WEST HAVEN, Conn. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to the University of New Haven, 80-70, on Saturday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Jeffery P. Hazell Athletics Center.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (5-13, 1-9 NE10), New Haven (8-9, 4-6 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• Redshirt first-year Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 18 points, 7-for-16 field goals
• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 13 points, 4 assists
• Senior Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 13 points, 3-for-7 three-pointers
• First-year Rico Byrd (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School), 11 points, 5 assists, 4-for-5 field goals
• Junior Nolan Marold (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Brewster Academy/Loyola Chicago), 8 points, 13 rebounds, 5 offensive rebounds, 3-for-4 field goals
• First-year Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 6 rebounds

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Sophomore Jah'Likai King, 27 points, 5 rebounds, 8-for-14 field goals, 9-for-9 free throws
• Senior Tristian Jeffries, 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists
• Junior Ethan Simmon, 11 points

GAME FACTS

• Duniver became the eighth player in program history to knock down 200 career three-pointers, passing Brendan Mullins '07 (200) to take over seventh in school annals with 201.

THE ACTION

• Neither team led by more than three points until New Haven broke a 16-all tie with a Jeffries free throw at 9:04 of the first half and junior Javel Cherry's triple 38 seconds later.
• King netted 10 points as the Chargers used a 17-2 run to lead 37-21 by 2:34.
• New Haven led by as much as 47-30 when King buried a three at 16:20 of the second half, and the hosts were still up 61-45 with 9:43 to go thanks to Cherry's three-pointer.
• Duniver hit a pair of threes in a quick 10-0 response, and Crews drilled a trey for his team's fourth three in a matter of 2:57 to make it 65-61 with 4:56 remaining.
• King connected on a pair of free throws 33 seconds later, and the visitors never again came closer than five points down the stretch, as the Chargers made their final 10 free throw tries.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday vs. regionally-ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 7:30 p.m.
• The Penmen were fifth in this week's D2 CSC East Region poll.