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BRONXVILLE, N.Y.—In the final game of his four-year career, senior Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) became the first Gryphon in team history to score 1,000 career points. The feat was made in the final game of the season for Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball in a Skyline contest against Mount Saint Mary College at Noyes Court at Campbell Sports Center on Saturday.

IN SHORT
Mount Saint Mary (12-12, 7-9 Skyline) def. Sarah Lawrence (8-17, 4-12 Skyline), 75-57.

HISTORIC MOMENT
Gilleran entered his final career game with 984 career points, 16 short of the 1,000 threshold. In the first three and a half minutes of the game, he shot 3-for-4 from three-point territory, scoring the majority of the points needed. Eight minutes into the game, he had scored his fifth field goal of the game, totaling 14 points. From there, the Knights' defense tightened around the co-captain, and it took over 20 tense minutes of game time for Gilleran to score the final two points. With 11:37 to play in his career, Gilleran was sent to the foul line for the first time of the game, and he calmly drained the shots to become the first player in team history to score his 1,000th career point. Less than a minute later, he drained another pair of free throws to finish with a season-high 18 points and a program best 1,002 total.

SENIOR DAY
Prior to the game, Gilleran was recognized alongside classmate Jeff Jordan II (Smithfield, Va./Smithfield) and co-captain Mat Gerak (Monroe, Conn./Masuk). Jordan was a two-season player for the Gryphons, finishing with the sixth-most career points in team history and having set a team record by shooting 54.8 percent (68-124) from the field this season. Gerak played four seasons in a Green and White jersey, amassing 665 points, third most in program history. He also is the team's record holder in career free throws made (191).

KEY MOMENTS
Sarah Lawrence held an early lead in the game, 11-8. Near the midpoint of the first half, MSMC went on a 10-0 run that gave the Knights the lead for good, 27-18. The Gryphons closed the gap to 29-26 following a three-pointer by rookie Joseph Kleeman (Greenwood Village, Colo./Arapahoe), yet the Knights outscored SLC 9-2 to close out the half and carry a 38-28 advantage at the break.

In the second half, Jordan scored a three-point play to cut the deficit to single digits, 41-34. From there, the Gryphons suffered a six minute scoring drought while the visitors went on a 15-0 run that sealed the outcome of the game.

TOP GRYPHONS
Gilleran totaled 18 points with nine rebounds in the game. Jordan also reached double figures with 11 points and dished out three assists, while Gerak followed closely behind with nine points. Rookie BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) scored six points and led the team with 10 rebounds. Sophomore Gabriel Eng (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Beacon School) also scored half a dozen points in the team's final game of the season.

IN THE RECORD BOOK
Career Points – Gilleran – 1,002
Career Field Goals – Gilleran – 368
Career Three-Pointers – Eng – 96
Career Free Throws Made – Gerak – 191
Career Rebounds – Gilleran – 532
Career Assists – Gilleran – 174
Career Blocks – Gilleran – 134
Career Steals – Gilleran – 91
Career Games Played/Starts – Gilleran – 98/96
Career Minutes Played – Gilleran – 2,746
Season Field Goal Percentage – Jordan – .548 (68-124)
Season Three-Pointers – Eng – 48
Season Steals – Kleeman – 48
Season Steals Average – Kleeman – 1.9 per game
Game Field Goals – Jones – 10, Jan. 11, 2017
Game Field Goal Percentage – Jordan – 1.000 (7-7), Jan. 7, 2017
Game Free Throw Percentage – Eng – 1.000 (7-7), Dec. 2, 2016