Men’s Basketball Stumbles Against Farmingdale State at Home

BROOKLYN, N.Y. — In their first game at The Hill Center of the new year, the St. Joseph's University, NY (Brooklyn) dropped a 93-52 decision to Skyline Conference foe Farmingdale State College on Wednesday night.

How it Happened

The lead alternated seven times with neither side holding on to a single-possession advantage. A triple from Jonathan Reno (Staten Island, N.Y./Moore Catholic) gave the Bears (3-10, 0-4) an 11-10 lead. However, following a 30-second timeout, the Rams (9-4, 4-0) reclaimed the lead for good. Farmingdale State led 44-20 at the half thanks to a 17-0 scoring run with 7:15 remaining in the period.

Anderson Beltre (East Elmhurst, N.Y./Holy Cross) snapped the visitors' outburst early in the second half. The Rams' 50-percent shooting in the stanza propelled them to a 93-52 triumph. Beltre and Reno led the Bears with eight points each in the period.

For the Bears

• Joe Sheehan (Staten Island, N.Y./Gaynor McCown) led the Bears with 14 points. The senior big was a pair of rebounds away from recording a double-double.

• Beltre and Reno each finished with 11 points.

• Beltre and Evan Sirakis (Hollis Hills, N.Y./St. Francis Prep) both pulled five boards while Reno had four.

Up Next

The Bears return to The Hill Center floor next Wednesday, January 11 against sibling school St. Joseph's Long Island. Tipoff is slated for 7 pm with live stats and video available on sjbkathletics.com/live.