Box Score WORCESTER -- John Adams and Colin McNamara both had double-doubles for #22 WPI in an 89-60 New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) victory over Coast Guard men's basketball on Saturday afternoon. The Bears dropped to 5-16 overall and 2-10 in conference play, while the Engineers improve to 20-2 on the season and 11-1 in the NEWMAC.
Adams finished the game with a 22-point, 12 rebound and seven assist outing while McNamara added 18 points, 11 rebounds and three assists.
The Bears were paced by a 16 point effort from Declan Rooney off the bench. Rooney added four rebounds. Jarrod Jackson added 11 points and Garrett Drummond chipped in with 10.
Aidan Callahan started things off with a layup on the opening possession and WPI never looked back ultimately getting out to a 14-4 start to the game after four-straight points from Logan O'Donnell. After taking a 32-10 advantage, Coast Guard went out on an 11-1 run to get within 12, but WPI headed into halftime with a 39-24 advantage.
The Engineers maintained and then extended their lead in the second half following an 8-0 run started by an Austen Zhou trey and capped off by an Adams and-one resulting in a 59-34 lead. Some back and forth play kept the Bears at bay and they were able to get within the 30-point threshold thanks to a Rooney layup in the final seconds of action.
The Engineers out-shot the Bears posting a 41.3% shooting percentage on the day while holding Coast Guard to a 30.4% clip. The team pulled down 51 rebounds to Coast Guard's 40 while also dishing out 21 assists on 33 made baskets.
The Bears are back in action at home on Wednesday as they host Babson at 7 pm.