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.