ONEONTA, N.Y.— The Keuka College Men's Basketball sailed past Hartwick 97-72 on Saturday afternoon to move to 7-4 in Empire 8 Conference play.
Paving the way for Keuka College (9-9, 7-4 Empire 8) on offense was
Devin Milton with 26 points that included four three-point field goals. Behind Milton was
Christian Sage with 21 points.
Alijah Ellis and
Mac Creek were also in double figures with 14 and 12 points for the Wolves.
Keuka College 97 at Hartwick College 72
The Wolves got on the board early with a pair of free throws from
Alijah Ellis and would maintain the lead for the entirety of the 40 minutes of gameplay. Back-to-back threes from
Devin Milton and
Jaden Keasey would be the start of an offensive run for Keuka, forcing a Hawks timeout at 21-7 in favor of the Wolves.
Christian Sage and
Devin Milton both added three triples to the halftime score for the Green and Gold.
Will Tehan found Milton for a three for the last score of the half and would take the game into the break, up 48-36.
Keuka continued to find the hoop, putting in six three-pointers in the second half.
Mac Creek got an early steal and assist to
Devin Milton for two. A
Jaden Keasey pass found
Devin Milton behind the arc with 14 minutes left to play to go up 65-50. A pair of threes from
Kobe Schriver gave Keuka their largest lead of the game at 27 points. The Wolves went on to win 97-72.
KC Notes:
- The Wolves swept the season series with the Hawks. Hartwick remains ahead in the all-time series 12-3
- The 97 points scored by the Wolves is the most in a game against Hartwick and tied for the eighth-most in a road game in program history
- Mac Creed led the way with seven assists and Ezeke Pulliam was right behind him with five. As a team, Keuka College had 28 assists, tying their season-high from last week against Houghton and also tied for fourth-most in program history
- Alijah Ellis led the Green and Gold in rebounding with eight in the win. Five of his boards came on the offensive glass
- As a team, Keuka hit 15 threes in the win. The Wolves now have 167 triples on the season and sit in sixth in the program record book
Up Next for Keuka College: The Wolves remain on the road on Tuesday with an Empire 8 game against Nazareth University, with tip-off scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Keuka College looks to even the score after falling to the Golden Flyers earlier this season.