St. Francis Brooklyn Athletics

St. Francis Brooklyn (9-13, 6-4 NEC)
 at Bryant (2-21, 1-9 NEC)
 Feb 1, 2018, 7:00 p.m. (Providence, RI)

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Last Time Out: Emmitsburg, Md. - - -The St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers saw their three-game winning streak come to an end as they fell to the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers, 86-72, on Saturday afternoon at Knott Arena.

Junior guard Glenn Sanabria, who swished his 150th career 3-pointer in the opening half, scored a season-high 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting.  Sanabria scored 18 points in the second half and drilled 5-of-9 attempts from behind the arc.  Freshman Chauncey Hawkins (4 assists, 3 steals) continued his solid play off the bench as the guard posted a career-best 19 points. Hawkins hit 6-of-9 field goal attempts and was a career-best 4-for-6 from long-distance.

St. Francis Brooklyn's (9-13, 6-4 NEC) slow start to open the contest made it difficult to make a comeback but the Red & Blue gave a great effort none the less.  Playing in front of a large and boisterous crowd of 3,000 fans, the Mount raced out to a 21-8 lead at the 9:44 mark.

The Terriers re-gained their footing and managed to close within just six points after freshman guard Josh Nicholas delivered a trey to make it 31-25 with 3:18 left before the break.  But the hosts scored the next six points to push the lead back to double-digits at 37-25 at the 2:25 mark and eventually settled for a 43-34 halftime advantage.

Mount St. Mary's (12-11, 6-4), once again, started fast as they scored the first eight points of the second half to take their largest lead of the game at 51-34 with 18:24 remaining.

The Terriers, who defeated the Mount 81-73 on January 18th in Brooklyn Heights, still trailed by 17, 62-45, with 14:04 left but went on an 8-1 spurt to close within 63-53 at the 11:59 mark.  Hawkins and Sanabria delivered consecutive triples and a layup by Sanabria capped the stretch.

St. Francis Brooklyn was able to get the game back to single-figures after Hawkins made another trifecta to make it 66-58 at the 8:54 mark.  The Mount, however, scored six straight points to extend their lead to 72-58 with 6:03 remaining.

Mount maintained a double-digit lead until Sanabria hit a three-pointer with just thirty-seven seconds left in the contest to bring the Terriers within 81-72.  The hosts scored the final five points of the contest to ice the game.

The hosts shot a red-hot 56 percent (28-of-50) overall from the floor and were 10-for-20 from long-range.  The NEC's leading scorer Junior Robinson scored a game-high 27 points and went 4-for-5 from deep.

The Terriers shot 43.3 percent overall (26-of-60) but were only 13-of-33 (39.4 percent) from behind the arc.

The Mount also held a big advantage at the foul line as they went 20-for-27 (74.1 percent) while St. Francis Brooklyn took just 10 attempts (7-for-10).

All-Time vs. Bryant
The Terriers are 14-10 all-time against the Bulldogs
Last Win: 85-80 (1/20/18); Last Loss: Last Loss: 80-69 (2016-17)

Getting the Job "Dunn"
Dunn went over the 700 point mark for his career against Mount on Jan. 27th. The sophomore has scored 20 or more points seven times this season.  He is 10th in the league in scoring at 14.8 ppg.  Dunn is tied for10 in NEC contests at 15.4 ppg.

The Worldwide Leader

The Dunk
Freshman guard Josh Nicholas completed a ferocious windmill dunk against Notre Dame and the play made ESPN Sports Center's #3 play-of-the-day.  It was the first time a Terrier has ever pulled off a Sports Center Top-10 play.

The Shot
Junior guard Glenn Sanabria swished a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer at the buzzer to send the Robert Morris game into overtime.  The play made ESPN Sports Center's #3 play-of-the-day.  It was the second time a Terrier has ever pulled off a Sports Center Top-10 play.

Jalen Jordan Named NEC Rookie of the Week
St. Francis Brooklyn freshman shooting guard Jalen Jordan was named the Northeast Conference Rookie of the Week on November 20th.  Jordan looks to be the latest in a long line of terrific guards in recent years who have suited up for the Terriers. He poured in 22 points, including a 6-11 afternoon from outside the arc, and added four rebounds and a steal in St. Francis Brooklyn's 77-74 win over Brown in its home opener.  He also hit a clutch left-corner trifecta with just over a minute remaining to help secure the victory.

Jalen Jordan Earns 2nd NEC ROW Award
Jordan's second NEC Rookie of the Week honor (1/22/18) came after the 6'3" guard averaged 14.5 points and 7.5 rebounds per game in St. Francis Brooklyn's 2-0 week. He shot 52.6 percent from the floor, including 50.0 percent from three-point range (5-10), and did not commit a single turnover in 63 minutes of play. Jordan hit 3-5 from distance and finished with 17 points and seven rebounds in Thursday's 81-73 win over the Mount, then came back with 12 points and a career-best eight boards to help lead the Terriers to an 85-80 conquest of Bryant.

The wins lifted SFBK to within one game of first place with a 5-3 league mark. Jordan, who hails from Conyers, GA, ranks second among NEC freshman scorers with 12.1 ppg. He's also fourth in the league in free throw percentage (.846), fifth in three-point accuracy (.433) and seventh in made three-pointers (2.25/game).

Glenn Sanabria Named College Sports Madness POW
St. Francis Brooklyn Guard Glenn Sanabria has been named College Sports Madness NEC Men's Basketball Player of the Week for his exceptional performance during the past week's action. College Sports Madness identifies the players who have had the greatest impact to their team from each conference and on a national basis each Monday.

Sanabria averaged 20.5 ppg., 4.0 rpg. and 3.5 apg. in leading St. Francis Brooklyn to a pair of NEC victories last week. The Staten Island native was on fire from behind the arc as he splashed 11-of-18 attempts (.611 percent). The St. Peter's graduate scored 20 points as he drained a career-high six treys to open the week against Mount St. Mary's. Sanabria drilled a long-distance bomb to give St. Francis Brooklyn the lead for good, 51-50, at the 13:40 mark. He also converted both of his free throws with 40 seconds left to help secure the win.

The combo guard then played a tremendous all-around game against Bryant, producing 21 points, five rebounds, five assists and zero turnovers. Again, he converted two clutch free throws with 38 ticks left to help ice the game.

Sanabria leads the NEC with a 2.57 assists/turnover ratio and is 7th in 3-point marksmanship at .421 percent. In NEC contests only, Sanabria is shooting a league-high .545 percent (24-of-44) from behind the arc.

Chauncey Hawkins Earns NEC Co-Rookie of Week

St. Francis Brooklyn freshman guard Chauncey Hawkins was named the Northeast Conference Co-Rookie of the Week on Monday by the league office.

Hawkins joined teammate Jalen Jordan as NEC Rookie of the Week winners after coming off the bench to average 17.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.0 steals per game in a Terrier split. He shot a scorching 66.7 percent from the field overall, and matched that figure from downtown, hitting 6-9 outside the arc.

Hawkins scored 16 points on just six shot attempts in 19 minutes of play in Thursday's 76-70 win at FDU. The Spring Valley, NY product went on to score a career-high 19 points at Mount St. Mary's on Saturday, hitting 4-6 from three-point range. Hawkins added four assists, a personal-best three steals and a blocked shot. The big week lifted his season scoring average to 6.5 ppg.

Making Them Count
The Terriers have been one of the poorer free throw shooting teams in recent years.  However, this season, the Red & Blue are 3rd in the NEC (.721).  Jalen Jordan is 3rd individually at .845 percent (49-of-58).  Rasheem Dunn is 10th at .784 (69-of-78).  The squad went 15-of-16 (93.8 percent) in the win vs. the Mount.