ALBANY, N.Y. – The College of Saint Rose rallied from 14 points down in the final three minutes only to fall 78-65 to visiting Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern Connecticut State this evening.
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Sophomore forward
Sekou Sylla led the Golden Knights (3-7/0-5 NE10) with 21 points and 12 rebounds, while sophomore guard
Tyler Washington and junior guard
Adam Anderson tossed in 14 and 13 points respectively.
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Senior forward Taurus Adams II led the Owls (5-4/2-2 NE10) with 24 points, behind 5-for-10 shooting from the floor, and 11 boards. Junior guard C.J. Seaforth contributed 18 points.
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The Golden Knights led for only a minute, but made things interesting down the stretch behind a 16-4 jaunt that transformed a 63-49 deficit into a 67-63 shortfall with 3:11 to go. However, Southern Connecticut State outscored Saint Rose 11-2 the rest of the way to seal the outcome.
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Looking ahead, the Golden Knights are off until Thursday, December 19 when they host Daemen in non-conference action. Tip-off is set for 1:00 pm. Meanwhile, the Owls return home Saturday to face the University of the Sciences at 3:30 pm.
Notes: Second year head coach
Mike Perno has a young team that features only one senior and a pair of juniors…Tonight's lineup consisted of three freshmen, a sophomore, and a junior…Sylla recorded his eighth "double-double" of the year…He continues to lead the NE10 in rebounding (11.1) and is third in scoring (19.4).
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