Bronxville, NY – The Alfred University men's basketball team was at Sarah Lawrence College on Saturday for an out of conference matchup against the Gryphons. The Saxons (4-3) were in control the entire way in the 80-60 victory.
 
Sam Dagon (Hornell, NY / Hornell), Cole Eeels (Ithaca, NY / Ithaca) and Justin Phillips (Cleveland, OH / Shaker Heights) all hit three pointers in the early portion of the first half to send AU out to a 21-8 lead with just under 10 minutes to play in the opening half.
 
Brewster Marshall (Horseheads, NY / Horseheads) and Mike Schmidt (Olean, NY / Olean) made some plays down the stretch in the first half to extend the Alfred lead to 35-14 at the break.
 
Sarah Lawrence made a second half run to get it within nine points with 13:45 left in regulation.
 
From that point, the Saxons picked up the pace on offense once again and buckled down on defense to cruise the rest of the way and come away with the 20 point win on the road.
 
"We came out right away with a ton of energy and intensity and were able to execute on both ends," Assistant Coach Mike Romano said. It was great to see progress after a little layoff. We got better and will continue to do so."
 
Dagon led the offensive charge for AU with 18 points on the afternoon. Elliot Bowen (Salamanca, NY / Ellicottville) scored 12 points and blocked two shots. Schmidt and Eells each ended with 11 on the day while Marshall was the fifth Saxon to score in double figures with 10 points. He also added a team high nine rebounds.
 
The Saxons will be off until they travel to Daytona, Florida on December 28^th to play in the Land of Magic Classic.