Saints Down Pioneers in Day One of Alfred Classic
Final | 1 | 2 | T | |
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St. Lawrence (1-0, 0-0) | 40 | 40 | 80 | |
Alfred St. (1-1, 0-0) | 31 | 36 | 67 |
St. Lawrence
Game Statistics | St. Lawrence | Alfred St. |
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Field Goals | (26-52) | (19-57) |
Field Goal % | 50.0% | 33.3% |
Rebounds | 42 | 38 |
Assists | 13 | 11 |
Turnovers | 13 | 10 |
Pts off Turnovers | 8 | 17 |
2nd Chance Pts | 9 | 6 |
Pts in the Paint | 32 | 26 |
Fastbreak Pts | 0 | 2 |
Bench Pts | 15 | 41 |
Will Engelhardt scored 24 points as St. Lawrence defeated Alfred State 77-67 on day one of the Special Tees Alfred Classic. The Pioneers are now 1-1 on the year.
Alfred State led 18-17 with just under ten minutes remaining in the 1st half. The Saints finished the half on a 23 to 13 run and led 40-31 at the break. St. Lawrence pushed the lead to over 20 early in the 2nd half. The Pioneers cut the lead to ten, 72-62 with 2:50 left but couldn't get any closer.
Josh Reding (Spencerport) led the Pioneers with 11 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Basheem Wilkerson (Brooklyn/John Jay) and Mekhi Belcher (Syracuse/Union Endicott) both came off the bench and scored ten. Tavion Williams (Bronx/FDA) finished with eight points and eight boards.
Engelhardt was 10 for 17 from the field and 4 for 9 from three to net his 24 points. Trent Adamson had a double-double with 19 points and 12 boards while Trey Syroka chipped in 17.
The Saints shot 50% for the game including 54.8% in the 1st half. The Pioneers shot just 33.3% for the game.
The Pioneers host day two of the Alfred Classic. Alfred University takes on St. Lawrence at 2 p.m. followed by Alfred State taking on Ithaca. In the other match-up on Friday night, the Saxons downed the Bombers 75-72.