Farmingdale State - 96, Sarah Lawrence - 49
FARMINGDALE, N.Y. | Seniors
Nick Hurowitz (Mount Sinai, N.Y.) and
Corey Powell (Valley Stream, N.Y.) reached the 1,000 career-point milestone on Tuesday night, while classmate
Jevon Santos (Elmont, N.Y.) set the Farmingdale State College career assist record in the Rams' 96-49 victory against Sarah Lawrence College on Tuesday night.
Santos now has 320 career assists at FSC (15-1, 7-0 Skyline Conference), surpassing the previous all-time record of 319 held by Damien Santana since 2009.
Hurowitz and Powell became the eighth and ninth 1,000 point-scorers in school history at the 18:30 and 7:47 marks of the second half, respectively. Powell (career-high 33 points) accomplished the feat in 97 games, while Hurowitz (18 points) achieved it in 81.
The Rams held a 23-19 advantage just over 10 minutes into play and closed the first half on a 17-4 run to take a 40-23 advantage into the break.
Powell led all scorers with 12 points in the first 20 minutes.
After Sarah Lawrence (6-10, 3-4 Skyline) opened the second half with a bucket, Powell knocked down a 3-pointer and Hurowitz followed with two free-throws as he reached the 1,000-point mark.
Leading 55-32 with 14:12 remaining, Powell and Hurowitz hit back-to-back 3's before Santos registered his record-breaking assist on a fast break (to Hurowitz) to put the Rams in front by 31.
Farmingdale State took a 35-point lead at 70-35 and went on an 11-0 run, capped by Powell's milestone 1,000th point on a 3-pointer put the Rams on top, 83-35.
The Rams tallied 13 more points down the stretch as they earned the 96-49 victory.
Powell notched 21 of his 33 points in the second-half, shooting 7-for-7 from the floor, including 5-for-5 from 3-point range. Overall, he shot 12-for-15 from the floor, to go along with six rebounds and two assists. Hurowtiz notched his 18 points on four made field goals, including a trio of 3's, and 7-for-8 at the foul line. Santos was 5-for-6 from the field and had 13 points, four rebounds and his record-setting two assists. Senior forward
Jovayne Walters (Cambria Heights, N.Y.) added nine points and seven rebounds off the bench, while senior guard
Aaron Davis (Valley Stream, N.Y.) had four points and a career-best eight assists.
The FSC men's basketball team will next play host to St. Joseph's-Long Island for a Skyline Conference game on Saturday, January 20th at 2:30 p.m.
