COLCHESTER, Vt. - The Saint Michael's College men's basketball team lost to Adelphi University, 74-50, on Sunday during Northeast-10 Conference play in the Ross Sports Center. The Panthers, who extended their winning streak to nine games, received votes toward the latest D2 CSC national poll.
 
RECORDS

• Saint Michael's (4-11, 0-7 NE10), Adelphi (14-4, 6-1 NE10)

SAINT MICHAEL'S LEADERS

• First-year Abdur-Rahman De Leon (Roxbury, Mass./Saint Thomas More School), 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 offensive rebounds
• Senior Jacob Duniver (Fredericksburg, Va./Woodstock Academy), 10 points, 6 rebounds, 4-for-8 field goals, 2-for-4 three-pointers
• Redshirt first-year Greg Kenney (Williston Park, N.Y./The Frederick Gunn School/LIU), 9 points, 7 rebounds
• Senior CJ Crews (Tampa, Fla./Bayshore Christian School), 8 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists

OPPONENT LEADERS

• Junior Mason Jackson, 14 points, 11 rebounds, 6-for-8 field goals
• Graduate student Tavin Pierre Philippe, 14 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4-for-7 field goals
• Senior Andres Fulgencio, 14 points, 4-for-10 three-pointers
• Junior Dayshaun Walton, 10 points, 4-for-7 field goals
• Senior Jarnel Rancy, 5 blocks

THE ACTION

• Adelphi's 12-7 lead on Rancy's dunk at 10:20 was the largest advantage for either team during the opening 13:04 of the contest until Pierre Philippe's pair of free throws made it 24-15 at 5:25.
• De Leon, Duniver and Crews all buried threes in a go-ahead 11-2 run before the end of the half, with first-year Rico Byrd's (East Moline, Ill./The Kiski School) driving lay-up giving Saint Michael's a 31-29 edge with 29 seconds to go.
• Directly off of an inbounds play, senior Matthew Price banked in a three-point heave at the buzzer to give the Panthers a one-point lead heading into the locker room.
• Three additional players scored as the run reached 10-0 by 18:12 of the second half, when the visitors led 39-31, but Duniver's step-back jumper sparked a 5-0 push that brought Saint Michael's within three by 16:56.
• Pierre Philippe countered with a three 17 seconds later, and Adelphi slowly built upon an ensuing 46-40 lead behind a 10-1 run before putting the game away with a game-ending 15-5 stretch.

NEXT SAINT MICHAEL'S GAME

• Wednesday at Bentley University, 7:30 p.m.