ALBANY – The College of Saint Rose men's basketball team had six players reach double-figures in scoring to help the Golden Knights roll to a 96-69 victory over Holy Family University tonight in the conclusion of the NE-10 Challenge presented by Hilton Garden Inn-Albany Medical Center. Saint Rose led wire-to-wire and helped its cause by shooting 53.1 percent (34-for-64) from the field throughout the contest.

Junior guard Shea Bromirski led the Golden Knights (2-0) with 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including a perfect 7-for-7 effort from the stripe. Junior Rob Gutierrez added 15 points and six boards, while junior forward Brian Hanuschak contributed 10 points and seven caroms.

Furthermore, sophomore guard Andre Pope led a trio of Saint Rose players that had 12 points apiece. Junior forward Sheldon Griffin added three rebounds and a pair of assists to his dozen, while freshman guard Kareem Thomas got his in 18 minutes off the bench.

The Tigers (0-2) received a game-high 20 points from freshman guard Alberto Munoz. Also, junior guard Tim Smith registered 11 points and eight assists, while freshman guard Lateef Belfor chipped in 10 points and seven rebounds, six on the offensive glass.

The Golden Knights raced out to a 14-2 lead over the first five minutes and maintained no less than a seven-point advantage the rest of the way. Bromirski and Gutierrez highlighted the jaunt with a 3-pointer and a conventional three point play, while Hanuschak and Pope each added a pair of buckets as well.

Saint Rose then created a comfortable cushion later in the period by going on a 17-5 run to walk into the locker room with a 50-27 advantage. Hanuschak capped off a spectacular half of basketball for the Golden Knights with an alley-oop off a Bromirski feed just before the buzzer.

The lead ballooned to as many as 32, 79-47, throughout the opening 11 minutes of the second stanza and Saint Rose buried 6-of-10 attempts from beyond the arc while limiting Holy Family to just a 3-for-17 effort from long range during the final 20 minutes.

In today's opener, Saint Anselm helped cap off a perfect weekend of basketball for the two NE-10 schools in action as the Hawks held off Dominican College 91-80. Much like the Golden Knights, Saint Anselm never trailed, led by as many as 28 points at the midway point of the second half and had senior guard Thomas Baudinet fill up the box score with 30 points, eight rebounds and five assists.

Saint Rose is scheduled to open up its league slate Wednesday night when Assumption College arrives in Albany for a 7:30 pm tip-off. The Golden Knights will wear their black uniforms on “Black Out Night” at the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium. The Tigers are on the road Wednesday for a 7:00 pm non-league affair at Lincoln University.

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