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Posted: Jan 08, 2016

Men's Basketball Looks to Rebound at Home Against Former HVIAC Foes Sarah Lawrence

Men's Basketball Looks to Rebound at Home Against Former HVIAC Foes Sarah Lawrence
Video Recap Box Score
Game Leaders
Sarah Lawrence
Pts: Mat Gerak - 23
Reb: Graham Gilleran - 11
Ast: 4 Players (#05, #13, #23, #33) - 4
St. Joseph's (Bklyn)
Pts: Matt O'Neill - 36
Reb: Jamir Archer - 11
Ast: Christian Giles - 8
Team Stats
Full stats

Game Information

Sarah Lawrence College (2-10, 0-8 Skyline)
vs.
St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) (6-6, 4-5 Skyline)
Date/Time: Saturday, January 9 • 2 p.m.
Location: Brooklyn, N.Y.
Arena: The Hill Center
Coverage: Live Stats | Video | Game Program

Team Links
St. Joseph's: Roster | Schedule | Statistics | NCAA Rankings
Sarah Lawrence: Roster | Schedule | Statistics | NCAA Rankings
Skyline: Standings | Statistical Leaders

Series History
All-Time Series: SJC leads 14-0
Last Meeting: SJC won 93-64
Date | Location: 12/4/2015 | Bronxville, N.Y.
Streak: SJC won 14

The Bear Facts

  • SJC seeks their first win of 2016 and looks to avoid their longest losing streak of the season and dropping below the .500 mark for the first time this season.
  • Matt O'Neill leads three seniors averaging double figures with 16.2 points per game, ranked fifth in the league and leads the league in steals per game (3.0) for a top 10 ranking nationally.
  • Classmate Michael Megafu adds 15.9 points and leads the Skyline in rebounds (11.5) and double-doubles (8), tied for 4th nationally, one behind the leader.
  • Jamir Archer shoots a Skyline second-best 57.1 from the field, contributing 13.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per contest.

Last Time Out vs. SJC Long Island

  • Playing without second-leading scorer and the Skyline leader in rebounds Michael Megafu, the Bears dropped their most lopsided decision of the season on Thursday falling 89-61 to sibling rivals SJC Long Island. Senior Jamir Archer recorded his first career double-double with 20 points and 13 rebounds.

Last Meeting vs. Sarah Lawrence

  • The Bears matched a team record draining 17 three-pointers led by Justin Manon's 15 points off the bench cruising to a 93-64 victory on December 5th.
  • SJC scored the first 12 points of the contest and never trailed.
  • Alec Willis scored 12 points, Michael Megafu had an 11-point, 10-rebound double-double and Matt O'Neill added 11 points and nine rebounds.
  • Twelve different Bears contributed at least two points with Joseph Idyahia and Rodolph Messadieu scoring their first collegiate points in the victory. 

Inside the Talon

  • The Bears' former HVIAC rivals look to snap an eight-game skid and seek their first Skyline victory since joining the league last season.
  • The Gryphons come off an 83-60 road defeat to Mount Saint Mary on Thursday night led by Stevan Radosavljevic near double-double with 12 points and nine rebounds. Austin Jones added 12 and 5.
  • Radosavljevic, a 6-foot-5 junior, leads the team in scoring ranked 13th in the league with 12.8 points shooting at a sixth-best .524 clip.
  • Two-time Rookie of the Week Parker Hagmaier, ranks fifth in the league with 9.0 boards a contest also scoring 8.8 points a game.
  • 6-foot-8 junior Graham Gilleran adds 11.2 points and 4.9 caroms an outing.