Jan. 25: Aaron Marshall earned Liberty League Co-Forward of the Week honors for his efforts last week against RPI, Vassar, and Plattsburgh. He is sharing this honor with Union's Devon Bruce.

Marshall recorded 2 double-doubles last weekend against Vassar and RPI. Against RPI, he scored 34 points, earned 13 rebounds, and blocked 2 shots. Marshall shot 15 of 19 from the floor, and scored 4 points in the final 3 minutes to send the game to overtime. He then scored 5 points in overtime. Marshall scored 15 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, and shot 7 of 14 from the floor against Vassar.

 

MARSHALL SCORES 34 IN OVERTIME WIN

Jan. 22: Aaron Marshall (left) scored 34 points, shooting 15-19 from the field, and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead the Saints to an 83-76 overtime win at RPI. With the win, the Saints improve to 4-10 on the year, 2-2 in conference. The loss drops RPI to 9-7 on the year, 2-3 in the Liberty League.

Keith Sullivan scored 15 points and contributed 6 assists in the Saint win. He shot 5-10 from the floor, and 4 of his baskets were 3 pointers. Matt Blue shot 4-9 from the field, hitting 2 three-pointers for 10 points on the night.

Paris Moore scored 27 points and grabbed 9 rebounds to lead RPI. John Van Schaick scored 15 points, contributed 7 rebounds, added 2 assists, and 2 steals on the night.

The Saints are back in action at Clarkson on January 25 th at 8:00 pm.

SAINTS LOSE TO VASSAR, 66-62

Jan. 21: Freshman guard Daniel Forcella scored eight crucial points down the stretch, and Evan Hannay's putback off a Judson Winton miss sealed the deal, as the Vassar College men’s basketball team (8-5, 2-2) won consecutive conference games for the first time since joining the Liberty League in 2001, defeating St. Lawrence (3-10, 1-2) by a score of 66-62.

Forcella, a reserve guard averaging just 2.4 points per game, matched his career high with eight points, on two three-pointers and a layup, taking over the game for five minutes. The first three-ball came with 8:07 left in the second half to draw the Brewers within 1 at 55-54. After a missed jumper by St. Lawrence’s Pat Delmonico (10 pts, 7 rebs, 2 assists), Forcella found a streaking Lawrence Avitabile, whose layup gave Vassar their first lead since the first minute of the second half.

The Saints clanged iron their next time down, and the Brewers opened up a three-on-one break off the long-rebound. Winton (7 assists, 4 rebs) led Forcella with a perfect bounce pass, and the gutsy freshman lifted a high floater off the glass that swished though. Over the next three minutes, the Saints would retake the lead at 60-58, on a three-pointer by Keith Sullivan (10 pts, 5 rebs) and a layup by Delmonico, before Forcella stepped up again.

Sophomore forward William Kieffer found a wide-open Forcella with a lob pass and Forcella’s high-arcing three-pointer was true, to halt the St. Lawrence momentum and put Vassar back on top at 61-60, a lead they would not relinquish. Avitabile (21 pts, 10 rebs, 4 blocks, 2 steals, 2 assists) put in a nice finger roll with two minutes left, off a great pass from senior guard Seth Taft (15 points, 4 rebs, 2 assists), though at "only" 8 for 16 from the field, his gaudy 67% field goal percentage did take a hit.

Sullivan hit another driving layup to pull St. Lawrence within two, but Vassar was able to hold on, as Evan Hannay followed up Winton’s miss to put the Brewers up by four and effectively ice the game.

The first half was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team taking much control. At the 10-minute mark, the score was tied at 20, and the largest lead was 25-20 St. Lawrence. SLU held a slim 33-32 lead at halftime, leading up to the dramatic second half.

Despite shooting just 31.4% from the field, Vassar coach Mike Dutton was thrilled with the victory. "On nights when your shots don't fall you have to rely on your defense," Dutton said. “In the second half we stepped up and got some stops. We were certainly not at our best from the three-point line, which has been our strength all year. Evan Hannay and Danny Forcella off the bench gave us a lift on both ends of the court. I'm really proud of the team effort."

Avitabile registered the game-high in scoring with 21 and blocks with 4. Kieffer tied for game-high in rebounds (11) with St. Lawrence’s Aaron Marshall (team-high 15 pts).

The Saints will play RPI on Saturday at 4:00.

SAINTS LOSE MID-WEEK CONTEST TO PLATTSBURGH

Jan. 18: The St. Lawrence men’s basketball team lost to Plattsburgh in a mid-week, non-conference match-up tonight, 76-69. With the loss, the Saints move to 3-9 on the year. The win gives Plattsburgh a 9-4 overall mark.

Keith Sullivan started the scoring for the Saints, making two 3 point field goals to start the game. On the night, Sullivan scored 15 points, shooting 5 of 9 from the field and knocking down 3 three-pointers. He also added a team high 4 assists.

The Saints had the lead and were up by as many as 9 in the first half. At the 6:11 mark, Jimmy Corless made a 3 pointer to give Plattsburgh the lead at 23-22. At the half, the score was 33-29 in favor of the visiting team.

At halftime, Plattsburgh was shooting over 45% from the field, and 25% from behind the arc. SLU was shooting 55% from the floor, and over 37% from three-point range.

Plattsburgh’s Kris Gibbs-Smith opened the second half with a dunk off of a pass from Curtis Smith. The Saints would not lead in the second half, falling behind by as many as 15 with the score 35-50 and 13:27 remaining.

On the night, Aaron Marshall led all scoring with 21 points, going 9-15 from the floor. Tyler Shaver scored 17 for the Saints, going 7-10 from the field, and knocking down 3 three-pointers.

For the Cardinals, Cameron Arterberry led in scoring with 19. He also contributed 5 assists. Jelani Simmons scored 15 points, and grabbed a game high 11 rebounds.

The Saints next game is Friday at Vassar at 8:00 pm. Vassar is 7-5 on the year, 1-2 in conference. SLU will play RPI (8-6; 1-2) on Saturday at 4:00.