Pittsburgh -- The Mount Aloysius Men's Basketball team traveled to La Roche University on Wednesday night, to take on the Redhawks. After falling behind early, the Mounties were unable to overcome the deficit, as they were defeated, 73-57.

Leaders
- Nate Christian (Accokeek,MD, Surratsville) led the Mounties in scoring with a game-high 18 points on the day.
- Carlos Palacio (Bilbao, Spain, Phelps School) picked up another double-double, to add to his season total, with 14 points and 14 rebounds. He went 7-15 from the field.
- Imil Britt (Johnstown, PA, Greater Johnstown) added nine points off the bench, with two assists and two steals, in 29 minutes.
- Desmond Ross and Kennedy Smith led a quartet of Redhawks in double figures, with 14 each. Darius Lawrence and Tyler Frederick added 13 points each. Frederick grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds.

How it Happened
- After opening up the game with each team taking ceremonial 24-second shot clock violations, in honor of the late Kobe Bryant, the Mounties' Enoch Quarcoo (Eastbourne, England) would score the first basket of the game, giving Mount Aloysius their only lead of the contest.
- Julian Stover (Washington, DC, Richard Montgomery) knocked down a three for the Mounties, to trim the slim Redhawk lead to one, with just over 13 minutes to go in the half. La Roche would answer with five straight points.
- The lead slowly grew throughout the rest of the first half. A Kennedy Smith three point basket pushed the lead to 15, the biggest Redhawk lead of the half. Mount Aloysius would get a three from Azim Hutson (Orlando, FL, Ocoee), right before the half, to head into the locker rooms down, 41-29.
- Mount Aloysius tried to cut into the La Roche lead in the second half, twice getting it into single digits. The first time, Stover made a layup to cut the lead to nine with just over 14 minutes remaining.
- La Roche was able to extend the lead back up to 14, before the Mounties clawed back again. For the second comeback attempt, Christian made a three with just over seven minutes remaining, giving La Roche a 59-51 lead.
- Over the final seven minutes, La Roche would outscore the Mounties 14-6, putting the final score at 73-57.

Into the Box Score
- Both teams shot 50% or above in the first half, with La Roche shooting an impressive 57%, going 17-30 in the half. The Mounties went 50% overall in the half, going 12-24 from the field, 2-4 from distance, and 3-6 from the line.
- Both teams only committed 12 turnovers for the game, including each ceremonial violation following the tip.
- La Roche made some headway at the free throw line, as they were 13-16 (81.3%) for the game. Mount Aloysius was 9-17.
- The Mounties shot a higher percentage from three point range for the game, going 4-9, but ultimately lost out as La Roche made 8 three point attempts.

Up Next
- Mount Aloysius returns home for an afternoon contest on Saturday, at 2 PM, with Alfred State. The Mounties won their first ever meeting with the Pioneers, 66-57, back on January 4th.
- Prior to Saturday's contest, seniors Imrane Amadou, Nate Christian, Trent McErlane, and Julian Stover will be honored for Senior Day.
- Alfred State is currently 3-10 in the AMCC. Mount Aloysius is 6-7, sitting in seventh place, just one spot out of the AMCC Tournament.