PITTSFORD, N.Y. — The Wolves were tied with the #23rd ranked team in the country at halftime, but a 19-3 run by Nazareth to open the second half took control of the game as the Keuka College Men's Basketball team lost 72-57 on Saturday.

Will Tehan (Victor, N.Y. / Victor) led Keuka College (3-17, 3-9 Empire 8) with 11 points in the conference game. Lorenzo Bicknese (Somers, N.Y. / Somers) added eight points and a career-high nine rebounds in the loss.

#23 Nazareth College 72 vs. Keuka College 572

Nazareth College came out early hitting from three but the Wolves were able to respond. Mason VanDeMortel (Newark, N.Y. / Newark) hit a pair of threes early to answer the three by the Golden Flyers. Nazareth College would open up six-point leads over the Wolves multiple times in the first half, but Keuka was scrappy and kept the game within reach. Leading the charge was Lorenzo Bicknese. The senior thrived on the offensive glass in the first half. Six of his eight first-half points came on second chances around the rim where he was able to the offensive board. With the Wolves keeping it close, the Green and Gold were able to break through with 7:35 remaining in the half as Kobe Schriver (Hooper, Utah / Roy) drilled a second-chance three-pointer to give the Wolves a 22-21 lead. Nazareth regained the lead, but Will Tehan hit a three to tie the game back up at 27-27. The Wolves scored five in the final minute, including a three-point play by Tehan, to tie Nazareth back up. The score was 34-34 at the half.

The Golden Flyers scored the first eight of the second to take the lead. The Wolves got on the board just over two minutes in as Jahmr Jordan (Albany, N.Y. / Albany) made the layup and was fouled. He made the free throw to make the score 42-37. However, that would be Keuka's only points during a 19-3 run by Nazareth. Kobe Schriver hit a three with 12:05 remaining for the Wolves, but Nazareth answered with a three of their own on the next possession. The Golden Flyers would balloon their lead to 20 and see the game out as Nazareth College defeated Keuka College 72-57 on Saturday.

KC Notes:

• Keuka College is now 6-22 all-time against Nazareth. The Golden Flyers have won seven straight
• Saturday was the 15th time Keuka faced a ranked opponent and the first since November 2018. The Wolves are now 3-12 all-time in those games
• The Wolves had six assists on the day. That gave the 2021-22 team 336 on the season, pushing them into the top ten in program history for assists by a team in a season
• The two early threes by Mason VanDeMortel gave him 47 on the year, tying for tenth most in program history

Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves enter the final week of the season. It will begin on the road on Tuesday as Keuka plays at conference-leading Utica College. The Wolves will then return to the JMW Recreation and Athletics Center on Friday to host Hartwick College and Russell Sage College on Saturday.