SUNY Oswego shot 55 percent from the arc and 51 percent from the floor to top the St. Lawrence University men's basketball team 100-63 in non-conference play Friday evening in Burkman Gymnasium.

Ian Schupp went 6-for-9 from the arc and Brandan Gartland went 4-for-4, each recording 20 points for the Lakers.

The Saints were led by first-year Pierre Coffy with 11 points, while classmate Cam Keeley added 10 points and five rebounds. Junior Ben Crawford added eight points and six rebounds for the Scarlet and Brown.

SUNY Oswego sprinted out to a 30-8 lead over the Saints nearing the midway mark of the first half. St. Lawrence attempted to shrink the 22 point lead and managed to come within 11 points, with a layup from Crawford with just over three minutes in the half.

Brandon Arnold went 2-for-2 from the line to narrow the Lakers' lead to just eight points. However, that was as close as the Saints would come for the remainder of the game.

The Lakers continued to build their lead after the break, leading 67-45 with 14 minutes to play and 81-51 with just over eight minutes to play. SUNY Oswego spanned St. Lawrence by 41 points with 1:28 to play.   



Three other members of the Lakers' squad added double digits as Jamir Ferebee tallied 14 points, while Tyler Pierre and Liam Sanborn recorded 13 and 11, respectively.

The Saints held a slight 27-22 advantage in bench points.

With the loss, the Saints fell to 2-6 on the season, while the Lakers improved to 5-4 overall.

St. Lawrence will travel to Elmira tomorrow December 16th for a 4 p.m. matchup against the Soaring Eagles.