Schenectady, NY - Junior Shea Fitzgerald knocked down a game-winning jumper with just under four seconds remaining to finish with a season-high 28 points and sophomore Parker Neuenhaus notched a career-high 23 points to lead the Vassar College Men's Basketball team to a 76-74 victory over #RV Union on Saturday afternoon.

The Brewers have won four straight games to improve to 10-3 overall and 6-0 in Liberty League play, marking the first time in program history that Vassar has started a season 6-0 in conference action. Union falls to 12-3 overall and suffers its first conference loss to move to 7-1 in league play.

First Half

• Vassar opened the game with a 10-2 lead in the first three minutes behind five points from Fitzgerald, a triple from Neuenhaus and a bucket from junior Sebastian Medina.
• The lead ballooned to 20-6 after a 10-4 run as Neuenhaus tallied five points along with three points from Medina and a lay-in from junior Kreekor Karageuzian.
• Neuenhaus' jumper pushed the Brewers ahead 24-8 with 10:56 remaining before a Jack Plesser jumper trimmed the advantage to 12 at the 10:01 mark.
• Fitzgerald drilled a three-pointer with 6:57 left in the first half to extend the lead to 31-16 and a Karageuzian bucket kept the Brewers ahead by double digits at 13 with 3:15 to go.
• Scott Schmitt's dunk put the Garnet Chargers within nine with 1:54 left in the half but a Fitzgerald jumper to close the half gave Vassar a 38-27 lead at the halftime break.
• Vassar shot a blistering 51.6-percent overall in the first half, including 5-for-13 from three-point distance.
• Union finished the opening 20 minutes shooting 36.7-percent from the field and were held to 1-for-12 beyond the three-point line.

Second Half

• The Brewers pushed the lead to 17 points at 44-27 on back-to-back triples from Neuenhaus and Fitzgerald.
• Following a three-pointer from Medina to hold a 49-32 lead at the 16:41 mark, Union went on a 12-2 run to trim the lead to 51-44 with 13:29 remaining.
• Karageuzian's bucket with 12:38 left put Vassar back ahead by 10 and a Fitzgerald three-pointer with 9:39 remaining put VC ahead 62-52.
• Following the Fitzgerald triple, Union rattled off a 12-1 run to take its first lead of the game on a Tanner Tedesco three with 5:47 left in regulation at 64-63.
• Christian Dufort's lay-in gave the Garnet Chargers a three-point advantage at 68-65 with just under five minutes remaining.
• A quick 6-0 run over the next two minutes pushed Vassar back ahead 71-68 on a Neuenhaus bucket along with two free throws from Fitzgerald and a layup from junior Eric Zhang.
• Union battled back to tie the game at 74 on two Dufort free throws with 15 seconds remaining.
• Fitzgerald knocked down a mid-range jumper with just under four seconds left to regain the lead at 76-74.
• The Garnet Chargers then turned the ball over on a pass to midcourt and the Brewers ran the clock out to clinch its fourth straight victory and sixth consecutive Liberty League win.
• Vassar closed the second half shooting 46.4-percent overall while going 4-for-8 from three and 8-for-16 from the free throw line.
• Union shot an even 50-percent from the field, including 5-for-12 from three-point range, and 14-for-15 from the free throw stripe.

For The Brewers

• Fitzgerald finished with a season-high 28 points (11-for-23 shooting), six assists, six rebounds and two steals.
• Neuenhaus posted a new career-high with 23 points and added six boards and two assists.
• Karageuzian recorded seven points, six boards, three assists and two steals while Medina posted eight points, two assists, a steal and a block.

For The Garnet Chargers

• Plesser registered a game-high 30 points and 13 rebounds for a double-double while Tedesco tallied 15 points and four assists.
• Garside added nine points and four assists along with Dufort chipping in six points and six rebounds.
• Schmitt registered eight points and four rebounds while Harrison Collins recorded two points, two assists and four rebounds.

Game Statistics

• Vassar finished the day shooting 49.2-percent overall while going 9-for-21 from three and just 9-for-18 from the free throw line.
• Union closed the matchup shooting 43.1-percent from the field, including 6-for-24 from three-point range, and 18-for-19 from the free throw stripe.
• The Garnet Chargers outscored Vassar 34-28 in the paint, 12-8 in points off turnovers and 14-10 in second chance points.

Up Next

• Vassar will close its three game road trip against Skidmore on Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m.
• Union heads to Hobart for a conference matchup on Friday night.