COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team buried a school-record-tying 19 three-pointers en route to downing Mercy University, 94-84, on Friday during the Best Western Windjammer Doc Jacobs Classic in the Ross Sports Center. In the second contest of the day, fourth-ranked Daemen University defeated Southern Connecticut State University, 84-65.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-8), Mercy (3-8)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Senior Alan Brzezinski (Örebro, Sweden/Western Reserve Academy), 20 points in 23 minutes, 7-for-10 field goals, 6-for-9 three-pointers
• Senior Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 18 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 6-for-8 three-pointers
• First-year Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 15 points, 7 rebounds, 4 offensive rebounds, 2 steals, 5-for-11 field goals, 4-for-8 three-pointers
• Sophomore Sebastian Andersson (Stockholm, Sweden/Korrespondensgymnasiet/Eastern Washington), 10 points, 7 rebounds, 6 offensive rebounds
• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists
• Junior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 10 points, 2 blocks, 3-for-4 field goals, 4-for-5 free throws
• First-year Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 7 rebounds, 7 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• First-year Nathan Robertson, 29 points, 7 assists, 13-for-19 field goals
• First-year Ethan Robertson, 16 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists

GAME FACTS

• Saint Michael's is now 4-2 against Mercy, including 3-0 at home after hosting the Mavericks for the first time since Nov. 16, 2007.
• Duniver moved into eighth in program history in career three-pointers (187), passing Brent Kendall '96 (184).
• The Purple Knights tied a school record by making 19 three-pointers, including 12 in the first half, shooting 19-of-39 (48.7%) from deep for the contest. The Purple and Gold had connected on 19 threes against Caldwell University during a contest at Assumption University on Nov. 8, 2019, after initially setting the record in the Ross Sports Center versus Southern New Hampshire University on Jan. 25, 2001.
• Saint Michael's held a 47-29 rebounding lead, including 15-8 on the offensive glass.
• The Purple and Gold sent Mercy to the free throw line only three times while taking 16 attempts from the charity stripe.
• Saint Michael's is hosting a men's basketball tournament named for George "Doc" Jacobs, the father of modern athletics at the College who served as athletic director from 1947 to 1968, for the 38th time since the 1975-76 season.

THE ACTION

• In a 14-10 contest, Duniver buried a three-pointer at 14:16 of the first half to create the first three-possession margin, sparking a 10-0 run during which he drilled a pair of triples.
• Ethan Robertson scored eight points in a 13-2 run that brought the Mavericks within 26-23 by 8:36.
• A quick 9-0 run, during which Brzezinski, Duniver and De Leon all drained triples, made it 40-27 at 5:17, and Brzezinski's trey with 17 seconds left sent the hosts into the locker room up 58-42.
• Marold's lay-in pushed the advantage to 61-44 at 18:24 of the second stanza, but Nathan Robertson scored the final four points of a 9-2 stretch that brought Mercy within 63-53.
• Duniver and De Leon later hit threes 1:18 apart to push the lead to 75-57 with 13:23 to go, and the Purple Knights led a game-high 94-73 on redshirt first-year Greg Kenney's (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU) lay-in at 1:40.
• Mercy scored the final 11 points, including making a pair of threes in the final 35 seconds, but came no closer.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Saturday vs. No. 4 Daemen at Best Western Windjammer Doc Jacobs Classic at 2 p.m.
• The Wildcats' national ranking is according to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).