STATS: Bates 76, Thomas 54

Zak Ray '07 neared a personal record with 11 assists.

WATERVILLE, Maine -- Rob Stockwell scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Zak Ray dished out 11 assists to go with 10 points as the Bates College men's basketball team overpowered Thomas College 76-54 Monday night at the Larry Mahaney Gymnasium.

First-year Chris Wilson (Brewer, Maine) added 15 points while shooting 3-for-3 from behind the arc for the Bobcats, who are off to a 7-0 start, the second-best in school history. The 2004-05 team started out 8-0, which at the time was a school-record winning streak.

Aecio Madeira scored 25 points with 12 rebounds for the Terriers (1-5), and Darrel Alexander added 12 points.

Bates outrebounded Thomas 45-30, paced by junior guard Bryan Wholey's (Marshfield, Mass.) nine boards, and outscored the hosts by 11 points in each half.

Ray's 11 assists were the second-highest total of his career, one away from his career best 12 assists collected against Mount Ida College on Nov. 20, 2004.

Bates returns to play Wednesday night, when the Bobcats will host UMaine-Farmington at 7 p.m.

BATES 76, THOMAS COLLEGE 54

BATES (7-0)

Rob Stockwell 10-19 5-6 25; Chris Wilson 6-11 0-0 15; Zak Ray 5-7 0-0 10; Sam Taylor 4-6 1-1 9; Bryan Wholey 2-6 2-2 7; Pat Halloran 2-7 0-0 6; Damon McGinn 1-3 0-0 2; Jimmy O'Keefe 1-4 0-0 2; Ben Thayer 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-64 8-9 76.

THOMAS COLLEGE (1-5)

Aecio Madeira 11-24 0-2 25; Darrel Allexander 5-13 0-0 12; Scott Peters 2-6 0-0 5; Adam Blodgett 2-7 0-0 4; Josh Little 1-1 0-0 2; Eddie Brackett 1-2 0-0 2; Keith Veino 1-1 0-0 2; Reggie Jett 1-4 0-0 2; Darrel Rose 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-60 0-2 54.

BATES..........................   36   40  -   76

Thomas College................   25   29  -   54

3-point goals-BATES 6-16 (Chris Wilson 3-3; Pat Halloran 2-5; Bryan Wholey 1-4; Damon McGinn 0-1; Zak Ray 0-1; Rob Stockwell 0-2), Thomas College 6-22 (Aecio Madeira 3-10; Darrel Allexander 2-4; Scott Peters 1-3; Eddie Brackett 0-1; Reggie Jett 0-3; Darrel Rose 0-1). Fouled out--BATES-None, Thomas College-None. Rebounds-BATES 45 (Bryan Wholey 9), Thomas College 30 (Aecio Madeira 12). Assists-BATES 19 (Zak Ray 11), Thomas College 10 (Reggie Jett 3; Scott Peters 3; Aecio Madeira 3). Total fouls-BATES 5, Thomas College 10.