BRONXVILLE, N.Y. – Despite a career-high 19 points from sophomore Justin DiFabio, the Sarah Lawrence men's basketball team fell to Ramapo by a score of 68-58 on Wednesday evening in Bronxville.The Gryphons now sit at .500 on the season with their opening-day victory over WIT.
 
Numbers

• In addition to his career-high, DiFabio had a game-high 19 points, all of which came in the first half of play. He hit a half-court shot at the first half buzzer to send knot the game up at 32 apiece after 20 minutes of play.
• Lucas Murray grabbed eleven rebounds and scored six points for the Gryphons
• Chris Torres was the team's second-leading scorer on the night with 11 points
• Eamon Kelly turned in a second-consecutive strong game, narrowly missing a double-double as he scored ten points and grabbed seven rebounds, six of which came on the offensive boards

 
How it Happened
The Gryphons and Road Runners found themselves trading baskets for much of the first half. While the Ramapo defense was holding Sarah Lawrence in check for much of the first 20 minutes, DiFabio kept the Gryphons in the game with five three-pointers and 19 total first-half points, including a buzzer-beating shot from half-court to tie the game before the half and give the Gryphons some momentum and energy as they approached the final 20 minutes of play.

Coming out of halftime, the back-and-forth play continued, as the two teams traded the lead for the first 10 minutes of the half before the Road Runners started to pull away from the Gryphons. Following a timeout with just under 12 minutes remaining, Ramapo went on a 15-0 run until John Kairouz broke the streak with just 3:40 remaining in the contest. At that point it was too little, too late despite Sarah Lawrence's best efforts, including closing the lead to seven following a Brady Burman layup with just over a minute remaining. Late free-throws from Ramapo led to the final score giving a much different impression of the game than in reality, as the 10-point victory was not indicative of the close contest that was played.
 
Up Next
The Gryphons will look to bounce back from this loss when they host Saint Elizabeth University on Saturday November 19^th, at 7:00 p.m. That game will be the last game at Campbell Sports Center until Wednesday, November 30^th as the Gryphons will be traveling to Christopher Newport University in Virginia over the holiday break next weekend.