WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson men's basketball team (9-16, 5-13 NJAC) closed out its regular season with an 87-76 Senior Day setback to New Jersey Athletic Conference frontrunner The College of New Jersey (17-8, 14-4 NJAC) Feb. 19.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:

• With TCNJ ahead 36-18 with 7:07 left in the opening half, WP used a 16-3 run to make it a five-point contest (39-34) with just over three minute left. The Lions responded by orchestrating a 14-5 burst of their own and held a 14-point lead at intermission, 53-39.
• Following the break, William Paterson outscored TCNJ 18-6 during a span of 7+ minutes and trailed by two, 59-57 with 12:28 left on the clock. After a trio of three-pointers by the Lions pushed the lead back to double-digits (73-60, 8:02), consecutive baskets by seniors Hershell Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Timber Creek) and Sean Smith (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo) made it a nine-point contest (73-64). However, WP would get no closer as TCNJ pulled away late for the 87-76 victory.

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

• Williams scored a team-high 18 points and added nine rebounds and three assists, while Smith contributed 14 tallies.
• Junior guard Domenic Mignone (Rutherford, N.J./Rutherford) finished his evening with 17 points, and senior guard Anthony Uribe (Hackensack, N.J./Bergen Catholic) posted a stat line of 10 points, four rebounds and four assists.
• Senior forward Henry Voorhees (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) closed out his Pioneer career by scoring seven point, pulling down six rebounds and blocking two shots.
• Senior guard Sammy Asani (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton) handed out a season-high seven assists for the Pioneers.
• Prior to the game, WP honored its five seniors –Sammy Asani (Lincoln Park, N.J./Boonton), Sean Smith (Moraga, Calif./Campolindo), Anthony Uribe (Hackensack, N.J./Bergen Catholic), Henry Voorhees (South Orange, N.J./Columbia) and Hershell Williams (Philadelphia, Pa./Timber Creek).

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