Rochester, N.Y. - The men's basketball team snapped its three-game conference win streak this afternoon at the Voller Athletic Center, falling to the Redhawks of Roberts Wesleyan, 83-76. The loss puts Molloy at 4-8 on the season and 3-1 in East Coast Conference play while the Redhawks improved to 4-7 (2-1 ECC).

How it Happened

• Sophomore Darren Fergus opened the game with three three-pointers, paired with a layup from senior William Muller to give Molloy an 11-2 lead in the opening five minutes of play.
• A triple from sophomore Kenny Lazo and buckets from Muller and sophomore Billy Reyes increased the visitor's lead to 10, 18-8.
• Roberts Wesleyan responded with a 13-2 run to take its first lead of the contest, 21-20 with eight minutes remaining in the first half.
• A Reyes jumper briefly regained the lead for the Lions, but the Redhawks fired off 16 of the next 21 points to go in front by 10, 37-27.
• Trailing by nine in the final two minutes, Molloy had an eight-point run to end the first half that featured three-pointers from Reyes and redshirt junior Kendell Ogilvie and a fastbreak layup off a steal from Fergus to trail 40-39 at the break.
• Muller would score the first bucket of the second half to put the visitors in front by one, but Roberts Wesleyan would score the next six points.
• Back-to-back layups from Ogilvie brought the Lions within one, 46-45, but a 13-point run would give the Redhawks a lead that would withstand the remaining 13 minutes of play. 

Top Performances

• Fergus led all scorers with 23 points and had a game-leading four steals and three assists. 
• Reyes matched a career-high 20 points for the second-consecutive contest.
• Ogilvie and Muller each tallied 11 points with Muller pulling down nine boards.
• Lazo and sophomore Mick Browne each dished out two assists with Lazo adding two steals. 

Up Next
Molloy will conclude the 2022 portion of its schedule on December 29 at the University of New Haven. Tip-off is slated for 7:00 p.m.