Pressed into starting duty for the first time in his career, sophomore Anestis Hadjistamoulou erupted for a career-high 20 points to lead the Spartans (2-1) past Saint Vincent College (0-1) 75-64 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday night.
Stats & Standouts
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Hadjistamoulou finished the game shooting an efficient seven-of-nine from the floor and made all three of his three-point attempts. He added two rebounds and a steal.
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Sophomore Alex Vincent had a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds, while blocking a pair of shots.
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Sophomore Shyam Patel finished with 11 points in the game.
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Graduate student Caleb Laurich had 10 points with three rebounds, a team-high four assists, and two blocks.
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Senior Logan Brown had 10 rebounds and six points.
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The Spartans shot 46.4% from the floor and 55.6% from three-point range.
First Half
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CWRU built an early five-point lead after a three from sophomore Luca Asanaka made it 13-8 with 13:42 on the clock.
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Saint Vincent responded with eight straight points to go ahead 16-13 by the 9:40 mark, in what would prove to be the Bearcats' largest lead of the game.
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Hadjistamoulou responded with a three to even the score on the next possession, and a three from Laurich with 4:57 to go gave the Spartans a 26-18 lead.
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The Bearcats scored the next eight points to tie the game with just over three minutes left in the half, but the Spartans scored nine of the last 13 points in the frame to take a 35-30 lead into the break.
Second Half
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Saint Vincent closed the gap to just two points with 18:14 to play in the game, but an 8-0 CWRU run gave the Spartans a 10-point lead, 45-35, with 15:50 left to play.
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Graduate student Adrian Samuels converted a four-point play with 10:29 left to put the Spartans ahead 58-41, the team's largest lead of the game.
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Saint Vincent trimmed the lead to single digits with under seven minutes left, and got as close as six points down the stretch, but CWRU was able to increase its lead back to double figures later for the win.
Spartan Notes
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CWRU improved to 2-1 all-time against Saint Vincent and has won the last two meetings in the series.
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Hadjistamoulou's 20 points surpassed his previous career-best mark of 13, set against Mount Union last year.
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Vincent's double-double was his first of the season and the fourth of his career.
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Brown notched his second-straight game of 10 or more rebounds and is averaging 7.3 rebounds per game this season.
Up Next
The Spartans will head to Kalamazoo, Michigan, this weekend for a 1:00 p.m. matchup at Kalamazoo College on Saturday, November 14.