Eagles Catch Moose, Win 89-67

Nashua - Junior guard Chris Hanson (Salem, Mass.) notched 17 points including five three-pointers and junior Chris Voukides (Salem, N.H.) added 13 as Daniel Webster College pushed past UMaine-Augusta, 87-69 Wednesday night at Mario Vagge Gymnasium.

Every Eagle saw minutes and 14 different players registered at least a point as DWC moved to 2-0 on the young season. Junior Eric Suarez (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and sophomore Jonathan Smalls (Deer Park, N.Y.) added 10 points, while junior Victor Rios (Brooklyn) scored nine and Steve Savage (Salem, N.H.) added seven points and a team high nine boards.

Lawrence Williams (Chicago, Ill.) led the Moose (1-2) with a game high 25 points, knocking down 12-of-26 from the field and added 10 rebounds. Jawaan Stallings (Chicago) added 18 points, while Shane Ciriello (Auburn, Maine) notched eight points and a game high 11 boards.

The Eagles never trailed and the game was tied once, at 4-4 early on. The Eagles followed the tie with a 14-0 run sparked by back-to-back layups from Suarez and a Hanson three and the lead would swell to as high as 31 (43-12) in the opening frame. DWC shot 49-percent in the half and led 53-27 at the break.

The Eagles finished with a 55-40 advantage on the glass including a 21-12 total on the offensive boards and never allowed the Moose closer than 17 through the second frame.

The Eagles return to action Friday night facing Colby-Sawyer in the first round of the Rivier College Tip Off, beginning at 8:00 p.m. With a win, the Eagles would face the winner of Rivier and Anna Maria on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. A loss puts the Eagles in the consolation game at 12:00 p.m