Sunday, January 22
Staten Island, NY
1:00 PM
Sacred Heart
11-11,4-3NEC
58
at
68
Wagner College
11-7,4-3NEC
1st half1
2nd half2
FinalF
Sacred Heart
24
34
58
Wagner
33
35
68
Photo by: Greg Vasil
Pioneers Comeback Falls Short at Wagner
1/22/2023 3:13:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Espinal-Guzman scored a season-high 14 points
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y.— The Sacred Heart University men's basketball team fell 68-58 on the road at Wagner in Northeast Conference action on Sunday afternoon. Nico Galette led three Pioneers in double figures in the loss.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 11-11, 4-3 NEC
Wagner: 11-7, 4-3 NEC
Top Performers:
Nico Galette: 16 points, 3 steals
Raheem Solomon: 15 points, 3 assists
Raymond Espinal-Guzman: 14 points, 7 rebounds
Of Note:
In his first career start, Tanner Thomas scored five of the Pioneers' seven points in the opening two minutes of the game to give Sacred Heart a 7-2 lead. Wagner answered with a 6-0 run, taking an 8-7 lead at 15:44. Galette made a layup at 14:26 to snap the Wagner run to give Sacred Heart its final advantage of the first half, 9-8.
The Seahawks were able to go up by as many as 11 points in the first half, but the Pioneers cut the deficit to nine, as Wagner led 33-24 at the half.
Sacred Heart opened the second half with a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to five, 35-30. Wagner responded with a 6-2 run of its own to go up by nine, 41-32, at 14:40.
Raymond Espinal Guzman made a dunk, followed by a layup with an and one, scoring the Pioneers' next five points to bring Sacred Heart within four, 41-37. For the following three minutes, Wagner held the four-point lead before going up by 10 at 8:52. The Seahawks took their largest least of the game, 59-44, before Sacred Heart answered with a 14-2 run, capped by a trey from Galette making it a three-point game, 61-58 with 2:30 left in the game.
Wagner took over for the final two and a half minutes to take the 68-58 final.
Raymond Espinal-Guzman scored a season-high 14 points, his first game in double figures, and led Sacred Heart in rebounds with seven.
Up Next:
Sacred Heart returns home on Thursday, January 26th, at 7:00 PM when they host LIU in the Pitt Center.
Records:
Sacred Heart: 11-11, 4-3 NEC
Wagner: 11-7, 4-3 NEC
Top Performers:
Nico Galette: 16 points, 3 steals
Raheem Solomon: 15 points, 3 assists
Raymond Espinal-Guzman: 14 points, 7 rebounds
Of Note:
In his first career start, Tanner Thomas scored five of the Pioneers' seven points in the opening two minutes of the game to give Sacred Heart a 7-2 lead. Wagner answered with a 6-0 run, taking an 8-7 lead at 15:44. Galette made a layup at 14:26 to snap the Wagner run to give Sacred Heart its final advantage of the first half, 9-8.
The Seahawks were able to go up by as many as 11 points in the first half, but the Pioneers cut the deficit to nine, as Wagner led 33-24 at the half.
Sacred Heart opened the second half with a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to five, 35-30. Wagner responded with a 6-2 run of its own to go up by nine, 41-32, at 14:40.
Raymond Espinal Guzman made a dunk, followed by a layup with an and one, scoring the Pioneers' next five points to bring Sacred Heart within four, 41-37. For the following three minutes, Wagner held the four-point lead before going up by 10 at 8:52. The Seahawks took their largest least of the game, 59-44, before Sacred Heart answered with a 14-2 run, capped by a trey from Galette making it a three-point game, 61-58 with 2:30 left in the game.
Wagner took over for the final two and a half minutes to take the 68-58 final.
Raymond Espinal-Guzman scored a season-high 14 points, his first game in double figures, and led Sacred Heart in rebounds with seven.
Up Next:
Sacred Heart returns home on Thursday, January 26th, at 7:00 PM when they host LIU in the Pitt Center.
Team Stats
SH
WC
FG%
.408
.553
3FG%
.267
.333
FT%
.667
.769
RB
21
35
TO
13
18
STL
9
7
Game Leaders
Pts
16
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
2
Pts
15
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
2
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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