An upset-minded Gordon College Men's Basketball squad ventured to Springfield, Massachusetts tonight for a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Quarterfinal contest against the Western New England Golden Bears where the Fighting Scots took care of business in a 95-83 win. With the win, the Scots advance to the CCC Semifinals. 

For the Scots, Eric Demers booked 36 points, Parker Omslaer contributed 21 points and 13 rebounds, while Josh Crutchfield and Garrett Sattazahn each registered 13 points in the victory.

WNE's Tim Reilly (Sr./Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) had a team-high 24 points, Alex Sikorski (Jr./Rocky Hill, Conn.) had 18 points and Mike McGuire (Sr./Garden City, N.Y.) chipped in 17 points.

How It Happened

• After being tied up four times in the first seven minutes of the game, the Scots began to pull away, leading my as many as 20 thanks to shooting 55.6 percent from the field. Gordon eventually took the 50-37 lead heading into the locker room. 
• A WNE three-pointer from the hands of Cole Eiber (Sr./Albertson, N.Y.) cut Gordon's lead to just four points with 13:30 remaining in regulation. However, the blue and white stretched their lead to double digits once again before Reilly hit a jumper to make it an eight-point game with 8:51 on the clock. 
• Less than a minute later, Demers drained a three to become the CCC All-Time Leading Scorer as well as giving the Scots a 13-point lead. 
• The Scots continued to keep the Golden Bears at bay down the stretch and eventually secured the upset, 95-83.

Beyond The Box Score

• Eric Demers has now scored a total of 2,527 points in his Fighting Scot career which is the highest point total in CCC history.
• GCMB travels to Dudley, Mass. on Thursday, February 27 to face the Bison for a spot in the CCC Final on Saturday.
• Said Head Coach Tod Murphy: "The guys showed a lot of courage tonight. We have several players who are nursing injuries who played a lot of minutes and made big contributions tonight. WNE averaged 119 points against us in two games, and to hold them to 83 tonight was the difference in the game. It also helps when Eric is hitting shots like he was tonight. I was very excited for Eric to set the all time scoring record for the CCC. A great achievement on a great night when our team played a great game. In summary, it was great!!! Haha."