'On This Day' Men’s Basketball Team Notches First Season Win in Rochester

'On This Day' is a Wells College Athletics feature series taking a look back on events that occurred on this day, Nov. 27, nine years ago in 2011.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Mabior Mayen finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds, and seven blocks, and Kevin Marseille added 12 points as the Wells College men's basketball team rolled past the Elmira College Soaring Eagles 66-52 in the consolation game of the University of Rochester Holiday Inn Airport Tournament Sunday afternoon, Nov. 27, 2011, in Rochester.

A lay-up by Marseille and three from Darnell McDuffy sparked the Express to an early 10-point lead (14-4) and lead they would never relinquish. Wells continued to roll opening up a 22-8 lead midway through the first half.

The Soaring Eagles pulled within five (33-28) on back-to-back 3-pointers by Derrick Vogel and Neil Randolph late in the half but, a lay-up from McDuffy and two mid-range jumpers from Dave Foltz propelled Wells to a 39-28 halftime lead.

The Express controlled the entire second half, leading by as many as 15 points and never less than seven as an emphatic dunk by Mayen with less than a minute to play put the finishing touches on Wells' first win of the season.

The Express shot 46 percent from the floor and finished 15-of-19 from the line, while holding a slight 35-34 advantage on the glass.

Boxscore: https://wells-express.com/sports/mbkb/2011-12/boxscores/20111127_8oyb.xml?view=boxscore