THE BASICS 

Score: Emerson 79, Coast Guard 61

Records: Emerson Lions (14-6, 7-4 NEWMAC) ; Coast Guard Bears (5-15, 2-9 NEWMAC)

Location: New London, Conn. (Roland Gymnasium)

Date: February 9, 2022

The Lead: Three members of the Emerson men's basketball team, including seniors Jarred Houston, Nate Martin and Zach Waterhouse, rattled off double-digit showings in the Lions' 79-61 NEWMAC triumph down at Coast Guard on Wednesday night at Roland Gymnasium.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

EMERSON 

Houston: 19 points, 19 rebounds, two blocks & two steals
Martin: 15 points & two steals
Waterhouse: 14 points
Stephen Fabrizio: three blocks
James Beckwith, Waterhouse & Trevor McLean: two assists

COAST GUARD 

Declan Rooney: 20 points
Jarred Jackson: 16 points & three steals
Bryce VanderWiere: 12 rebounds
Garrett Drummond: three assists
Tyler Perez: three blocks

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Emerson overpowered Coast Guard within the first 20 minutes and spared no time getting on the board as the Lions jumped out to the 11-3 lead. Houston got Emerson's scoring going with back-to-back buckets before Martin closed the run with a triple. 
• Just Jackson's jumper at 11:30 kept Coast Guard within single digits at 17-10, Emerson answered and knocked down its next four shots to push its lead into double-figures at 24-10. 
• Coast Guard kept pace with Emerson and slimmed the Lions' lead down to six behind a 12-2 spark as a free throw by Rooney moved the score to 26-20 with 5:49 to go in the first. 
• After Coast Guard closed the gap to six, Emerson rattled off the next 14 points to extend their lead to 18  before a layup by Nathan Aime set the score at 40-24 in favor of the Lions at the half. 
• At the half, Emerson heavily outshot Coast Guard, 42.4% to the Bears'  24.3%, while the Lions' also dominated the hosts in the paint, 32-10. 
• A Beckwith trifecta at 18:54 helped Emerson storm out the gate at the start of the second and rattled off 12 consecutive points to bolster their lead into the 20s at 52-26. 
• Emerson continued to dominate down the stretch and kept Coast Guard in a 20-point hole through much of the frame. With 11 ticks in regulation, Rooney connected on a three to pull the Bears within 18 as the Lions cruised to the 79-61 road win.

UP NEXT

• Emerson continues its stay on the road with a NEWMAC showdown out at Springfield on Saturday, February 12th at 12:00 p.m.