SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to American International College, 71-54, on Saturday in a Northeast-10 Conference affair at Butova Gymnasium.
RECORDS
- Saint Michael's (10-12, 4-10 NE10), AIC (5-16, 3-10 NE10)
SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS
- Sophomore Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 20 points (career high), 8 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds, 7-for-14 field goals, 6-for-11 three-pointers
- First-year Darrel Yepdo (Dracut, Mass./Brooks School), 12 points, 2 assists, 5-for-9 field goals, 2-for-3 three-pointers
- Sophomore CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 9 points, 3 steals
- Senior Dario Milojevic (Windsor, Ontario/Herman Academy/Mississippi Valley State), 7 rebounds
- First-year Alan Brzezinski (Örebro, Sweden/Western Reserve Academy), 3 assists, 2 steals
OPPONENT LEADERS
- Sophomore Justice Ellison, 20 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 7-for-14 field goals
- First-year Omarion Jett-Dobbs, 12 points
- First-year Aguibou Balde, 10 points, 13 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 3 steals, 4-for-7 field goals
- Junior Jalen Jordan, 7 points, 12 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds
THE ACTION
- Three different players scored as AIC forged a 7-0 lead by 18:03 of the opening half.
- After trailing 12-4, the Purple Knights rallied within 14-12 on first-year Matt Houde's (Windsor Locks, Conn./Saint Thomas More School) three-pointer at 11:22.
- AIC responded with the next nine points before extending its lead to 34-20 on a pair of Balde free throws with 1:02 to go.
- Crews scored the next five points before halftime, and Duniver buried a triple 1:22 into the second half to make it 34-28.
- Jett-Dobbs scored the first four points in a 6-0 AIC counter, and the hosts continued to lead by at least two possessions until Crews' lay-up brought Saint Michael's within 52-49 at 5:27.
- The Yellow Jackets scored the next 13 points by 1:18, ultimately finishing the game on a 19-5 run.
NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME
- Wednesday vs. Franklin Pierce University, 7:30 p.m.
- The Ravens were 10th in this week's D2SIDA East Region Media Poll.
- The Purple Knights host their Pink Game that night, benefiting the American Cancer Society of Vermont. Admission is free for all spectators.
