Story courtesy of Rob Palardy, Assistant Athletic Director for Sports Information

MILTON, Mass. – The Lesley University men’s basketball team lost to Curry College 69-64 on Monday night, despite getting 21 points from Jermaine Harris (HAVERHILL, Mass./Haverhill) and solid contributions from their bench players. The Lynx dropped to 2-7 on the season while Curry improved to 3-6.

Harris scored 14 of his game-high 21 points in the second half of the game. He sunk 9-of-14 shots from the field including 2-of-4 from long range. Harris also tallied eight rebounds, six steals, and two assists.

Lesley’s Alex Green (BATON ROUGE, La./Robert E. Lee) and Jonathan Cruz (HAVERHILL, Mass./Haverhill) came off the bench to score 12 and 10 points, respectively. Both guards combined to hit 62.5% (10-of-16) of their shots.

Curry jumped out to a 34-25 halftime advance thanks in part to 13 points scored by A.J. Stephens (STAMFORD, Conn./Westhill) in the period. Stevens would end up with 17 in the game to go along with 15 rebounds. The Colonels also got double-digit point contributions from Mark Mastrullo (BILLERICA, Mass./Billerica), Rodney Bennett (MATTAPAN, Mass./Newton North), and Chris Bonadies (MEDFIELD, Mass./Medfield) who had 15, 13, and 10 points apiece.

Down 10 points at halftime, the Lynx clawed back into the game and trimmed Curry’s lead to just one point on three separate occasions. A steal and layup by Lesley’s Cruz put the score at 57-56 with 3:42 remaining but that is the last time the Lynx would come close to tying the score.

The Lynx outscored the Colonels 42-26 in the paint and 24-7 off the bench. Lesley also forced 22 turnovers compared to 16 by Curry. The Colonels held the advantage in rebounding, however, at 43-32.

Lesley next travels to UMass Boston on Thursday, December 10 for a 7:00 pm game with the Beacons.