Release courtesy of ESF Athletics
The Mighty Oaks dominated the Cannoneers of Pratt Institute, winning 76-49 Jan. 31.
ESF jumped out to an early 15-5 lead. Junior Jared Bard sparked ESF in scoring with seven quick points. ESF dominance on the glass and strong defense help build a 16-point lead, 26-10, with eight minutes remaining in the half. At the half, ESF led 39-20.
ESF opened the second half of action with a 13-5 run and built its lead to 52-25. After a couple quick turnovers by ESF, the Cannoneers were able to get within 14 points, forcing Head Coach Scott Blair to call a timeout. After the timeout, the Mighty Oaks responded with a three-pointer by freshman Andy Koch. The Mighty Oaks never looked back after that as they rolled to a 76-49 victory.
Bard led all ESF scorers with 15 points. Senior Ryan Caldwell had an all-around strong game with 12 points, nine rebounds, six assists and six steals. Freshman Justin VanDuLuitgaarden, in his second career collegiate start, scored seven points and had five steals. His baskets included an emphatic breakaway slam dunk in the second half. With the win, the Mighty Oaks improve to 4-12 overall, 2-1 in HVIAC conference play.
The Mighty Oaks travel to New York City Feb. 6-7 where they will face two tough HVIAC opponents - Vaughn College and Berekley College.
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Release courtesy of Pratt Athletics
Syracuse, NY – Freshman guard Bubby Vernon (Boulder, CO/Santa Barbara) scored 15 points but was the only Cannoneer to reach double figures as Pratt fell to SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, 76-49, in a Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference road matchup on Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore center Khari Jones (Queens, NY/Campus Magnet) had seven points and six rebounds and sophomore guard Andrew Yaglinski (Frederick, MD/Urbana) added nine and three for the Cannoneers who dropped their third straight game and fell to 4-6 overall and 0-4 in HVIAC play.
Ryan Caldwell had 12 points and nine rebounds, Jared Bard had 15 points for the Mighty Oaks, who saw nine different players register at least five points, in improving to 4-12 overall and 2-1 in HVIAC play.
SUNY-ESF took control of the game from the opening tip forcing the Cannoneers to play catch-up. Shooting a season-best 53% from the field, SUNY-ESF opened up a 19-point lead at the half and extended that lead over the game's final twenty minutes.
