MAHWAH, N.J. - Jelani Jackson scored a career-high 19 points for the Sarah Lawrence College men's basketball team as the Gryphons took on Ramapo College on Wednesday night. SLC fell to the Roadrunners 80-60. 

NUMBERS

• Jackson's 19 points came on 50 percent shooting, hitting five shots from beyond the arc. 
• Lucas Murray put up 11 points and three rebounds. 
• Chris Torres led the team in assists with four.
• Justin Bailey tallied a team-high five rebounds. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
Ramapo began the contest with a 15-3 run. A 21-13 outburst from the Gryphons brought SLC to within four points. Jackson was responsible for 13 points during the run. The Roadrunners grew their lead back to double-digits with just under one minute remaining in the first half. Chris Torres knocked down a three at the 19-second mark. The Gryphons went into the break down by eight. 

A 5-0 spurt from the Gryphons to start the second half cut the gap to three less than a minute into action. That was the smallest margin for the rest of the game. The Gryphons kept the deficit between five and 11 points for the majority of the half. A 9-0 Roadrunner run beginning at the 5:53 mark and ending at the 2:49 mark grew the lead to 21. RCNJ carried its edge until the final whistle. 

UP NEXT
The Gryphons host Haverford on Saturday, November 13 at 1:00 p.m.