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SAINT ROSE WELCOMES NE-10 RIVAL AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL

The Golden Knights host AIC today. Catch the action live on www.gogoldenknights.tv.


2013-14 SAINT ROSE MEN'S BASKETBALL
American International (4-6/2-3 NE-10) at Saint Rose (5-4/3-2 NE-10)
Saturday, December 14, 3:30 pm | Game #10 | Youth Day
Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium | Albany, New York
Live Fan Stats | Live Media Stats | NE-10 Standings | Saint Rose Stats | AIC Stats


The Plot: Saint Rose is aiming to snap a two-game skid and improve to 5-0 at home, while the Yellow Jackets are looking for their second straight win.

Youth Day: All children 12-years-old and under that are accompanied by an adult will be admitted to today's game FREE!!

Last Time Out: A strong final five minutes allowed host New Haven to secure a 69-56 Northeast-10 Conference win versus Saint Rose Tuesday evening. Senior center Dominykas Milka led all Saint Rose scorers with 15 points to go along with nine rebounds. Freshman guard Isaiah Cosbert tossed in a season-high 14 points while fellow freshman guard Mical-Ryan Boyd scored 10 points and hauled in nine boards. Senior guard Jeffrey Adkins led four New Haven players in double-figures with a game-high 17 points. A layup by Milka afforded Saint Rose a 38-37 lead in the initial stages of the second half, before the Chargers made an 8-0 run to go up 45-38. The Golden Knights subsequently kept it a two or three possession game, but New Haven scored 11 of the game's last 13 points during the final 4:13.

Last Meeting: Saint Rose outrebounded visiting American International by 31-20 margin on the defensive glass, went 25-for-26 from the foul line and held the Yellow Jackets to 11.1 percent (2-for-18) shooting from the arc in the second half on the way to a 71-63 victory last February 23. Milka recorded his 16th "double-double" of the year behind 26 points and 14 rebounds to lead Saint Rose. Sophomore forward Tyler Sayre also had a "double-double" with 20 points and 10 boards while senior guard Janek Schmidkunz paced the Yellow Jackets with 17 points.

The Series: Saint Rose owns a 16-7 lead in the series that dates back to the 2000-01 season. The Golden Knights have won six of the last seven, including five straight, versus the Yellow Jackets.

Scouting Saint Rose | 5-4 | 3-2 NE-10: Saint Rose has dropped two in a row after winning its previous five…The Golden Knights are aiming to improve to 5-0 at home…Milka has recorded seven "double-doubles" throughout nine games this season…He is currently second and fourth respectively among the nation's active career leaders in "double-doubles" and rebounding...He has 29 double-doubles, including 25 in his past 32 games dating back to last season, to go along with 730 rebounds…The latter number is also the seventh most in Saint Rose annals...He is also seventh in the NE-10 in scoring (17.9) and second in rebounding (11.6)…Eight different players are averaging at least 15.0 minutes of playing time…Boyd and Cosbert are averaging 12.8 points collectively.

Scouting American International | 4-6 | 2-3 NE-10: American International halted a three-game skid with Tuesday's 66-59 victory against visiting Pace…Junior guard Bobby Harris leads four double-figure scorers with 16.1 ppg…Schmidkunz is tossing in 13.3 ppg, while junior forward Marcus Porter and senior guard Jason Perrier are averaging 11.7 ppg and 11.0 ppg respectively...Harris is also averaging 4.6 assists per-game.

Up Next: The Golden Knights will take part in the Adelphi Holiday Classic on Long Island next weekend. Saint Rose will face Bloomfield on Saturday, December 21 at 1:30 pm and will then meet Philadelphia in a rematch of its season-opener on Sunday, December 22 at 3:30 pm.


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