Eric Conklin scored 16 points off the bench as the Amherst College men’s basketball team beat Westfield State, 84-59, on Tuesday at LeFrak Gymnasium.
Conklin made 7 of 8 field goals and added a team-high six rebounds.
Johnny McCarthy scored 14 points and Jeff Racy had 12 on four 3-pointers.
Reid Berman led No. 1 Amherst (4-0) with nine assists.
Amherst generated 21 points off 17 Westfield State turnovers.
New Paltz 64, Springfield 63 — Northampton’s Jake Ross scored 23 points on 10 of 13 shooting in his collegiate home debut.
The Williston Northampton product also added 10 rebounds and four assists.
Amherst 69, Emmanuel 40 — Meredith Doswell hit five 3s en route to 19 points and added nine rebounds in a road win.
Hannah Hackley and Madeline Eck joined her in double figures with 14 and 11, respectively. Ali Doswell dished out four assists for No. 2 Amherst (4-0).
Williston Northampton graduate Mary McCarthy scored four points and grabbed five rebounds for Emmanuel (1-3).
Westfield State 101, Eastern Connecticut 94 — Rebecca Sapuckey (Granby High School) had 11 points and seven rebounds as the Owls (4-1) won at home.
Jill Valley (Mahar) scored 35 points, including the 1,000th of her career, for Westfield.
