ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. – The Bard College men's basketball team held off a second-half surge from SUNY Cobleskill to pull out a non-league victory, 60-56, on Tuesday night. With the victory the Raptors improved to 3-3 overall on the season while the Fighting Tigers dropped to 1-6 overall with the loss.
The Raptors led by 10 at halftime and by 13 twice early in the second half. But the lead was 50-39 when the Fighting Tigers (1-6) went on a 9-0 run to cut the lead to two with 9:01 left in the game.
The Raptors pushed the lead back to six, but Cobleskill would not go away and the game wasn't decided until the final horn sounded. Cobleskill's senior forward
Mike Chapman, Brooklyn, N.Y., School for Democracy & Leadership, went to the foul line to shoot one-and-one with 2.5 seconds left and the Fighting Tigers down, 58-55. He made the first to cut the lead to two, but Cobleskill was called for a lane violation on the next foul shot while trying to run a play to secure an offensive rebound off a missed shot.
The Fighting Tigers fouled right away on the inbounds, and Alex Fabean-Scotch, Alexandria, Va., made both to finish the scoring at 60-56 Raptors.
Freshman swingman
Taylor Sanders, Southampton, N.Y., Southampton High School, led the visitors with a career high of 20 points, including five three-pointers while senior guard
Alexis Nunez, White Plains, N.Y., White Plains High School, added 16 points and six rebounds.
Mike Chapman had a team-high of 14 rebounds to go with three points on the night for the Orange & Black.
Bard was led by freshman DeVahnte Mosley, Sicklerville, N.J., who had 14 points, nine rebounds, five assists, two blocks and two steals in the victory.
Cobleskill will next be in action over the weekend when they open North Eastern Athletic Conference (NEAC) play on Saturday December 6 when they travel to Keuka Park, N.Y. to face the Wolfpack of Keuka College beginning at 3:00 p.m. followed by a trip to Aurora, N.Y. on Sunday December 7 for a NEAC meeting with The Express of Wells College beginning at 2:00 p.m.
