Keene State remains undefeated (6-0) while Southern Vermont drops to 2-4.
The Owls had to overcome a tough first half to post the come from behind victory. Coming off an emotional win over R.I. College on Saturday, Keene State found itself down by 14 points (26-12) at the 6:54 mark before mounting a come back. The Owls outscored the Mountaineers 21-7 the rest of the half, tying the score 33-all at on a Sullivan put back at the buzzer.
KSC pulled away from SVC in the second half. Leading 42-40, the pressing Owls went on a 9-2 run to go up 53-42 on a lay-up by Nate Anderson (Westminster, Mass.) with 13:44 to play.
“I was disappointed in the way we came out,” said KSC Coach Rob Colbert. “We didn’t execute very well. They had a short bench and we tried to run and fatigue them. Fortunately, we showed a lot of energy and fought back.”
Tyler Kathan (Ludlow, Vt.) had 11 points and six rebounds and Anderson finished with 10 points and five rebounds. David Sontag (Mont Vernon, N.H.) dished out 11 assists.
Senior Adam Gervais (Chelsea, Me.) stated in the pivot for Ben Maynard (Nobleboro, Me.) who is out indefinitely with a broken finger.
Douglas Hammond (Brooklyn, N.Y.) had a game-high 22 points and 20 rebound and Oriol Morer (Barcelona, Spain) added 10 points and 12 rebounds for Southern Vermont.
Last season KSC edged SVC 79-78 in Bennington, Vt.
Keene State hosts Tufts University on Thursday (7:30 p.m.).