By LOGAN RIPLEY
Sports Editor
Men Lose 97-71
The Saint Rose men’s basketball team failed to complete their seventh straight win last Saturday, falling 97-71 to North East Ten Conference foe Stonehill.
Skyhawks soared early, coming out with a double digit lead and refusing to surrender it throughout the rest of the first half.
Saint Rose got within one bucket, but was not be able to capitalize, leaving the break down fourteen, 48-34.
Continuing their hot shooting, which featured 60 percent from the floor and a remarkable 57.1 percent from behind the arc, the Skyhawks of Stonehill ended the Golden Knights’ run, leaving them looking for improvement in their next matchup away versus LeMoyne on Wednesday, Feb. 1.
Senior forward Chris Dorgler led the Golden Knights with 17 points, followed closely by junior forward Julian Lipinski’s 16 tallies.
Fellow junior Jack Jones added 12 points off the bench in the loss.
Saint Rose drops to 18-5 on the season and will look to start another winning streak away at LeMoyne and then away three days later at New Haven, on Saturday, Feb. 4.
The Golden Knights will not be home until their matchup verse Adelphi, Wednesday Feb. 8.
Women Fall 67-54
The first and the second half was not a mirror image for the Golden Knights women last Saturday, the former showing solid offense while the later was lackluster at best.
A 67-54 point loss away versus Stonehill leaves Saint Rose two games above .500.
A strong bounce back was needed to overcome the second half, which showcased a dim shooting percentage.
Great defense in the first half led the Golden Knights, having their opposition Skyhawks shoot 33.3 percent from the field, and giving themselves a 33-27 lead at the break.
But things changed quickly, causing Saint Rose to miss 21 shots in the second half and only score six total points in the third quarter.
Skyhawks of Stonehill took advantage, scoring 22 in the third quarter, adding 18 to Golden Knight’s 16 in the forth to come away with the victory.
In the loss, senior guard Taylor Nazon tallied 15 points, while fellow senior Staci Barrett added eight.
Sophomore forward Karissa Birthwright ended up with eight points and fellow sophomore forward Zoe McDonald finished with a career-high nine boards.
The Golden Knights fall to 11-9 on the season and will begin a two-game road trip that starts with rival LeMoyne on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at 5 p.m. They will proceed to play New Haven on Saturday, Feb. 4 before coming home to face Adelphi on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
