Men’s Basketball Handles Curry, 82-57
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men’s basketball team defeated Curry, 82-57, in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Tuesday night at MacDonald Gymnasium.
BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott men's basketball team defeated Curry, 82-57, in Conference of New England (CNE) action on Tuesday night at MacDonald Gymnasium.
Elijah Kinney (Nashville, Tenn.) highlighted the Gulls with 23 points (9-12 FG, 2-4 3PT, 3-4 FT), nine rebounds, and a block.
Marcus Montagnino (Gloucester, Mass.) also compiled 13 points, four rebounds, and four assists in the victory.
Endicott's offense featured 11 other scorers with Cam Keliher (South Hampton, N.H.) and Jeff Hill (Lynn, Mass.) guiding that group with eight points apiece.
Tied 18-18 with 11:03 to play in the first half, the Gulls produced an 11-0 run to take a 29-18 lead on the scoreboard and were never threatened the rest of the way.
Kinney guided the spurt with four points, while Max Grenert (Beverly, Mass.) (3), Montagnino (2), and Hill (2) contributed on the scoresheet.
Endicott outscored Curry 26-14 in total from the 11:03 mark on, utilizing seven different scorers to head into the break with a 44-32 advantage.
Kinney (6), Montagnino (6), Hill (4), Grenert (3), AJ Forte (Peabody, Mass.) (3), Parker McLaren (Newburyport, Mass.), and Keliher (2) all factored into the run.
From there, the Gulls shot 42.9% from the field (15-35) to close out their fifth straight win (all in CNE play).
BEYOND THE BOX SCORE
- Endicott leads the all-time series, 37-13.
- The Gulls have won 24 straight versus Curry, dating back to 1/11/14.
- Endicott led for 33:30 in tonight's contest.
- Keliher dished out a career-high six assists (no turnovers, one block, one steal, one rebound).
- Wilson Bennett (Sag Harbor, N.Y.) notched a career-high five points.
WHAT'S NEXT
Endicott (12-6, 9-2 CNE) hosts Wentworth on Saturday, February 1 at 3 PM. This weekend's contest will serve as Senior Day for the Gulls. Curry (2-16, 1-10 CNE) visits Nichols this Saturday at 3:30 PM.
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(Photo Credit - Mazzie Hinsdale '25)