CAMBRIDGE, Mass. —
Luke Farrell (Ortley Beach, N.J.) was two assists shy of a triple-double while clutch free throw shooting by Jordan Frazer (Columbia, S.C.) helped the United States Coast Guard Academy men’s basketball secure a come-from-behind overtime victory in their season finale at New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) rivals Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Saturday.
Coast Guard broke a three-game losing streak to finish the season with an 8-17 record, including a 4-12 slate in NEWMAC play. MIT ended their 2025-26 campaign by dropping to 6-19 overall and 2-14 in league play, marking back-to-back seasons at the bottom of the league table for the Engineers.
The senior Farrell left it all on the floor in a signature final game, scoring a game-high 28-points and pulling down 13 rebounds while dishing out a game-leading and career-high eight assists. The New Jersey product was 9-for-13 from the field with a career-high five three-pointers. Farrell also showed how he became known as a mismatch nightmare one more time by matching his career-high five blocks and recording two steals.
Backing up Farrell was 22 points from Frazer on efficient 6-for-9 shooting from the field, 3-for-4 on threes, and 7-for-10 from the line. Six of his seven free throw makes fueled the Bears’ close-out effort in overtime, with all six making up the team’s final six points. Frazer added six rebounds to his line, along with three assists and a steal.
Also putting forth a solid final game was Elijah Parent (Bristol, Conn.), who sent himself off with a 17-point effort. Parent was 6-for-10 on the day with a trio of triples while dishing out five assists.
Leading MIT was a monster double-double from Merlin Gogolin, who matched Farrell in points while pulling down 15 boards. Michael Zhang had 23 points and four steals, and Isaac Dobie rounded out the Engineers’ 20-point scorers with exactly 20 alongside six rebounds. Parker Spann led the hosts with five assists.
Coast Guard saved their best for last, shooting a season-high 53.6% from the field and 16-for-32 on three-pointers. MIT kept up on volume, shooting 39.7% on 73 attempts. MIT took full advantage of Bears turnovers, cashing in 19 changes of possession for 31 points while Coast Guard was only able to score 11 points off of 16.
The Bears raced out to an 11-4 lead before a Gogolin three and Dobie layup reigned them back in. Spann tied it at 16 with a driving layup at 13:20, and Mike Ewing splashed a triple for the next Engineers bucket to give his team their first lead of the game. The score stayed close until MIT poured in ten unanswered to build their lead to 36-25 with 4:30 to play, but Coast Guard one-upped them with an 11-0 run fueled by eight points from Parent and three from Frazer.
MIT scored seven without hindrance to take a 43-36 lead into halftime, and they eventually built it up to 61-45 with 14:40 to play for their largest advantage of the game. It was here the Bears leaned in, with Farrell converting back-to-back scores on a turnaround jumper and a three to ignite a 13-3 run that got the Bears back within ten at 11:04. Coast Guard chipped away for the next ten minutes until a huge tré by senior career three-point sniper Trevor Parks (Clearwater, Fla.) put the Bears up, 79-77, with 1:05 to-play. It was Dobie who matched Parks’ heroics, converting a driving layup with 11 seconds left to send the game to overtime.
The Bears struck first in overtime on a Farrell three, and Ashton Kendall (Baltimore, Md.) responded to a layup by Spann with another triple. After Farrell and Dobie traded free throws, Frazer took over from the charity stripe to go 6-for-8 from the line and keep the Bears’ lead just out of MIT’s range.
The Bears men’s basketball program now turns their attention to the offseason, saying goodbye to the senior class of Farrell, Parent, Parks, Christian Rodgers (Linwood, N.J.), and Broock Desta (San Diego, Calif.) while looking to the future made up by a dynamic cast of returners and up-and-coming recruits.