ELMIRA, N.Y. — The Keuka College Men's Basketball team lost on Tuesday night at Elmira College 91-81 in an Empire 8 Conference game.
Keuka College (0-11, 0-3 Empire 8) was led by Devin Milton (Opelousas, La. / Beau Chene) with 17 points. One behind him was Will Tehan (Victor, N.Y. / Victor) with 16 points and Nana Oteng (Queens, N.Y. / Martin Luther) added 14 for the Wolves.
Elmira College 91 vs. Keuka College 81
Keuka College had a strong defensive start, forcing Elmira College into a shot clock violation. Keuka then came right down the court and Jorden Lewis (Houston, Texas / Home-Schooled) drained a straightaway three for the early lead. Elmira College answered, however, scoring 16 straight to take the lead. A layup by Ezeke Pulliam (Knox, N.Y. / Berne-Knox-Westerlo) snapped the run. The Soaring Eagles maintained a double-digit lead for the rest of the half. The Wolves made the last basket of the period as Jahmr Jordan (Albany, N.Y. / Albany) made a long two-point jumper to make it a 15-point game, 47-32, at the half.
The Wolves started the second half like they did the first. Following a defensive stop, Will Tehan hit a three to open the scoring. Elmira College responded and pushed their lead to 20 midway through the half. Keuka College did not let up. A 14-2 run cut the lead to 85-77. The Wolves scored the final 10 points of the run with the aid of their pressure defense as Elmira had four turnovers and zero shots during the span. Keuka cut the lead to seven in the final minute, but the clock would run out on the Wolves as the Soaring Eagles hung on to the 91-81 victory.
KC Notes:
- Keuka College is now 9-19 all-time against Elmira College. The Wolves are 2-13 when playing at Elmira
- Mason VanDeMortel (Newark, N.Y. / Newark) and DJ Billings (Rochester, N.Y. / Greece Odyssey) led the Wolves with six rebounds apiece. In total, Keuka held a 45-44 advantage on the boards
- Will Tehan tied his career-high in scoring and set a new high-water mark with four three-pointers in the game
- Freshman Ezeke Pulliam scored a career-high six points of the Wolves
- The 10-point difference was found at the free-throw line. The Wolves were 2-4 from the charity stripe while the Soaring Eagles went 12-19
- The Wolves knocked down 13 threes in the game. Keuka now has 150 on the season through 11 games, ranking as eighth-most in program history
- Nana Oteng passed the 500-point mark for his career on Tuesday night
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves return home this weekend for a pair of games. The weekend will open on Friday night as Keuka College hosts St. John Fisher College. Keuka will then have a rematch with Elmira College as the Soaring Eagles come to the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center on Saturday afternoon.