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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball was defeated by Skyline Conference newcomer St. Joseph's College Brooklyn, 93-64, at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Saturday.

IN SHORT
St. Joseph's Brooklyn (4-2, 3-1 Skyline) def. Sarah Lawrence (2-5, 0-4 Skyline), 93-64.

GAME FLOW
St. Joseph's ran away to a 12-0 lead before the Gryphons got on the scoreboard. Junior guard Brendan O'Connell (Andover, Mass./Phillips Academy) came off the bench and converted a three-pointer to get the Gryphons going. The Bears pulled away, 30-15, before captain Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) and rookie Gabe Eng (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Beacon School) made back-to-back three-pointers to cut the deficit to 30-21. O'Connell had another trey with three-minutes to play, making it a 33-24 game. From there, St. Joseph's cruised to a 40-26 halftime advantage and never relinquished a double-digit lead in the second half.

GRYPHON LEADERS
Eng finished the first half with a team-high nine points on three baskets from beyond the arc. O'Connell ended the half with six points, while junior Stevan Radosavljevic (Lazarevac, Serbia/Grammar School Lazarevac) led the starters with six points and four rebounds. In the second half, Radosavljevic added nine more, finishing with a team-high 15 points. Gilleran scored seven in the second half to reach 10 points in the game.

Under the basket Skyline Rookie of the Week Parker Hagmaier (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) led the Green and White with seven rebounds, adding four assists. Center Andre Garibaldi (New Hope, Pa./New Hope-Solebury) had a season-high of six rebounds, while rookie guard Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy) dished out five assists and junior Mat Gerak (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) handed out four assists.

FOR THE BEARS
St. Joseph's was led by Justin Manon, who went 4 for 4 from the floor in the second half, scoring 15 points in the period. Alec Willis had 12 points, while Matt O'Neill scored 11, and Michael Megafu posted a double-double on 11 points and a game-leading 10 rebounds.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence hosts Bard College in a non-conference game on Tuesday at 7 p.m.