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January 27, 2005
Northfield, VT - Norwich went on a 24-7 run to start the second half and went on to defeat Western New England College, 63-47. Norwich (10-5, 8-2 GNAC) held the Golden Bears (10-7, 6-4) to 17 points in the second half and at one point, held them scoreless for a seven-minute stretch. Norwich was down 30-22 at halftime after WNEC went on a 13-4 run to close out the first half.
The Cadets outrebounded the Golden Bears, 43-34, and held them to 34 percent in field goal shooting. Tim Shedd scored 15 points to lead Norwich, while Geoff Hensley and Rene Cheatham chipped in 14 and 12 points respectively. Jon Godbout topped Western New England with 17 points, while Anthony Charbatji scored 15 points.
Norwich will return to Andrews Hall on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. to host Johnson & Wales, while Western New England will host Suffolk at 1:00 p.m.
NORWICH UNIVERSITY 63, WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 47
Western New England (10-7, 6-4)
Jon GODBOUT 7-15 1-4 17; Anthony CHARBATJI 6-10 1-2 15; Mike CUTLER 2-4 0-0 4; Asif ABDUL-WADUD 2-2 0-0 4; Jim BAYNE 0-10 3-4 3; Malik CHAMPLAIN 1-3 0-1 2; Jeremy STERNSTEIN 1-8 0-0 2; Jason CARDINAL 0-2 0-0 0; Matt GIGLIELLO 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 19-56 5-11 47.
Norwich University (10-5,8-2)
Tim Shedd 6-16 0-0 15; Geoff Hensley 5-8 0-0 14; Rene Cheatham 6-11 0-1 12; Jerrold Williams 3-7 2-2 9; Adrian Ackles 3-4 0-0 6; Marc Jones 2-9 0-0 4; Derrick Montiero 1-2 1-4 3; Nick Cyr 0-2 0-0 0.
Totals 26-59 3-7 63.
Western New England........... 30 17 - 47
Norwich University................ 22 41 - 63
3-point goals-Western New England 4-12 (Jon GODBOUT 2-6; Anthony CHARBATJI 2-4; Jim BAYNE 0-1; Jeremy STERNSTEIN 0-1), Norwich University 8-23 (Geoff Hensley 4-7; Tim Shedd 3-9; Jerrold Williams 1-4; Marc Jones 0-1; Derrick Montiero 0-1; Nick Cyr 0-1).
Fouled out--Western New England-None, Norwich University-Rene Cheatham.
Rebounds-Western New England 34 (Jim BAYNE 9), Norwich University 43 (Marc Jones 11).
Assists-Western New England 13 (Jeremy STERNSTEIN 3), Norwich University 18 (Tim Shedd 5).
Total fouls-Western New England 14, Norwich University 14.
A-110
Miller, January 2005