HOUGHTON, NY— Sam Dagon scored 24 points in his final game, leading the hot-shooting Alfred Saxons past the host Houghton Highlanders on Saturday afternoon, 101-62.
 
The Saxons hit 10-of-16 three-point shots (62.5 percent) in the opening half, including six of the first seven shots they attempted from beyond the arc, building a sizable lead early and never relinquishing that advantage.
 
In the second half the Saxons cooled off, relatively speaking, converting only 40 percent of their long range shots, but still knocking down over 63 percent of their shots from the floor.
 
Isander Ramos-Net closed out his Houghton career with 15 points, three assists and four rebounds, while fellow senior Kyle Donk scored four points and added four rebounds.
 
GAME VITALS
Score: Houghton – 62 | Alfred – 101
Records: Houghton: 5-20 (3-11 Empire 8) | Alfred: 11-14 (5-9 Empire 8)
Venue: The Nielsen Center, Houghton College | Attendance: 323

NOTABLE STATS
>> Alfred shot 63 percent from the floor for the game, converting 16-of-31 three-point shots (52 percent).  Houghton shot only 34 percent from the field, their lowest output of the season, and hit only 8-of-32 three-pointers (25 percent).
 
>> In a very physical game, Alfred sank 7-of-11 free throws, while Houghton made two of only five shots from the line.
 
>> Ramos Net finished the season ranked ninth in the Empire 8 in scoring (13.9 ppg), second in assists (4.6 apg), and 10^th in steals (1.4 spg).  Jordan Holmes ranked second in scoring (14.6 ppg), and third in rebounds (7.6 rpg).
 
>> Cole Eels, Brewster Marshall and Zeke Ogbanna rounded out the bulk of the scoring for the Saxons with 19, 18 and 16 points apiece, respectively.