RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Sophomore forward Alex White Jr.'s (Middletown, Conn.) season-long block party put him in elite company on Saturday afternoon, cracking the top-five of the Concordia College New York men's basketball team's record book for blocks in a season with two rejection against Felician University, but a 53-point second half for the host Golden Falcons was too much to overcome in an 83-71 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) setback.
NOTES
• Concordia falls to 9-17, 6-11 in CACC play.
• Felician improves to 13-11, 11-6 in league action.
• White Jr. currently has 40 blocks this season.
STANDOUT PERFORMERS
• White Jr. added eight rebounds to his two blocks.
• Senior guard Michael Demello (White Plains, N.Y.) scored a team-high 15 points with two steals and one block.
• Freshman forward Devon Sims (Centreville, Conn.) chipped in 12 points on top of a career-high eight rebounds.
• Sophomore guard Jared Young (Mount Vernon, N.Y.) posted 12 points with four assists and two steals.
• Sophomore guard Baron Goodridge (Bronx, N.Y.) tallied 10 points.
• For Felician, Zamir Wright boasted 26 points while Rahsaan Williams and Jay'von Jackson both recorded double-doubles behind 14 points with 14 rebounds and 14 points with 13 rebounds,
HOW IT HAPPENED
• Felician jumped out to an early 5-0 lead before a junior forward Jesse Breeding (Cortlandt Manor, N.Y.) three pointer made it 6-3 with 16:45 remaining in the half.
• The host extended the separation up to 14-6 off an 8-3 stretch before back-to-back baskets from Goodridge sparked an 8-0 rally to even the score at 14-all with 9:51 to play in the half.
• Felician held onto the advantage with a triple before back-to-back baskets from White Jr. and Young pushed the Clippers ahead 18-17 with 7:41 to play in the half.
• The two sides exchanged three pointers to keep Concordia ahead by one, only for back-to-back buckets for the hosts giving them a 24-21 edge with 4:28 to play.
• Concordia knotted the score at 24-all off a Sims free throw, taking the lead at 27-26 after a Demello three pointer in response to a pair of Felician free throws with 2:41 remaining in the half.
• Felician responded to the triple with a layup, and added a basket following a Sims layup to hold a 30-29 lead at halftime.
• Concordia used a senior forward Stephen Milhaven (Port Washington, N.Y.) triple on its first possession of the second half to take a 32-31 lead, but a 5-0 run by Felician made it 38-32 with 17:54 remaining in the contest.
• The Clippers made it a one-possession contest at 40-38 off a 6-2 rally, with Concordia getting as close as one at 45-44 before a 12-0 run created a 57-44 score with 9:20 remaining in the contest.
• Concordia cut the deficit down to single digits at 59-50 off a Jared Young three pointer, and kept the separation at nine at 61-52 only for back-to-back triples sparking a 12-2 stretch to create a 73-54 score with 5:10 left to play.
• Concordia rallied and cut the separation down to 81-71 with 37 seconds remaining behind a 17-8 stretch but could not get any closer as Felician scored the final basket of the afternoon.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
• The Clippers converted on 28-75 shots, going 8-25 from three-point territory and 7-10 from the free throw line.
• Felician finished 31-67 from the field, 12-28 from distance and 9-16 from the free throw line.
• Concordia recorded 13 assists while Felician had 18.
• Felician held a 48-40 advantage in reboudns.
• Concordia had 17 turnovers, resulting in 17 points for Felician. The host had 20 turnovers, leading to 17 Clippers' points.
• Concordia' bench scored 45 points while the host got 14 from its bench.
• Concordia recorded 10 steals with four blocks while Felician stole the ball 12 times with three blocks.
UP NEXT
The men's basketball team travels to Caldwell University on Wednesday, Feb. 27 for a 7:30 p.m. contest.
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