NEWTON, Mass. – Ethan Dujon (Warwick, R.I.) scored a game-high 26 points and Mount Ida held off a late Suffolk University charge to defeat the Rams 74-63 and extend their win streak to six games with a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) men's basketball victory on Saturday afternoon at Mount Ida Athletic Center.
The Mustangs (4-1 GNAC) continue to expand on the program's longest winning streak since joining the conference in 2007. They led 44-29 at the half after shooting 46.9% in the first half, and Dujon was 9-13 from the field overall, including 3-3 from behind the three-point line while also grabbing four steals in the win.
Suffolk (3-9, 2-3 GNAC) cut what became a 20-point deficit to as little as eight points in the second half, including a 7-2 run by Cameron Powers (Middlefield, Conn.), who, with ten points, was one of four Rams in double-figures.
The lead reached 20 at 16:29 of the second half after a three-pointer and then a layup on back to back possesions by junior captain Kevin Conner (Mansfield, Mass.), who had ten points and seven rebounds, along with four assists.
Mount Ida junior Errald Jordine (Stamford, Conn.) added 11 points and eight rebounds, while junior Jayson Clark (Austin, Texas) had nine points and eight assists with just one turnover.
Suffolk was led by 15 points out of George Grillakis (Lowell, Mass.) and 13 points apiece from Steve DiPrizio (Medford, Mass.) and Quinnn McCartney (Lacrosse, Wisc.), with DiPrizio grabbing a game-high 12 rebounds to make it a double-double. No other Rams had more than three boards.
Joey DeFillippi (Bristol, Conn.) had seven points, two assists and two steals for the Mustangs, who next travel to local rivals Lasell College for an 8:00 pm game on Tuesday night.
The Rams play their next two games at home, starting on Tuesday when they host Rivier at 7:00 pm.