2014-15 Seawolves Basketball News
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Saints Edge Seawolves in OT to Claim YSCC Championship
February 22, 2015Concord, NH - In this afternoon's YSCC championship game, the Seawolves were hindered by a combination of foul trouble, poor perimeter shooting and a 51-46 rebound margin in favor of the opponent which allowed the College of St. Joseph's to grab a 73-67 overtime victory over top-ranked SMCC. -
Seawolves Edge VTC to Earn Spot in YSCC Championship
February 21, 2015Concord, NH - In tonight's YSCC semifinal matchup between the top seed Seawolves and the fifth seed Knights of Vermont Tech, SMCC used their size and depth to wear down the Knights and walk away with the 61-57 triumph.
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Seawolves Defeat Golden Eagles, Advance to Semifinals
February 20, 2015Concord, NH - Tonight the Seawolves took the court at New Hampshire Technical Institute for YSCC quarterfinal action against the Golden Eagles of Eastern Maine CC. The Seawolves took a commanding 19 point lead at the halftime break aand despite being outscored by two points in the second half, the Seawolves were able to pull away with the 77-60 win.
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Seawolves Start Slow but Finish Strong to Defeat VTC
February 14, 2015Randolph Center, VT - This afternoon's men's basketball matchup between SMCC and Vermont Technical College started out in a way that noone would've expected. After twenty minutes of play the Seawolves had put up only 13 points, their lowest offensive performance in a half in the 2014-15 season, as they trailed the Knights 17-13 going into the break.
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Seawolves Roll Past Mustangs Using Stellar Shooting and Balanced Scoring
February 11, 2015South Portland - HUB gymnasium was packed and the crowd was roaring as the Seawolves took the floor against the Mustangs of CMCC for their final home game of the 2014-15 season. Picking up a win would mean the Seawolves would go a perfect 14-0 in conference play but games against CMCC are guaranteed to be tough. In the first meeting of the rivals the Seawolves picked up a one point win at the buzzer when Jordan DeRsosby (Waterville, ME) converted on a three from deep in the corner. The second meeting would be a little different however, the Seawolves jumped out to a 7-0 lead and maintained that lead for the entire 40 minutes, eventually picking up the 90-74 win.
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Seawolves' Buckets From Downtown Difference Maker Against Machias
February 07, 2015South Portland - In last nights' YSCC men's basketball action three point shooting turned into the games' difference maker. The teams were even in nearly every category; both teams made 19 free throws, the rebound margin was 34-33, the assist (14-12) and turnover (15-13) categories were separated by just two, all categories in favor of Machias. However, the Seawolves connected on seven shots from downtown while the Clippers were unable to hit any (0-13).
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Gonzalez Leads Seawolves Past Lynx
February 05, 2015South Portland - Freshman center Carlos Gonzalez (Lewiston, ME) scored a game high 31 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, which included 10 offensive boards, to lead the Seawolves to a commanding 62-63 victory over the Lynx off New Hampshire Technical Institute.
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Bulldogs Hand Seawolves First Loss of Second Semester
January 31, 2015South Portland - A dismal Seawolves' shooting effort in the first half, 8% from the three point line and 26% from the floor, would be the team's demise against a very talented Dean College team in last nights men's basketball action. The Seawolves were chasing a fourteen point lead at the break so despite outscoring the Bulldogs in second half action, they could not overcome the first half deficit as they fell to the Bulldogs, 82-70.
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Seawolves Overcome Early Deficit to Defeat Owls
January 24, 2015Presque Isle - Maine-Presque Isle tried to rally its young troops to pull off a solid home win Saturday, but their effort was undone by some key mistakes in the second half, as the Seawolves pulled out their 17th win of the season, 74-64.
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DeRosby Nets 20 to Lead Seawolves Past Unity
January 21, 2015South Portland - In last night's men's basketball action the Seawolves shot 52% from the floor and outrebounded the Rams of Unity College 56-35, as they picked up an easy 103-55 conference victory.
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Seawolves Defeat Eagles, Now 11-0 in Conference Play
January 17, 2015South Portland - This afternoon the Golden Eagles of EMCC made a valiant effort as they competed against the talented 14 person Seawolves' roster with only five eligible players. Despite being outscored 48-29 in the first half the Eagles were able to bounce back in the second, getting outscored by just two points, 45-43 in the second half. The Seawolves shot an impressive 48% from the floor while going 30% from beyond the three point line as they picked up the 92-71 victory.
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Seawolves Roll Over UMA
January 14, 2015South Portland - The size and depth of Seawolves was too much for UMaine-Augusta to handle in tonight's men's conference basketball action. SMCC outrebounded UMA 54-42, and the Seawolves bench outscored the Moose 41-4, en route to a commanding 95-68 victory.
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Seawolves Cruise Past CSJ, Remain Unscathed in Conference Play
January 10, 2015South Portland - This afternoon the two remaining undefeated YSCC men's basketball teams, SMCC and the College of St. Joseph's (VT), squared off at the Hutchinson Union Building. The Seawolves opened the game with 13 unanswered points to take a 13-0 lead just three minutes into first half action. The Saints would eventually find their offense but they were unable to get any closer than seven for the remainder of the contest, as the Seawolves rolled to a comfortable 102-82 victory.
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Seawolves Open Second Semester with a Victory
January 08, 2015South Portland - The Seawolves opened up the new year in winning fashion as they downed the Knights of Northern Essex CC by a score of 79-68 in tonight's men's basketball action. The Seawolves were able to use their depth and a balanced scoring attack, putting 12 players in the scorebook, to overcome the Knights.
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Knights Slip Past Seawolves in OT
December 14, 2014South Portland - This afternoon the Seawolves, ranked number one in the first USCAA coaches poll that was released on Friday, faced off against the number three ranked Knights of Central Penn College. Trailing 82-79 with under 30 seconds to play in regulation, Seawolves' shooting guard Kevin Fabian (Lawrence, MA) nailed a three, one of five for the game, with five seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. In overtime the Seawolves secured a one point advantage, 92-91, on an Atencio Martin (Kittery, ME) layup with 4.8 seconds remaining but an offensive rebound and putback as time expired by the Knights' Dominique Twiggs would give Central Penn the 93-92 overtime win.
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Seawolves Ward Off Clippers, Remain Unbeaten in YSCC Play
December 06, 2014South Portland - This afternoon the Seawolves, currently ranked number one in the YSCC east, battled against the number three Clippers of UMaine-Machias. Both teams were sporting spotless conference records entering today's contest but after 40 hard fought minutes the Seawolves handed the Clippers a 90-77 loss.
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Seawolves Overcome NHTI in Close Battle
December 04, 2014Concord, NH - Despite committing 17 turnovers and shooting an unimpressive 4-14 from the free throw line in the first half, the Seawolves managed to enter the halftime break knotted at 38-38 with conference opponent New Hampshire Technical Institute. In the second half the Lynx were able to get Seawolves' big man, Carlos Gonzalez (Lewiston, ME) into foul trouble, but in his absense small forwards Atencio Martin (Kittery, ME) and Alexander Hartford (Naples, ME) stepped up, combining for 27 of the team's 50 second half points and helping the Seawolves' pick up win number 10, 88-80 over NHTI.
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Hot Shooting Lifts Seawolves Over Eagles
November 30, 2014Bangor - In this afternoon's YSCC basketball matchup between Southern Maine CC and Eastern Maine CC the Seawolves shot impressive 54% from the field, capitalizing on 40 of their 76 shot attempts, en route to a 96-46 victory. High scorer in today's game was SMCC center Jack Tolan (South Portland, ME) who scored a career high 16 points on 7-10 shooting.
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Second Half Rally Lifts Seawolves Over Moose
November 25, 2014Augusta - A red hot shooting half by the UMaine-Augusta Moose, 65.2% from the field, found the Seawolves trailing by 15 points at halftime, 48-33, in last night's YSCC basketball matchup. However, the Seawolves rallied in the second half, outscoring the Moose 56-28, to come away with a 13 point victory and remain unbeaten in conference play.
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Strong Second Half Sends Seawolves Past Hampshire
November 22, 2014Amherst, MA - Clinging to just a five point advantage, 32-27, at halftime, the Seawolves outscored the Black Sheep of Hampshire College 58-17 in the second half to come away with a 90-44 victory in yesterday's YSCC basketball action.
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Martin Leads Seawolves Past Rams
November 19, 2014Unity - Seawolves' forward Atencio Martin (Kittery, ME) scored a game high 18 points to lead SMCC past Unity College, 98-53, in last night's men's YSCC basketball action. Martin shot an impressive 8-13 (61.5%) from the floor and grabbed a team high nine boards.
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Wolverines Hand Seawolves First Loss
November 12, 2014Bridgton - Tonight the Seawolves traveled to Bridgton Academy where their undefeated streak was brought to halt with a 67-60 loss to the Wolverines. Bridgton sealed the victory at the 1:15 mark when a loose ball scramble with ten seconds left on the shot clock resulted in a made three point attempt by the Wolverines' Jamal White to put his team up seven. Despite their best efforts, the Seawolves' were unable to bridge the gap during the final 1:15.
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Tuplin Leads Seawolves Past Berkeley
November 08, 2014South Portland - He may be "old" be he's still got it! Josh Tuplin (Bath, ME), who returns to the Seawolves after having played for the 2009 team, put on a stellar shooting performance today against the Knights of Berkeley College (NY). The 26 year old veteran poured in 29 points on 9-13 shooting, including 6-10 from beyond the arc in 26 minutes of play, leading the Seawolves to an 81-79 victory over the Knights.
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Seawolves Take Navy Prep in Double OT
November 01, 2014South Portland - In Saturday's men's basketball action the Seawolves of SMCC and the Rams of Navy Prep went back and forth for 49 minutes until an Atencio Martin (Kittery, ME) in the second overtime period put the Seawolves on top for the final time, 81-80. Point guard Jordan DeRosby (Waterville, ME) added two made free throws to pad the SMCC lead to three points with 00:36 remaining. In the final seconds the Sewolves forced Navy into two turnovers and Martin capitalized on a free throw to solidify the Seawolves win, 84-80.
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Seawolves Get Through CanAm Tournament Unscathed
October 26, 2014Auburn - In game two of this weekend's CanAm tournament the Seawolves were able to come away with a 63-59 win over the University of New Brunswick - St. John, mostly due to their domination on the offensive glass. SMCC tallied 27 offensive rebounds, including six from center Carlos Gonzalez (Lewiston, ME) which resulted in 14 second chance points. Meanwhile, UNB only had nine offensive boards and seven second chance points.
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Seawolves Down St. Thomas to Win First Game of the Season
October 25, 2014Auburn - Today the Seawolves opened up their 2014-15 at Central Maine CC's CanAm tournament, against St. Thomas University.
