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CLINTON, N.Y. — Phil Valenti '06 made four three-pointers and finished with 15 points to lead Hamilton College to a 77-65 Liberty League win against Rensselaer at Scott Field House on Jan. 13.

Hamilton's leading scorer Tim Welchons '06 tossed in 14 points and Zarrette Rogers '07 made all four of his shots from the field en route to 10 points off the bench.

The Red Hawks' Tom Schneider '06 led all scorers with 20 points and grabbed a game-high nine rebounds. Matt Zepernick '06 chipped in 10 points.

Rogers led an impressive showing by the Continentals' bench. Hamilton's reserves scored 25 points, pulled down 13 rebounds and handed out nine assists. The Continentals (1-0 league, 9-1 overall) shot 51.9 percent (28-54) from the field.

Hamilton led 45-30 at the half. Rensselaer (0-1, 2-9) shot 39.3 percent (11-28) from the floor in the first half and has now lost three straight games. The Continentals have won 21 of their last 24 games against the Red Hawks, and now lead the all-time series, 38-34.

Rensselaer vs Hamilton College
01/13/06 8 p.m. at Scott Field House; Clinton, N.Y.
At Scott Field House; Clinton, N.Y.
HAMILTON COLLEGE 77, RENSSELAER 65
RENSSELAER (0-1 LL, 2-9)
Tom Schneider 8-13 3-4 20; Matt Zepernick 3-8 4-5 10; Joe Johnson 2-5 4-4 8;
Paul Halas 2-7 1-2 6; David Easley 2-3 2-4 6; Sam Simmons 1-3 1-2 3; Neal
Wesson 1-3 0-0 2; Henry Melchor 1-1 0-0 2; Sam Zullo 1-1 0-0 2; Devin Galvin
1-4 0-0 2; Russell Herman 1-3 0-3 2; Dan Rourke 0-1 1-2 1; Leo O'Keefe 0-1
0-0 0; Mike Visker 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 23-55 17-28 65.
HAMILTON COLLEGE (1-0 LL, 9-1)
Phil Valenti 4-7 3-4 15; Tim Welchons 6-10 0-3 14; Zarrette Rogers 4-4 2-4
10; Nick Jones 2-9 4-6 9; Harlee Wood 4-7 0-0 8; Chris Moore 2-5 2-2 6;
Staunton Peck 2-4 1-2 6; Jeff Bernardi 2-2 0-0 5; Rob Toste 2-4 0-0 4; Kyle
Dumas 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 28-54 12-21 77.
Rensselaer....................   30   35  -   65
Hamilton College..............   45   32  -   77
3-point goals-Rensselaer 2-13 (Tom Schneider 1-1; Paul Halas 1-6; Devin
Galvin 0-2; Leo O'Keefe 0-1; Matt Zepernick 0-3), Hamilton College 9-24
(Phil Valenti 4-7; Tim Welchons 2-4; Jeff Bernardi 1-1; Nick Jones 1-3;
Staunton Peck 1-3; Kyle Dumas 0-1; Rob Toste 0-2; Chris Moore 0-2; Harlee
Wood 0-1). Fouled out--Rensselaer-None, Hamilton College-None.
Rebounds-Rensselaer 36 (Tom Schneider 9), Hamilton College 32 (Nick Jones
7). Assists-Rensselaer 15 (Matt Zepernick 2; Dan Rourke 2; David Easley 2;
Neal Wesson 2; Paul Halas 2; Tom Schneider 2), Hamilton College 19 (Jeff
Bernardi 4). Total fouls-Rensselaer 15, Hamilton College 20. A-327