men at 7pm. Both games will take place at Madison Park Community Center.