DARTMOUTH, Mass. – The UMass Dartmouth men's basketball team downed Brooklyn College, 102-59, in their 2025-26 season home-opener on Saturday night during the annual LaFrance Hospitality Tournament from Tripp Athletic Center. Powered by a solid defensive effort and six Corsairs scoring in double digits, UMass Dartmouth kicked off the year with a 1-0 overall record in their first-ever meeting against the Bulldogs. The Corsairs will face the Bluejays of the University of Saint Joseph's (Conn.) tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. for the championship game.
Sophomore guard
Camden DiChiara and senior guard
Nic Boyd clipped in early three-pointers to keep the game knotted up at 8-apiece in the opening minutes of action. Boyd strung seven points together to put the home team ahead 10-16 with 15:13 on the clock. Senior guard
Darius Peterson made an immediate impact after checking into the game recording a steal and two blocks before nailing his first triple of contest to make it 19-12. UMass Dartmouth continued to grow their lead with an 8-0 run finished off with a dunk and jumper by senior center
Cam Dunbury.
At the 6:51 mark, first year
Mahdee McNair laid in his first collegiate bucket to pull away with a 10-point lead. Shortly after, McNair stole the ball away from Muneer Ibrahem and finished the fastbreak with a two-hand slam to make it 36-24. The Corsairs ended the first half strong with an 8-2 run started by a good bucket from senior center
Ryan Flauto to take a commanding 49-30 advantage into halftime.
Boyd drained a three-pointer to get the Corsairs offense going early in the second half. UMass Dartmouth continued to extend their lead with a 13-2 run highlighted by a huge throw down by Dunbury off the lob from sophomore
Danny Reyes to take a 29-point lead in the game. McNair added five points followed by a made layup from Dunbury to pull the Corsairs away with a 76-40 advantage at the midway point of the half.
DiChiara knocked down a triple off the helper from Boyd to make it 85-48 with 7:04 left on the clock. UMass Dartmouth extended their lead by over 40 points thanks to an 8-0 run that was finished off with a good jumper by Flauto. First year
Barry Golden clipped in a basket from behind the arc followed by a pair of buckets from classmate
Isaiah Makor, each marking their first collegiate points, enroute to a dominant 102-59 victory over the Bulldogs.
Flauto (8-10 FG, 2-3 F) and Boyd (7-16 FG, 4-9 3FG) each led the Corsairs with 18 total points in the season home opener win. Flauto hauled in a team-high 10 rebounds to kick off the season with a double-double, marking his eighth in his career for the Corsairs, while Boyd led the squad with seven assists. Peterson had a standout performance after dropping a career-high 15 points (6-9 FG, 3-6 3FG) to go along with three rebounds, three blocks, three steals, and an assist. Dunbury notched 14 points after going 6-for-7 from the floor including two free throws as well as four boards and pair of blocks.
McNair posted 13 points (6-11 FG, 1-3 FT) in his collegiate debut for UMass Dartmouth adding four rebounds, four assists, one block, and a team-high four steals. DiChiara also produced double figures in the win with 11 points (3-10 FG, 3-6 3FG, 2-4 FT) to go along with four defensive rebounds.
First year guard
Strada Joseph recorded five total rebounds and four assists in his collegiate debut while classmate
Charles Bembery tallied his first pair of career blocks against the Bulldogs.
UMass Dartmouth plays the University of Saint Joseph's (Conn.) on Sunday, November 9
th in the 2025 LaFrance Hospitality Tournament Championship game scheduled for a 2:00 p.m. tipoff.
