Waterville, ME-The North Atlantic Conference postseason basketball tournament kicked off Friday night with a Thomas College (Waterville, ME) victory over Green Mountain College (Pultney, VT). The Terriers entered the tournament as the #1 seed and Green Mountain was seeded #4. Thomas was able to overcome the Eagles of Green Mountain by the final score of 90-84.

Mike Burchill (Saco, ME) led the Terriers in scoring as he dropped 23 points on the Eagle defense, shooting 7-13 from behind the arch. Also in double figures for Thomas was North Atlantic Conference Player of the Year Andrew Duncanson (Portland, ME). Duncanson chipped in with 16 points of his own to go along with his game high four assists. Shawn Rodgers (Philadelphia, PA) pulled down a game high 15 rebounds in the Terrier victory and was one of five Thomas players with double digit scoring with 11. Junior captain Darrell Alexander (Fairfield, TX) had 13 for Thomas and freshman guard T.J. Pettus Jr. (Roxbury, MA) had 14 points off the Terrier bench.

For Green Mountain College, Rui Carmo (Cape Coral, FL) had a team high 21 points and 11 rebounds. Fabian Ferreira (Queens, NY) had 20 points of his own for the Eagles and Gerard Johnson (Binghamton, NY) chipped in with 18.

The Terriers will host Husson University in Waterville, ME on Saturday, February 28, 2009 at 2:00 p.m.

 

2008-09 NAC Men's Basketball Championship
First Round - Tuesday, February 24 at higher seeds
No. 6 Maine Maritime	53	at	No. 3 Maine-Farmington	58	Box Score
No. 5 Johnson State	77	at	No. 4 Green Mountain	86	Box Score
Semifinals - Friday, February 27 at Thomas College
No. 4 Green Mountain	84	at	No. 1 Thomas	90	Box Score
No. 3 Maine-Farmington	65	vs.	No. 2 Husson	67	Box Score
Championship - Saturday, February 28 at Thomas College
No. 2 Husson at No. 1 Thomas					2:00 pm