DANBURY, CT - The Vassar College Men's Basketball closed its non-conference schedule in the final day of the Hat City Classic on Saturday afternoon as the Brewers dropped a 80-58 contest to Western Connecticut State at Feldman Arena. Vassar falls to 3-7 overall while the Wolves improve to 10-2 on the season.

FIRST HALF

• Both teams came out firing in the early minutes as two free throws from junior Luke Adams put Vassar ahead 7-5 at the 17:54 mark.
• The Wolves scored the next eight points to take a 13-7 lead, led by four points from Alfonso Stokes, at the first media timeout.
• Senior Logan Scott's three-point play along with a putback from first year Sebastian Medina brought the Brewers within three with 14:12 remaining.
• WestConn went on an 8-1 run over the next three minutes as a layup from Jeremiah Williams put the Wolves up by 10 at the midway point of the first half.
• Sophomore JP Miranda and junior Alex Walters each knocked down a triple to cut the Wolves lead down to two with 4:33 to go.
• Vassar regained the lead for the first time since the 17:54 mark on two free throws from Scott with 1:51 remaining before Stokes scored the final five points of the half for the Wolves to take a 37-33 lead at the half.
• The Brewers closed the first half shooting 39.1-percent overall while knocking down five threes and shot 10-for-14 at the free throw line. WestConn finished the first 20 minutes shooting 44.1-percent from the field and were just 1-for-8 from three-point distance.
• Scott led the way for Vassar with seven points in the first half while Miranda knocked down two triples and Adams added five points.
• Stokes recorded 11 points for the Wolves in the opening half along with Cameron Gallon adding nine points on a perfect 4-for-4 from the field.

SECOND HALF

• WestConn opened the half with a quick six point spurt as Gallon tallied all six to go ahead 43-33 before a triple from first year Shea Fitzgerald slowed the run.
• Buckets from Miranda and Scott brought the Brewers within three at the 15:16 mark followed by Fitzgerald knocking down a three to get to 47-45 with 13:46 to go.
• Vassar took the lead at 49-48 at the 11:28 mark on a jumper from Adams before the Wolves went on a 8-2 run to regain the lead at 58-51 with eight minutes remaining.
• The Wolves expanded their lead to 10 on a lay-in from Stokes with 6:31 left in the game before five straight points from Jaheim Young pushed the advantage to 15 points.
• WestConn's lead grew to a game-high 25 points on a putback dunk and a layup from Young with one minute left in the contest.
• Vassar finished the second half shooting 40-percent from the field and converted three three-pointers while the Wolves closed the second half shooting 42.9-percent overall and made two triples while outscoring the Brewers by nine at the free throw line.

FOR THE BREWERS

• Scott led the way with 13 points on 5-for-5 from the field along with three boards and two steals.
• Fitzgerald and Adams each added nine points while Adams had a team-best five assists.
• Miranda finished with eight points and Medina tallied four points and a team-high eight rebounds.

FOR THE WOLVES

• Stokes recorded a game-high 19 points on 6-for-11 shooting and added four rebounds and three steals.
• Gallon, Williams and Young each poured in 15 points as Young had a team-high five steals and Gallon plucked a team-best six rebounds.
• James Rhodes chipped in six points, five rebounds and three steals.

GAME STATS

• Vassar finished the game shooting 39.6-percent overall while making eight threes and converting 12-for-18 from the free throw line.
• WestConn shot 43.5-percent from the field and connected on three triples while going 17-for-22 from the free throw stripe.
• The Wolves held a 26-8 edge in points off turnovers, 46-20 in points in the paint and 10-3 in second chance points.

UP NEXT

• Vassar returns to AFC Gymnasium on Friday evening against conference foe St. Lawrence at 7:30 p.m.
• WestConn enters Little East play against Eastern Connecticut State on Wednesday night.