Vassar College (2-22, 0-13) vs. Hobart College (13-9, 8-5) Saturday, February 20, 2010 Athletics & Fitness Center, 4:00 p.m. Vassar Notes: • The Vassar College men’s 2009-10 Schedule basketball team kept it close for much of the first half against Hamilton on Friday night at Date Opponent Time/Score Nov. 15 Endicott College (W) 78-66 the Athletics & Fitness Center, but the 20 Newbury College@ (W) 77-62 Continentals pulled away in the 21 Richard Stockton@ (L) 91-62 second half to win 71-53. Hamilton’s 24 at Hartwick College (L) 72-53 29 at Brandeis (L) 79-52 significant size advantage was the dif- Dec. 1 at SUNY New Paltz (L) 75-64 ference. As a team, they pulled down 5 at Williams College (L) 111-74 16 offensive rebounds to Vassar’s six 9 at Hunter College (L) 102-90 19 at William & Mary (L) 94-48 and out-scored the Brewers 40-20 Jan. 8 Ramapo College (L) 86-78 in the paint. • The Brewers came 15 at Clarkson* (L) 62-52 16 at St. Lawrence* (L) 72-52 out of the gates looking strong thanks 19 at Rensselaer* (L) 87-54 to the play of freshman standout John 22 at Hobart College* (L) 76-55 Donnelly, who tallied a double-double with 23 at Hamilton College* (L) 58-37 26 at Amherst College (L) 88-55 16 points and 10 boards. Donnelly scored 29 Skidmore* (L) 80-61 six of Vassar’s first eight points, including a 30 Union College* (L) 87-58 put-back jumper off of his own miss to tie the Feb. 5 St. Lawrence* (L) 82-60 6 Clarkson* (L) 75-60 game at 8-8. Vassar’s largest lead of the night 12 at Union College* (L) 67-57 came just two plays later, when junior Devon 13 at Skidmore* (L) 74-61 16 Rensselaer* (L) 86-39 Luongo knocked down a three-pointer to put the 19 Hamilton College* (L) 71-53 home team on top, 11-9, but Hamilton’s shooting started to 20 Hobart College* 4:00 p.m. heat up. @Denotes VC Invitational • *Denotes Liberty League Contest • As has often been the case this year for the Brewers, their opponent came out with a refreshed intensity in the second half Liberty League Standings and extended its slim halftime advantage to 15 in just six minutes. League Overall The Continentals shared the ball and the scoring: their 16 teams St. Lawrence 9-4 13-11 assists led to eight players scoring at least eight points. Vassar was Hobart 8-5 15-9 Skidmore 8-5 15-9 able to cut the lead to under 20 a few times in the second half, but Union 8-5 12-11 for the most part the shots weren’t falling. Vassar shot just 6 of 24 Clarkson 7-6 14-10 from the field. Hamilton 6-7 10-13 Rensselaer 6-7 14-9 Hobart Notes: • Hobart junior Mark Bruce scored a career-high Vassar 0-13 2-22 24 points and sophomore forward Matt Pebole added 22 to lead the Statesmen past Rensselaer on Friday night. With the win, Hobart se- Saturday’s League Games cured a spot in the four-team Liberty League Tournament and eliminat- Hobart at Vassar (4:00 p.m.) Hamilton at Rensselaer (4:00 p.m.) ed the Engineers from tournament contention. Hobart shot 44.3 per- Skidmore at St. Lawrence (4:00 p.m.) cent from the floor, while the RPI connected on 41.7 percent. With the Union at Clarkson (4:00 p.m.) victory, Hobart guaranteed itself a place in the Liberty League playoffs. www.vassarathletics.com 2009-10 Vassar College Brewers (2-22, 0-13) No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Hometown High School 1 Jon Herzog Fr. G 6-1 Greenwich, CT Greenwich 4 Devon Luongo Jr. G 6-0 Hillsborough, CA Crystal Springs Uplands 5 Nick Justiz So. G 5-9 Old Westbury, NY Wheatley 10 Casey Black Jr. G 6-0 Littleton, CO Chatfield 11 Marvin Smith Jr. G 6-0 Poughkeepsie, NY Arlington 12 John Donnelly Fr. F 6-4 Williston, VT Champlain Valley Union 14 Caleb McGraw So. G 6-0 Sitka, AK Mount Edgecumbe 21 Tyler Maland Jr. G 6-0 Brattleboro, VT Brattleboro 32 Ethan Shanley So. F 6-5 Old Town, ME Old Town 33 Chris Whitney Jr. C 6-9 Wayland, MA Wayland Head Coach: Del Harris (2nd Season), Virginia State University, 2001 Assistant Coaches: Staunton Peck (1st Season), Hamilton College, 2006; Matthew Healing (1st Season), Monmouth College, 2004 | Captains: Chris Whitney, Nick Justiz, Casey Black Last Meeting between Vassar and Hobart (January 22, 2010) obart College built an 18 point first half lead, capitalizing on 11 assarV College turnovers and sub-40 percent H shooting from the floor by the Brewers to build the necessary cushion needed to secure a 76-55 victory. Hobart led from buzzer-to-buzzer in defeating a Vassar team that welcomed back senior guard Casey Black to the lineup after suffering an injury in the second game of the season against Endicott College, along with freshman guard Jon Herzog who had missed the previous three games with an injury. In his return, Black tallied a then-career high 15 points. Sophomore guard Caleb McGraw chipped in 13 points. Junior center Chris Whitney tallied seven points and added seven rebounds. 2009-10 Hobart Statesmen (15-9, 8-5) No. NAME Pos. Cl. Ht Wt Hometown High School 1 Stefan Thompson G FY 5-10 150 Syracuse, N.Y. Christian Brothers Academy 2 Brian Burbank G Jr 6-3 185 Washington, D.C. St. Mark's 3 Tim Ivory G Sr 5-10 165 Narberth, Pa. Episcopal Academy 4 Rezin Davis G Fy 6-3 180 Hughesville, Pa. Hughesville 10 Greg Stern G So 6-2 180 Jamesville, N.Y. Jamesville-DeWitt 13 Michael Barlow F Jr 6-5 200 Phoenix, Ariz. Seton Catholic 14 Sean McHugh G Sr 6-3 200 Mineola, N.Y. Holy Trinity 21 Matt Pebole F So 6-6 225 Little Silver, N.J. Red Bank 22 Tim Llewellyn G Jr 5-11 170 York, Pa. West York 24 Josh Kalenderian F/C So 6-7 220 Bedford, Mass. Bedford 30 Ryan Young F Jr 6-5 190 Williamsville, N.Y. Williamsville North 32 Sean Peer F Fy 6-5 200 Albany, N.Y. Colonie 33 Mark Bruce G Jr 6-1 190 Fairport, N.Y. Fairport 35 Marc Bertucci C So 6-7 250 Fairport, N.Y. Fairport 42 Adam Salzmann F Jr 6-5 210 Connelly, N.Y. Kingston 43 Brad Tramontozzi G Jr 6-2 180 Arlington, Mass. Cambridge School of Weston Head Coach: Izzi Metz | Assistant Coaches: Russ Phillips, Dennis Pysnack, Carl Wenzel Vassar College and the Liberty League are committed to the principles of good sportsmanship. We believe all student-athletes, coaches, and spectators should strive to represent the very best spirit and tradition of intercollegiate athletics. We request your cooperation by sup- porting the participants and officials in a positive manner. 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