Poughkeepsie, NY - Junior Eric Zhang recorded a career-high 18 points and the Vassar College Men's Basketball team held St. Lawrence to just 25.9-percent shooting to soar to a 70-44 Liberty League victory on Saturday afternoon at the Athletics and Fitness Center. The Brewers record improves to 8-3 overall and 4-0 in conference play, marking the first 4-0 start in Liberty League play since 2021-22, while the Saints drop to 5-8 on the season and 3-3 in conference action.

First Half

• Vassar went ahead 8-4 early behind two triples from sophomore Will Gregory and senior Sacha Greenberg and a bucket from first year Gyasi Zinn.
• Colton Suriano's three-pointer tied the game at 10 until the Brewers pulled in front by six at 21-15 on threes from Greenberg and sophomore Parker Neuenhaus at the 6:25 mark.
• The Brewers held the Saints to just one point in the final seven minutes of the first half as four consecutive points from Neuenhaus gave Vassar a 27-16 lead at the halftime break.
• VC was held to 24.4-percent from the field while connecting on three-pointers in the first half.
• SLU was limited to just 17.2-percent overall in the opening 20 minutes and converted on 3-for-11 from the three-point line.

Second Half

• The Brewers lead ballooned to 34-16 to open the second half following a 7-0 run, led by five points from Neuenhaus and a bucket from junior Shea Fitzgerald.
• Four points from Zhang and a jumper from junior Sebastian Medina pushed the Vassar lead to 42-20 with 14:30 left in regulation.
• SLU's 9-2 run trimmed the lead to 44-31 on two free throws from Tommy McMahon at the 11:46 mark.
• Back-to-back threes from Gregory and a lay-in from Greenberg increased the lead back to 21 points with 10:19 remaining in the second half.
• St. Lawrence got back within 15 with just under seven minutes left on a three-pointer from Suriano.
• Vassar went on a 7-0 run over the next four minutes, led by four points from Zhang and three from Medina, to go ahead 65-40.
• Five straight points from first year Kas Mirza gave Vassar its largest lead of the game at 70-44 to close the conference victory.
• The Brewers closed the second half shooting 48.5-percent from the field while connecting on 6-of-12 from beyond three-point territory.
• SLU finished the final 20 minutes shooting 34.5-percent overall and made just 2-for-9 from three-point range.

For The Brewers

• Zhang led the way with a game-high 18 points off the bench on 7-for-9 shooting and a perfect 3-for-3 from three-point range.
• Neuenhaus tallied 16 points (7-for-11), six rebounds and a block along with Gregory recording nine points and five rebounds.
• Medina recorded five points, five assists and eight rebounds while senior Nathan Denham collected a team-high nine rebounds.
• Greenberg chipped in eight points and four rebounds off the bench along with Zinn registering six blocks, which ties the single game program record, and seven rebounds.

For The Saints

• Adam Dudzinski finished with seven points, five boards and two steals while Dan Anderson posted seven points.
• McMahon tallied five points, four assists and three rebounds along with Suriano and Connor Parkes recording six points off the bench.

Game Statistics

• Vassar finished the contest shooting 35.1-percent overall, including 11-for-31 from three-point range, while converting 7-for-8 from the free throw line.
• St. Lawrence was limited to 25.9-percent from the field while going 5-for-20 from three-point distance and 9-for-12 from the free throw stripe.
• The Brewers held a 17-8 edge in points off turnovers, 18-5 advantage in second chance points and outscored the Saints in the paint 28-18.

Up Next

• Vassar hits the road next weekend for a conference matchup with RIT on Friday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m.
• St. Lawrence plays host to Skidmore on Friday evening.