PURCHASE, N.Y. - The SUNY Purchase men's basketball dropped its home opener Tuesday, falling to New Paltz by the score of 84-70.
With the result, the Panthers are now 0-2 on the year, while the Hawks moved to 3-0.
The visitors led much of the night, as they carried a 43-32 advantage into halftime. Following the break, the hosts trimmed the margin to just eight points early in the second, but that was as close as they got the rest of the way.
In the end, the Blue and Orange shot 36.8 percent overall and 23.5 percent on 3-pointers in the loss. For the guests, they finished at 56.7 and 45.0 percent, respectively.
Individually,
Maurice Western (SO/Bronx, NY) led all players with 20 points. He shot 50 percent and grabbed four rebounds.
Desmond Ward (5th/Queens, NY) added 14 points, nine rebounds and three steals, while
Amar Jackson (SR/Brooklyn, NY) chipped in 11 points and five rebounds.
Up next for the squad is a trip to Mitchell College on November 12th.
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