NEW PALTZ, N.Y. – The State University of New York at New Paltz men's basketball team travels to cross-river rival Vassar College on Tuesday, Nov. 18, for a 7 p.m. non-conference contest.
RECORDS: The Hawks are 0-1 after dropping a 58-55 overtime decision to Hamilton College on Saturday at the Hawk Center in their season opener… The Brewers are 1-1, earning a win against Wheelock College in the Vassar Tip-Off Tournament over the weekend.
SCOUTING THE HAWKS (0-1): New Paltz fell to Hamilton in its home opener on Saturday… Senior guard/forward
Taylor Sowah recorded a double-double with 13 points and a career-high 14 rebounds… Senior forward
Alex Perlman scored a game-high 17 points off the bench in 26 minutes… Defensively, junior forward
Kevin Roach and sophomore guard
Eric Regenbogen each finished with four steals... New Paltz is 15-8 all-time against Vassar.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Points: Perlman (17.0 ppg), Sowah (13.0 ppg),
Dylan Balducci (6.0 ppg)
Rebounds: Sowah (14.0 rpg), Regenbogen (7.0 rpg), Roach (6.0 rpg), Perlman (6.0 rpg)
Assists: Regenbogen (3.0 apg), Sowah (2.0 apg),
Taylor Mulvey (2.0 apg)
Steals: Roach (4.0 spg), Regenbogen (4.0 spg)
Blocks: Perlman (1.0 bpg), Sowah (1.0 bpg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Hawks are shooting 29.0 percent from the field (18-of-62)… New Paltz is 4-for-17 from beyond the arc (23.5 percent)… The Hawks are shooting 57.7 percent from the charity stripe (15-of-26).
SCOUTING THE BREWERS (1-1): After defeating Wheelock 72-66 in its season-opener, Vassar fell to Springfield College, 82-44, in the championship game on Sunday… Senior forward Alex Snyder scored a career-best 27 points and added 10 rebounds against the Wildcats… Senior forward Luka Laden (16 points, 11 rebounds) and senior guard Curtis Smith (11 points) helped the Brewers shoot 58.0 percent from the field on Saturday… Against Springfield, junior guard Erikson Wasyl scored a team-high 13 points.
STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Points: Snyder (16.0 ppg), Wasyl (10.5 ppg), Ladan (10.0 ppg)
Rebounds: Ladan (8.5 rpg), Snyder (7.0 rpg), Wasyl (2.5 rpg)
Assists: Wasyl (2.5 apg), Snyder (3.0 apg), Ladan (1.5 apg), Mickey Adams (1.5 apg)
Steals: Smith (2.0 spg), Wasyl (1.0 spg), Andrew Adkins (1.0 spg)
Blocks: John Madsen (2.0 bpg), Adkins (1.0 bpg)
TEAM STATISTICS: The Brewers are shooting 45.4 percent from the field (44-of-97)… Vassar is 10-of-35 from downtown (28.6 percent) and 18-of-30 from the foul line (60.0 percent).
LAST MEETING:
The Hawks fell to Vassar in their home opener last season, 73-61, when these two teams last met on Nov. 21, 2013.
WHAT'S NEXT: New Paltz will compete in the Chuck Resler Tournament hosted by the University of Rochester from Friday-Saturday, Nov. 21-22, opening against Utica College at 1 p.m. on Friday… Vassar heads to Drew University on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 4 p.m.
