FALZONE RECORDS CAREER HIGH 30 POINTS AS MEN’S BASKETBALL DROPS TO STAC

SPARKILL, NY- Senior Vincent Falzone (Middle Village, NY) recorded a career high 30 points as the Molloy College men's basketball team dropped to the Spartans of St. Thomas Aquinas College on January 19. The Lions fell to 8-7 overall and 6-3 in the East Coast Conference, while the Spartans improve to 9-7 and 5-4.

At the midpoint of the first, STAC held the 18-11 advantage but senior Glenn Martin (Brooklyn, NY) sparked a 7-0 run to even the score at 18. Molloy went up by five points (29-24) after a jumper by senior Kris Cabrera (Manhattan, NY). In the final three minutes of the first, the game was tied twice but Molloy took the 36-34 halftime edge with a three pointer by Martin at the buzzer.

Back-to-back baskets by Martin extended the Lions advantage to six (40-34) but the Spartans answered back with a 9-3 run to tie the game at 43. Molloy and STAC traded baskets and with 4:24 left on the clock, the game was even at 70. However, STAC's Chris Williams notched two free throws and began to pull away from Molloy. The Spartans outscored the Lions, 10-5 in the final minutes for the 80-75 victory.

Falzone led all scorers with 30 points and he added 15 rebounds on the day. Martin finished the game with 20 points, while junior Carl Palmer (Brooklyn, NY) recorded 14 points.

The Lions return home to host NYIT on Wednesday, January 23. The ECC game will begin at 7:30 PM.