Senior guard Ryan Mee (Hilton, NY/Hilton) sank four treys and scored 12 points in 18 minutes off the bench. Senior Brendan McAllister (Pittsburgh, PA/Upper St. Clair) hit three treys and scored 11. Junior Joe Canty (Dudley, MA/Worcester Academy) made two outside the arc while freshmen Jeff Juron (Niskayuna, NY/Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake) and Robert Dominiak (New York, NY/Birch Wathen Lenox)scored one each.
The Yellowjackets had two double figure scorers inside. Senior Seth Hauben (Newton, MA/Newton South) scored 13 points and freshman Jon Onyiriuka (Painted Post, NY/Corning-Painted Post) scored 12.
Rochester improved to 3-0. Nazareth is 2-1. Ryan Shipley (Macedon, NY/Palmyra-Macedon) led the Golden Flyers with 13 points and eight rebounds. He was Nazareth’s only double figure scorer.
The Yellowjackets used a 12-0 run over four minutes midway through the first half to build a 30-13 lead. Mee sank two treys. Onyiriuka made two layups and freshman Dan Milbrand (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville East) (eight points) made another.
Shipley’s layup completed a brief flurry by Nazareth which drew within 32-24 with 4:39 remaining. Canty answered with a three-pointer as Rochester closed the half with 14 straight points. Hauben scored six of the 14.
Rochester sank 11 of 23 outside the arc (48%). The Yellowjackets hit 7 of 13 in the first half (54%). Nazareth committed 21 turnovers for the game, leading to 26 Rochester points.
ROCHESTER 76, NAZARETH COLLEGE 53 NAZARETH COLLEGE (2-1) Ryan Shipley 5-11 3-7 13; Joe Canori 4-8 0-0 9; Brian Ameneiros 2-6 2-2 7; Mike DeBlois 2-2 0-0 6; Matt Groot 1-5 3-3 5; Caswell Smith 1-4 3-6 5; Ryan McAdam 2-4 0-0 4; Kyle Nelson 1-4 0-1 2; Tim Slakas 1-3 0-0 2. Totals 19-47 11-19 53. ROCHESTER (3-0) Hauben, Seth 4-8 5-10 13; Mee, Ryan 4-6 0-0 12; Onyiriuka, Jon 6-10 0-2 12; McAllister, Brendan 3-9 2-2 11; Milbrand, Dan 4-10 0-0 8; Canty, Joe 2-2 0-0 6; Dominiak, Robert 2-2 0-0 5; Ndubizu, Uche 2-5 0-3 4; Juron, Jeff 1-5 0-0 3; Brackney, Tim 0-3 2-2 2. Totals 28-60 9-19 76. Nazareth College.............. 24 29 - 53 Rochester..................... 46 30 - 76 3-point goals-Nazareth College 4-14 (Mike DeBlois 2-2; Brian Ameneiros 1-4; Joe Canori 1-4; Ryan McAdam 0-1; Tim Slakas 0-1; Matt Groot 0-2), Rochester 11-23 (Mee, Ryan 4-5; McAllister, Brendan 3-8; Canty, Joe 2-2; Juron, Jeff 1-4; Dominiak, Robert 1-1; Brackney, Tim 0-3). Fouled out--Nazareth College-None, Rochester-Onyiriuka, Jon. Rebounds-Nazareth College 33 (Ryan Shipley 8), Rochester 29 (Hauben, Seth 9). Assists-Nazareth College 6 (Brian Ameneiros 2), Rochester 18 (Juron, Jeff 6). Total fouls-Nazareth College 17, Rochester 20. A-650