THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 75, Coast Guard 59

Records: Emerson Lions (9-4, 2-2 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (3-9, 0-3 NEWMAC)

Location: Boston, Mass. (Brown & Plofker Gym)

Date: January 17, 2022

The Lead: Four different Lions, including seniors Zach Waterhouse, Jarred Houston and Nate Martin and junior Max Davis, knocked down double-figures to help push the Emerson men's basketball team to a 75-59 victory over Coast Guard on Monday afternoon. With his 15 points, Waterhouse became the newest member of the 1,000 point club.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON

Waterhouse: 15 points
Davis: 15 points & two steals
Houston: 15 points, 12 rebounds & five assists
Martin: 10 points 

COAST GUARD

Declan Rooney: 13 points
Tyler Perez: 12 points & nine rebounds
Jarrod Jackson & Madison Maloney: 11 points
Jack Brunswick: three assists 

HOW IT HAPPENED 

• In a half that saw Emerson come away with the early 38-27 lead over Coast Guard, Davis paced the pack off the bench with 15 points that included four triples. 
• Down one at the 15 minute mark, Davis and senior Vince Conn nailed three constructive three's to start off a 13-4 spurt that propelled the Lions to an eight-point lead with 10:22 to go in the frame. 
• The hosts were able to maintain an eight-figure edge over the Bears until another shot from downtown by Davis lifted the Lions into a double-digit advantage at 11 with the score at 25-14. 
• Starting at the 8:39 mark, Emerson continued to build its extensive lead and used shots from Houston and Waterhouse to push their advantage up to 14 with 6:55 on the clock. 
• A 6-0 run by Coast Guard inched the Bears to within single digits on Drummond's successful trip to the charity stripe to put the score at 33-24, but Davis poured five points on the other end to give Emerson the 11-point lead at the half. 
• Coast Guard began the second frame on a 7-2 run to inch back within seven, their smallest deficit since the opening minutes of the first half, on a trey from Perez. 
• Starting on a layup from Houston, Emerson began to quickly pull as the Lions spread an 11-0 spark over the next several minutes to balloon the lead to 16 at 52-36 with 12:12 to go in the half. 
• Emerson continued to drop bucket after bucket and were able to venture into a 20-point lead at 23 behind Martin's jumper at 6:51 and the score at 64-41.
• At 3:05, Waterhouse connected for a corner three that put the senior in the Emerson record books as he hit the 1,000 point milestone. 
• The closest Coast Guard came to catching Emerson was at 15 on Rooney's perfect free throw trip, but the Lions commanded down the stretch and ran away with the 75-59 victory. 

UP NEXT

• Emerson takes the trek out to Wheaton (Mass.) for an 8:00 p.m. NEWMAC showdown on Wednesday, January 19th.