BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – Five Gryphons reached double-figures Thursday, but it wasn't enough as Sarah Lawrence College suffered an 85-77 loss to Skyline preseason favorite Farmingdale State at Campbell Sports Center.

IN SHORT
Farmingdale State (13-6, 11-3) def. Sarah Lawrence (4-17, 3-14), 85-77.

RECAP
The Rams, the defending Skyline champions, raced out to a 16-5 advantage, scoring 10 of the 16 inside the paint. Sarah Lawrence chipped away at the margin, using an 18-8 spurt, thanks to six points from Enike Anyia (Los Angeles, Calif./Wilbraham & Monson Academy) and five from Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy), shrinking the deficit to one (24-23). Farmingdale State, who entered the contest winners of its last two games, expanded its lead back to double-digits with 10 straight points. The Gryphons did not go away, cutting the deficit to four to end the half (40-36), capped off by a steal and layup from Austin Jones (Upper Marlboro, Md./Flint Hill School) to end the period.

Segal single-handedly gave the Gryphons the lead in the second half, scoring and assisting on every point of a 10-6 spurt (48-46), while collecting a pair of steals. Farmingdale State countered, using a 14-2 run to open up a 60-50 lead. The Gryphons cut the margin to four with 6:52 on the clock, but the Rams continued to maintain their advantage, picking up the season sweep.

Farmingdale State was led by George Riefenstahl, who finished with 28 points and 15 rebounds.

TOP GRYPHON PERFORMANCES
Segal finished with 21 points, including five three-pointers, and a game-high four steals. Anyia posted his fourth double-double of the season with 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Jones contributed 11 points, four boards and a game-best six assists.

BJ Sanders (Silver Spring, Md./Georgetown Prep) recorded 11 points, six rebounds and a career-high five assists, while Isaiah Pean (Spring Valley, N.Y./Dwight-Englewood) added 11 points, three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.

UP NEXT
Sarah Lawrence continues its home stand on Saturday (Feb. 3), hosting Yeshiva at Campbell Sports Center at 8:30 p.m. Before the game, we will honor senior captain Malin Segal (Wenham, Mass./Concord Academy) for his hard work and dedication to the men's basketball program.