SVC Pushes Past MBB

NEW LONDON, Conn. – Six Mountaineers scored in double figures as Southern Vermont College remained unbeaten in New England Collegiate Conference play, posting a 97-72 victory at Mitchell College on Saturday afternoon at the Yarnall Athletic Center.

William Bromirski shot 6-for-7 from three-point range to lead the Mountaineers (18-3 overall, 12-0 NECC) with 23 points, 16 of which came in the first half. DaShawn Hamlet filled up the stat sheet with 17 points, 11 rebounds, four assists and three steals in only 26 minutes.

Rayshawn Taylor came off the bench to net 15 points while Daemond Carter and Jeff James each added 11. James also handed out a team-high seven assists while both he and Carter each grabbed six boards. Casey Hall rounded out the SVC players in double digits with 10 points and pulled down eight rebounds.

Parris Hill led Mitchell (7-11 overall, 5-6 NECC) with 23 points on 10-for-16 shooting.

The Mountaineers came out in attack mode and quickly rolled up a 10-0 lead to start the game. James put in back-to-back layups to spark the run while Bromirski capped things off with his first trey of the contest.

Mitchell eventually got going as Hill and Donavan McClean accounted for their team's first 15 points. Down by 10 later in the half, the Mariners cut it to 34-30 on six straight points from Frank Martin. He followed an old-fashioned three-point play with a traditional three from the corner with 4:53 to play in the half.

That would be as close as Mitchell would get. Bromirski drained a pair of threes in the final 2:37 as SVC scored the final nine points of the half to lead 48-34 at the break. The Mountaineers shot 52 percent in the stanza while holding the Mariners to 39 percent.

Southern Vermont led by as many as 33 points in the second half. Taylor scored 13 of his 15 points in the stanza as the Mountaineers picked up their 10th straight win. SVC has now won 30 straight NECC regular season games dating back to the 2013-14 season.

Several Mitchell reserves played well in the second half. Zachary Mosley scored a career-best eight points while Adino Lawrence added six. Corey Jackson finished with five points and three rebounds while Gemel McLeod had two steals and two assists in his collegiate debut.  

Mitchell will next play at Becker College on Monday, February 8 at 6 p.m. Southern Vermont returns to action at home against Becker on Wednesday, February 10 at 8 p.m.