Men's Basketball Rallies to
Top Le Moyne 61-57
BOX SCORE
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Senior Sam
Carey (Manchester, NH) finished with 18 points and 13
rebounds as Southern New Hampshire University overcame a 29-24
halftime deficit to post a 61-57 Northeast-10 men's basketball
victory at Le Moyne College Sunday afternoon. The Penmen
improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in league play, while the Dolphins
are now 1-3 and 0-2 in the NE-10.
Carey finished 8-10 from the floor
and six of his 13 rebounds came on the offensive end.
Gerald Carter (Harlem, NY) canned a pair of
three-pointers and finished with 15 points and six rebounds.
Cory Vejraska (Alachua, FL) added 13 points and
nine rebounds while Chris Brickley (Manchester,
NH) totaled eight points.
Jason Holmes led the Dolphins with
20 points.
Le Moyne led 29-24 at halftime and
opened up a 47-38 lead with 9:26 to go on a Holmes basket.
The Penmen would go on a 15-5 run and a basket by Carter with 3:40
left gave SNHU a 53-52 lead. The Dolphins got a Holmes basket
and a free throw to reclaim a two-point lead, but Carter nailed a
three with 2:08 left to make it 56-55.
Holmes would sink a pair at the
charity stripe with 1:46 left to give the hosts the lead one again,
but on SNHU's next possession a layup by Carter gave the Penmen the
lead for good with 1:18 left. The guests sealed the win by
going 3-4 at the free throw line the rest of the way.
Southern New Hampshire led
18-11 with 8:22 to go in the first half before the Dolphins scored
10 unanswered points to take a 21-18 lead with 4:25 before halftime
on a pair of Dan Cromwell free throws. The Penmen took a one
point lead on a pair of free throws by Vejraska with 3:01 left but
Le Moyne scored the half's final six points and took a 29-24 lead
into the locker room.
Southern New Hampshire outrebounded
Le Moyne 41-36 and shot 51.9% (14-27) in the second half.
SNHU returns to action Wednesday
when it hosts The College of Saint Rose in a 7:30 contest at the
SNHU Fieldhouse.
