MEN'S BASKETBALL DROPS FIRST GNAC BID, Otis Thompson Drops in 14

The Mount Ida College Men’s Basketball team traveled to Emerson College this past Saturday losing their Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) opener by a score of 88-57. The Mustangs were lead by Junior center Otis Thompson (Gardner, MA/Gardner) who dropped in a team high 14.

The Mustangs went up by three in the beginning of the game but Emerson went on an 18-2 run to put the game away early. The Lions led 46-24 at the half.

Michael Dunham (Salem, NH/Salem) and Thomas Belton(Springfield, MA/Springfield Central) were also in double figures for the Mustangs with 13 and 11 points respectively. It was Mount Ida’s 26 turnovers that proved costly in there first GNAC loss of the season.

Mount Ida hosts Eastern Nazarene College Tuesday, December 4th at 6:00 p.m.