PLYMOUTH, N.H. - Sophomore guard C.J Riley (Yonkers, N.Y.) netted 10 points while senior forward Jourdan Belcher (Elmsford, N.Y.) grabbed 10 rebounds to guide the Western Connecticut State University men's basketball team to a 57-53 victory at Plymouth State University in a Little East Conference battle on Saturday afternoon at Foley Gym. The win gave WestConn Head Coach Guy Rancourt his 100th win aat WestConn.  In his sixth season, Rancourt is 100-44 with the Wolves and 332-177 in 20 years at John Jay, Lycoming and with the Wolves.  With the victory, the Wolves improved to 6-4 overall and 2-1 in LEC play, while the Panthers dropped to 6-2 and 1-1. WestConn gets a break before they return to the court at the University of Saint Joseph Holiday Tournament on December 29. They meet Connecticut College for a non-league matchup at 3 p.m.
 

The contest was close early in the first before the Panthers captured a 30-21 lead when Swanson stole the ball and notched a layup. However, WestConn surged back with a run to close the gap to 30-29 at halftime when Riley nailed a three-pointer just before the clock expired.  The Wolves stretched the advantage to 10 points in the second half when junior guard Tayejon Lynch (Cambria Heights, N.Y.) knocked down a shot from the charity stripe to make it 49-39 with 8:17 to go. Plymouth State retaliated to shrink it to 54-53 when Swanson took a fast break feed off a steal for a bucket with 33 seconds remaining. However, the WestConn seniors stepped up in the final moments as Jeremiah Williams (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and Keeshawn Jones (Middletown, N.Y.) drilled free throws escape with the win.  Ivan Yen led the hosts with a game-high 17 points on five trifectas, while Elijah Swanson added a double-double with 14 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.