Box Score ALBANY, N.Y.—Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball had its two-game winning streak snapped when the Gryphons fell to The Sage Colleges in Skyline action at Kahl Gymnasium on Saturday.
IN SHORT
Sage (12-9, 8-4 Skyline) def. Sarah Lawrence (7-14, 3-9 Skyline), 108-69.
KEY MOMENTS
In the early minutes of the opening half, sophomore
Gabriel Eng (Brooklyn, N.Y./The Beacon School) converted on back-to-back three-point attempts to give the Gryphons an 11-8 advantage. Junior
Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy) drained a trey in the eighth minute that put SLC on top, 16-14. After the lead changed hands a few more times, a Segal jump shot tied the score at 23-23 with nine minutes to play in the opening period.
Sarah Lawrence held its final lead after a layup by senior
Jeff Jordan II (Smithfield, Va./Smithfield) put the Gryphons on top, 27-26 after 13 minutes had elapsed. The Gators scored the next six points and accumulated a 14-point lead by halftime, 50-36. SLC was unable to cut the deficit into single digits in the second half, despite 10 points in the period by Jordan.
TOP GRYPHONS
Jordan led the Gryphons with 16 points and seven rebounds. Rookie
BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) contributed 14 points, while senior
Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) added nine points, five rebounds and three assists.
Segal and Eng each finished on eight points, while rookie
Joseph Kleeman (Greenwood Village, Colo./Arapahoe) scored seven points and dished out four assists.
UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns home to host U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in the Gryphons' penultimate home game of the season. Tipoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday.