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Men's Basketball

Men's Basketball Defeats Caltech for West-Coast Win

Box Score PASADENA, Calif.—Four Gryphons scored in double figures to lift Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball to a 73-64 win over the California Institute of Technology in a non-conference game at Braun Gymnasium on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (2-2) def. Caltech (1-4), 73-64.

GAME FLOW
After Sarah Lawrence scored the first basket of the game, Caltech took early control of the game, jumping out to an 11-3 advantage over the first seven minutes of play. The Beavers extended the lead to 10 points, 18-8, near the midpoint of the opening half. SLC responded with a 12-4 run over the next two minutes, closing the gap to two points, 22-20. Caltech scored the next seven points to go up, 29-20, but the Gryphons regained momentum and closed the gap to 32-30 at halftime.

Three minutes into the second half, a successful three-point try by captain Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) gave the Gryphons their first lead of the period, 37-36. SLC retained the lead for the rest of the game but the Beavers kept the game within reach. In the last minute, the Green and White scored the final four points of the contest, sealing the nine-point victory.

STATISTICAL LEADERS
SLC junior Stevan Radosavljevic (Lazarevac, Serbia/Grammar School Lazarevac) led the Gryphons with 19 points on 9-for-15 shooting, adding a season-high nine rebounds. Classmate Mat Gerak (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) scored a season-best 14 points along with dishing out a career-high seven assists. Rookie Gabe Eng (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Beacon School) also scored 14 points while pulling in five steals in the game. Gilleran reached double figures with 11 points on five field goals. Under the boards, Skyline Rookie of the Week Parker Hagmaier (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) reeled in a game-high 14 rebounds, scoring nine points in the contest.

FOR THE BEAVERS
Brent Cahill led Caltech with 15 points, followed by Ricky Galliani with 14. KC Emezie racked up 11 points, and David LeBaron led his squad with 14 rebounds.

MAKING HISTORY
The Sarah Lawrence win was the program's first win over an NCAA team since defeating Bard, 65-63, in November 2001.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence rounds out its Golden State journey at Occidental College on Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for 3 p.m. Pacific Time (6 p.m. EST).

Players Mentioned

Mat Gerak

#42 Mat Gerak

G / F
6' 3"
Junior
Graham Gilleran

#33 Graham Gilleran

F / C
6' 8"
Junior
Stevan Radosavljevic

#24 Stevan Radosavljevic

F / C
6' 5"
Junior
Gabriel Eng

#5 Gabriel Eng

G
5' 10"
First-year
Parker Hagmaier

#23 Parker Hagmaier

F
6' 3"
First-year

Players Mentioned

Mat Gerak

#42 Mat Gerak

6' 3"
Junior
G / F
Graham Gilleran

#33 Graham Gilleran

6' 8"
Junior
F / C
Stevan Radosavljevic

#24 Stevan Radosavljevic

6' 5"
Junior
F / C
Gabriel Eng

#5 Gabriel Eng

5' 10"
First-year
G
Parker Hagmaier

#23 Parker Hagmaier

6' 3"
First-year
F