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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.-After the Gryphons pulled within two points in the final minute of a tense clash, Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball was defeated by Farmingdale State College, 70-65, in Skyline action at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Wednesday.

IN SHORT
Farmingdale State (9-11, 9-6 Skyline) def. Sarah Lawrence (4-17, 1-15 Skyline), 70-65.

GAME FLOW
Sarah Lawrence took its first lead six minutes into the game after junior Ege Ozcan (Istanbul, Turkey/Andrews Osborne Acad. (Ohio)) drained a three-pointer to give SLC a 5-4 edge. Ozcan added another three-pointer and a layup to score eight of the Gryphons' first 10 points. With little more than six minutes to go in the period, rookie Parker Hagmaier (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) made back-to-back layups, giving SLC its largest lead of the game, 21-11. Farmingdale went on a nine-point streak late in the period, and the Gryphons led at halftime, 25-24.

FSC opened the second half on a 12-1 run to take a 36-26 advantage. A three-pointer by junior Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) and a layup by classmate Stevan Radosavljevic (Lazarevac, Serbia/Grammar School Lazarevac) earned five points for SLC, splitting the deficit to 36-31. For the next 10 minutes, the Gryphons held the gap under 10 points until FSC scored five straight points for a 57-46 lead with five minutes to play.

The pace quickened as the teams combined for 32 points in the last five minutes, nearly a quarter of the game's total scoring output. SLC got back within two possessions after a three-pointer by rookie Gabe Eng (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Beacon School) made it a 63-58 game with two minutes to go. With 33 seconds left, Eng made his fourth trey of the day and SLC was within reach, 67-65. On the subsequent possession, the Rams converted both their free throws, and after a flurry of action, the visitors came away with the win.

FOR THE GRYPHONS
Hagmaier led SLC with 15 points on 7 for 10 shooting, adding seven rebounds under the boards. Eng finished with 12 points, all from the second half. Sophomore Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy) made three long-range field goals to total 11 points. Radosavljevic led the team with 10 rebounds, adding six points. Gilleran contributed eight points, nine rebounds and two blocks, bringing his career total to 95. Ozcan tallied nine points in the game, while Austin Jones (Upper Marlboro, Md./Flint Hill School) added five rebounds and five assists.

FOR THE RAMS
George Riefenstahl had a double-double on game highs of 18 points and 16 rebounds. Liam Monaghan had 12 points, and Jarred Marrow scored in double figures with 11.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence plays its second of four straight home games on Tuesday. The Gryphons host Yeshiva at 7 p.m. SLC then hosts Mount Saint Mary on Thursday, Feb. 11, at 7 p.m.