2008 Woodie Awards
Men's Basketball: NU downs GMU on Senior Day
Erika Carrubba
Issue date: 2/28/07 Section: Sports
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The Huskies finish the regular season at 12-18, 9-9 CAA, exceeding even their own expectations for the rebuilding season.
"To end [the regular season] this way, on Senior Day, well, it's just the greatest feeling," said senior co-captain Bennet Davis.
Davis led Northeastern with 20 points and added five rebounds and four blocks in the game. With four minutes left in the game the forward moved more than 2,000 fans to their feet when he dunked for the last time at Matthews Arena.
Senior co-captains Bobby Kelly and Adrian Martinez also scored in double digits in their last home game. Kelly put up 17 points, four assists and three steals, and Martinez finished the game with 11 points and six rebounds.
"Senior Day is always a bittersweet moment," said head coach Bill Coen. "As a first-year head coach I couldn't ask for three better guys to welcome me into my position. They showed tremendous leadership and really answered the call every day in practice and games. They helped out younger guys through some difficult times, particularly our non-conference schedule, and they never lost faith. They never lost confidence in themselves, their teammates or me, and I appreciate that."
Freshman Matt Janning continued his push for the CAA Rookie of the Year award, with a 15-point performance. He added six rebounds and six assists, earning his third CAA Rookie of the Week honor this season. He leads all CAA rookies in scoring and rebounding.
"We've had our moments on offense and defense this season, but I don't think we've been able to put it all together in any one game quite the way we did today," Coen said. "We showed great intensity at both ends of the floor. This was certainly a complete-game performance."
Davis put the Huskies up 2-0 with a jumper just 30 seconds into the game and NU never relinquished the lead, taking a 41-20 lead into the locker room at halftime. The Patriots tried to come back in the second half when Martinez was called for an intentional foul, followed by a foul by freshman forward Manny Adako and a Kelly turnover. The Huskies were able to hold off GMU, and kept an 18-point lead. They led by as many as 26 in the second half.
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