NEWPORT, R.I. – Clark men's basketball (8-1, 2-0 NEWMAC) played their first NEWMAC road game of the 2023-24 campaign against Salve Regina (5-5, 0-2 NEWMAC) and came away with a 79-62 victory on Saturday afternoon from the Rodgers Recreation Center.

How it Happened

• Clark opened the game on an 8-1 run as sophomore Reid Neumann and junior Bruce Saintilus each scored three points and a made layup from McArdle propelled the Cougars to the early edge before the Seahawks made it a 10-6 game with 15:01 remaining in the first half.
• Junior Isaiah Taylor hit a pair of triples and a McArdle three-pointer helped extend Clark's lead to 19-8 and a triple from senior Mikey O'Brien pushed the edge to 22-10 with 12:10 to go.
• O'Brien hit another triple and a jumper from Saintilus extended the advantage to 27-19 before Salve Regina rattled off six unanswered points to make it a 27-25 contest.
• First-year Christopher Clarke, senior Jordan Richard, and Taylor combined to score the squad's next seven points as Clark led 34-31 and before the break Saintilus and first-year Quentin Pridgen netted the final five points as the Cougars held a 39-32 lead at the break.
• The Cougars opened the second half on a 9-2 run sparked by three points from Neumann and buckets from Taylor, McArdle, and Saintilus as Clark took a 48-34 advantage early in the second half.
• After a Salve basket, the Cougars responded with a 14-0 run as Pridgen and McArdle each scored four points and Richard and Saintilus added three to push the lead to 60-36 with 11:42 to go.
• The Seahawks cut the deficit to 15 with 5:38 remaining before Neumann and Richard each hit three-pointers to help push the lead back up to 19 at 73-54.
• Richard, McArdle, and Taylor combined to score the team's final six points as the scarlet and white came away with a 79-62 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• The Cougars grabbed 39 rebounds, dished out 15 assists, forced 14 turnovers, and shot 53.4% from the floor.
• McArdle led the team with a double-double after tallying 15 points and 13 rebounds.
• Taylor added 15 points and a team-leading five assists.
• Saintilus netted 14 points and pulled down seven rebounds.
• Richard also reached double-figures with 10 points and hit a pair of three's.

What's Next
Clark will compete again in three weeks at the D3 Hoops Classic when they compete against Trinity (Tex) on Thursday, December 28 beginning at 6:00 p.m. from Las Vegas, NV.