COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball team concluded play at the 2017 Rocky Mountain Thanksgiving Classic Saturday with a 71-51 loss at Colorado College at Reid Arena.

IN SHORT
Colorado College (3-1) def. Sarah Lawrence College (0-5), 71-51

RECAP
Colorado College opened the game with five straight points, but the Gryphons matched it with five of their own, all scored by Isaiah Pean (Spring Valley, N.Y./Dwight-Englewood). The Tigers used their three-point shooting and a 5-0 run to take a 16-8 lead (12:14), but Sarah Lawrence continued to battle, using a 9-1 spurt, capped off by a triple from Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy), to knot the contest at 17. Colorado College went on to outscore the Gryphons 17-8 over the final 9:49 of the period to take a 34-25 lead into the locker room.

The Tigers began the second half with a 20-4 run to take their largest lead of the contest (52-29). Sarah Lawrence continued to hang around, using a 15-2 spurt to cut the deficit to 10 (54-44). Colorado College pulled away, outscoring the Gryphons 17-7 over the final 9:04 to pick up the victory.  

Segal finished with a team-best 13 points, along with five rebounds. BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) posted his first double-double of the season, recording 10 points and 12 boards. Four Tigers finished in double-figures in the contest.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence resumes Skyline play Tuesday (Nov. 28) at St. Joseph's Long Island.