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POUGHKEEPSIE, NY (January 29, 2013) – It has been almost seven years since the Vassar College men's basketball team has scored more than 70 points against the always-tough Bard College defense. The Brewers did just that in the 74-68 victory over the Raptors Tuesday evening in the Athletics and Fitness Center, snapping the three-game win streak that Bard started last season.

Sophomore guard Andrew Adkins stepped up clutch, hitting some serious artillery shots and going 3-3 from beyond the 3-point arc. He added another five from the field for a career-high 20 points. Freshman forward Nick Johnson also posted a career-high, scoring 15 points, hitting 5-6 from 3-point land. Sophomore Alex Snyder proved the area under the basket was his domain, making 6-8 from the field and 7-9 from the free throw line for 19 points. Sophomore guard Erikson Wasyl added ten points to the equation.

The win puts the Brewers ahead of the Raptors in the Liberty League standings with a League record of 2-7 (6-12 overall) while Bard falls to 1-10 (4-14 overall). Vassar will next host Clarkson University in League action on Friday at 8:00 pm. Bard will next host St. Lawrence University on Friday at 8:00 pm.

“We're so proud on how our guys kept their composure out on the floor tonight,” head coach Del Harris said. “We stayed together for a great finish and we got the win that was a must.”

Bard responded hard with 3:26 remaining in the second half after Adkins got his 19th point with a 3-pointer, giving Vassar its largest lead of the night by 11 points, 66-55. The Raptors' Lamar Powell hit a jumper to start a six-point run to come within five points, 66-61. Wasyl slowed the run with a layup-and-one, making the game, 69-61.

Bard answered the eight-point deficit with a layup from Powell and a free throw from Chris McNaughton before Snyder grabbed a rebound from a missed fast-break layup from Johnson for the easy tip-in, making it 71-64 and starting the game-saving 5-4 run.

“Bard played hard and didn't give us the win,” Harris said. “They hung in there and fought until the very end. This win was a big step in terms of moving forward and getting our younger guys the experience to win.”

Vassar started the game when Snyder made an easy layup at 19:42, forcing Bard to respond with an 11-2 run. After having their largest lead of the night, the Raptors gave into the Brewers offense and allowed Vassar to go on a 22-4 run, highlighted by three 3-pointers from Johnson and one from Adkins to take a 26-15 lead.