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WESTFIELD, Mass. - Hot-shooting guards Chris Hanson (Salem, Mass.) and Brian Inge (Fort Washington, Md.) scored 21 and 19 points, respectively, to pace Daniel Webster College to a 78-58 victory over Westfield State in the quarterfinals of the ECAC New England Division III men’s basketball tournament.
Daniel Webster, the tourney’s No. 6 seed, boosted its record to a school-best 18-9. The Eagles will host Rivier College – also from Nashua, N.H. - in an ECAC semifinal game this Saturday. Rivier, the No. 7 seed, won at No. 2 Colby-Sawyer, 72-62. No. 3 seed Westfield State finishes its season 18-10.
Daniel Webster was hot from 3-point range, draining 10 of 21 attempts. Hanson was 5-for-10 from beyond the arc while Inge was 4-for-8.
Westfield led 17-12 with 11:50 remaining in the first half, but Daniel Webster took the lead for good, 23-21, on a jumper by Inge at the 8:17 mark. The Eagles then outscored the host team 17-7 to take a 40-28 halftime lead.
Daniel Webster continued the scoring assault in the second half, leading by as many as 24 points, 65-41, with 10:22 remaining.
Also playing well for the Eagles was freshman guard William Kemp Harris (Suitland, Md.), who posted a double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds.
Daniel Webster shot 52 percent from the field and out-rebounded Westfield, 41-37.
The Owls only committed seven turnovers but they shot 36 percent from the floor, including 4-for-19 from 3-point range.
Senior guard Dave Jaehnig (Quincy) was Westfield’s only player in double figures with 10 points. Junior forward Drew Pereira (Seekonk) had eight points and nine rebounds.
Chris Jurkowski drives the baseline. Photos By David Harris-Fried
Senior point guard Chris Kinback