Owls Roll Past Lesley, 104-63
Four players scored in double figures, led by newcomer Christopher Prophet’s (Central/Springfield, Mass.) 17, as Westfield State rolled to a 104-63 win over Lesley University in the Owls home-opener at Woodward Center on Wednesday night.
| Final | 1 | 2 | T |
|---|---|---|---|
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23 | 40 | 63 |
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48 | 56 | 104 |
Team Stats
Lesley
| Game Statistics | Lesley | Westfield St. |
|---|---|---|
| Field Goals | (24-65) | (44-76) |
| Field Goal % | 36.9% | 57.9% |
| Rebounds | 32 | 49 |
| Assists | 13 | 19 |
| Turnovers | 20 | 13 |
| Pts off Turnovers | 10 | 29 |
| 2nd Chance Pts | 5 | 18 |
| Pts in the Paint | 24 | 76 |
| Fastbreak Pts | 6 | 19 |
| Bench Pts | 9 | 54 |
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Four players scored in double figures, led by newcomer Christopher Prophet's (Central/Springfield, Mass.) 17, as Westfield State rolled to a 104-63 win over Lesley University in the Owls home-opener at Woodward Center on Wednesday night.
Westfield led 48-23 at the half behind 64 percent (20-31) shooting from the floor and 11 points in the opening stanza from Marcus Collins (Rindge and Latin/Cambridge, Mass.).
Prophet shot 7-10 from the floor on the night and made five steals.
Collins added 15 points and four blocks for the Owls, while Moody Bey (Monson/Springfield, Mass.) and Ke Vawn Lord (West Springfield HS/Amherst, Mass.) added 12 each. Lord grabbed a game-high 13 rebounds.
Sophomore forward Chase Howard (Del Norte/San Diego, Calif.) led the Lynx with 23 points, with Joey Martin (Central/Melbourne, Fla.) adding 21 points and seven rebounds.
Westfield State improves to 1-0 on the season. The Owls will host the Rick Martin – Holiday Inn Express Tournament on Friday and Saturday, meeting Clarkson University in the opener at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
Lesley falls to 0-2 on the year. The Lynx will travel to Emerson for a 7:00 p.m. start tomorrow evening.