Jerry Cheves scored 26 points off the bench to give the SUNY Brockport an 81-70 victory over Drew in the consolation gave of the Catholic University Pepsi Classic. Bob Carella, David Cramer and Chris Lopez all scored ten points for the Rangers in the loss. The defeat drops Drew’s record to 6-7 while the Golden Eagles improve to 4-5.
In a fast paced match-up between two contrasting styles, the Rangers showed off their depth by having twelve players score and set a team season-high with 25 assists on the night. Unfortunately for Drew, the Golden Eagles shot 46% from the floor and 50% from three point range as they rallied in the second half to take the game. Drew led by three going into the break and controlled the game except for a three minute stretch early in the second half. The young Ranger squad, which got all but 38 minutes from under classmen, was stung by a 13-0 run by Brockport that swung the match in the Golden Eagles favor.
Sophomore Chris Lopez pacel the Rangers with ten points and junior Carella added another ten, but it was the Ranger bench that provided the majority of the production scoring 40 points in the game. Sophomore Pat Hickey had a solid performance, scoring seven points to go with seven assists. First-year Abdul Jalloh hit on three of four long range efforts to finish the night with nine points. Sophomore forward David Cramer had ten points as well while first-year Dennis Mayes recorded three steals.
The Rangers get back into conference action on Wednesday as they travel to face Delaware Valley at 8:00 before hosting Lycoming on Saturday at Baldwin Gym.
Newspaper Box Score SUNY Brockport vs Drew University 01/08/06 2:00 pm at Washington, D.C. At Washington, D.C. SUNY BROCKPORT 81, DREW UNIVERSITY 70 SUNY BROCKPORT (4-5) CHEVES, Jerry 8-17 5-5 26; ROTHER, John 5-9 2-2 14; WILKES, Mychal 3-5 4-4 13; AMPARO, Kenny 2-3 5-5 9; BELLUCCI, Ben 3-12 0-3 6; ZENKEL, Josh 0-1 5-8 5; RUBERTONE, Dan 1-2 1-2 3; HANLON, Jake 1-1 0-0 3; MACK, Ian 1-2 0-1 2. Totals 24-52 22-30 81. DREW UNIVERSITY (6-7) David Cramer 5-8 0-0 10; Chris Lopez 4-8 0-0 10; Bob Carella 3-10 4-6 10; Abdul Jalloh 3-5 0-0 9; Pat Hickey 2-3 2-2 7; Gerard Mullin 2-6 0-0 6; Kevin Codey 2-5 0-0 5; Nelson Albino 1-2 0-0 3; Phil Herro 1-1 0-0 2; Dennis Mayes 1-5 0-0 2; Damon DiLorenzo 1-1 0-0 2; Dave Pepperman 1-2 0-0 2; Sam Taub 1-6 0-2 2; Scott Miller 0-1 0-0 0; Steve Natoli 0-1 0-0 0; Bill Marano 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 27-66 6-10 70. SUNY Brockport................ 34 47 - 81 Drew University............... 37 33 - 70 3-point goals-SUNY Brockport 11-27 (CHEVES, Jerry 5-13; WILKES, Mychal 3-4; ROTHER, John 2-4; HANLON, Jake 1-1; MACK, Ian 0-1; BELLUCCI, Ben 0-4), Drew University 10-28 (Abdul Jalloh 3-4; Chris Lopez 2-6; Gerard Mullin 2-6; Nelson Albino 1-1; Pat Hickey 1-2; Kevin Codey 1-3; Bill Marano 0-1; Dennis Mayes 0-2; Bob Carella 0-2; David Cramer 0-1). Fouled out--SUNY Brockport-None, Drew University-None. Rebounds-SUNY Brockport 43 (CHEVES, Jerry 9), Drew University 32 (Sam Taub 4). Assists-SUNY Brockport 17 (WILKES, Mychal 4), Drew University 25 (Pat Hickey 7). Total fouls-SUNY Brockport 14, Drew University 21. A-150 SUNY wins consolation game of Pepsi Classic