Owls Fall to Amherst College, 89-59

Amherst College's Garrett Day scored 31 points, including eight three pointers to lead the Mammoths to a 89-59 win over Westfield State in a non-conference men's basketball game at LeFrak Gymnasium in Amherst on Tuesday night.

Amherst, which received votes in the D3Hoops.com national poll, stayed unbeaten at 5-0 this season, while Westfield State is now 5-2 after a 5-0 start.

The Mammoths held the Owls to just 36.8 percent shooting from the floor, and Westfield finished just 15-29 (51 percent) at the foul line.

Amherst shot 49 percent from the floor, and 12-34 (35%) from three point range, and was a perfect 9-9 at the foul line.  The Mammoths also held a 49-32 advantage in rebounds.

Junior guard Jeremy Remigio (Santo Domingo, DR/Providence Central) and sophomore guard Michael Castillo(Northampton, Mass.) each scored 15 points for Westfield. Castillo added seven rebounds in 20 minutes of play off the bench for the Owls

Grant Robinson scored 14 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Amherst, which also saw Canin Reynolds win double figures with 12 points.

Westfield returns to action on Monday, Nov. 29 with a 7:00 p.m. game at Elms College.