STANDISH, Maine – Lasell College (14-4, 11-0 GNAC) remained undefeated in Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) play with an 81-60 victory over Saint Joseph's College (6-12, 3-8 GNAC) in men's basketball action at the Harold Alfond Center on Wednesday night.

THE LEAD

The Monks fell victim to a sluggish start and could not recover, as the Lasers opened the game on an 11-2 run and shot 57.1% (8-14) from three-point distance in the first half and held a decided 40-24 lead going into the break.

Saint Joseph's played better in the second stanza, but Lasell continued to dominate from downtown to the tune of a 46.7% (7-15) clip and increased the lead to a game-high 29 points (79-50) with 4:57 remaining.

LEADERS – SAINT JOSEPH'S

• Sophomore forward Quinn Richardson-Newton (Saco, Maine) led the Monks with 15 points while making seven of 14 shots from the field
• Freshman point guard Ian Mileikis (Auburn, Maine) added 11 points, six boards, two assists and a pair of steals
• Freshman guard Darian Berry (Rochester, N.H.) contributed 11 points
• Senior guard Craig Luschenat (Boston, Mass.) chipped in with eight points
• Senior guard Jerome Diggs (Washington, D.C.) came off the bench to tally five points, four assists, two boards and two steals

LEADERS – LASELL

• Junior guard Armin Omanovic (Wilkesboro, N.C.) registered 23 points – including 19 in the second half - with eight rebounds and four assists
• Sophomore guard Scott Arsenault (Walpole, Mass.) netted 23 points off a 7-11 three-point shooting performance
• Senior guard Richard O'Brien (Manchester, N.H.) added 12 points, seven assists, and four caroms
• Senior forward Pat Marchand (Cranston, R.I.) chipped in with eight points and nine rebounds
• Senior forward Logan Liberty (Duxbury, Vt.) tallied eight points, seven boards, and a pair of blocked shots

TEAM STATS

Saint Joseph's shot 41.1% (23-56) overall, 35.3% (6-17) from three-point range, and 57.1% (8-14) from the free throw line while Lasell posted performances of 55.6% (30-54), 51.7% (15-29), and 66.7% (6-9) from the floor, downtown, and the charity stripe, respectively.

The Lasers nearly doubled up the Monks on the glass with a 39-20 rebounds advantage and also led in assists (19-14), second chance points (15-5), and points in the paint (28-18). The Monks maintained the lead in turnovers (8-15), points off turnovers (11-6), and bench points (13-7) in the losing effort.

NOTEWORTHY

Lasell has now won eight consecutive contests – all GNAC victories – and has yet to suffer a loss during the 2016 calendar year…for the Lasers, 15 three-pointers is the second-highest total this season – Lasell went 18-36 from beyond the arc in a 99-94 win over Anna Maria College on January 9th…freshman forward Jae Johns (Long Island, N.Y.) netted his first collegiate points and tallied three points, two boards, and a steal in five minutes on the court.

HISTORICALLY SPEAKING

With the loss, Saint Joseph's falls to 11-11 in the history of the series with Lasell College. The Lasers slipped past the Monks by an 80-75 score earlier this season in a game played in Newton, Mass. on January 16th.

NEXT!

Both teams hit the road to face conference opponents on Saturday when Saint Joseph's faces reigning GNAC Champion Albertus Magnus College (12-3, 8-2 GNAC) at 1:00 PM and Lasell travels to Rivier University (3-15, 3-8 GNAC) for a 3:00 PM tip-off.

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Saint Joseph's College is Maine's only Catholic liberal arts college, providing a supportive, personalized and career-focused education for more than 100 years. From its 474-acre campus on the shores of Sebago Lake, the College offers more than 40 undergraduate programs to a population of approximately 1,000 students. Saint Joseph's College Online provides certificates, undergraduate and advanced degrees for working adults through an online learning program. For more, visit www.sjcme.edu.