NEWTON, Mass. (12/12/15) – No. 3 Amherst College defeated Lasell College 101-69 in non-conference men's basketball action on Saturday afternoon in the Athletic Center. The loss drops the Lasers to 6-4 overall while Amherst remains undefeated at 8-0.

Three Lasers scored in double digits in the effort as sophomore guard Scott Arsenault (Walpole, Mass.) paved the way with 15 points. Senior forward Pat Marchand (Cranston, R.I.) followed with 14 points and five rebounds, while senior forward Logan Liberty (Duxbury, Vt.) rounded out double-digit scoring with 10 points and a team-best six boards.

All starters for Amherst packed the stat sheet with double-digit scoring. Junior guard Jeff Racy (Ridgefield, Conn.) poured in a game-high 25 points on 8-for-14 shooting to go along with 7-for-11 from three point range, with two assists and a pair of steals. Senior guard Connor Green (Bedford, N.H.) followed with 18 points and seven boards, while sophomore guard Johnny McCarthy (Medfield, Mass.) went 6-for-11 from the floor for 14 points.

The Lasers contended with the Purple and White for the first five minutes, as Marchand and Arsenault teamed up for a 7-2 lead. Amherst sophomore guard Jayde Dawson (Montreal, Quebec) answered the deficit with a deep bucket from behind the arc before junior forward David George (Philadelphia, Pa.) knocked down a jumper to deadlock the game 7-all. The Lasers kept Amherst at bay as Arsenault used a feed from junior forward Yordan Villalon (Miami, Fla.) to boost the score to 14-11 in favor of the Lasell, however, Dawson tied the contest again with another three-pointer, where Amherst stole the lead for the game's remainder. Using 20-for-38 shooting in the first half, Amherst held a 54-35 lead heading into the halftime break. The Purple and White continued to dominate the court offensively, scoring 47 points in second-half action for a combined final score of 101-69.

Amherst averaged 52.1% shooting from the floor compared to Lasell's 39.9%, and held a 44.7% to 29.2% advantage in shots from downtown. Lasell came up just short in rebounds, 38-45, and outscored the visitors in the paint 36-32.

The Lasers will open the 2016 season after the Holiday break on Tuesday, January 5 for a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) contest at Suffolk University, while Amherst returns to the court on Saturday, January 2 for a non-conference tilt with Rust College.