On February 8, Lasell’s male basketball team won their game against the Suffolk University Rams. Lasell won the jump ball and sophomore Richard Oā€™Brien put Lasell on the board first with a three point field goal. They held their lead on Suffolk throughout the game by recording 17 three point field goals. Lasell proved to be the dominant team with sophomore Clyde Niba recording 5 blocks and 29 total points. Clyde was 11-18 on shots attempted and saw 35 minutes of playing time. He was 4-4 in regards to free throws. Oā€™Brien played impressively, going a perfect 7-7, sinking all 5 three pointers attempted, and was 1-2 regarding free throws. He recorded 20 of Lasellā€™s 103 points. Senior Brock Walters was 8-11, recording 4 three pointers and a total of 24 points. Both Walters and Oā€™Brien posted career-highs in points. Lasell triumphed with a final score of 103-75. Lasell (12-8) travels to Albertus Magnus (18-2), a team that won 101-91 during their last meeting at Lasell, on February 11.
Photo taken by Tom HorakĀ