Curry's Jackson scores 32, Colonels down Gulls

Box Score

MILTON, Mass. – Curry sophomore guard Jarrell Jackson (Brockton, Mass.) scored a career-high 32 points, leading Curry College past Endicott, 86-77, in the regular-season finale for both squads Saturday afternoon in Milton. The Colonels improve to 13-12 overall and 10-3 in The Commonwealth Coast Conference (TCCC), while the Gulls fall to 12-12 overall and 7-6 in TCCC play.

Curry jumped out to a big early lead, and never gave it up despite a furious comeback attempt by the Gulls in the second half. The Colonels took their biggest lead (45-22) of the opening frame after a pair of free throws by Jackson with 1:17 remaining, and headed into the locker room with a commanding 47-25 edge.

The Gulls rallied after the intermission, outscoring Curry 45-22 over the first 15 minutes of the second half, and pulling within two (69-67) after a layup by senior guard \#Kevin McGuire\# (New City, N.Y.) with 4:11 left in regulation. Jackson answered back with a layup to put the Colonels up by four (71-67). Curry maintained its lead and went on to post the nine-point victory.

Curry was led by Jackson’s career-high output. Senior forward Philippe Jourdain (Cambridge, Mass.) chipped in with 21 and junior center Rodney Bennett (Mattapan, Mass.) contributed 10. Jourdain and Bennett shared team-high honors with eight rebounds apiece.

Senior guard \#Graham Whitelaw\# (Kennebunk, Maine) led Endicott with a team-high 21 points. McGuire and junior guard Mike Rhodes (Amston, Conn.) added 15 apiece, while senior guard \#Bobby Montrond\# (Brockton, Mass.) scored 11.

Curry qualifies as the \#3 seed in next week’s TCCC tournament and will host a quarterfinal game on Tuesday February 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Endicott, who missed the postseason last year, will grab either the six or seven seed and will hit the road on Tuesday evening for a quarterfinal match-up against an opponent to be announced. 

Release courtesy of Curry College Sports Information