Seawolves Move On To The Final Four

Auburn, ME. The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) men's basketball team beat College of St. Joe's of Vermont tonight in the first round of the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) tournament by a score of 61-53. The Seawolves started off slow but was only down 1 at half time. The Fighting Saints came out roaring in the second half to take a 46-33 13 point lead with 12 minutes left in the game. However, the Seawolves never gave up and were able to finish the game on a 28-7 run to move on in the tournament. 

The Seawolves had an all around effort with 3 starters in double figures. SMCC was led by sophomore guard Emmanuel Donalson (East Orange, NJ) who led all scores with 20 points including 6 of 7 from the free throw line and contributed 8 rebounds. Freshman guard Jon Amabile (Portland, ME) had 16 points on 6 of 14 shooting from the floor. Controlling the offense was sophomore point guard Jose Nouchanthavong (Westbrook, ME) who had 12 points on 5 of 11 shooting and also chipped in with 6 rebounds and 3 assists.

SMCC gets thier 20th win of the season to improves to 20-10 overall and 13-5 in conference play. The Seawolves will take on rival New Hampshire Technical Institute (NTHI) tomorrow Frebruary 17th for a spot in the Yankee Small College Conference (YSCC) championship game. The game will be held at Central Maine Community College (CMCC) and is scheduled for a 4:00PM start.