THE BASICS

Lesley University, 47 vs. New England College, 90

Records: 
Lesley University Lynx (1-7, 1-2 NAC)
New England College Pilgrims (5-2, 0-0 GNAC) 

Location: Lexington, Mass. – Minuteman HS Gymnasium

Date: Monday, November 24, 2025

THE LEAD — Five different players scored double-figures to lift New England College over Lesley University, 90-47, Monday evening in NCAA Division III men's basketball action at Minuteman High School.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• LU senior Jaxon Miles (Dallas, Tex.) gave the hosts a brief 5-4 lead following a triple with 17:07 to left in the first half but Ryan Curvier answered with a three to put NEC ahead for good on the next possession
• Midway through the opening stanza with the Pilgrims on top 22-12, the visitors put together a 10-0 run fueled by six points by Michael Hills to make it a 32-12 game and the sides traded hoops to a 37-16 halftime score.
• The squads continued to trade hoops through the first six minutes of the second half as a three by Jarrod Johnson (Dallas, Tex.) made it 50-32 but an immediate 19-2 run by the Grims thwarted any chance of a home comeback as NEC cruised to a 90-47 non-conference road win.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS 

• Miles led all scorers with 18 points on 7-for-17 shooting including four threes.
• Junior Ryan Ellis (Van Nuys, Calif.) hauled in a game-high 14 rebounds to go along with six points.
• Mike Strazzeri collected a double-double with a team-high 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Grims.
• Luke Montejo added 14 points and six boards in 21 minutes of action of the NEC bench.
• New England College finished the game shooting 44.6% from the floor compared to a tough day at the office for the Lynx who managed just a 23.3% clip while also getting outrebounded 62-46.

UP NEXT

• Lesley is off now until Tuesday, December 2 when they return to conference action on the road vs. VTSU Lyndon at 5:30 PM in Lyndonville, Vt.
• NEC returns the same day, hosting SUNY Cobleskill in Henniker, N.H. at 5:00 PM in Bridges Gym.