Potsdam, NY - Sophomore Sebastian Medina registered his second career double-double and three other Brewers finished with double digit points as the Vassar College Men's Basketball team earned a hard-fought 74-63 road conference victory over Clarkson on Saturday afternoon.

Saturday's win pushes Vassar to 7-5 overall and 3-2 in Liberty League action while the Golden Knights drop to 8-5 overall and 4-2 in conference action.

First Half

• Clarkson began the game with an 8-2 lead as Braeden Burns tallied the first eight points for the Golden Knights in the first two minutes of action.
• The Brewers battled back to take its first lead of the game on a jumper from sophomore Avery Lee to make it 19-17 at the 12:34 mark.
• A layup from Finn Cork pushed the Golden Knights ahead 24-21 with 8:55 remaining in the half before buckets from Lee and senior Alex Walters along with two free throws from sophomore Shea Fitzgerald to regain the lead at 27-24.
• Medina's jumper kept the Brewers ahead by four at 31-27 with 5:18 left in the opening half.
• Clarkson closed the first half on a 9-0 run over the final four minutes, led by four points from Cork, to take a 36-31 lead following the opening 20 minutes of play.
• Vassar shot 41.2-percent overall in the first half while being limited to just 1-for-9 from the three-point line.
• The Golden Knights closed the opening half shooting an even 40-percent overall and finished 4-for-13 from three.

Second Half

• The Brewers evened the game at 40 all following a 9-4 run to begin the second half, led by six points from Denham.
• A three-pointer from Burns regained a 51-47 lead for the Golden Knights with 12:19 remaining until VC tied the score at 51 all on a dunk from Denham.
• Following a bucket from Cork to put Clarkson ahead by two, Vassar reeled off an 11-4 run to go ahead 62-57 on a three-pointer from Fitzgerald at the 6:43 mark.
• The Golden Knights trimmed the advantage down to 63-61 on a lay-in from Lorenzo Rappa with 5:05 remaining.
• Over the final five minutes, the Brewers outscored Clarkson 11-2 on eight points from Fitgzerald to propel Vassar to its third Liberty League win of the season.
• VC ended the second half of play shooting 41.5-percent overall and knocked down five three-pointers.
• Clarkson was limited to 34.5-percent from the field, including just 5-for-17 from behind the arc.

For The Brewers

• Medina led the way with a double-double with 11 points, a team-high 13 rebounds and four assists while Fitzgerald poured in a team-high 22 points, seven boards, four steals and three assists.
• Lee added 18 points and two helpers along with Denham recording 12 points, three boards and two steals.
• Walters and senior Luke Adams each chipped in four points off the bench.

For The Golden Knights

• Cork put together a double-double of his own with 21 points and 19 rebounds along with four assists.
• Burns registered a game-high 24 points while Jack Dalgety supplied six points and three boards.
• Steve DeRegis added six points along with Matteo Sinon handing out three assists.

Game Statistics

• Vassar finished the game shooting 41.5-percent from the field and connected on 6-for-21 from three-point range.
• Clarkson shot 37.3-percent overall while going 9-for-30 from bonus distance.
• The Brewers outscored the Golden Knights 14-10 at the free throw line.
• Vassar held a 24-20 edge in points in the paint, 17-2 in points off turnovers and 17-0 in fast break points.

Up Next

• Vassar will play its first home conference game of the season on Friday evening against RPI at 7:30 p.m.
• Clarkson heads to Ithaca on Friday for a Liberty League clash.