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Robinson And Alkins Lead Wolves Over Anchormen

1/11/2023 7:52:00 PM

Box Score PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Senior Kendall Robinson (Bellport, N.Y.) and junior Ryan Alkins (Queens, N.Y.) scored 28 and 18 points, respectively, and the Western Connecticut State University men's basketball team sailed to a 91-55 victory over Rhode Island College on Wednesday night.

Robinson converted 10-of-18 shot attempts from the field, including 6-of-14 from beyond the arch while Alkins nailed 7-of-8 tries on the night as the Wolves led from the opening tip.

Malik Cole (Brooklyn, N.Y.) gathered a team-high six rebounds for the Wolves, which improve to 12-1 overall and are tied, at the time of this release, in second place in the Little East Conference.  The Beacons are entrenched in a battled with in-state rival UMass Dartmouth later on Wednesday.

Eight WestConn players collected at least three rebounds in the win with Jaheim Young (Brooklyn, N.Y.) following Cole with five caroms.

Mitchel Noresca led the Anchormen with 16 points and was the only member of the host team in double figures in the scoring column.

Ousmane Kourouma hauled down a game-high 12 rebounds for RIC, which falls to 4-9 overall and 2-3 in the conference.

After holding a 17-point lead, 38-21, at intermission, the Wolves kept the pressure on the accelerator and outscored the Anchormen, 53-34 over the final 20 minutes of play.

WestConn returns to Feldman Arena and the O'Neill Center for a conference battled with University of Southern Maine on Saturday, January 14.  Game time is set for 3 pm.

RIC plays host to Plymouth State University on Saturday, also at 3 bells.
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