NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The College of Saint Rose cut an early 19-point deficit to five with three minutes left until the break, but could not get any closer in today's 98-81 defeat at Northeast-10 Conference rival Southern Connecticut State.
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The Owls (16-9/11-6 NE10) shot 54.7 percent (16-for-31) from the floor and outscored the Golden Knights 29-12 from the free throw line to improve to 8-3 at home on the year.
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Sophomore guard
Adam Anderson went 7-for-9 from the arc to tie his career-high with 29 points for Saint Rose (8-14/5-10 NE10). Senior forward
Matt Cerutti finished with 13 points and six rebounds, while junior guard
Michael Wearne and sophomore forward
Jeff Allen added 12 and 10 points respectively.
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Junior forward Taurus Adams II scored 25 points and senior guard Joey Wallace wound up with 22 points and eight rebounds for Southern Connecticut State.
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Going forward, the Golden Knights return home Wednesday to host Adelphi. Tip-off for the second half of the conference doubleheader is set for 7:30 pm. The game may be viewed live on
gogoldenknights.tv on NE10 NOW, while live stats are available
HERE. Meanwhile, the Owls are home Tuesday with a 7:30 pm league meeting versus American International.
Notes: Cerutti has been in double-figures in 17 consecutive contests and Wearne has done so in five of the last six games.
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