Fisher Cruises; Hawks Fall Short; Highlanders Face DI Opponent
St. John FIsher 85, Thomas 50
The St. John Fisher College men's basketball team knocked down 14 3-pointers – two shy of the Fisher single-game record – as the Cardinals cruised to an 85-50 win over visiting Thomas College in the final game of the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa Tournament.
With the win, Fisher improves to 5-4 overall.
Fisher drained 13 3-pointers in the game's opening 27 minutes, including a career-high seven from junior
Adam Ambielli, who finished with 23 points (two shy of his career high).
The Cardinals never trailed in the game. Fisher led 8-6 five minutes into the game and went on a 13-2 run over the next five minutes to take a double-digit lead for good.
Fisher led 40-19 at the break.
Charles McVay hit a 3-pointer – Fisher's 10
th of the half – as the horn sounded to end the period.
After a layup by the Terriers on the opening possession of the second half, Fisher responded with a 10-0 run, capped by back-to-back 3-pointers from Ambielli.
Freshman
Keegan Ryan tallied a career-high 14 rebounds and added nine points. Sophomore
Chaz Lott scored 10 points, while classmate
Tyler Hart totaled eight points and six assists. Junior
Pete Notaro collected seven points and seven boards. Lone senior
Matt Cooney finished with eight points.
Hobart 78, Hartwick 72
Senior forward
Kyle Bradley scored a team-high 24 points and was one of three Hartwick players to score in double figures but it was visiting Hobart that came away with a 78-72 victory at Lambros Arena on Monday afternoon. The loss drops the Hawks to 4-5 overall while the Statesman improve to 5-2.
Neither team had a double-digit lead in the game as it stayed close throughout much of the contest. Hobart's largest lead was eight points with 6:25 remaining in the first half while Hartwick led by as much as four points at 13:07 of the first frame.
Both teams shot 40% from the field in the first period but iHobart held a 36-30 lead at halftime. Hartwick's biggest lead was 14-10 following a jumper from
Jared Suderley at 12:29. A 9-2 Hobart run, with two three-pointers coming from Andrew Hoy, gave Hobart a 19-16 advantage with 8:22 showing on the clock.
The Statesmen lead increased to as much as eight points, 26-18, at 6:25 but 'Wick would chip away at the lead and trailed 29-27 with 3:18 on the clock after
Mike Geisser sank a three-point shot but was fouled and hit the subsequent free throw. Hobart would close out the half on a 7-3 run to lead by six points at the intermission.
A 13-6 Hawk run to begin the second half play resulted in Hartwick's first lead since the 10:34 mark of the first half as 'Wick led 43-42 at 15:31. The run was aided by two three-point shots from
Matt Petruccione and a traditional three-point play from Bradley.
Connor Reibaum's jumper on Hobart's next possession restored the lead to the visitors but Petruccione would give Hartwick back the advantage with another three-pointer to put Hartwick ahead 46-44 at 15:02. Rehbaum would answer right back with a two-point shot to tie the game at 46-all.
The Statesmen twice led by seven points with the second time coming at 11:35 as Hobart led 55-48. The Hawks would rally with an 11-4 run to knot the contest up at 59-59 with just over eight minutes remaining to play.
Five lead changes would follow in just over a minute of game time. Hartwick's last lead of the game came at 6:40 following a layup from
Joey Lufkin to move the Hawks ahead 63-62. Hobart scored on a layup from Joe Gibbons 13 seconds later that started a 7-0 run and gave the Statesmen a 69-63 lead at 4:22.
Hartwick closed to within two points of tying the game, 74-72, with 1:51 remaining to play. A Hartwick foul gave Hobart a free throw opportunity but Richie Bonney missed and Suderley secured the defensive rebound for 'Wick. The Hawks had a couple of chances to tie the game but Bradley and Suderley both missed layups. Another Hawk foul put Bonney on the charity stripe but he would miss both free throws and Suderley again would pull down the rebound.
Following a timeout with 56 seconds remaining, Hartwick had another chance to tie the game but Suderley's layup came up short with 41 ticks on the clock and Rehbaum would come away with the rebound for Hobart. Rehbaum sank both free throws to put Hobart up 76-72 with 38 seconds on the clock. The Statesmen converted two more free throws to come out with the six-point victory.
Besides leading the Hawks in points, Bradley also came away with five steals to lead the team. He pulled down four rebounds. Suderley recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds. He also had three blocked shots. Petruccione scored 12 points and hit four three-point shots for a season and career-high. Lufkin added nine points and a season-high seven assists.
The Statesmen were led by Bonney's 18 points and 19 rebounds. Bonney also had four blocked shots. Rehbaum and Hoy both contributed 16 points each and totaled 11 rebounds. Gibbons chipped in 14 points, seven rebounds, and three assists.
Hobart led in field goal percentage 47% (31-of-66) to 42.4% (25-of-59) for the Hawks. The Statesmen shot 40% (8-of-20) in three-point shots compared to Hartwick's 31.6 % (6-of-19). 'Wick did better on the foul line as it converted just over 76% (16-of-21) of its opportunities to just over 57% (8-of-14) for Hobart.
Radford 80, Houghton 51
Coming of a 23-day break since their last contest, the Houghton men's basketball was a little bit rusty when they returned to the court Tuesday against Radford University. It didn't help that Radford was an NCAA Division I opponent who entered the game with an 8-4 record.
Radford used their superior size, strength and athleticism to grab an 80-51 over the Highlanders.
Radford had to shake off a bit of their own rust as they game started, but was able to gain an early advantage and led 21-8 with 12 minutes gone in the opening half. That lead grew to 19 over the next four minutes, but the Highlanders maintained their poise.
Johnathan Stowe (Toronto, ON, Canada, Don Mills Collegiate Institute) converted two free throws,
Brandon Camacho (Dundee, NY, Dundee High School) dropped in two layups and
Matthew Ball (Binghamton, NY, Chenango Valley) hit a two and a three to pull Houghton to 36-24 in the last seconds of the half. Radford went 1-for-2 from the line with two seconds left to take a 37-24 lead into the break.
Radford shot 44 percent from the field in the first half and Houghton converted on 36 percent of its shots.
The closely contested first half and a halftime pep talk from their coach woke up the hosts, who opened the second 20 minutes on a 15-2 run, culiminating in back-to-back dunks. Houghton wouldn't fold.
Cullen Overholt (Ballston Spa, NY, Loudonville Christian) hit two from the charity stripe and
Andrew Makori (Mukilteo, WA, Shoreline Community College) hit consecutive threes to trim the margin to 18.
Radford scored 11 straight points to regain control midway through the half, and Houghton would get no closer than 25 down the stretch. Radford's largest lead was 31 points.
Ball led the Highlanders with 13 points, including a 3-of-5 showing from long range. Camacho chipped in with 11 points, while Makori and
Jordan Christensen (Cashmere, WA, Cashmere) added eight points each. Stowe finished with four points and a team-high six rebounds off the bench.
Houghton improved its shooting in the second half to finish at 40 percent for the game. Radford shot 48 percent on the night, outrebounded the Highlanders 41-29 and forced 21 Houghton turnovers.