WORCESTER, Mass. – The Clark University men's basketball team (5-5) closed out the 2024 portion of their schedule with a contest against Saint Lawrence (7-2) and battled with the Saints for 40 minutes, but dropped the game 61-54 on Monday afternoon from the Kneller Gymnasium.

How it Happened

• The scarlet and white jumped out to an early 7-3 lead as junior Reid Neumann netted five points and senior Kekoa McArdle made a layup before the Saints cut the deficit to two with an Andrew Cowan layup.
• Graduate student Jordan Richard helped spark a 7-0 run with a made triple, with senior Isaiah Taylor and McArdle also scoring as Clark held a 14-9 advantage with 15:14 remaining in the first half.
• First-year Boluwasefe John and Neumann combined to score the Cougars next five points before the Saints rattled off seven straight points to make it a one-possession midway through the period.
• First-year Kyle Squires ended the run with a made layup and three-pointers from both senior Ian Calabrese and Neumann went down as Clark's final points of the half as the Cougars trailed 29-27.
• Richard gave the Cougars a lead early in the second half with a made three-pointer and buried another triple with 13:46 to play as Clark held a 35-33 advantage.
• Calabrese and sophomore Quentin Pridgen combined for Clark's next seven points as the Cougars held on to a 42-41 lead before the Saints netted five straight to take a 46-42 edge with 7:04 remaining.
• Neumann hit a pair of three-pointers within a minute of one another to help tie the contest at 48-48 before Adam Dudzinski buried a triple to give the Saints the lead back.
• John, Calabrese, and senior Bruce Saintilus each hit free throws to help the game back up before a layup off a steal from Taylor gave the scarlet and white a 54-52 advantage with 2:43 to play.
• The Saints held Clark scoreless after the Taylor layup and scored nine unanswered to end the contest as Saint Lawrence came away with a 61-54 victory.

Inside the Box Score

• Clark grabbed 39 rebounds, dished out 13 assists, and connected on 10 three-pointers.
• Neumann led the Cougars with 17 points, pulled down five rebounds, and made five triples.
• Richard added nine points and three made three-pointers.
• Pridgen tallied a team-leading nine rebounds and scored six points.

What's Next
Clark will be back in action on Saturday afternoon when they host their final non-conference game of the year against Bridgewater State, beginning at 1:00 p.m.