THE BASICS 
Score: Clark 78, Emerson 70
Records: Emerson Lions (11-16, 6-10 NEWMAC); Clark Cougars (20-6, 13-3 NEWMAC)
Location: Worcester MA, (Kneller Gymnasium)
Date: February 22, 2024
 
The Lead: The No. 6 Lions traveled to the No. 2 Clark Cougars on Thursday evening for a NEWMAC Tournament Quarterfinals clash. The Lions were led on offense by Trevor Arico who poured in a team high 18-points while dishing out 5 assists. Jacob Armat came off the bench and scored 17 points while Brendan McNamara scored 10 points and dished out 5 assists for Emerson.
 
 
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
EMERSON
Trevor Arico: 18 points & 5 assists
Brendan McNamara: 10 points & 5 assists
Jacob Armant: 17 points
 
 
CLARK
Bruce Saintilus: 21 points & 5 rebounds
Kekoa McArdle: 17 points & 12 rebounds
Mikey O'Brien: 13 points & 8 assists
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• The Lions were led on offense by Trevor Arico who poured in a team high 18-points while dishing out 5 assists. Jacob Armat came off the bench and scored 17 points while Brendan McNamara scored 10 points and dished out 5 assists for Emerson.
• Clark was led on offense by Bruce Saintilus who scored a game high 21-points while Kekoa McArdle scored 17-points and controlled the glass, pulling down 12 rebounds as he recorded a double-double.
• This was a tightly contested matchup throughout as the No. 2 Clark Cougars controlled the paint; outscoring the Lions by a score of 38-14 while the No. 6 Emerson Lions were hot from the perimeter as they drilled 12 of 24 shots from deep.
• Clark was also able to capitalize on Emerson miscues as the Cougars scored 19 points off Emerson turnovers.
• The Lions held a slim, 2-point lead heading into halftime, but Clark took control in the second half. Clark retook the lead with just over 17 minutes remaining in regulation.
• Once Clark took the lead, they never looked back. The Lions did their best to regain momentum, but the Cougar defense kept the Lions at bay.
• Clark secured a 78-70 victory in the NEWMAC Quarterfinal matchup and advanced to the NEWMAC Championship on Saturday afternoon.