The St. Lawrence University men's basketball team defeated Union 71-63 on the road, their sixth straight win, to wrap up the regular season and earned the second-seed for the Liberty League Tournament. The second seed gives them a first-round bye and home court for the semifinals.

Trey Syroka scored 16, including a perfect 8-8 from the free throw line, to lead the Saints. The junior also grabbed eight rebounds, had two steals and two assists. Senior Trent Adamson also scored 16 on 7-13 shooting and had three blocks.

The teams were even throughout and a Miles Davis jumper with three and a half minutes left to take the 64-63 lead. That bucket sparked a nine-point run for the Saints to close the game and win 71-63.

"Union had a ton of experience and their played their butts off and honestly, they picked apart our defense for most of the night," said head coach Chris Downs. "We were fortunate to get a few stops and make a couple buckets late to survive. We are excited to get to work preparing for next Friday's semi-final."

Davis finished 11 points on 5-6 shooting. Aidan Macaulay finished with 10 points with four rebounds, three assists and two steals.

The Saints had a dozen steals and forced a total of 13 turnovers. They out rebounded the hosts 34-28.

Both teams shot 47-percent from the floor. Union was led by Brian Noone's 22 points and Chris Lovisolo's 15.

St. Lawrence finished the regular season 17-7 and 13-5 in the Liberty League, their best league record since 2019. Union dropped to 6-19 and 5-13 in the league and will miss the playoffs.

The Saints play the winner of Hobart and Vassar on February 24th at 7 p.m. in Burkman Gymnasium.