Box Score
ONEONTA, NY – Jared Suderley (Newport, NY/West Canada Valley) scored 19 points to lead all scorers as the men's basketball team got off to a huge first half lead and never looked back as they defeated the visiting Keuka Strom 73-40 on Friday night at Lambros Arena. The Hawks, who have now won three games in a row, improve their record to 4-2. The Storm remains winless as they fall to 0-5.
Suderley also grabbed four rebounds and chipped in two assists, two blocks, and two steals.
Kyle Bradley (Cornwall, NY/Mansfield University) was just one rebound short of a double-double as he scored 14 points and nabbed nine boards while also picking up four steals.
Peter Melanson (Little Compton, RI/Bishop Staing) had a career night as he was a perfect 6-of-6 from the floor for 12 points and blocked three shots.
Conor Boyer had a double-double with 12 points and 13 rebounds. Adam Starks contributed 11 points.
The game was tied at two points each at 17:16 of the first half but the Hawks then went on a 17-4 run to go up 18-6 with just over 11 minutes remaining. Keuka would narrow the deficit to nine points less than a minute later but a 15-7 Hartwick run to close out the first gave them a 35-18 halftime lead.
The 'Wick offense did not let up in the second half as the Storm did not have an answer. The closest Keuka would get was 44-27 with 15:43 remaining until the Hawks ripped a 22-4 run to go ahead 67-31 at 5:24 and cruise the rest of the game.
Hartwick dominated in nearly every offensive category. The Hawks controlled the paint 36-20 and got a huge lift from their bench as they outscored the Keuka reserves 32-6. 'Wick shot 46.6% (27-of-58) from the field.
“We did a good job around the basket tonight,” said head coach
Todd McGuinness. “Jared and Pete were able to finish around the rim and control the paint. Our bench did a good job contributing 32 points and I was happy with our effort from the defensive end.”
The Hawk defense forced 14 Storm turnovers that Hartwick took advantage of as it scored 19 points off of them. The defense held Keuka to 26.8% shooting from the field (15-of-56) and only 8.3% in three-point field goals (1-of-12).
Hartwick returns to action tomorrow afternoon as it hosts Morrisville State at 3 p.m.
