Men’s Basketball Drop Game to Elms College

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – The MCLA Men's Basketball team played their first home game of the 2025-26 season this evening when they welcomed the Elms College Blazers to the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium. Colin Quin posted his second 20-point game of the season but the visitors were led by 20 points from Andrew Ciaglo and 19 points from DJ Watkins, escaping with a 70-56 win.

THE BASICS:

• Date: Sunday, December 7, 2025
• Score: Elms 70, MCLA 56
• Records: Our Lady of the Elms Blazers 6-4 (GNAC 0-0) | MCLA Trailblazers 2-5 (MASCAC 0-0)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The game opened with seven minutes of back-and-forth play, accounting for six lead changes before falling into a tie at 10 all when junior guard Colin Quinn (South Hadley, MA) collected a pass from senior forward Jayden Mills (Bronx, NY) drained a three the top of the key.
• After Quinn's three, the Blazers responded with an 18-2 run that was capped by an Adam Sarlan layup with 7:15 to go in the first half.
• It wasn't all bad news in the first half for MCLA, they cut the Elms lead back to only 10 points at halftime, thanks to another three from Quinn on a pass from senior guard Craig Williams (Dover, DE) as time expired, going to the locker room with the score 37-27.
• The visiting team then opened the second half with an 18-9 run to grow their lead to a game-high 19 points after a three from Edgardo Jacob Cancel with 11:21 to play.
• Quinn responded with another three of his own, but the Trailblazers wouldn't get any closer than a 12 point deficit following a pair of made free throws by freshman guard Frank Field (Adams, MA) with just under six minutes to go.
• Quinn shared the title of high scorer with the Blazers' Andrew Ciaglo after both guards finished the game with 20 points. Elms also got 19 points from DJ Watkins and 14 points from RJ Mayfield.
• For Field, it was his second double-double in as many games, following his 22 & 10 showing against NEC with 12 points and 14 boards. Williams matched Field with 12 points, while Mills pulled down 10 rebounds.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• Field Goals / %: Elms 28-61 / 45.9%, MCLA 20-68 / 29.4%
• 3 Points / %: Elms 9-22 / 40.9%, MCLA 7-26 / 26.9%
• Free Throw / %: Elms 5-9 / 55.6%, MCLA 9-14 / 64.3%
• Rebounds: Elms 42, MCLA 43
• Points off Turnovers: Elms 5, MCLA 6
• Second Chance Points: Elms 4, MCLA 10
• Points in the Paint: Elms 28, MCLA 24
• Bench Points: Elms 15, MCLA 6

UP NEXT:

On Wednesday, MCLA will be back in action when it plays host to Norwich University in the Amsler Campus Center Gymnasium for a non-conference matchup with the Cadets. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m.

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