Box Score
COLCHESTER, VT – The College of Saint Rose outscored host Saint Michael's 42-28 in the second half to pull off a 65-56
Northeast-10 Conference victory earlier today at the Ross Sports Center. In the process, the Golden Knights (10-7/7-6 NE-10) won their third straight game.
Junior center
Dominykas Milka finished finished with 19 points and 12 rebounds for his 11th "double-double" of the year. Freshman forward
Tyler Sayre added 14 points while junior guard
Dan Mundweiler was in 'double-figures' for the fifth straight game with 13 points. Freshman forward
Chris Dorgler contributed 11 points and a career-high five steals in 21 minutes off the bench.
The Purple Knights (5-12/2-11 NE-10) were led by sophomore forwards James Cambronne and Mike Thompson. The former scored 14 points while Thompson filled the stat sheet with 11 points, nine rebounds, two steals, and a like number of blocks.
Each team struggled to find an offensive rhythm during the early stages of the game as Saint Michael's lead was 18-10 with just five minutes remaining until halftime. That Purple Knights grew their lead to 28-19 with 53 seconds showing, before the Golden Knights closed the period with four unanswered points, including a Dorgler jumper as time expired to cut the deficit to 28-23 at the break.
Dorgler eventually tied the game at 38 on a jumper with nearly 13 minutes left. Less than a minute later, Milka connected on two free throws to give Saint Rose the lead for good.
Also in today's game, senior guard
Andre Pope moved into sole possession of 18th place in the career scoring list for Saint Rose with 1,243 points.
Next on the docket for the Golden Knights is a 7:30 pm contest at NE-10 foe UMass Lowell on Wednesday. Meanwhile, Saint Michael's hosts confernece rival Assumption this Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
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