HOUGHTON, N.Y. – Russell Sage College completed the weekend Empire 8 Conference sweep by winning 74-69 this afternoon at Houghton.
The Gators (8-5/2-2 E8), which led 45-20 at the break, had three players score in double figures in the road victory.
Senior forward/center Stuart Phair (Canberra, Australia/Tyler Christian School) (above) led all participants with 21 points. The co-captain, who shot 10-of-13 from the field, grabbed seven rebounds. Senior guard Jalon Borders (Bartow, FL/Bartow) added 18 points, while senior guard Amani Cummings (Brooklyn, NY/Transit Tech) contributed 15 points. Senior forward/center Fethener Aime (Palm Coast, FL/Flagler Palm Coast) secured double-digits rebounds for the second-straight game with 11 rebounds.
Sophomore forward Josh Jordan topped Houghton (1-11/1-2 E8) with 17 points on 8-of-13 shooting.
Looking ahead, RSC is slated to host Utica on Tuesday at 7:30 pm.
Notes: This afternoon marked the fourth time that Phair scored 20+ points as a Gator...He scored a career-high 22 on Nov. 16, 2019 vs. Me.-Presque Isle...Aime has grabbed 10+ boards three times this season...RSC has 10 players back in the fold this year…Borders a two-time first-team All-Empire 8 Conference pick, headlines the group…He passed Jeff Stopera '14 for fifth on the program's career points chart on December 2 vs. SUNY Cobleskill…Next on the list for the senior guard, now with 917 points, is Melvin Ford '16 with 973…Phair, who ranks second in program annals with 83 career blocks, and senior forward Jason Geronimo (Orlando, FL/Colonial) are captains on the year's team…Geronimo currently ranks seventh in school records with 381 career rebounds…Head Coach Brian Barnes, now in his 13th season, added four players to the program.
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