Bantams best Bard, 70-57

Photo, recap courtesy of Bard

REDHOOK, N.Y. - Trinity College used a 24-10 run in the second half to put Bard College away Saturday afternoon, 70-57.

The Raptors (2-5) and Bantams of Trinity (2-3)  began the day trading baskets, as the lead changed seven times within the first five minutes of the game. However, as the first half progressed, Trinity eventually took the lead and didn't relinquish it the rest of the time.

Bard didn't make it easy on the visitors though, remaining within single digits for most of the first half. They got within three points on three separate occasions during the 20-minute frame, but couldn't retake the lead.

As the halftime buzzer sounded, Bard headed to the locker room down ten, 38-28.

Once the second half began, it become the opposite of the first half, as neither side could buy a bucket in the opening minutes. Trinity finally broke that trend with a three pointer, with 17:05 remaining in the half.

Scoring remained the issue for the Raptors most of the second half, as the hosts just couldn't score points. From the beginning of the second half, until 4:24 remained, Bard was outscored, 24-10, as Trinity built a 62-38 lead.

After Trinity blew the game open, Bard started to rally and score, but it came too late.

The Raptors finished the day with three double-digit scorers, as the backcourt duo of Harry Johnson and Chris Lockwood each scored 15 points. Armando Dunn added 14 points. The hosts really shot the three ball well on the day, hitting 60 percent of their attempts, but unfortunately only shot 37 percent from the field overall.

Trinity finished the game shooting 47 percent from the field and were led on the day by Ed Ogundeko (Brooklyn,NY), who scored 19 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Eric Gendron (Merrimack, NH) added 15 points.

The Bard College men's basketball team will return to action, December 6th, as it travels to Westfield, MA to take on Westfield State University.