Buffalo, N.Y. – The men's basketball team picked up its third conference victory Sunday afternoon, defeating the Saints of D'Youville College, 74-63, inside College Center Gym. The Lions improve to 4-11 (3-3 ECC) with the win, while the Saints fall to 1-14 (0-7 ECC).
 
How It Happened

• Junior William Muller scored four of the first six points to begin the contest, giving Molloy an early 6-0 lead.
• A pair of layups from graduate student Justin Caldwell and freshman Darren Fergus extended the Lions' lead to nine, 14-5, with 12:41 to go in the opening stanza.
• A 7-3 scoring run padded the Molloy lead to 13, 21-8, with over eight minutes to go on the scoreboard.
• D'Youville closed the final 8:35 of the first half on a 23-7 scoring run, taking a, 31-28, lead into halftime.
• A 13-4 run by the maroon and white was capped by a three-point basket from Fergus, pushing the road team ahead, 41-35, with over 16 minutes to play.
• A jump shot from Saints' forward Chris Stineman closed the deficit to three, 43-40, with 13:35 left.
• Over the next three minutes of action, the Lions began to pull ahead, putting together a 13-0 run, highlighted by two three-pointers from freshman Billy Reyes. Molloy led, 56-40, with over ten minutes on the scoreboard.
• The Saints compiled a 9-2 scoring run to cut the lead to nine, 58-49, but the Lions wouldn't allow the home team to come any closer, as they finished the game shooting 50 percent from three-point range en route to the victory.

 
Top Performances

• Muller collected his fourth double-double of the season, netting 16 points and pulling down a game-high 11 rebounds.
• Reyes scored a career-high 16 points, shooting 4-of-8 from three-point range.
• Fergus stuffed the stat sheet, tallying 16 points, securing nine rebounds, dishing out five assists, and swiping three steals.
• Caldwell shot 60 percent from the field, scoring 12 points and bringing down eight rebounds.
• Junior Frankie Phelan netted 11 points and had a season-high six assists.

 
Up Next
The Lions return home to begin a three game home stand, Wednesday January 19, as they play host to the University of Bridgeport. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.