ALFRED, NY— For the second time this season the Alfred University Saxons outdueled the Houghton College Highlanders, winning the home end of this year's twinbill, 85-65.
The Saxons never trailed, scoring the game's opening points on the three-pointer by Cole Eells and rolled through the first half, leading at the break, 55-25.
On the night, Alfred's hot hand from long range would rule the day, as they knocked down 16 three-point shots at a 53 percent clip.
Houghton continued to fight throughout the second half, outscoring Alfred in the second 20 minutes, 35-30, but the Highlanders could not overcome the large first half deficit and never trailed by fewer than 25 points.
Scottie Berghaus finished with a career-high 19 points for the Highlanders, sinking 5-of-10 shots from beyond the arch.
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 60 | Alfred – 85
Records: Houghton: 1-16 (0-9 Empire 8) | Alfred: 12-4 (5-2 Empire 8)
Venue: Terry S. Galanis Family Arena, Alfred University| Attendance:
NOTABLE STATS
>> While the Saxons committed only one fewer turnover than the Highlanders, they converted their takeaways at a much higher rate, scoring 19 points to Houghton's nine.
>> Alfred sank nine more baskets on nine fewer shots than Houghton, converting 52 percent of their shots to Houghton's 31 percent.
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Isander Ramos-Net played one of his best games of the season for the Highlanders, posting nine points, six assists and three steals.
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Antonio Deadmon chipped in 10 points and
Akil Grampus grabbed eight rebounds for Houghton.
>> Dom LaMorta led all scorers, pouring in 22 points in 21 minutes for the Saxons, while Eells added 17 points.
COACH'S CORNER
"We went one-and-one tonight. We lost the first half and won the second. We got better at half-time and in the second half.
"Back to the lab on Monday." -Coach
Corky McMullen
UP NEXT
Houghton hits the road for two more conference road games next weekend. They will play the Elmira Soaring Eagles on Friday at 7:30 p.m. then travel to Oneonta to play the Hartwick Hawks at 4:00 p.m.
