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Lynx title hopes end with semifinal loss to Becker

Lynx title hopes end with semifinal loss to Becker
Posted: Feb 26, 2010

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

LEICESTER, Mass. – The #5 seed Lesley University men’s basketball suffered a 85-53 loss to #1 seed Becker College in the New England Collegiate Conference Semifinals and saw their 2009-2010 season end. The Lynx finished with a 9-18 record, reaching the conference playoffs and improving four wins from last year’s 5-20 team.

Becker improved to 18-8 and advanced to the NECC Championship to face #2 seed Elms College, who defeated #3 seed Wheelock College 56-52. This will be a rematch of the 2008-2009 NECC Championship game that ended with a 105-76 victory for the Blazers.

Junior center Jesus Trejo (METHUEN, Mass./Methuen) made Lesley men’s basketball history as he became the first Lynx player to reach the 1,000-point milestone in program history. With a layup in the paint just 2:44 into the game, Trejo achieved this historic milestone as he continues to build upon his Lesley all-time leading scorer numbers. Trejo finished with 11 points and nine rebounds in 34 minutes on the court.

Senior Alex Green (BATON ROUGE, La./Robert E. Lee) dropped a team-high 17 points on 8-of-13 from the floor and point guard John Sanchez (CARSON, Calif./Saint John Bosco) added 10 points, five assists, four rebounds, and two steals in the loss.

Becker had four players in double figures who were led by Rajai Leggett (NEW HAVEN, Conn./Sheehan) who scored a game-high 19 points. DJ Exum (NEW LONDON, Conn./New London), Mudia Osemwegie (ROSELLE, N.J./St. Mary of the Assumption), and Terrance Favors (BOSTON, Mass./Bedford) all reached double-digit points with 18, 12, and 10 respectively. Exum added six assists in victory.

The two teams exchanged the lead for much of the first half with Lesley holding a slim advantage at 16-15 with 8:51 remaining in the period. The Hawks, however, went on a 15-2 run over the next 4:45 to gain a 12-point advantage at 24-18. Becker cruised to a 38-25 lead going into halftime.

The #1 seed Hawks quickly took control at the start of the second half with a 12-2 run over the period’s first 4:12 to take a 23-point lead at 50-27. Lesley was never able to get back into the game as Becker went on to take the runaway victory.