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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—Sophomore Gabriel Eng (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Beacon School) led the Gryphons with 15 points though the Gryphons were ultimately defeated as Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball fell to Farmingdale State College, 73-62, at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Farmingdale State (11-5, 7-0 Skyline) def. Sarah Lawrence (5-11, 1-6 Skyline), 73-62.

KEY MOMENTS
Rookie BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) scored the game's first points, and sophomore Parker Hagmaier (Oakland, Calif./Bishop O'Dowd) scored a three-pointer for what would be the Gryphons' largest lead, 5-2. Junior Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy) scored an early three-pointer to put Sarah Lawrence on top, 14-13. Senior Mat Gerak (Monroe, Conn./Masuk) handed SLC its final lead, 16-15, at the midpoint of the opening period.

The Rams pulled away to take a six-point advantage and kept a four-point lead, 29-25, at the break.

Farmingdale State took its largest lead, 55-38, with five and a half minute to play. Over the next four minutes, the Gryphons rallied and went on a 22-10 run to cut the deficit to five, 65-60. Eng anchored the run with 13 points in the span, including three successful three-point attempts and 4-for-4 shooting at the foul line.

With less than a minute and half to play, the Gryphons' momentum was stonewalled by successful free-throw shooting by the Rams, who made six straight attempts from the stripe. Eng closed out the scoring for the Gryphons, while Farmingdale departed undefeated in Skyline play this season.

TOP GRYPHONS
Behind Eng's 15 points, Segal reached double-figures with 11 points. Senior Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) scored eight points with six rebounds and five assists. Sanders and fellow first year Joseph Kleeman (Greenwood Village, Colo./Arapahoe) likewise finished with eight points and six rebounds. Hagmaier scored an additional five points, and sophomore Austin Jones (Upper Marlboro, Md./Flint Hill School) collected five rebounds.

FOR THE RAMS
Ali Mableton led all players with 20 points off 10 field goals. George Riefenstahl totaled 19 points and 19 rebounds in the game.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence plays back-to-back road games starting at Yeshiva University on Wednesday. The Gryphons return home to face Skyline South opponent, St. Joseph's College Brooklyn, on Tuesday, Jan.31.