Fisher, Hartwick, Naz and Stevens Open 2014 With a Win

Fisher, Hartwick, Naz and Stevens Open 2014 With a Win

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The 2014 portion of the season got underway tonight as teams opened conference play.

Hartwick 92, Ithaca 50 (Box Score)
Jared Suderley led all scorers with 29 points and added 12 rebounds as Hartwick never trailed against Ithaca as the Hawks defeated the Bombers 92-50 on Friday night at Lambros Arena.  Suderely shot 11-of-16 from the floor as the Hawks shot 48.6% overall as a team. Kyle Bradley added 14 points and Matt Petruccione tacked on 13 points.

Hartwick opened the game on a 20-4 run, taking a 16-point lead on the Bombers in the first nine minutes of play. Ithaca cut the Hawks' lead to 11 on two occasions in the opening frame, but still trailed by a score of 47-19 at the half.

Ithaca sophomore Sam Bevan led the Bombers with 13 points, adding a steal, an assist and three rebounds in 19 minutes of play. Senior Frank Mitchell contributed six points and led the Bombers with nine boards.  FULL STORY 


Nazareth 66, Elmira 54 (Box Score)
Host Nazareth used a balanced offensive attack Friday to win its Empire 8 Conference men's basketball opener. The Golden Flyers built an early lead against Elmira and led almost from start to finish in a 66-54 victory over the Soaring Eagles. Four players scored in double figures for the Golden Flyers, including senior Jack Giles, who combined 16 points with eight assists and four rebounds in 40 minutes of action.

Senior Brad Ford and sophomore Maurice Mills  also scored 16 points each and sophomore Mitch Ford scored 11 points. Brad Ford had a team-high seven rebounds.

Nazareth made 25 of 49 field goals (51 percent) and 14 of 24 free throws (58.3 percent). Nazareth played well defensively by limiting Elmira to 36.7 percent shooting (22 for 60) with just two three-point baskets. Neil Randolph scored 13 to led the Soaring Eagles.  FULL STORY 


Stevens 81, Utica 67 (Box Score)
Head Men's Basketball Coach Bobby Hurley recorded the 100th win of his career as Stevens Institute of Technology earned an 81-67 win over Utica College in the Empire 8 opener for both schools Friday night in the Canavan Arena.
 
Matt Skrelja led the Ducks with 17 points, five rebounds, four assists and two steals. Klimchak finished with 13 points and two assists, while Andrew Meszaros had 11 points, nine boards and a pair of helpers. Alex Lorenz was huge off the bench with 12 points and eight rebounds, while senior guard Phillip DeSeignora also tallied 12 points. Patrick Sabatino finished with nine points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots in a solid all-around performance.

Junior Marion Lewis led the way for the Pioneers with 12 points off the bench.
 
The Ducks finished with 16 assists and just 12 turnovers, shooting 47.8 percent from the field (32-for-67) and 10-for-19 from three. Stevens converted 7-of-9 at the stripe and ended with a big 41-29 edge on the glass. Stevens also poured in 17 second-chance points and received 29 points from its bench.
 
Utica shot 43.6 percent from the field, 48 percent from three and 46.7 percent from the line (7-for-15). The Pioneers attempted 12 fewer shots than Stevens and were led by freshman guard Marion Lewis with 12 points and five rebounds.  FULL STORY


St. John Fisher 59, Houghton 54 (Box Score)
The St. John Fisher College men's basketball team pushed its winning streak to three games after it defeated Houghton College 59-54 despite trailing at halftime on Friday evening at the Nielsen Center in Houghton, N.Y.
 
After falling behind 25-21 after the first half of play, Fisher would eventually take a seven point lead courtesy of a 13-3 run highlighted by an old-fashioned three-point play by Keegan Ryan.
 
Houghton would cut the lead to five points before Adam Ambielli drained a three pointer from the corner to give the visiting Cardinals a 40-32 edge, forcing the Highlanders to call a time out to regroup.
 
The break in action did little to halt Fisher's momentum as the Cardinals rattled off six unanswered points capped by another and-one from Ryan to give Fisher its largest lead of the game  - 13 points – as the Cardinals led 51-38 with 6:29 remaining in the game.  FULL STORY