CASTLETON, Vt. - Senior forward Malik Lorquet continued his career season, this time dropping in 25 points and grabbing 13 rebounds to push men's basketball to their sixth straight win with a 76-47 Little East Conference decision over Castleton University Wednesday evening at Glennbrook Gym.

THE BASICS

UMass Boston 76, Castleton University 47

UMass Boston (10-3, 3-1 Little East Conference)
Castleton University (3-8, 0-3 Little East Conference)

HOW IT HAPPENED

A long break from games seemed to have a little effect on the Beacons who went right back to their sharp-shooting ways from the opening tip-off. With just 12 seconds run off the clock, Mariano Olivier-Rodriguez splashed a three-pointer for the game's first points. Olivier-Rodriguez would hit another triple with 13:05 to play in the first and a third with just under 10 on the clock. His 19 made threes on the season are second on the team to only Emanuel Zayas.
 
As hot as the Beacons were from beyond the arc early, the difference on the offensive game was under the rim. As a team they outscored Castleton 44-18 in the paint while grabbing 38 rebounds to just 25 for the Spartans.
 
Lorquet flexed his skills down low with 14 points on 6-8 shooting in the first half. He would go on to finish the game with 25 points and 13 rebounds. His tenth double-double of the season puts him in company with just three other players in all of NCAA Division III men's basketball.
 
After posting a season-best 15 points last time out against Rhode Island College, Ike Eluwa stayed hot, recording 13 points while shooting over 50% from the field, three-point range, and the free throw line. Wednesday night marked the first time in his career that he has scored double digits in consecutive games.
 
The Beacons led for all 40 minutes of the game en route to a dominant 76-47 victory.

BY THE NUMBERS

• All-time the Beacons are now 7-0 Castleton
• The six-straight wins is now the longest win-streak for the Beacons since winning five-straight from February 9, 2018 - February 20, 2018
• Lorquet now sits 106 rebounds away from tying the all-time program record of 788 set by Terry Kennedy
•   The Beacons allowed their fewest points of the season (47) on their way to securing their
• widest margin of victory (29)
• The program's six game winning streak is its longest since 1996-97
• The Beacons have now won nine of their last ten games
• The team's 88.9% free throw percentage was their highest in any game this season

WHO'S NEXT

The Beacons will travel to Plymouth State University on Saturday for a 3 p.m. conference game.