BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – Sarah Lawrence College senior
Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy) became the program's all-time leader in steals Saturday, leading a balanced attacked to a 81-79 victory over Purchase College at Campbell Sports Center.
IN SHORT
Sarah Lawrence (4-14, 3-10) def. Purchase (9-6, 6-5), 81-79.
RECAP
It was a back and forth battle between the two schools, featuring four ties and 13 lead changes. The Gryphons opened the contest with an 8-2 run, but the Panthers, who entered Saturday with conference wins over Mount Saint Mary, Maritime, St. Joseph's Brooklyn, Yeshiva, and Old Westbury, countered with seven straight points to take the lead. The two teams continued to tussle throughout the stanza, as a layup from
BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) with 15 seconds remaining in the half sent Sarah Lawrence into the locker room with a 44-42 lead.
Knotted at 50 in the second half, the Gryphons scored seven straight points, capped off by a triple from
Luke O'Connor (Northport, N.Y./The Stony Brook School). Sarah Lawrence maintained its lead throughout the half with timely baskets, holding on to an 81-72 lead with 3:59 left in the period. Purchase hung around, scoring seven unanswered points to shrink the deficit to one possession with 1:09 on the clock. Purchase had an opportunity at a game-tying basket with 0.08 on the clock, but failed to convert, giving Sarah Lawrence its first-ever win over the Skyline foe.
TOP GRYPHON PERFORMANCES
Segal is one of five Gryphons to finish in double-figures, posting 15 points, four rebounds, one assist and two steals. With his two swipes, the senior captain surpassed
Graham Gilleran (San Francisco, Calif./Archbishop Riordan) (91) for the most steals in men's basketball history. Segal picked up his second school record of the year after becoming the program's all-time leader in three-point field goals made.
Enike Anyia (Los Angeles, Calif./Wilbraham & Monson Academy) finished with a game-high 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal, while
Kaleb Robinson (Las Vegas, Nev./Deerfield Academy (Mass.)) posted 14 points, six rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Coming off a career-high 13- point effort at Old Westbury, O'Connor reached double-figures for the second straight game, finishing with 12 points, going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc.
Austin Jones (Upper Marlboro, Md./Flint Hill School) recorded 12 points, two rebounds, three assists and one block, while Sanders finished with nine points, nine boards and a team-best four assists in the win.
UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence returns to action Wednesday (Jan. 24) with a game at Merchant Marine. Game time is set for 8 p.m.
