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Shea Fitzgerald
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74
Winner Vassar VAS 1-1,0-0 Liberty League
55
Arcadia ARC 0-2,0-0 MAC Freedom
Winner
Vassar VAS
1-1,0-0 Liberty League
74
Final
55
Arcadia ARC
0-2,0-0 MAC Freedom
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Vassar VAS 38 36 74
Arcadia ARC 30 25 55

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | | Steven Merritt, Director of Athletic Communications

Men's Basketball Earns 74-55 Victory Over Arcadia

Fitzgerald tallies 26 points and earns All-Tournament team honors

Gettysburg, PA - All-Tournament team selection sophomore Shea Fitzgerald poured in 26 points and classmate Avery Lee added 14 points off the bench to lead the Vassar College Men's Basketball to a 74-55 triumph over Arcadia in the second game of the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament on Saturday. The Brewers improve to 1-1 overall while the Knights fall to 0-2 on the season.

First Half
  • Both teams traded early buckets to open the game as Arcadia took a 13-9 lead with 12:39 remaining on a jumper from Josh Parks.
  • Vassar pulled ahead 23-19 with just under eight minutes left in the half on back-to-back triples from Lee.
  • The Knights got within one with 3:39 to go in the half on a lay-in from Amyr Walker before Vassar regained a four point lead on a tip-in from junior Nathan Denham.
  • The Brewers closed the half on a 7-3 run as Fitzgerald scored all seven points to hold a 38-30 lead heading into the half.
  • Vassar shot 43.6-percent overall while connecting on four triples in the opening 20 minutes.
  • Arcadia finished shooting 40-percent in the first half while going 6-for-15 from the three-point line.
Second Half
  • Fitzgerald connected on a three-pointer to begin the second half and a bucket from sophomore Sebastian Median put the Brewers ahead 43-30 at the 18:35 mark.
  • Arcadia cut the lead to single digits on a layup from Joshua Okocha with 16:55 remaining before the lead grew back to 13 points after two free throws and a jumper from Lee at the 15:58 mark.
  • Senior Alex Walters three-pointer expanded the lead to 56-41 with 11:26 to go before the Knights whittled the advantage down to 10 on a Josh Parks triple with just under 10 minutes remaining.
  • Six consecutive points from Fitzgerald pushed the Vassar advantage to 20 points with six and a half minutes to go while a Medina jumper put the Brewers ahead 70-49.
  • Sophomore Collin France's jumper with 1:51 remaining put Vassar ahead by a game-high 21 points as the Brewers scored its first victory of the season.
  • Vassar finished the second half shooting 41.9-percent overall while making two triples and going a perfect 8-for-8 from the free throw line.
  • Arcadia cooled to 33.3-percent shooting and were just 1-for-12 from the three-point line in the second half.
For The Brewers
  • Fitzgerald, who was named to the All-Tournament team, scored a game-high 26 points on 9-for-19 shooting and added five rebounds and two steals.
  • Lee recorded 14 points, three assists and three boards off the bench while Denham added nine points, seven rebounds, three steald and two assists.
  • Sophomore Kreekor Karageuzian handed out a team-high five assists along with classmate Eric Zhang registering four points, three steals and two assists.
For The Knights
  • Okocha, who was also named to the All-Tournament team, tallied 18 points and nine rebounds while Parks added 10 points, five boards and two assists.
  • Keenan Reiss chipped in five points, four boards and two assists off the bench while Jamison Lynam tallied six points.
  • Tymair Smalls recorded two steals and two rebounds along with Debarrin Norman adding four points.
Up Next
  • Vassar will travel to Sarah Lawrence on Saturday evening for an 8:00 p.m. tip.
  • Arcadia heads to Gwynedd Mercy on Wednesday night at 8:00 p.m.
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