Box Score


AURORA, NY- Kyle Bradley (Cornwall, NY/Mansfield University) converted the traditional three-point play as the men's basketball team went up by 10 points with 48 seconds remaining to pull away and defeat Wells College 70-59 on Thursday night at the Farenthold Athletic Wing. The win improves the Hawks' record to 2-1 while the Express drop to 0-3.

Hartwick clung to a 65-58 lead with just over three minutes to play in the contest. That lead would hold for the next 2:15 of game time. Bradley went up for a layup and was fouled by Wells' Al Paul and with the free throw, Hartwick went up 68-58 and held the Express without a basket the rest of the way to come away with the win.

Jared Suderley(Newport, NY/West Canada Valley) led the Hawks with 24 points on 7-of-11 shooting in 23 minutes of game time. Joey Lufkin (Argyle, NY/Argyle) also shot 7-of-11 from the field and scored 19 points and had four rebounds while dishing out two assists. Bradley contributed 12 points while shooting 4-of-8. He added seven rebounds, three steals, and three assists.

"Anthony Keane (Staten Island, NY/Monsignor Farrell) and Kyle Bradley stepped up and made big plays in the second half," remarked head coach Todd McGuinness. "Jared and Joey made key buckets when we needed them."

The Hawks started the game up 6-0 in the opening minutes of the first half. The Express scored six straight points to tie the game up at 15:40.

An 11-4 Hartwick run put the Hawks ahead 17-10 at 11:02. An 8-2 Express run, however, put the home team to within one point of tying the game, 19-18, with just over eight minutes left in the half. The Hawks would still maintain a lead for the rest of the frame and after leading by eight points three times in the last 1:26 of the period, Wells would close the gap in half and 'Wick went into halftime with a 30-26 lead.

In the second half, Wells would again narrow the deficit to one point, 32-31, at 17:57 following a jumper by Shakeel Simmons. Hartwick would answer back as Lufkin nailed a three-pointer to put the Hawks up by four.

The host Express would not let Hartwick run away with the game as it again got to within one points of knotting the game up after another layup by Simmons reduced the 'Wick lead to 47-46 at 11:28. A layup by Keane would increase the Hawks' advantage to three points and start an 11-2 'Wick run that put it ahead 58-48 with 7:34 remaining in the game.

Wells would reduce the deficit to five points at 6:39 but a 7-2 Hawks run would restore the 10-point Hartwick lead, 65-55, with 3:23 remaining in the game. Paul would convert a layup and a free throw to get the Express to within seven points, 65-58, with 3:03 showing on the game clock. It would be the last field goal for Wells for the rest of the game as the Hartwick defense forced five missed shots.

After Bradley's layup and subsequent free throw moved Hartwick ahead by 10 points, Lufkin tacked on two free throws with 19 seconds remaining to increase the Hawk lead to 12 points. Simmons added a free throw with seven ticks left with the game already favoring Hartwick.

"The guys did a good job on the road in a hostile environment," said McGuinness. "It was a good victory."

The Hartwick defense held Wells to just 36.5% shooting from the floor (23-of-63) and only 17.6% (3-of-17) from beyond the three-point arc. The Hawks shot 52.3% (23-of-44) in field goals and converted 44.4 % (4-of-9) of its three-point attempts. The Express ended the game outrebounding the Hawks 38-30.

Simmons led Wells with 16 points. Christ Courtney added 12 points and Jonthan Bonds contributed 10 points while pulling down 12 rebounds.

Hartwick will next host Oswego State in its home opener this Sunday afternoon at Lambros Arena. Game time will be at 4 p.m.