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ALBANY-The College of Saint Rose rallied from an early double-digit deficit only to suffer just its second home loss of the year with today's 91-83 setback to Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern Connecticut State inside the Daniel P. Nolan Gymnasium. The visiting Owls (12-9/9-10 NE10) shot 55.6 percent (10-for-18) from the arc and got 29 points from the bench to run their win streak to five games.
 
Junior guard Shane Herrity went 6-for-9 from the arc to pace the Golden Knights (16-6/11-3 NE10) with a career-high 26 points. Also, senior guard Mical-Ryan Boyd had 21 points to go along with five rebounds and four assists while junior forward Matt Cerutti added a career-best 14 points, behind a 6-for-7 effort from the field, and six boards.
 
Junior guard Isaiah McLeod paced five Southern Connecticut State players in twin-figures with 30 points.
 
The Golden Knights trailed by 15, 24-9, midway through the first half only to chip away to cut their deficit to eight, 42-34, at the break. Saint Rose got to within a point, 46-45, three minutes into the second half after Boyd and Herrity knocked down back-to-back 3-pointers. It was still a four point, 59-55, ballgame when Herrity drained another trey with 12:50 to go.
 
However, the Owls countered with a 15-4 jaunt that put them back up 15, 74-59, with 6:44 left to play. The Golden Knights made another push to get to within three, 77-74, following yet another Herrity trifecta, but they could not get any closer as Southern Connecticut State converted all 12 of its free throws throughout the final 2:15 to seal the win.
 
Looking ahead, both squads have 7:30 pm road conference games Tuesday. Saint Rose travels to Long Island to face Adelphi, while the Owls head to Springfield to take on American International.
 
Alumni Association Game: Today was the annual Capital District Chapter of the Saint Rose Alumni Association Game. The Chapter donated $150 to the basketball program in honor of Herrity who was selected as the Player of the Game.

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Notes: The Golden Knights are now 8-2 at home, 6-3 on the road and have won 10 of their last 13. Five players are averaging between 15.7 and 9.0 points on the year. Saint Rose has put five players in twin-figures scoring on four occasions and has had four drop in at least 10 points six other times. Furthermore, six players pulled off the feat in an 88-75 victory against visiting Southern New Hampshire on January 17. Boyd and Lipinski are the top point producers. Lipinski is scoring at a 13.5 ppg clip and is pulling down 6.9 rebounds on a regular basis. He is second in the NE10 with 1.7 blocks per game. Cerutti is sixth among the league leaders in rebounding (7.5). Herrity has been in double-figures scoring in each of the last seven games. As a team, the Golden Knights have shot above 50.0 percent from the floor in three of their last five outings. They are second in the NE10 in scoring defense (67.8.). Saint Rose is also second in the conference in blocks (3.7) and fourth in field goal percentage defense (43.2). The Golden Knights have won the turnover battle 14 times this season. They are 11-3 in those games and have a +1.5 turnover margin on the year. All eight players who saw action today had at least one assist. Saint Rose has shot 49.7 percent from the floor throughout its 16 victories, but has shot at a 39.0 percent clip during its six losses.

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