Box Score
BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—The Gryphons led wire-to-wire as Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball knocked off Webb Institute, 73-24, in a non-conference game at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Wednesday.
Sarah Lawrence (3-3) got the ball rolling on a three-pointer by rookie
Wyatt Rocheleau (San Jose, Calif./Christopher) on the first possession of the game. Moments after entering the game,
Mat Gerak (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) contributed to the lead with a pair of free throws; he would finish 4-for-4 from the charity stripe on the day.
After scoring the first nine points of the game, SLC cruised to a 29-2 advantage. Webb (0-6) was held without a field goal for the first 14 minutes of play.
Two-time Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week
Stevan Radosavljevic (Lazarevac, Serbia/Grammar School Lazarevac) led the Green and White with nine points and nine rebounds—including seven defensive—in the half.
Eight different Gryphons got on the scoresheet in the opening half, as the Gryphons outscored Webb 40-8 in the period. Rocheleau totaled eight in the half, while Gerak and
Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) each totaled half a dozen.
In the second half, Radosavljevic scored six of SLC's first eight points. Captain
Josh Niebloom (Livingston, N.J./Golda Och Academy) and rookie
Brendan O'Connell (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy Andover) got into the scoring action, while
Nikos Efstratudakis (London, Ontario/American Community School of Athens) converted back-to-back layups. Midway through the period, the Gryphons compiled a 57-17 advantage, and SLC outscored Webb 16-7 down the stretch to close out the victory.
Radosavljevic accounted for 21 points and 15 rebounds to earn his third-straight double-double. Efstratudakis amassed 15 points on the day, matching the output of his previous four appearances combined. Gerak reached double-figures with a season-high 10 points and posted a season-best of eight rebounds.
Sophomore
Juan Sucre (Caracas, Venezuela/ASFM (Monterrey, Mexico)) tallied season highs of five points and five rebounds, while Gilleran finished the day with eight points and nine rebounds along with a pair of assists, three blocks and three steals. Guard
Niko Yuvienco (Queens, N.Y./Christ the King) set an SLC record with eight assists in the game.
The win clinched SLC's 2-0 sweep of Webb on the season. The Gryphons won the previous matchup, 74-35 on November 18.
Sarah Lawrence returns to Noyes Court on Sunday; the Gryphons host Bard College at 2 p.m.