SCHENECTADY, NY (February 12, 2016) — Freshman Alex Seff has continued to blossom, as evident in the Vassar College men's basketball team's 74-48 loss to Union College on Friday.
 
Seff (Arlington, VA/Washington-Lee) scored in double-digits for the fourth straight game with 12 points, while grabbing a career-best 10 boards.
 
Fellow freshman Paul Grinde (Virginia Beach, VA/ Cape Henry Collegiate School) also recorded a double-double, his fifth of the season, with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Senior Erikson Wasyl (Durham, CT/Coginchaug) added 11 points for VC, as the Brewers shot 36 percent from the floor on the contest.
 
Three-point shooting was the difference, as the Dutchmen shot 48 percent from beyond the arc (11-of-23), as well as making 42 percent from the floor.
 
With the loss, the Brewers fall to 11-11 overall and 7-6 in conference play, while the Dutchmen improve to 11-10 and 8-5 in the Liberty League.
 
The two teams were nip-and-tuck in a first half that featured four ties and five lead changes. Vassar scored 10 unanswered points midway through the half to take a five-point, 18-13, advantage. Wasyl highlighted the run with a layup, prompting the Brewers to lead until the 1:50 mark.
 
Union guard Deshon Burgess tied the game at 24 with a layup of his own before forward Greg King gave the Dutchmen a 27-26 lead with a three-pointer. Freshman Steve Palecki (Southborough, MA/Saint Johns High School) laid one in to give the Brewers a 28-27 edge to go into the break.
 
The lead would switch hands three times more in the second half, but guard Wade McNamara put the Dutchmen ahead for good with a jumper at the 16:57 mark.
 
The Brewers trailed by 11 less than three minutes later, but would get within two possessions once more with a Wasyl three-pointer, 46-40.
 
Union scored the next four points from the foul line to take a double digit lead for good with 11:39 remaining. The Dutchmen continued to extend their lead from there, as they outscored the Brewers 47-20 in the second half.
 
Burgess led the Dutchmen with 22 points, guard Zachary Bouton added 18 and McNamara finished with 10.
 
The Vassar men's basketball team looks to bounce back Saturday when it takes on Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, NY at 4 p.m.