Concord, NH. The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men's basketball team lost their second match up of the season with Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) rival New Hampshire Technical Institute (NHTI) by a score of 98-80. The Seawolves were down 55-44 at half time and were never able to recover. The Seawolves were able to shoot 41% from the floor but got out rebounded 55-34.
Even though the Seawolves had 3 players with double figures, it proved not to be enough. Sophomore guard Emmanuel Donalson (East Orange, NJ) led the way with 21 points including 7-10 from the free throw line. Sophomore point guard Jose Nouchanthavong (Westbrook, ME) had 19 points on 8 of 14 shooting and was also able to contribute 13 rebounds and 5 assists. Freshman Guard Jon Amabile (Portland, ME) added 17 points along with 5 rebounds.
SMCC drops to 18-9 overall and 11-4 in conference play. The Seawolves have a big conference game on Thursday February 7th as they host Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) rival Central Maine Community College (CMCC). Game is scheduled to start at 8:00PM. If you can't make it to the game, watch it live on our website http://client.stretchinternet.com/client/smcc.portal.