Box Score
ONEONTA, NY- The men's basketball team led for all but 35 seconds of the game as it defeated the visiting Houghton Highlanders 76-47 on Friday night at Lambros Arena. The win improves the Hawks' record to 9-6 while the Highlanders remain winless at 0-15.
Jared Suderley (Newport, NY/West Canada Valley) scored 18 points to lead the Hawks. He also added four rebounds.
Mike Geisser (East Hanover, NJ/Hanover Park) had 10 points on 3-of-6 shooting with all three baskets coming on three-point shots.
Hartwick received significant contributions from its bench as it outscored Houghton 37-15.
Matt Petruccione (Saratoga Springs, NY/Bishop Maginn) and
Victor Angeline (East Brunswick, NJ/Rutgers Prep) both scored nine points each and collectively shot 4-of-6 from behind the three-point arc.
Mike Henson (Pelham, NY/Pelham Memorial) chipped in seven points in five minutes of game time.
The Highlanders were led by Chris Confair who scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds. Tyler McQuaid added 11 points off the bench.
Hartwick started the game on a 9-2 run but then gave way to an 11-2 Highlander run that featured back-to-back three-point shots from Andrew Makori and Confair to give Houghton the lead, 13-11, at 12:41. That lead proved to be short-lived as 'Wick busted out a 19-2 run that featured four straight three-pointers from Geisser, Suderley, and
Rob Heller (Binghamton, NY/Chenango Valley), to go ahead 30-15 at 6:06. The Hawks would lead at halftime 38-21. Hartwick converted just over 57% of its shots to nearly 43% for the Highlanders in the first half.
The Hawks maintained their double-digit lead throughout the second half as Houghton never threatened. After Houghton's Mark O'Brien hit a trey at 17:37 to make it a 40-24 game, Hartwick outscored the Highlanders 25-9 over the next eight and a half minutes to surge ahead 65-33 with 8:17 remaining in the game. Hartwick led by as much as 33 points in the second half before Houghton knocked the lead down some but the Hawks still enjoyed a comfortable lead and cruised for the rest of the game.
“It was a really good team effort and our bench played well, particularly Vic, Rob, and Matt with their shooting and playmaking abilities," said head coach
Todd McGuinness. “I'm proud of the way our guys competed. We executed our defensive game plan very well.”
Hartwick ended the game shooting 50% from the floor (26-of-52). The Hawks also shot 78% (14-of-18) from the charity stripe. 'Wick dominated on the glass, 38-25.
Houghton shot just over 34% from the floor on the night. The Highlanders committed 16 turnovers as the Hawks came up with eight steals as a team.
Besides leading in bench points, Hartwick led in three other categories. The Hawks had an advantage in the paint 24-20, points off turnovers 22-12, and second chance points 22-9.
Hartwick welcomes Nazareth to Lambros Arena on Saturday night. Game time will be at 7 p.m.
