BOSTON – The Connecticut College men's basketball team led from start to finish in an 82-68 victory over Emmanuel College on Wednesday night at the Jean Yawkey Center.
Conn finished the game with a season-high 15 three-pointers and shot 46 percent from distance.
Cam Schainfeld (Newton, Mass.) led all scorers with a season-high 21 points on 7-for-11 shooting and added six assists and three steals.
Dylan Watson (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) supplied a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds—both career highs—while
Garrett Clar (Victor, N.Y.) and
Elias Espinosa (Leonia, N.J.) chipped in 13 and 11 points, respectively.
A barrage of early threes put the Camels in front 17-6 just over five minutes into the game. Espinosa and Clar both drilled a pair of treys while Watson tacked on a three and a layup.
Conn continued to blitz the Saints from deep, shooting 11-for-20 from beyond the arc for the half. After Schainfeld banked in a three to beat the halftime buzzer, the Camels led it 47-34 at the break. Schainfeld, Espinosa, Clar, Watson and
RJ Casey (Nashville, Tenn.) each contributed a pair of threes in the stanza.
Conn's lead dipped below double digits only once in the second half, but the visitors quickly brought the margin back to 11 on a pair of Schainfeld free throws. The Camels later took their biggest lead following Schainfeld's third three of the game, pushing the advantage to 19 with 6:31 to play.
Vondre Chase paced Emmanuel (0-8 overall) with 18 points. The Saints shot 47 percent from the floor but finished the night with more made free throws (24) than field goals (20).
Conn (4-3 overall) will next play at No. 10 NYU on Saturday, December 7 at 1:00 p.m.