Tim Beinert leads Greyhound men's basketball past Saint Rose, 90-78, in NE-10 opener

November 18, 2009

MENS BKB

Assumption 90, Saint Rose 78

WORCESTER, Mass. --- Sophomore foward TIM BEINERT (Floral Park, NY/Holy Cross) scored 18 points with nine rebounds and five assists and a steal leading Assumption College past the College of Saint Rose, 90-78, in the Northeast-10 Conference men?€™s basketball opener for both teams WEDNESDAY at the Laska Gym.

Beinert led five double-figure scorers as the Hounds rallied from a 47 41 halftime deficit to post their second straight win of the young season.

Playing well in support roles for the Greyhounds were senior center SAVOY FRAINE (Granada Hills, CA/Grenada Hills) (16 points, four blocked shots), senior guard/captain COURTLAND BLUFORD (Ft. Washington, MD/Saint Vincent Pallotti) (15 points, five rebounds, three assists), junior forward/captain MIKE BALDARELLI (Sutton, MA/Holy Name) (11 points, eight rebounds) and freshman guard BOBBY HARRIS (Berlin, NJ/Eastern Regional) (10 points). Freshman point guard RYAN ROZSNAKI (Montreal, QUE/Landston, VA) had eight points, five assists and four steals.

Bluford now has 905 career points, the 46th player in Hounds history to reach that plateau.

The Greyhounds opened the game with a brief ceremony marking the team?€™s fourth conference championship last year.

The Golden Knights thanks to a torrid first-half from the three-point line cruised to a six-point advantage. Senior guard JERMAINE CLARK (Perth Amboy, NJ/Perth Amboy) stroked five first-half three-pointers as the team made nine-of-13 attempts. The second half would be a different story as tighter defense and colder shooting touches prevailed with a one-for 12 performance.

The Greyhounds shot 55.7 percent from the floor, making 34-of-61 attempts. Beinert made seven-of-eight and Fraine seven-of-10 to lead the shooters.

The Hounds cut the Golden Knights lead to 42-41 with 1:02 remaining in the first half as Baldarelli tipped home his first hoop of the game. Clark then hit a three-pointer and sophomore forward SHELDON GRIFFIN (Lititz, PA/Warwick) hit a baseline jumper to make it a six-point deficit at the half.

With the score 52-46 Saint Rose following a pair of free throws by sophomore forward BRIAN HANUSCHAK (Cumberland, RI/Saint Andrews), the Greyhounds came to life.

Bluford converted a steal into a lane jumper and six seconds later made both ends of a two-shot free throw opportunity following a Rozsnaki steal. A three-pointer by Baldarelli put the Greyhounds in front, 53-52. Another three-pointer by Harris improved the advantage to seven points at 61-54 with 12:56 remaining.

Clark hit a pair of free throws for the Knights to makde it 61-56 and then the Greyhounds went on a 10-0 spurt to put the game away.

Baldarelli made a free throw, Beinert a tip-in, Baldarelli a layup off a Beinert steal and assist, sophomore guard KEVIN DONAHUE (Pawcatuck, CT/Stonington) converted inside from Bluford and Beinert finished it with a long three-pointer from the top-of-the-circle to make 71-56 with 9:28 left.

The Greyhounds are off until TUESDAY when they travel to conference rival New Haven for a 7:30 p.m. start.

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