Keuka College Men’s Basketball Falls on the Road at SUNY Geneseo

Game Leaders

Keuka
Pts: Christian Sage - 18
Reb: Mason Vandemortel - 8
Ast: 2 Players (#3, #15 - 2)
SUNY Geneseo
Pts: Josh Garelle - 16
Reb: Cole Kattan - 9
Ast: Cole Kattan - 4

Team Stats

Keuka
SUNY Geneseo

Field Goals

(15-57)
(20-56)

Field Goal %

26.3%
35.7%

Rebounds

42
40

Assists

6
9

Turnovers

16
12

Pts off Turnovers

13
16

2nd Chance Pts

7
5

Pts in the Paint

20
30

Fastbreak Pts

5
9

Bench Pts

7
22
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Nov 28, 2023

GENESEO, N.Y. — The Keuka College Men's Basketball team lost on Tuesday night at SUNY Geneseo 56-43 in a non-conference game.

Keuka College (1-4, 0-0 Empire 8) was led by Christian Sage (Owego, N.Y. / Owego Free Academy) with 18 points. Mason VanDeMortel (Newark, N.Y. / Newark) added 11 for the Wolves.

SUNY Geneseo 56 vs. Keuka College 43

Both teams struggled out of the block on Tuesday as the game was tied 4-4 through the opening six minutes. A layup by Amar Jackson (Brooklyn, N.Y. / Frederick Douglas Academy) tied the game at 7-7 with 8:29 left in the half. However, the Knights outscored the Wolves 22-7 over the final stretch of the half. Ezeke Pulliam (Altamont, N.Y. / Berne-Knox-Westerlo) drove the lane and laid the ball off to Jackson for the layup before the buzzer but Geneseo led 29-14 at the break.

On the opening possession of the second half, Mason VanDeMortel knocked down a three for Keuka College. He later hit another one to cut the margin to 11 at 33-25. VanDeMortel had a block on the defensive end and then hit another three to cut the Knights' lead to eight with 12 minutes remaining in the game. After a Geneseo free throw, the Wolves scored four more points to cut the lead to five, 37-32, midway through the half. Keuka cut it down to a two-point game. A personal 4-0 run by Christian Sage made it 43-41 in favor of the Knights with 5:58 left. Geneseo flipped the switch on the Wolves. The Knights scored the next 13 points, holding the Wolves off the board for over five minutes, to secure the game.

KC Notes:

  • Keuka College is now 2-12 all-time against SUNY Geneseo and 0-3 when playing at Geneseo
  • The Wolves struggled from deep on Tuesday, shooing 5-32 from three. It was the lowest three-point shooting percentage for Keuka College since February 2019
  • Mason VanDeMortel led the Wolves with eight rebounds. Keuka College out-rebounded SUNY Geneseo 42-40

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves return home this Friday to face Bryant and Stratton College – Rochester for the first time in program history. Tipoff with the Bobcats from David M. Sweet Court is scheduled for 7 p.m.