Men's Basketball | 3/1/2021 8:39:00 PM
The Russell Sage men’s basketball team hosted the Hawks of Hartwick College on Monday night in the 2020-2021 season opener for both teams. Junior guard Jalon Borders
(Bartow, FL/Bartow) scored 24 points to lead Sage to the 76-69 opening night win over the Hawks.
Sage led 34-33 at the break as Borders had 10 points in the first half despite Sage struggling from 3-point range, hitting just 2 of 12 from beyond the arc.
Hartwick got 24 points from junior forward Bobby Connors
(Rockville Centre, NY/Chaminade) as he netted a double-double with 11 rebounds after shooting 9-of-16 from the floor.
Sage junior
Amani Cummings (Brooklyn, NY/Transit Tech) erupted for a career-high 19 points in the contest adding nine points in the first stanza, while adding three assists and two steals for the Gators as they finished the night shooting 45.6% from the floor (26-57).
Gator newcomer, junior forward
Ryan Long (Averill Park, NY/Averill Park) added 14 points in his debut at Sage, while sophomore forward
Nathan Mannion (Castleton-On-Hudson, NY/Maple Hill) finished the night as the high rebounder with 10 rebounds including eight defensive boards. Mannion added eight points as well after making 3-of-5 shots from the floor.
Hartwick’s senior guard Pat Garey
(Johnson City, NY/Johnson City) added 12 points, while senior forward
Austin Haskell (Kirkwood, NY/Susquehanna Valley) added 10 points with nine rebounds and a block and steal for the Hawks.
Sage returns to action on March 5 hosting Houghton College in a 6 p.m. Empire 8 contest. Please note that due to covid-19 restrictions, Sage is not permitting fans in attendance at 2021 home events. Hartwick is back in action on March 5 in a 6 p.m. road contest with Elmira College.