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Canin Reynolds
Clarus Studios Inc.
54
Thomas (ME) THOMAS 2-3
79
Winner Amherst AMHERST 6-0
Thomas (ME) THOMAS
2-3
54
Final
79
Amherst AMHERST
6-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Thomas (ME) THOMAS 27 27 54
Amherst AMHERST 43 36 79

Game Recap: Men's Basketball |

#21 Mammoths Remain Unbeaten with 79-54 Win Over Thomas

AMHERST, Mass. -- First-year Canin Reynolds scored 14 points and junior Michael Schretter tallied 13 points, 15 rebounds and 5 blocks as the Amherst College men's basketball team remained unbeaten with a 79-54 win over Thomas College on Tuesday night at LeFrak Gymnasium.

The Mammoths (6-0), ranked 21st in this week's D3hoops.com poll, are off to their best start since opening the season with eight straight wins in 2016. Amherst returns to action on Saturday (Dec. 4) at 3 p.m. at St. Elizabeth.

"Our coaches always emphasize energy, communication and effort in practice," said Schretter, who set career highs in rebounds and blocks. "That was something that we tried to emphasize today. They're a small quick team, we had to make sure we were staying in front."

First-year Parker Desjardins scored a season-best 13 points to lead the Terriers (2-3), who visit Maine Maritime on Saturday.

GAME HIGHLIGHTS

  • The Mammoths raced out to a 15-2 lead as Ryker Vance hit his first 4 field goal attempts and had 8 points in the first five minutes.
  • Amherst pushed the lead to as much as 17 in the first half before entering halftime with a 27-43 lead.
  • An 11-2 Thomas run in the second half brought the Terriers back within 12 points, but the Mammoths closed the game on a 15-2 run to post a 25-point win.

BY THE NUMBERS

  • Schretter's 15 rebounds were the most for a Mammoth since Johnny McCarthy grabbed 15 boards in January 2018.
  • Making his first start in his sixth collegiate game, Reynolds set new career bests with 14 points and 4 rebounds while matching his highs of 3 assists and 3 steals.
  • Day added 13 points and 3 assists and has scored in double figures in 18 straight games dating back to January 2020.
  • Vance scored a career-best 12 points on 6-of-7 field goal shooting.
  • The Mammoths held a 50-28 advantage in rebounding, including a 13-7 lead in offensive rebounds, which Amherst turned into a 12-0 lead in second-chance points.
  • The Mammoths shot 48 percent (28-of-59) from the field while holding the Terriers to a season-low 29 percent (17-of-58) shooting.
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